WILLIAMS GAS PROCESSING-GULF COAST CO. v. F.E.R.C.

No. 97-1182.

145 F.3d 377 (1998)

WILLIAMS GAS PROCESSING-GULF COAST COMPANY, L.P., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. ANR Pipeline Company, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. McManus argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Joseph S. Koury and Mari M. Ramsey.

Patricia L. Weiss, Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Jay L. Witkin, Solicitor, and John H. Conway, Deputy Solicitor.

Stephen L. Teichler argued the cause for intervenor Exxon Corporation. With him on the brief was Douglas W. Rasch.

Before: WALD, WILLIAMS and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Shell Gas Pipeline Company proposed to build some natural gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast, to be known as the Garden Banks Gathering System. In 1995 it filed a petition with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting that they be classified as "gathering" facilities, and therefore, under § 1(b) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717(b), free of FERC's regulatory jurisdiction. The Commission...

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