Mitchell Energy Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

HENDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Mitchell Energy Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Mitchell”) petitions for review of a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1 order refusing to declare that certain natural gas was not dedicated to interstate commerce, and instead directing Mitchell to apply for authority to abandon interstate service. We do not now decide whether the gas in question is dedicated. We agree that the Commission failed to adequately explain its reasons, and therefore remand the case for further consideration. Before probing into the Commission’s duty to engage in reasoned decision…