( January 8, 2025, 2:09 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission said Jan. 7 that three crude oil producers will pay a $5.6 million civil penalty to settle allegations that they committed a “gun jumping violation” when they disregarded their obligations under the federal law governing mergers and transferred “significant operational control” over one of the companies’ business operations to the other parties without observing the proper waiting period....