Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) announced that personnel have been redeployed to its onshore and offshore facilities affected by Hurricane Isaac and the partnership has begun receiving, or is capable of receiving feed from producers. Assessments of the partnership’s offshore platforms that were evacuated prior to the storm have revealed no significant damage. Onshore, natural gas processing facilities in South Louisiana are all operational, as is the Acadian natural gas pipeline system. In addition, Enterprise’s fractionators are either operating or prepared to receive natural gas liquids (NGL). Third-party operators of infrastructure that feeds Enterprise’s assets in South Louisiana are in various stages of resuming operations as they address lingering high water and power issues. The Dixie and Lou-Tex pipeline systems are operating normally.

“I would like to commend our employees and service providers for their tireless efforts and commitment to safety in preparing for the storm and responding to its aftermath,” said Michael A. Creel, president and chief executive officer of Enterprise’s general partner. “Particularly impressive among the performance of our assets was the Haynesville Extension of our Acadian natural gas pipeline which was designed to provide greater flexibility and reliable supplies of natural gas to the utility and industrial corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, especially during unexpected events like Gulf storms. The Haynesville Extension remained in service for the duration of Hurricane Isaac’s movement across South Louisiana, providing strong line pressure and consistent energy supply for our customers as they worked to deal with the effects of the storm on their operations.”

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. The partnership’s assets include approximately 50,700 miles of onshore and offshore pipelines; 190 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, petrochemicals, refined products and crude oil; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity. Services include: natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage, and import and export terminals; crude oil and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; offshore production platforms; petrochemical transportation and services; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems and in the Gulf of Mexico. Additional information is available at www.enterpriseproducts.com.

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