The project is Proposed by Dakota Access, LLC, which is a subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners. ETP is based in Houston,Texas, and owns and operates pipelines across the country. The following resources provide background and information on ETP as well as fact sheets on the pipeline authored or commissioned by ETP themselves.
Documents about Energy Transfer Partners:
Fact Sheet on Energy Transfer Partners and the Dakota Access, LLC
This fact sheet written by Carolyn Raffensperger, M.A., J.D., provides detailed background information on the company proposing the pipeline including links to ETP’s annual reports, legal information on previous spills, and more.
Documents authored or commissioned by Energy Transfer Partners:
Energy Transfer Partners Operations Overview
This document includes ETP’s operations overview, including information on their other business ventures within the fossil fuel industry.
Energy Transfer Partners Crude Oil Pipelines Plan
This document’s target audience is those in the market for oil transportation services. It outlines ETP’s plans for the pipeline project.
Energy Transfer Partners Project Maps
>> This map shows the first leg of the planned project route: from North Dakota to Illinois.
>> This map shows the second leg of the planned project route: from Illinois to Texas.
Energy Transfer Partners Economic Impacts
>>This document details the economic and fiscal impacts from ETP’s perspective.
>>This document summarizes the overall economic and fiscal impacts from ETP’s perspective.
>>This document summarizes the economic and fiscal impacts to Iowa from ETP’s perspective.