Legal Opinion
ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. v. United States Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 14, 2017No. 16-60448PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:
ExxonMobil Pipeline Company petitions for review of a Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration order following the release of several thousand barrels of crude oil from a pipeline it owned and operated. ExxonMobil specifically challenges Items 1-4, 7, and 8 of the agency’s final order. We vacate Items 1-4 and 7 and affirm the agency with regard to Item 8 but remand with an instruction to reevaluate the basis for the penalty associated with this violation.
I. Background
The 859-mile long Pegasus Pipeline transports crude oil from Patoka,…
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