CLAIM: The Guardian published an article claiming that crude oil transported by the Bayou Bridge Pipeline “will be shipped primarily to China.”
RATING: False
The claim is not only unsubstantiated, it is also inaccurate based on information available about the pipeline.
FACT CHECK
The soon-to-be-completed 176-mile Bayou Bridge Pipeline will transport up to 480,000 barrels per day of crude oil from storage facilities in Lake Charles, Louisiana to St. James, Louisiana, where it will then be distributed to refineries along Louisiana’s Gulf Coast.
During the refining process, crude oil transported by the Bayou Bridge Pipeline will be transformed into …