Legal Opinion
Shell Oil Company v. Federal Power Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1976No. 75--3593PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Shell Oil Company has appealed from an order of the Federal Power Commission, issued on September 26, 1975, denying Shell’s application for rehearing, and rejecting its notice of rate increase filing under § 4 of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717c. Exxon Corporation intervened because it has a similar case pending before the Commission.
In October of 1966, Shell Oil Company entered into a “warranty” contract with Southern Natural Gas Company for the sale of gas from certain fields owned by Shell. The fields in question were in an early stage of development at the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United Gas Improvement Co. v. Callery Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. Garrett Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Pennzoil Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Tenneco, Inc. And Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Shell Oil Company v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976