Pan American Petroleum Corp. v. Federal Power Commission

DAVID T. LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

These petitions by independent natural gas producers seek review under section 19(b) of the Natural Gas Act1 of orders entered by the Federal Power Commission establishing an “in-line” price and other conditions for permanent certificates of public convenience and necessity issued under section 7 of the Act and covering sales of gas in interstate commerce from producing areas in South Louisiana and the adjacent federal domain offshore.2 Proceedings before the Commission encompassed some 362 separate certificate applications, two-thirds of which were settled and…