NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSE v. F.E.R.C.

Nos. 90-1367, 90-1419, 90-1489, 90-1554, 90-1583, 90-1585.

965 F.2d 1066 (1992)

NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSE, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Panhandle Trading Company, Tarpon Transmission Company, Tejas Power Corporation, Trunkline Gas Company, Texican Natural Gas Company, Intervenors. TRUNKLINE GAS COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Tarpon Transmission Company, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Natural Gas Clearinghouse, Tejas Power Corporation, Intervenors. TEXICAN NATURAL GAS COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Tarpon Transmission Company, Trunkline Gas Company, Panhandle Trading Company, Tejas Power Corporation, Natural Gas Clearinghouse, Intervenors. TRUNKLINE GAS COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. NATURAL GAS CLEARINGHOUSE, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. TRUNKLINE GAS COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 22, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian D. O'Neill, with whom Bruce W. Neely, Washington, D.C., Frank R. Lindh, San Francisco, Cal., Merlin E. Remmenga and John C. Tweed, Houston, Tex., were on the brief for petitioner Trunkline Gas Co. in Nos. 90-1419, 90-1554 and 90-1585, and intervenors in Nos. 90-1367, 90-1489 and 90-1583. Keith T. Sampson, Washington, D.C., and Paul Biancardi, Houston, Tex., also entered appearances for petitioner.

Peter G. Esposito, with whom John Wyeth Griggs and Thomas L. Albert, Washington, D.C., were on the joint brief for petitioners Natural Gas Clearinghouse, Texican Natural Gas Co. and Tejas Power Corp. in Nos. 90-1367, 90-1489 and 90-1583, and intervenors in Nos. 90-1419, 90-1489, 90-1554, 90-1583 and 90-1585.

Joel M. Cockrell, Attorney, F.E.R.C., with whom William S. Scherman, General Counsel, Jerome M. Feit, Sol., and Joseph S. Davies, Deputy Sol., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for respondent in all cases.

Eugene R. Elrod, with whom Ronald S. Flagg, Richard E. Young and Nancy Y. Gorman, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for intervenor Tarpon Transmission Co. in Nos. 90-1367, 90-1419, 90-1489, 90-1554, 90-1583 and 90-1585. Gene C. Schaerr, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for intervenor.

Mark R. Haskell, Gordon Gooch, Washington, D.C., J. Stephen Martin and Gerald P. Thurmond, Houston, Tex., entered appearances for intervenors Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. in Nos. 90-1367 and 90-1419.

Brian D. O'Neill, Bruce W. Neely and Keith T. Sampson, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Panhandle Trading Co. in Nos. 90-1367, 90-1489 and 90-1583.

Before WALD, HARRY T. EDWARDS and STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court PER CURIAM.*

PER CURIAM:

We review two separate orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "the Commission") arising out of a protracted ratemaking dispute. The first involves Tarpon Transmission Company, a natural gas pipeline company, and Trunkline Gas Company, Tarpon's primary shipper. In a previous decision, this court found that a FERC order interpreting in Trunkline's favor a crucial...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases