Legal Opinion
L & B Oil Company, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1982No. 80-2003PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
L & B Oil Company has petitioned this court for review of an order of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reversing a decision by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation- Commission that L & B was entitled to a favorable pricing category provided for by the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, 15 U.S.C. § 3301 et seq. (Supp. III 1979). L & B challenges FERC’s jurisdiction as well as its decision. We approve FERC’s assertion of jurisdiction but reverse its order on the merits.
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