Legal Opinion
Cities Service Gas Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1980No. 78-2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
Cities Service Gas Company (Cities) petitions this Court to review and set aside the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Opinions Nos. 24 and 24-A issued August 29, 1978 and October 31,1978 respectively.
Cities is a natural gas pipeline company which purchases natural gas from producers, and sells it to various customers in a number of midwestern states. Cities’ sales for resale of natural gas in interstate commerce come within the Commission’s rate jurisdiction.
The cost of purchased gas constitutes the largest single component of a pipeline company’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United Rs. & Elec. Co. of Baltimore v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Federal Power Commission v. United Gas Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Pennzoil Producing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
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