Legal Opinion
Continental Oil Company, the Superior Oil Company, Mitchell Energy Corporation, and Mapco Inc. v. Federal Power Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1975No. 75-1496, 75-1748, 75-1498, 75-1740, 75-1519, 75-1765 and 75-2232PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Acting under its rulemaking power and after notice, the Federal Power Commission (FPC) issued Order No. 521, requiring disclosure by interstate natural gas companies of detailed intrastate sales information, including the names of purchasers, date and location of the sale, pressure base, annual sales volume and price terms. 1 Four natural gas companies 2 petition for review of the order. While acknowledging that their interstate gas sales are subject to FPC regulation, petitioners challenge the Commission’s authority to obtain such intrastate sales information.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- National Parks and Conservation Association v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary, Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- National Cable Television Association, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1976
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