Legal Opinion
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Arco Oil and Gas Company, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 24, 1987No. 85-1835PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge DOUGLAS GINSBURG.
DOUGLAS GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
In Orders No. 338 1 and 338-A, 2 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) designated four natural gas formations as “tight formations,” thereby qualifying their output for higher, so-called “incentive” prices under section 107(c)(5) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA). 3 ARCO Oil and Gas Co. (ARCO) owns the gas rights to these formations, and has contracted to sell the gas to Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU), 4 which under the sales contract, must pay an…
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