Mobil Alaska Pipeline Co. v. United States

557 F.2d 775
CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
DecidedJuly 29, 1977
DocketNos. 77-2392, 77-2412, 77-2421 and 77-2437
StatusPublished
Cited by8 cases

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Mobil Alaska Pipeline Co. v. United States, 557 F.2d 775 (5th Cir. 1977).

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PER CURIAM:

Four petitions seeking injunctive relief and review of a June 28, 1977 Order of the Interstate Commerce Commission are before us, together with the United States’ motion to dismiss.1 For reasons discussed below, we grant the government’s motion.

Background Of The Case

This controversy arose on the eve of the flow of crude oil through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS)2 which stretches [778]*778from oil fields in Alaska’s North Slope at Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, Alaska, some 800 miles distant. The pipeline was constructed by the Alyeska Pipeline Service Corporation, an agent for its eight owners.3

Between May 27,1977 and June 15, 1977, seven TAPS owners filed the tariffs4 which are at issue here,5 having effective dates ranging from June 20 to July 1, 1977. Protests were filed by the Department of Justice, the State of Alaska,6 the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation,7 and the ICC’s Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement. The Commission heard oral argument on June 27, 19778 without making any formal evidentiary record.

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