TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO. v. F.E.R.C.

Nos. 89-1094, 89-1257, 89-1455 and 89-1621.

972 F.2d 376 (1992)

TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, Pacific Interstate Offshore Company, Pacific Offshore Pipeline Company, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, Stingray Pipeline Company, Enron Interstate Pipelines, ANR Pipeline Company, Diamond Shamrock Offshore Partners Limited Partnership, Amoco Production Company, High Island Offshore System, Chemical Manufacturers Association, Process Gas Consumers Group, et al., Pennzoil Exploration & Production Company, et al., Tarpon Transmission Company, Union Pacific Resources Company, Marathon Oil Company, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Phillips Petroleum Company, Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Hunt Oil Company, Tennessee Small General Service Customer Group, Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Public Service Commission of the State of New York, Nashville Gas Company, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company, the Berkshire Gas Company, et al., Union Carbide Corporation, Long Island Lighting Company, Process Gas Consumers Group, et al., and Chemical Manufacturers Association, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Benna, with whom Jeffrey G. DiSciullo and Jonathan L. Socolow, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for petitioner Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. in Nos. 89-1094, 89-1257, 89-1455 and 89-1621. David D. Withnell, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for petitioner.

R. Gordon Gooch, with whom Mark R. Haskell and Frederick W. Giroux, Washington, D.C., J. Stephen Martin, Houston, Tex., for Anadarko Petroleum Corp., and Brent Harshman, Dallas, Tex., for Diamond Shamrock Offshore were on the joint brief for producer-intervenors in Nos. 89-1094 and 89-1257. Dennis Moss and Jon L. Brunenkant, Washington, D.C., also entered appearances for producer-intervenors.

Catherine C. Cook, Atty., F.E.R.C., with whom William S. Scherman, General Counsel, and Jerome Feit, Sol., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for respondent in all cases. Joseph S. Davies, Atty., F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for respondent.

Terence J. Collins, Houston, Tex., entered an appearance for petitioner Tenneco Gas Pipeline Group in Nos. 89-1094, 89-1257, and 89-1455.

Sherrie N. Rutherford, Houston, Tex., David B. Ward, and Allan W. Anderson, Jr., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for intervenor Enron Interstate Pipelines in Nos. 89-1094 and 89-1257.

Judy M. Johnson and Kathleen T. Puckett, Houston, Tex., entered appearances for intervenor Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. in Nos. 89-1094, 89-1257, 89-1455, and 89-1621.

David L. Huard and E.R. Island, Los Angeles, Cal., entered appearances for intervenors Pacific Interstate Offshore Co. and Pacific Offshore Pipeline Co. in No. 89-1094.

Thomas F. Ryan, Jr., Robert G. Hardy, and Michael J. Fremuth, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp. in No. 89-1094.

Brian D. O'Neill and Bruce W. Neely, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenors Stingray Pipeline Co. in No. 89-1094.

Richard W. Miller, Jr., and Daniel F. Collins, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor ANR Pipeline Co. in Nos. 89-1094 and 89-1257.

Jack M. Wilhelm, Chicago, Ill., entered an appearance for intervenor Amoco Production Co. in Nos. 89-1094 and 89-1257.

Christopher T. Boland and Peter C. Lesch, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor High Island Offshore System in No. 89-1094.

Edward J. Grenier, Jr. and Gail S. Gilman, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenors Chemical Manufacturers Ass'n and Process Gas Consumers Group, et al. in Nos. 89-1094, 89-1257, and 89-1455.

Phillip D. Endom, Martin J. Marz, and Charles A. Moore, Houston, Tex., entered appearances for intervenor Sea Robin Pipeline Co. in Nos. 89-1094 and 89-1257.

Eugene R. Elrod, Nancy Y. Gorman, Washington, D.C., and Phillip D. Endom, Houston, Tex., entered appearances for intervenor Tarpon Transmission Co. in Nos. 89-1094 and 89-1257.

Alan W. Tomme, Fort Worth, Tex., entered an appearance for intervenor Union Pacific Resources Company in Nos. 89-1094 and 89-1257.

Jennifer A. Cates, Houston, Tex., entered an appearance for intervenor BP Exploration, Inc. in No. 89-1094.

Jon L. Brunenkant, Washington, D.C., and Robert C. Murray, Houston, Tex., entered appearances for intervenor Marathon Oil Co. in Nos. 89-1094 and 89-1257.

John K. McDonald, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor Pennzoil Exploration and Production Co., et al. in No. 89-1257.

Larry Pain and Luke A. Mickum, Bartlesville, Okl., entered appearances for intervenor Phillips Petroleum Co. in No. 89-1257.

David R. Stevenson, Houston, Tex., entered an appearance for intervenor Chevron, U.S.A. in No. 89-1257.

Kevin M. Sweeney, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor Hunt Oil Co. in No. 89-1257.

Robert R. Nordhaus and Howard Eliot Shapiro, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Union Carbide Corp. in Nos. 89-1257 and 89-1455.

Priscilla A. Mims, Lombard, Ill., entered an appearance for intervenor Natural Gas Pipeline Co. in No. 89-1257.

Michael J. Manning and James F. Moriarty, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Tennessee Small General Service Customer Group in Nos. 89-1455 and 89-1621.

Kenneth D. Brown and James R. Lacey, Newark, N.J., entered appearances for intervenor Public Service Elec. and Gas Co. in Nos. 89-1455 and 89-1621.

Richard A. Solomon and David D'Alessandro, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Public Service Com'n of the State of N.Y. in No. 89-1455.

Jerry W. Amos, Greensboro, N.C., entered an appearances for intervenor Nashville Gas Co. in Nos. 89-1455 and 89-1621.

Donald K. Dankner and Frederick J. Killion, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Central Hudson Gas & Elec. Corp. in Nos. 89-1455 and 89-1621.

Paul W. Diehl, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Co. in Nos. 89-1455 and 89-1621.

John W. Glendening, Jr., Barbara K. Heffernan, and Bruce B. Glendening, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenors Berkshire Gas Co., et al. in Nos. 89-1455 and 89-1621.

O. Julia Weller and James F. Bowe, Jr., Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Long Island Lighting Co. in Nos. 89-1455 and 89-1621.

William I. Harkaway, Harvey L. Reiter, Washington, D.C., and Barbara M. Gunther, New York City, entered appearances for intervenor Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. in No. 89-1621.

Before WALD, D.H. GINSBURG, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.

D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

The petitioner (Tennessee), a purchaser, transporter, and seller of natural gas, and a purchaser of transportation services, seeks review of six orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, three of which promulgate rules and regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands...

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