Legal Opinion
Union Texas Petroleum Corporation, an Allied Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1983No. 82-4473PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
This case presents the issue of whether Union Texas Petroleum Corporation’s (“UTP’s”) 1979 contract amendment with Texas Gas Transmission Corporation (“Texas Gas”) qualifies as a “rollover” contract under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (“NGPA”), § 2 eí seq., 15 U.S.C.A. § 3301 et seq. (1982). Because we agree with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) that it does not, we affirm FERC’s orders in this case.
The facts are not in dispute. In 1961, UTP 1 entered into a contract with Texas Gas. The contract provided for the sale in interstate commerce of gas produced by UTP from…
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