Shell Oil Co. v. S.S. Tynemouth

ELLIS, District Judge.

On November 9, 1960, Shell Oil Company entered into an agreement with The Texas Pipeline Company whereby Texas was to make its terminaling facilities at Pilottown, Louisiana, available to Shell for a period of five years commencing not later than July 1, 1961. The agreement provided that Shell would move a daily average of 25,000 barrels of crude petroleum through these facilities and pay 30 per barrel terminaling and load charge as provided in Texas’ Interstate Commerce Commission Tariff Number 582. It was understood by both parties that the Texas facilities would be…