Legal Opinion
Chevron Oil Company v. Cecil D. Andrus, Secretary, Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 9, 1979No. 77-2186PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to construe the Department of Interior’s regulations for the leasing of oil and gas development rights on the nation’s outer continental shelf. The question presented is whether the Department has bound itself by regulation to abide by the unreviewed action of a regional manager in the evaluation of bids for leases. The district court held in the affirmative and on this basis issued an injunction forbidding the rejection of Chevron Oil Company’s bids. We reverse.
I. Facts
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale No. 37 was held in New…
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