Executive Q&A viewpoint

Richard Cargile, President of Midstream, Energy Transfer Partners LP Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) continues to dominate the US midstream sector via acquisitions, organic growth and asset repurposing and diversification. In 2010, ETP’s parent company, Energy Transfer Equity LP, acquired the general partner of Regency Energy Partners LP. More recently, the Energy Transfer family of companies grew to include Louis Dreyfus, Southern Union Co. and Sunoco. In February 2014, ETP announced a long-term agreement with XTO Energy Inc., a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corp., to provide midstream services for natural gas produced from a number of XTO wells in the Permian basin. As a result, ETP will c