Illinois user sues pipeline on refusal to transport gas

Journal Article · Mon Dec 02 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Energy User News; (United States)

OSTI ID:6317737

Barber, J

An Illinois steel company filed suit against Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co. for refusing to transport natural gas after its gas transportation program ended on November 1. The company is asking for three times the amount it is losing, which is $7,000 per day, since being forced to purchase from a higher priced distribution company. The suit claims that Panhandle's refusal violates federal and state anti-trust laws and threatens the plant's continued operation. This is the first legal action by a single industrial user, but consumer groups have named over 20 major interstate pipelines for the same allegation when pipelines declined to participate in open access transportation under Order 436.

• OSTI ID: 6317737
• Journal Information: Energy User News; (United States), Journal Name: Energy User News; (United States) Vol. 10:47; ISSN EUSND
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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