FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY

No. 77-2869.

598 F.2d 370 (1979)

FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY and Amoco Production Company, Petitioners, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peyton G. Bowman, III, Washington, D. C., for Florida Power & Light Co.

William H. Emerson, Chicago, Ill., Carroll L. Gilliam, Wayne W. Whitney, Jr., Washington, D. C., Percy Sandel, James A. Barton, III, New Orleans, La., for Amoco.

Robert R. Nordhaus, Gen. Counsel, F.E.R.C., Philip Telleen, Atty., F.E.R.C., McNeill Watkins, II, Washington, D. C., for respondent.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Although the number of parties to this natural gas case, and the similarity of names, and the interrelation of each with the other, appear as complicated as a Russian novel, both the facts and the issues can be rather simply stated, even though the decision is difficult. This case involves sections 7(c) and 7(e) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 717f(c) and (e).

Amoco Production Company produced natural gas from new offshore...

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