Legal Opinion

Sun Oil Company v. Federal Power Commission

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 26, 1960No. 17432_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Circuit Judge.

Sun Oil Company has brought to this Court for review an order of the Federal Power Commission which treats the rate fixed by a contract for the sale by Sun of natural gas as a rate change under Section 4(d) of the Natural Gas Act. 1 Sun owned nine leases in a producing gas field in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. These leases were included in gas units created by the Department of Conservation of the State of Louisiana. Sun was a party to agreements which provided that the gas units should be operated by Atlantic Refining Company, which also had leases in the units. The…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Phillips Petroleum Co. v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Sun Oil Company v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  5. Sun Oil Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Louisiana Gas Service Company v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  2. Middle South Energy, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  3. Middle South Energy, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Arkansas Public Service Commission, Cities of Conway and West Memphis, Arkansas, Cities of Benton, City of New Orleans, Louisiana, Louisiana Public Service Commission, Mississippi Public Service Commission, International Paper Company, Intervenors. Middle South Energy, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Cities of Conway and West Memphis, Arkansas, International Paper Company, Intervenors. Middle South Energy, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Arkansas Public Service Commission, Cities of Conway and West Memphis, Arkansas, Occidental Chemical Corporation, Louisiana Public Service Commission, International Paper Company, Intervenors. Middle South Energy, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Louisiana Public Service Commission, International Paper Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984

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