Energy Transfer Goes Silent on Dakota Access After Trump Move

Pipeline giant doesn’t want more attention on line: analysts
The company still needs a federal easement to complete project

Winter in Standing Rock at the Oceti Sakowin protest camp in North Dakota, Dec. 5, 2016.
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By Tim Loh

January 25, 2017 at 10:29 PM UTC

Updated on

January 26, 2017 at 10:01 AM UTC

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Energy Transfer Partners LP got a boost on Tuesday when President Donald Trump threw his weight behind its controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline.

While rival TransCanada Corp. promptly commented on Trump’s similar show of support for the Keystone XL crude pipeline, Energy Transfer went quiet. Reached by e-mail Wednesday, the company declined to comment. Why the silence?