Shell Oil Company v. Federal Power Commission, the Rodman Corporation v. Federal Power Commission

BELL, Circuit Judge:

Despite the energy crisis and the fact that the orders forming the subject matter of the instant petitions for review are said to grant the largest rate increase in the history of regulatory agencies, the review process is at a standstill pending decision on jurisdiction as between this court and the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. As will be seen, the problem stems, in the main, from the option given by statute, § 19(b) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S. C.A. § 717r, to one aggrieved by an order of the Federal Power Commission, to obtain review of such order…