Legal Opinion
Exxon Corp. v. Department of Energy
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals
Decided August 26, 1986No. Nos. 3-38 to 3-43PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
Led by Exxon Corporation, several major oil companies brought this action to set aside a decision by the Department of Energy (“DOE”) awarding $63.8 million in relief from regulatory burdens to an oil producer called the 341 Tract Unit of the Citronelle Field (“Citronelle”). This legal battle between plaintiffs, DOE, and Citronelle hinges on the interrelationship between a series of regulatory programs enacted in the wake of the Arab oil embargo.
I. Regulatory Framework
A. Programs
In 1974, acting pursuant to the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, 15 U.S.C. §§ 751-760h (1982), DOE’s…
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