Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Trans Pacific Oil Corp.

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the district court’s determination that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to grant Trans Pacific Oil Corp.’s (Trans Pacific) motion to enjoin Northern Natural Gas Co. (Northern) from proceeding before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291,1292(a)(1), and we affirm.

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This case has a complicated history. Northern is a natural gas company engaged in the interstate transportation of natural gas pursuant to the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717a. Since 1977, Northern has operated an…