We know Energy Transfer, LLC has said a lot about how this pipeline will reduce our dependence on foreign oil. For instance, the time Dakota Access said of the Standing Rock protests:
“It’s a shameful act by a group of people trying to disrupt our energy security and independence,” Dakota Access Officials, http://apne.ws/2cLNofc
The thing is, despite the insincere flag waving, Energy Transfer, LLC plans on exporting the oil that comes through the pipeline. As Energy Transfer, LLC presented to corporate Citi Group investors: