西班牙竞争管理局（CNMC）周三表示，已对西班牙能源物流公司Exolum启动制裁程序，涉嫌三项滥用市场支配地位行为。
Spain's competition authority CNMC has opened sanctioning proceedings against Spanish energy logistics company Exolum over three suspected abuses of a dominant position, it said on Wednesday.
CNMC正在调查Exolum涉嫌收取过高费用，以及拒绝向一家竞争对手第三方运营商提供其位于东北部塔拉戈纳港的运输和储存设施准入。
The CNMC is investigating Exolum's alleged imposition of excessive fees and its refusal to grant access to its transport and storage facilities to a competing third-party operator at the northeastern port of Tarragona.
CNMC表示，这些潜在滥用行为可能导致消费者面临连续涨价，并使Exolum得以维持高额利润率、巩固其在一个具有重大经济重要性的沿海地区的支配地位。
The potential abuses might have led to consumers facing successive price hikes, the CNMC said, adding that the conduct would have allowed Exolum to maintain high profit margins and strengthen its dominant position in a coastal area of significant economic importance.
该机构补充称：“第三家竞争对手可能见其使用西班牙唯一液态烃类输送管道网络的准入权受到限制，从而影响其在下游市场的竞争能力。”监管机构有最长24个月时间完成调查。
"A third competitor might have seen its right of access to Spain's only pipeline network for the transport of liquid hydrocarbons restricted and, consequently, its ability to compete in downstream markets," it added. The watchdog has up to 24 months to resolve the investigation.