Legal Opinion
Tenneco Oil Company v. Federal Power Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1971No. 29486_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Tenneco Oil Company objects to orders issued by the Federal Power Commission requiring the refund of excess charges collected under a temporary certificate authorizing the sale of gas to United Gas Pipe Line Company. Our question revolves around who has the primary responsibility for pursuing and sequestering excess exactions for gas sold pursuant to temporary certification. There is no utopian choice, and our solution is therefore melioristic at best.
In 1958 the working interests in the Northwest Channel Field, a gas field in Texas, were owned by Renwar Oil…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United Gas Improvement Co. v. Callery Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Federal Power Commission v. Sunray DX Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mesa Petroleum Co. v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Company v. Federal Power Commission, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- United States v. Exxon Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Ecee, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Atlantic Richfield Co.Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1983
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