Legal Opinion
United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. McCombs
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 18, 1979No. 78-17PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Makshall
Under § 7 (c) of the Natural Gas Act, producers who sell natural gas to pipelines for resale in interstate commerce must obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Section 7 (b) of the Act obligates these producers to continue supplying gas in the interstate market until the Commission authorizes an “abandonment.” The principal issue presented by this case is whether a producer may, consistent with § 7 (b), ever terminate this service obligation without obtaining the agency’s express approval.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Northwest Central Pipeline Corp. v. State Corporation Comm'n of Kan.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United Distribution Cos.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- American Gas Ass'n v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Midwestern Gas Transmission Company v. William D. McCartyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Allied Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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