VALLEY GAS COMPANY v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION

No. 71-1743.

487 F.2d 1182 (1973)

VALLEY GAS COMPANY, Petitioners, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondents, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 2, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton L. Simons, Washington, D. C., with whom Barbara M. Simons, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for petitioners. Harold L. Talisman, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for petitioners.

Michael J. Manning, Atty., F.P.C., with whom Gordon Gooch, Gen. Counsel, Leo E. Forquer, Sol., J. Richard Tiano, First Asst. Sol. at the time the brief was filed, and George P. Lewnes, Asst. Gen. Counsel, F.P.C., were on the brief, for respondent.

Harold L. Talisman, Washington, D. C., with whom Harry S. Welch, Houston, Tex., and Harry S. Littman, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for intervenor Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.

Francis H. Caskin, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for intervenors New England Gas and Electric Assn. and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

John W. Glendening, Jr., New York City, was on the brief for intervenor the Berkshire Gas Co., et al.

Before LEVENTHAL and WILKEY, Circuit Judges, and RONALD N. DAVIES, Senior Judge, United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.


WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

This case arises on petition for review of an order of the Federal Power Commission1 which permitted the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, a division of Tenneco Inc. (Tennessee), to abandon certain liquified natural gas (LNG) facilities2 for the purpose of selling them to the New England Gas and Electric Association and Air Products & Chemicals...

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