MOBIL OIL CORP. v. FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION

No. 5-25.

566 F.2d 87 (1977)

MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION and Frank G. Zarb, Administrator, Federal Energy Administration, Defendants-Appellees.

Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals.

Decided November 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo J. Hoffman, Strasburger & Price, Dallas, Tex., with whom Charles S. Lindberg and Richard L. Hoffman, New York City, were on the brief, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bruce G. Forrest, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Barbara Allen Babcock, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Stanley D. Rose,* Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for defendants-appellees.

Before CHRISTENSEN, INGRAHAM and JAMESON, Judges.


JAMESON, Judge:

This appeal presents the question of whether the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 (EPAA)1 authorizes the Federal Energy Administration (FEA) to provide for the allocation and price control of natural gas liquids, including condensate. The appellant, Mobil Oil Corporation, brought suit for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that FEA is without authority to regulate...

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