TEPPCO Partners, L.P. to Suspend Its Distribution Reinvestment Plan

TEPPCO Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded energy logistics partnership with operations that span much of the continental United States. TEPPCO owns and operates an extensive network of assets that facilitate the movement, marketing, gathering and storage of various commodities and energy-related products. The partnership's midstream network is comprised of approximately 12,500 miles of pipelines that gather and transport refined petroleum products, crude oil, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs) and natural gas liquids, including one of the largest common carrier pipelines for refined petroleum products and LPGs in the United States. TEPPCO's storage assets include approximately 27 million barrels of capacity for refined petroleum products and LPGs and about 14 million barrels of capacity for crude oil. TEPPCO also owns a marine transportation business that transports refined petroleum products, crude oil and lube products primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems, and in the Gulf of Mexico. For more information, visit TEPPCO's website, www.teppco.com. Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC, the general partner of TEPPCO Partners, L.P., is owned by Enterprise GP Holdings L.P.

This release includes “forward-looking statements” as defined by the SEC. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein that address activities, events or developments that TEPPCO expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including with respect to the suspension of its distribution reinvestment plan, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including risk factors included in the reports filed with the SEC by TEPPCO. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. Except as required by law, TEPPCO does not intend to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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