Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics Partners Respond to the Statement from the Department of the
Army
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) and Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL) announced that the Administration’s
statement today that it would not at this time issue an “easement” to Dakota Access Pipeline is a purely political action – which
the Administration concedes when it states it has made a “policy decision” – Washington code for a political decision. This is
nothing new from this Administration, since over the last four months the Administration has demonstrated by its action and
inaction that it intended to delay a decision in this matter until President Obama is out of office.
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For more than three years now, Dakota Access Pipeline has done nothing but play by the rules. The Army Corps of Engineers
agrees, and has said so publicly and in federal court filings. The Corps’ review process and its decisions have been ratified by
two federal courts. The Army Corps confirmed this again today when it stated its “policy decision” does “not alter the
Army’s position that the Corps’ prior reviews and actions have comported with legal requirements.”
In spite of consistently stating at every turn that the permit for the crossing of the Missouri River at Lake Oahe granted in
July 2016, comported with all legal requirements, including the use of an environmental assessment, rather than an environmental
impact statement, the Army Corps now seeks to engage in additional review and analysis of alternative locations for the
pipeline.
The White House’s directive today to the Corps for further delay is just the latest in a series of overt and transparent
political actions by an administration which has abandoned the rule of law in favor of currying favor with a narrow and extreme
political constituency.
As stated all along, ETP and SXL are fully committed to ensuring that this vital project is brought to completion and fully
expect to complete construction of the pipeline without any additional rerouting in and around Lake Oahe. Nothing this
Administration has done today changes that in any way.
About Energy Transfer Partners
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) is a master limited partnership that owns and operates one of the largest and most
diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States. ETP’s subsidiaries include Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
(the successor of Southern Union Company) and Lone Star NGL LLC, which owns and operates natural gas liquids storage, fractionation
and transportation assets. In total, ETP currently owns and operates more than 62,500 miles of natural gas and natural gas liquids
pipelines. ETP also owns the general partner, 100% of the incentive distribution rights, and approximately 67.1 million common
units in Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL), which operates a geographically diverse portfolio of crude oil and refined
products pipelines, terminalling and crude oil acquisition and marketing assets. ETP’s general partner is owned by Energy Transfer
Equity, L.P. For more information, visit the Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. web site at www.energytransfer.com.
About Sunoco Logistics
Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL) is a master limited partnership that owns and operates a logistics business
consisting of a geographically diverse portfolio of complementary pipeline, terminalling, and acquisition and marketing assets
which are used to facilitate the purchase and sale of crude oil, refined products, and natural gas liquids, and refined products.
SXL’s general partner is a consolidated subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP). For more information, visit the
Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. website at www.sunocologistics.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may include certain statements concerning expectations for the future that are forward-looking statements as
defined by federal law. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and
other factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond management’s control. An extensive list of factors that
can affect future results are discussed in the Partnerships’ Annual Report on Form 10-K and other documents filed from time to time
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnerships undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement to reflect new information or events.
Energy Transfer
Investor Relations:
Brent Ratliff, 214-981-0795
or
Granado Communications Group
Media Relations:
Vicki Granado, 214-599-8785
Cell: 214-498-9272
or
Sunoco Logistics
Investor Relations:
Peter Gvazdauskas, 215-977-6322
or
Media Relations:
Jeff Shields, 215-977-6056
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