Walker Operating Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

This case presents for review, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 717r(b) and 15 U.S.C. § 3416(a)(4), two orders issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). These administrative orders determined that certain oil well operators had violated federal law by the diversion of natural gas dedicated to interstate commerce and by selling that gas at a price in excess of the statutorily established maximum price. We hold that FERC had jurisdiction to issue those orders, that FERC’s findings of fact were based upon substantial evidence, that its conclusions of law were…