IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _______________ m 99-31303 _______________ CHEMOIL CORPORATION, Plaintiff- Counter Defendant- Cross Defendant- Appellant- Cross Appellee, VERSUS SYSTEM FUELS, INC., Defendant- Counter Claimant- Cross Claimant- Third Party Plaintiff- Third Party Counter Defendant- Appellee-Cross Appellant- Cross Appellee, VERSUS MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM, L.L.C., Third Party Defendant- Third Party Counter Claimant- Cross Appellee- Cross Appellant,  _________________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (98-CV-1407-B) _________________________ December 7, 2000 Before POLITZ, SMITH, and PARKER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* This dispute regards the interpretation of contracts for the purchase of fuel oil. We have reviewed the briefs, the record, and the appli- cable law and have heard and considered the oral arguments of counsel. We conclude that the district court properly entered summary judgment for the defendants and cross-defend- ants, concluding that the contracts were plain and unambiguous, that the 3.0% price was applicable, and that there was no requirement to take 375,000 barrels per month. We affirm, essentially for the reasons set forth by the district court in its comprehensive opinion. AFFIRMED. * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. 2