Legal Opinion
State of Alaska v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Trans Alaska Pipeline System (Taps Carriers), Petro Star Inc., Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 11, 1992No. 90-1599PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
The Trans Alaska Pipeline System stretches 800 miles across the Alaskan wilderness from the vast North Slope oil field to the all-weather port of Valdez on the southern coast of the State. Built by a consortium of oil companies and opened in 1977, the pipeline currently transports nearly two million barrels of oil per day.
We will assume familiarity with the pipeline’s extensive history recounted in the opinions cited in the margin. 1 Originally projected to cost one billion dollars, the pipeline wound up costing…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. WetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad PassengersSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Beverly Hills Fan Company v. Royal Sovereign Corp. And Ultec Enterprises Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
- Meredith v. Federal Mine Safety & Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
- American Airlines, Inc. v. HermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- American Portland Cement Alliance v. Environmental Protection Agency and Carol M. Browner, Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- DSMC, INC. v. Convera Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2002
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