TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE CORP. v. F. P. C.

No. 73-1626.

518 F.2d 459 (1975)

TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 2, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Ryan, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom James M. Broadstone, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for petitioner.

Charles E. Bullock, Atty., F. P. C. with whom Leo E. Forquer, Gen. Counsel and George McHenry, Jr., Sol., Washington, D. C., were on the brief for respondent.

Before LEVENTHAL and WILKEY, and RICHEY, for the District Court of the District of Columbia.


CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal grows out of a series of orders of the Federal Power Commission ("Commission") which date from October 2, 1970, in which the Commission, as part of its efforts to alleviate the natural gas shortage, has authorized and encouraged natural gas pipeline companies to enter into advance payment agreements with natural gas producers. The Commission authorized that pipeline companies may, under...

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