Legal Opinion
Williams Gas Processing - Gulf Coast Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 13, 2004No. 03-1179, 03-1199, 03-1201PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBERTS.
ROBERTS, Circuit Judge:
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The Natural Gas Act (NGA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 717-717w, grants FERC jurisdiction over rates charged by any “natural-gas company for or in connection with the transportation or sale of natural gas.” Id. § 717c(a). A “natural-gas company,” in turn, includes any firm “engaged in the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce.” Id. § 717a(6). The “gathering” of gas — “generally defined as the process of taking natural gas from the wells and moving it to a collection point for further movement through a pipeline’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Williams Gas Processing-Gulf Coast Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Tenaska, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
- CTIA—Wireless Ass'n v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
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