Legal Opinion

Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 19, 2000No. 99-1223, 99-1224, 99-1239 and 99-1250PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.

STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

The Trans Alaska Pipeline System (“TAPS”) is a 48-inch diameter pipeline carrying crude oil from Alaska’s North Slope approximately 800 miles south to Valdez, Alaska. Each shipper delivers its own crude oil to the pipeline, in which the oils are commingled; at the terminus the shipper takes delivery of a proportional share of the common stream. The crude oils delivered initially differ from each other in various characteristics that affect market value. Because of the commingling, a shipper…

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. PPL Wallingford Energy LLC v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
  2. Town of Norwood v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
  3. Canadian Ass'n of Petroleum Producers v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
  4. Sorenson Commc'ns, LLC v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'nCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
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