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· 5/12/1969

Pan American Petroleum Corp. v. Shell Oil Co.

Citations

  • 455 P.2d 12
  • 33 Oil & Gas Rep. 477
  • 1969 Alas. LEXIS 230

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • rejecting the California Supreme Court’s earlier construction of a section in its Administrative Procedure Act upon which our Administrative Procedure Act is based
  • applying reasonable basis review to DNR's interpretation of \commercial quantities\ of oil or gas for purposes of AS 38.05.180(a) \in light of the policy considerations and the particularized complexity of the subject matter\
  • reviewing the administrative decision on oil lease royalties based on the director’s construction of the term “commercial quantities” on reasonable basis grounds, and ruling that the findings of fact were supported by substantial evidence
  • reviewing the administrative decision on oil lease royalties based on the director's construction of the term \commercial quantities\ on reasonable basis grounds, and ruling that the findings of fact were supported by substantial evidence
  • decision of Department of Natural Resources to issue royalty certification providing for reduced royalty payments to the state
  • decision of Department of Natural Resources to issue royalty certification providing for reduced royalty payments to the state

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Judges: Witz, Nesbett, Dimond, Rabinowitz

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