NOBLE ENERGY, INC. v. SALAZAR

No. 11-5114.

671 F.3d 1241 (2012)

NOBLE ENERGY, INC., Appellant, v. Kenneth Lee SALAZAR, Secretary, United States Department of Interior, and United States Department of the Interior, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Rosenbaum argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Elliott Schulder .

John Emad Arbab , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Elizabeth Ann Peterson , Attorney.

Before: GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAMS and RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

Concurring opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge:

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to sell and administer oil and gas leases on the submerged lands located between state coastal waters and the high seas. 43 U.S.C. §§ 1331(a), 1332, 1337(a). The Act also empowers the Secretary to promulgate rules...

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