LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A proposed project aims to make it easier for the U.S. to export crude oil.

Energy Transfer wants to build the Blue Marlin Offshore Port around 100 miles south of the Cameron coast, which has some local residents concerned.

The Blue Marlin Offshore Port will load crude oil onto tankers, but to get there, the oil must travel through a pipeline from Nederland, Texas, to Johnson bayou, then through an existing pipeline to the offshore port.

The project proposes installation of a 42-inch pipeline, measuring approximately 37 miles in length. The pipeline will began in Nederland, Texas and end in Cameron Parish Louisiana where it will tap into the existing stingray mainline at the stingray 501 station.

The port is being designed to transport crude oil from an exist

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