public traded as nyse etp industry energy founded 1995 1995 headquarters dallas texas u.s. key people kelcy l. warren ceo products natural gas propane number of employees 5000 subsidiaries southern union company sunoco website www.energytransfer.com energy transfer partners is a u.s. fortune 500 natural gas and propane company founded in 1995 . in september of 2016 the company became embroiled in a protest by native american tribes over the dakota access pipeline . 1 2 3 4 5 6 contents 1 overview 1.1 dakota access 2 divisions 3 references 4 external links overview edit energy transfer equity ete was founded in 1995 headquartered in dallas texas and employs 5 000 individuals . 1 including the founder chairman of the board and chief executive officer kelcy warren . 7 8 9 ete is a master limited partnership which owns the general partner and 100 % of the incentive distribution rights of energy transfer partners l.p. etp and about 50.2 million etp limited partner units ; it owns the general partner and 100 % of the idrs of regency energy partners lp and about 26.3 million rgp limited partner units . ete also owns a non controlling interest in a corporation etp holdco corporation that owns southern union company and sunoco inc. the ete family of companies owns approximately 71 000 miles of natural gas natural gas liquids refined products and crude pipelines . energy transfer partners l.p. etp is a master limited partnership owning and operating one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the united states . citation needed etp has natural gas operations that include approximately 24 000 miles of gathering and transportation pipelines treating and processing assets and storage facilities . citation needed in october 2012 sunoco inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of etp via etp holdco corporation . it acquired the general partner interests 100 % of the incentive distribution rights and a 32.4 % limited partnership interest in sunoco logistics partners l.p. which operates a geographically diverse portfolio of crude oil and refined products pipelines terminating and crude oil acquisition and marketing assets . citation needed etp holdco corporation also owns southern union company . citation needed in 2014 etp acquired stripes a chain of 580 convenience stores in texas new mexico and oklahoma . 10 in january 2015 etp acquired its affiliate regency energy partners for around 11 billion . 11 etp holds a 70 % interest in lone star ngl a joint venture that owns and operates natural gas liquids storage fractionation and transportation assets in texas louisiana and mississippi . citation needed dakota access edit main article bakken pipeline dakota access llc is an etp subsidiary tasked with building the bakken pipeline also known as the dakota access pipeline . 12 in april 2016 three federal agencies u.s. environmental protection agency u.s. department of interior and advisory council on historic preservation requested a full environmental impact statement of the pipeline . 13 in july the standing rock sioux tribe filed an injunction against the us army corps of engineers to stop building the pipeline . 14 15 a group of young activists from standing rock ran from north dakota to washington d.c. to present a petition in protest of the construction of the pipeline and launched an international campaign called rezpect our water . 16 divisions edit florida gas transmission 50 % transwestern pipeline panhandle eastern trunkline pipeline sea robin pipeline tiger pipeline fayetteville express pipeline 50 % midcontinent express pipeline references edit a b company overview . energytransfer.com . retrieved 6 december 2014 . etp summary for energy transfer partners l.p. yahoo finance . yahoo finance . retrieved 6 december 2014 . energy transfer partners lp nyse etp quotes & news google finance . google.com . retrieved 6 december 2014 . energy transfer partners lp etp new york consolidated stock quote & company profile businessweek . businessweek.com . retrieved 6 december 2014 . etp new york stock quote energy transfer partners lp . bloomberg . retrieved 6 december 2014 . energy transfer partners lp etp.n . reuters.com . retrieved 6 december 2014 . company overview . energytransfer.com . retrieved 6 december 2014 . charles sizemore . kelcy warren . forbes . retrieved 6 december 2014 . kelcy l. warren . businessweek.com . retrieved 6 december 2014 . maykuth andrew . sunoco parent buys texas chain for 1.8 billion . philly.com . retrieved 2 may 2014 . energy transfer partners to buy regency unit for 11 billion . reuters . 26 january 2015 . retrieved 2015 03 25 . william petroski 25 august 2014 . should farmers make way for the bakken pipeline . press citizen . retrieved 4 december 2014 . ictmn staff 28 april 2016 . dakota access pipeline three federal agencies side with standing rock sioux demand review . indian country today media network . retrieved 6 august 2016 . standing rock sioux tribe v. u.s. army corps of engineers 27 july 2016 . complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief pdf . in the united states district court for the district of columbia 1 16 cv 01534 document 1 . retrieved 6 august 2016 . standing rock sioux tribe v. u.s. army corps of engineers 4 august 2016 . memorandum in support of motion for preliminary injunction expedited hearing requested pdf . in the united states district court for the district of columbia 1 16 cv 1534 jeb . retrieved 6 august 2016 . amundson barry 29 july 2016 . standing rock tribe sues over dakota access pipeline permits . grand forks herald . retrieved 6 august 2016 . external links edit official website southern union sunoco retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title energy transfer partners & oldid 743419265 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangenatural gas companies of the united statesnatural gas pipeline companiescompanies based in dallashidden categories all articles with unsourced 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