Federal royalty oil eligibility requirements: the plateau legacy
The courts ruled in the 1979 Plateau decision that the Secretary of the Interior is obligated to allocate federal royalty oil among all refineries not having their own crude oil source of supply, and can not impose Small Business Administration (SBA) eligibility requirements on potential purchasers of federal royalty oil. The effects of this decision was to derail the government's attempt to make royalty oil produced from Outer Continental Shelf leases and onshore sites available to the same refiners. The Minerals Management Service has yet to adopt final regulations harmonizing the court's ruling with applicable statutory requirements, resulting in actions of dubious legality. 75 references.
- Research Organization:
- Chapman, Duff, and Paul, Washington, DC
- OSTI ID:
- 6909308
- Journal Information:
- Nat. Resour. Lawyer; (United States), Journal Name: Nat. Resour. Lawyer; (United States) Vol. 16:4; ISSN NRLAD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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