Legal Opinion
Shell Oil Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1981No. 80-2134PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This case arises under section 19(b) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 717r b, and involves the question of what interest rate should be applied to a refund of money owed by pipeline purchasers to a natural gas producer, Shell Oil Company. In ordering the refund in question, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directed that the producer (Shell) was to receive a refund at a rate of seven percent per annum simple interest. Shell maintains this order was an abuse of discretion on the part of FERC and constitutes arbitrary and capricious action, since…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Placid Oil Company, Sola II v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Shell Oil Company v. Federal Power Commission, and Consolidated Cases. In Re National Rate Cases for New GasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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