UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY, Petitioner,
v.
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent,
Amoco Production Company, Undersigned Producers, Arkla Exploration Company, Conoco, Inc., Exxon Corporation, Coastal Gas Marketing Company, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Intervenors.
ASHLAND EXPLORATION, INC., Petitioner,
v.
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent,
Undersigned Producers, Arkla Exploration Company, Exxon Corporation, Coastal Gas Marketing Company, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Intervenors.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued May 20, 1991.
Decided June 25, 1991.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard E. Powers, Jr. with whom Steven A. Adducci for Ashland Exploration, Inc., Kerry R. Brittain, Philip D. Gettig, David B. Robinson and Andrew S. Newman for Union Pacific Resources Co., were on the joint brief, for petitioners in Nos. 90-1370 and 90-1378. John K. McDonald also entered an appearance for petitioner.
Jill Hall, Atty., F.E.R.C., with whom William S. Scherman, Gen. Counsel, Joseph S. Davies, Deputy Sol. and Timm L. Abendroth, Atty., F.E.R.C., were on the brief, for respondent in Nos. 90-1370 and 90-1378. Jerome M. Feit, Atty., F.E.R.C., also entered an appearance for respondent.
John E. Dickinson, with whom Carolyn S. Hazel for Conoco, Inc., Douglas W. Rasch for Exxon Corp., Paul F. O'Konski and R.C. Burton for Mitchell Energy Corp., Marge O'Connor for Mobil Natural Gas, Inc., Michael L. Pate for Oxy USA, Inc., Larry Pain and Luke A. Mickum for Phillips Petroleum Co. and Phillips 66 Natural Gas Co., Mickey Jo Lawrence for Texaco, Inc., and Timothy J. Jacquet for Union Texas Petroleum, were on the joint brief, for intervenors Undersigned Producers in Nos. 90-1370 and 90-1378. Gerald P. Thurmond for Chevron, USA, Bruce A. Connell for Conoco, Inc., and C. Roger Hoffman for Exxon Corp. also entered appearances for intervenor Undersigned Producers.
Andrea Studzinski and Paul E. Goldstein, Lombard, Ill., entered appearances, for intervenor Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America in Nos. 90-1370 and 90-1378.
Jack M. Wilhelm entered an appearance for intervenor Amoco Production Co. in No. 90-1370.
James J. Holcker entered an appearance for intervenor Arkla Exploration Co. in Nos. 90-1370 and 90-1378.
G. Mark Cook, Elizabeth Mack, Washington, D.C., and Eric B. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind., entered appearances, for intervenor Coastal Gas Marketing in Nos. 90-1370 and 90-1378.
Daniel F. Collins, Katharine L. Henry and James Howard, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenor Colo. Interstate Gas Co. in Nos. 90-1370 and 90-1378.
Before SILBERMAN, WILLIAMS and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Effective January 1, 1993 the Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989, Pub.L. No. 101-60, 103 Stat. 157 (1989), repeals all of the price controls imposed by the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, 15 U.S.C. § 3301 et seq. (1988), on "first sales" (typically wellhead sales) of natural gas. It also provides for earlier decontrol of certain wellhead...
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