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Mobil Oil Corporation v. Federal Power Commission, Associated Gas Distributors, Intervenor. Mobil Oil Corporation v. Federal Power Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 14, 1972No. 71-1260, 71-1261 and 71-1721PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBB, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated cases come to us under section 19(b) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717r(b) (1970). The controversy had its origin in the Commission’s area rate proceedings in the Southern Louisiana Area. 1 Petitioner Mobil Oil Corporation, an independent producer in that area, sells natural gas to interstate pipeline transmission companies under contracts for terms of twenty years or more. The sales are subject to Federal Power Commission jurisdiction and rate regulatory authority. 15 U.S.C. § 717(c).

Mobil seeks review of a series of Commission orders prescribing…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Phillips Petroleum Co. v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. Federal Communications Commission v. SchreiberSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Investment Company Institute v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  2. Mobil Oil Corporation v. Federal Power Commission, Public Service Commission of the State of New York, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  3. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  4. Deutsche Lufthansa Aktienge-Sellschaft v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  5. Hiatt Grain & Feed, Inc. v. BerglandDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1978

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