Legal Opinion
Fina Oil and Chemical Co. v. Norton
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 11, 2002No. CIV.A. 99-02392HHKPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KENNEDY, District Judge.
This case concerns a dispute over the proper method of valuing gas resources for the purpose of determining the amount of royalty payments owed to the United States government. Fina Oil and Chemical Company (“FOCC”) and Petrofina Delaware, Inc. (“PDI”) (collectively “Fina”) claim that a determination by the Department of Interior (“DOI” or “Interior” or “Agency”) regarding Fina’s required royalty payments was arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion and otherwise not in accordance with the law in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act…
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