| Law firm | Steptoe LLP |
| Client | ExxonMobil Pipeline |
| Notes | ExxonMobil Pipeline Co., 98 FERC ΒΆ 61,197 (2002). We represented the owner of the Hoover Offshore Oil Pipeline System (HOOPS), a deepwater oil pipeline extending from the Hoover and Diana fields in the Gulf of Mexico to onshore destinations in Texas, in litigation involving its initial rates. We successfully negotiated and secured FERC approval for an innovative settlement agreement. |