Legal Opinion
Mobil Pipe Line Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 17, 2012No. 11-1021PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:
Congress has directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure that oil pipeline rates are “just and reasonable.” When the market in which a pipeline operates is not competitive, the Commission caps the pipeline’s rates. When the market in which a pipeline operates is competitive, however, the Commission generally allows the pipeline to charge market-based rates.
Mobil owns and operates the Pegasus crude oil pipeline, which runs from Illinois to Texas. The pipeline transports mostly Western Canadian crude…
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