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MARATHON OIL CO. v. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Civ. A. Nos. 79-3309 to 79-3313 and 79-3333.

482 F.Supp. 651 (1979)

MARATHON OIL CO. et al., Plaintiffs, v. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY et al., Defendant, and Ashland Oil, Inc. (Intervenor-Defendant).

United States District Court, District of Columbia, Civil Division.

December 19, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Bruce McLean, Daniel Joseph, Warren E. Connelly, Harry R. Silver, Edward L. Rubinoff, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs Marathon Oil Co., Mobil Oil Corp., and Atlantic Richfield Co.; Clifford Robinson, John Evans, Marathon Oil Co., Findlay, Ohio, William C. Streets, Mobil Oil Corp., New York City, Keith Clemens, Atlantic Richfield Co., Los Angeles, Cal., of counsel.

Jay L. Carlson, Edward A. Lenz, Stuart M. Bluestone, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff Exxon Corp.; John L. O'Hern, Houston, Tex., of counsel.

Robert F. Ochs, Jeffrey G. Shrader, John P. Knight, Houston, Tex., Gerald P. Thurmond, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff The Gulf Companies.

Paul G. Wallach, Deputy Gen. Counsel, U. S. Dept. of Energy, Washington, D. C., for defendants Department of Energy et al.

Fred W. Drogula, Washington, D. C., for intervenor-defendant Ashland Oil, Inc.

OPINION

HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.

On November 12, 1979, the President issued a proclamation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1862 banning the importation to the United States of crude oil produced in Iran. 44 Fed.Reg. 65581. The next day the government of Iran imposed an embargo on the export of its crude oil to all United States firms. Ten days later on November 23, 1979, the Economic Regulatory Administration (ERA) of the Department of Energy issued...

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