UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005 or

 

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _______ to _______.

 

Commission file number: 1-14323

 

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

76-0568219

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Incorporation or Organization)

 

 

2727 North Loop West, Houston, Texas 77008-1044

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)       (Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (713) 880-6500

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

YES x NO o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

YES x NO o

 

There were 385,422,646 common units of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. outstanding at October 31, 2005. Enterprise Products Partners L.P.’s common units trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “EPD.”

 

 


 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page No.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

Item 1.

Financial Statements.

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets....................................

2

 

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations

 

 

and Comprehensive Income......................................................................

3

 

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows...................

4

 

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Partners’ Equity...........

5

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

 

1. Partnership Organization and Basis of Financial

 

 

Statement Presentation .....................................................

6

 

2. General Accounting Policies and Related Matters .........................

7

 

3. Business Combinations........................................................................

11

 

4. Inventories............................................................................................

13

 

5. Property, Plant and Equipment.............................................................

14

 

6. Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Affiliates.................

15

 

7. Intangible Assets and Goodwill...........................................................

17

 

8. Debt Obligations..................................................................................

18

 

9. Partners' Equity.....................................................................................

22

 

10. Related Party Transactions...................................................................

26

 

11. Supplemental Cash Flows Disclosure..................................................

28

 

12. Financial Instruments...........................................................................

29

 

13. Business Segment Information............................................................

30

 

14. Earnings Per Unit.................................................................................

35

 

15. Condensed Financial Information of Operating Partnership...............

36

 

16. Commitments and Contingencies.........................................................

38

 

17. Certain Significant Risks and Uncertainties – Hurricanes ...............

39

 

18. Subsequent Event .............................................................

40

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

 

 

and Results of Operations. ........................................................................

41

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. .................

64

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures. .............................................................................

67

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings. .........................................................................................

68

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. ..................

68

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities. ...................................................................

68

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. ...............................

68

Item 5.

Other Information. ........................................................................................

68

Item 6.

Exhibits. ..........................................................................................................

68

 

 

 

Signature page

..........................................................................................................................

74

 

 

 

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

December 31,

ASSETS

2005

2004

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$             32,688

$             24,556

 

Restricted cash

6,893

26,157

 

Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

 

 

of $24,620 at September 30, 2005 and $24,310 at December 31, 2004

1,292,572

1,058,375

 

Accounts receivable - related parties

2,160

25,161

 

Inventories

 

573,091

189,019

 

Assets held for sale

 

36,562

 

Prepaid and other current assets

105,287

80,893

 

 

 

Total current assets

2,012,691

1,440,723

Property, plant and equipment, net

8,415,573

7,831,467

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates

470,033

519,164

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $141,682 at

 

 

 

September 30, 2005 and $74,183 at December 31, 2004

941,484

980,601

Goodwill

 

 

489,444

459,198

Deferred tax asset

 

5,530

6,467

Long-term receivables

14,741

14,931

Other assets

 

 

41,969

62,910

 

 

 

Total assets

$      12,391,465

$      11,315,461

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of debt

$             15,000

$             15,000

 

Accounts payable - trade

82,320

203,142

 

Accounts payable - related parties

17,295

41,293

 

Accrued gas payables

1,392,426

1,021,294

 

Accrued expenses

80,226

130,051

 

Accrued interest

71,665

70,335

 

Other current liabilities

131,652

104,764

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

1,790,584

1,585,879

Long-term debt

 

4,788,840

4,266,236

Other long-term liabilities

74,106

63,521

Minority interest

 

90,232

71,040

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

Partners' equity

 

 

 

 

Common units (384,671,446 units outstanding at September 30, 2005

 

 

 

and 364,297,340 units at December 31, 2004)

5,511,501

5,204,940

 

Restricted common units (751,200 units outstanding at September 30, 2005

 

 

 

and 488,525 units at December 31, 2004)

18,727

12,327

 

Treasury units, at cost (427,200 units outstanding at December 31, 2004)

 

(8,660)

 

General partner

 

112,863

106,475

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

20,186

24,554

 

Deferred compensation

(15,574)

(10,851)

 

 

 

Total partners' equity

5,647,703

5,328,785

 

 

 

Total liabilities and partners’ equity

$      12,391,465

$      11,315,461


See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

 

 

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

 

Ended September 30,

Ended September 30,

 

2005

2004

2005

2004

REVENUES

 

 

 

 

Third parties

$ 3,130,327

$ 1,801,946

$ 8,218,476

$ 4,862,082

Related parties

118,964

238,325

258,105

596,425

Total

3,249,291

2,040,271

8,476,581

5,458,507

COST AND EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

Operating costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

Third parties

2,967,579

1,704,953

7,748,068

4,537,821

Related parties

77,766

246,614

211,054

688,571

Total operating costs and expenses

3,045,345

1,951,567

7,959,122

5,226,392

General and administrative costs

 

 

 

 

Third parties

4,612

4,352

18,127

8,266

Related parties

8,640

5,724

28,528

18,363

Total general and administrative costs

13,252

10,076

46,655

26,629

Total costs and expenses

3,058,597

1,961,643

8,005,777

5,253,021

EQUITY IN INCOME OF UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

3,703

14,289

14,563

42,224

OPERATING INCOME

194,397

92,917

485,367

247,710

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

(60,538)

(32,471)

(170,697)

(96,956)

Other, net

1,394

596

3,558

925

Other expense

(59,144)

(31,875)

(167,139)

(96,031)

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES, MINORITY

 

 

 

 

INTEREST AND CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

135,253

61,042

318,228

151,679

Provision for income taxes

(3,223)

(662)

(3,958)

(2,706)

INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST AND

 

 

 

 

CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

132,030

60,380

314,270

148,973

Minority interest

(861)

(3,149)

(3,186)

(6,847)

INCOME BEFORE CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

131,169

57,231

311,084

142,126

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles (see Note 2)

 

 

 

10,781

NET INCOME

131,169

57,231

311,084

152,907

Cash flow financing hedges

 

(85,126)

 

19,405

Amortization of cash flow financing hedges

(1,017)

(105)

(3,018)

(311)

Change in fair value of commodity hedges

84

 

(1,350)

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

$    130,236

$   (28,000)

$    306,716

$    172,001

ALLOCATION OF NET INCOME:

 

 

 

 

Limited partners’ interest in net income

$    112,126

$      49,370

$    259,889

$    130,803

General partner interest in net income

$      19,043

$        7,861

$      51,195

$      22,104

EARNINGS PER UNIT: (see Note 14)

 

 

 

 

Basic income per unit before change in accounting principles

$          0.29

$          0.20

$          0.69

$          0.52

Basic net income per unit

$          0.29

$          0.20

$          0.69

$          0.57

Diluted income per unit before change in accounting principles

$          0.29

$          0.20

$          0.69

$          0.52

Diluted net income per unit

$          0.29

$          0.20

$          0.69

$          0.57


See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

2005

2004

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

Net income

$       311,084

$       152,907

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization in operating costs and expenses

304,041

94,674

 

Depreciation in general and administrative costs

5,024

302

 

Amortization in interest expense

(116)

2,868

 

Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates

(14,563)

(42,224)

 

Distributions received from unconsolidated affiliates

47,388

54,580

 

Provision for impairment of long-lived asset

 

4,016

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

(10,781)

 

Operating lease expense paid by EPCO, Inc.

1,584

6,820

 

Minority interest

3,186

6,847

 

Loss (gain) on sale of assets

(4,742)

158

 

Deferred income tax expense

5,827

6,293

 

Changes in fair market value of financial instruments

122

82

 

Net effect of changes in operating accounts (see Note 11)

(314,202)

(240,526)

Cash provided by operating activities

344,633

36,016

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

Capital expenditures

(627,913)

(39,435)

Contributions in aid of construction costs

40,368

490

Proceeds from sale of assets

43,220

110

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash

19,263

(3,036)

Cash used for business combinations, net of cash received

(325,080)

(695,284)

Acquisition of intangible asset

(1,750)

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

(80,833)

(1,076)

Advances from unconsolidated affiliates

3,361

497

Return of investment from unconsolidated affiliate

47,500

 

Cash used in investing activities

(881,864)

(737,734)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

Borrowings under debt agreements

3,387,345

3,588,000

Repayments of debt

(2,865,007)

(2,164,677)

Debt issuance costs

(8,380)

(3,450)

Borrowing proceeds held in escrow for tender offers

 

(1,100,000)

Distributions paid to partners

(528,961)

(278,582)

Distributions paid to minority interests

(5,492)

(5,325)

Contributions from minority interests

28,486

 

Contribution from general partner related to issuance of restricted units

160

50

Net proceeds from issuance of common units

537,212

755,933

Treasury units reissued

 

6,500

Settlement of cash flow financing hedges

 

19,405

Cash provided by financing activities

545,363

817,854

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

8,132

116,136

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, JANUARY 1

24,556

30,466

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, SEPTEMBER 30

$         32,688

$       146,602


See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED PARTNERS’ EQUITY

(See Note 9 for Unit History and Detail of Changes in Limited Partners’ Equity)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Limited

General

Treasury

Deferred

Comprehensive

 

 

 

Partners

Partner

Units

Compensation

Income

Total

Balance, December 31, 2004

$ 5,217,267

$ 106,475

$ (8,660)

$   (10,851)    

$   24,554    

$ 5,328,785

 

Net income

259,889

51,195

 

 

 

311,084

 

Operating leases paid by EPCO, Inc.

1,552

32

 

 

 

1,584

 

Cash distributions to partners

(473,408)

(55,553)

 

 

 

(528,961)

 

Net proceeds from sales of common units

505,989

10,327

 

 

 

516,316

 

Proceeds from exercise of unit options

20,478

418

 

 

 

20,896

 

Issuance of restricted units

8,639

160

 

(8,643)    

 

156

 

Forfeiture of restricted units

(1,883)

(22)

 

1,581    

 

(324)

 

Amortization of Employee Partnership awards

620

13

 

 

 

633

 

Amortization of deferred compensation

 

 

 

2,339    

 

2,339

 

Cancellation of treasury units

(8,915)

(182)

8,660

 

 

(437)

 

Change in fair value of commodity hedges

 

 

 

 

(1,350)    

(1,350)

 

Interest rate hedging financial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

instruments recorded as cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of gain as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

component of interest expense

 

 

 

 

(3,018)    

(3,018)

Balance, September 30, 2005

$ 5,530,228

$ 112,863

$          -

$   (15,574)    

$   20,186    

$ 5,647,703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 


1. PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND BASIS

 

OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION

 

 

Partnership organization and formation

 

Enterprise Products Partners L.P., including its consolidated subsidiaries, is a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol “EPD.” We were formed in April 1998 to own and operate certain NGL related businesses of EPCO, Inc. ("EPCO"). We conduct substantially all of our business through our wholly owned subsidiary, Enterprise Products Operating L.P. (our “Operating Partnership”).

 

We are owned 98% by our limited partners and 2% by Enterprise Products GP, LLC (our general partner, referred to as “Enterprise Products GP”). We and Enterprise Products GP are affiliates and under common control of Dan L. Duncan, the Chairman and the controlling shareholder of EPCO.

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company” or “Enterprise Products Partners” are intended to mean the consolidated business and operations of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Also, “GulfTerra Merger” refers to the merger of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. with a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners on September 30, 2004 and the various transactions related thereto. References to “GulfTerra” mean Enterprise GTM Holdings L.P., the successor to GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. References to “GulfTerra GP” mean Enterprise GTMGP, L.L.C., which was formerly known as GulfTerra Energy Company, L.L.C., the general partner of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. Enterprise GTMGP, L.L.C. is the general partner of Enterprise GTM Holdings L.P.

 

Basis of presentation of consolidated financial statements

 

Our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the full year.

 

Except per unit amounts, or as noted within the context of each footnote disclosure, the dollar amounts presented in the tabular data within these footnote disclosures are stated in thousands of dollars.

 

Essentially all of our assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses are recorded at the Operating Partnership level in our consolidated financial statements. We act as guarantor of certain of our Operating Partnership’s debt obligations. See Note 15 for condensed consolidated financial information of our Operating Partnership.

 

In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals necessary for fair presentation. Although we believe the disclosures in these financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (Commission File No. 1-14323).

 

 

 

 

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2. GENERAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RELATED MATTERS

 

Use of estimates

 

In accordance with GAAP, we use estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each reporting period. Our actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

 

New accounting pronouncements

 

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No.   123(R), “Share-Based Payment.” This accounting guidance, which is applicable for public companies the first fiscal year beginning on or after June 15, 2005, replaces SFAS No. 123, “ Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation ” and supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “ Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees .” This Statement eliminates the ability to account for share-based compensation transactions using APB No. 25, and generally requires instead that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-based method. We are continuing to evaluate the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) and will adopt the standard on January 1, 2006. Upon the required effective date, we will apply this statement using a modified prospective application as described in the standard.

 

On March 29, 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") 107 to provide public companies additional guidance in applying the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). Among other things, SAB 107 describes the SEC staff’s expectations in determining the assumptions that underlie the fair value estimates and discusses the interaction of SFAS No. 123(R) with certain existing SEC guidance. The guidance is also beneficial to users of financial statements in analyzing the information provided under SFAS No. 123(R). We will apply the provisions of SAB 107 upon the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R).

 

FASB Interpretation ("FIN") 46(R)-5, “Implicit Variable Interests Under FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” On March 3, 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued this guidance to address whether a reporting enterprise has an implicit variable interest in a variable interest entity or potential variable interest entity when specific conditions exist. FIN 46(R)-5 covers issues that commonly arise in leasing arrangements among related parties, as well as other types of arrangements involving both related and unrelated parties. Implicit variable interests are implied financial interests in an entity’s net assets exclusive of variable interests. An implicit variable interest acts the same as in an explicit variable interest except it involves the absorbing and (or) receiving of variability indirectly from the entity (rather than directly). The identification of an implicit variable interest is a matter of judgment that depends on the relevant facts and circumstances. This guidance was effective for our fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005, and our adoption of this guidance had no impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

FIN 47, "Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations."   Under SFAS No. 143, " Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations ," a company must record a liability for its legal obligations resulting from the eventual retirement of its tangible long-lived assets, whether that obligation results from the acquisition, construction, or development of the asset. However, many companies have not recorded a liability, concluding that either (1) the conditional nature of the obligation does not create a liability until the retirement activity occurs or (2) the timing and/or the method of settling the obligation is unknown.  FIN 47 concludes otherwise.   If required legally, an obligation associated with the asset’s retirement is inevitable even though uncertainties exist about the timing and/or method of settling the obligation. According to FIN 47, these uncertainties affect the fair value of the liability, rather than prevent the need to record one at all. Additionally, the ability of a company to postpone indefinitely the settlement of the obligation, or to sell the asset prior to its retirement, does not relieve a company of its present duty to settle the obligation. We are currently determining the effect of adopting FIN 47 on our asset retirement obligations. We will adopt FIN 47 in December 2005.

 

SFAS No. 154, "Accounting Changes and Error Corrections." This accounting guidance, which replaces APB No. 20, " Accounting Changes " and SFAS No. 3, " Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements - an amendment of APB No.   28 ," provides guidance on the accounting for and reporting of accounting changes and error corrections. It establishes, unless impracticable, retrospective application as the required method

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for reporting a change in accounting principle in the absence of explicit transition requirements specific to the newly adopted accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. We will adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 154 as applicable beginning in fiscal 2006.

 

Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 04-13, “Accounting for Purchases and Sale of Inventory With the Same Counterparty.” In September 2005, the FASB ratified the EITF consensus relating to entities that may sell inventory to another entity in the same line of business from which it also purchases inventory. The purchase and sale transactions may be pursuant to a single contractual arrangement or separate contractual arrangements and the inventory purchased or sold may be in the form of raw materials, work-in-process, or finished goods. The EITF reached a consensus that two or more inventory transactions with the same counterparty should be viewed as a single nonmonetary transaction for purposes of applying APB No. 29, “ Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions ,” if the transactions were entered into in contemplation of one another. The EITF reached a consensus to account for exchanges of inventory in the same line of business at fair value or recorded amounts based on inventory classification. This guidance is effective for new (including renegotiated or modified) inventory arrangements entered into in the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after March 15, 2006. We are studying this guidance to determine if it has any effect on us.

 

Financial statements – changes in accounting principles and reclassifications

 

The cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles during 2004 represents the combined impact of changing (i) the method our Belvieu Environmental Fuels, L.P. (“BEF”) subsidiary uses to account for its planned major maintenance activities from the accrue-in-advance method to the expense-as-incurred method and (ii) the method we used to account for our investment in Venice Energy Services Company, LLC (“VESCO”). The cumulative effect of these changes in accounting principles resulted in a benefit of $10.8 million.

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s financial statements to conform to the current year presentation. In accordance with SFAS No. 3, “ Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements ,” we have reclassified amounts related to our adoption of EITF 03-16, “ Accounting for Investments in Limited Liability Companies ,” on July 1, 2004. Our adoption of EITF 03-16 on that date required us to change our method of accounting for our 13.1% investment in VESCO to the equity method from the cost method. Since this change in accounting principle was made during the third quarter of 2004, our statement of consolidated operations and statement of consolidated cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 has been recast for comparability purposes.

 

During the second quarter of 2005, we changed the classification of changes in restricted cash to present such changes as an investing activity in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. We previously presented such changes as an operating activity. In the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, we reclassified the change in restricted cash to be consistent with our 2005 presentation, which resulted in a $3 million increase to cash flows used in investing activities and a corresponding increase to cash provided by operating activities from the amounts previously presented.

 

Accounting for equity awards

 

Unit option plan accounting . Our unit option plan accounting is based on the intrinsic-value method described in APB No. 25, “ Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. ” Under this method, no compensation expense is recorded related to options granted when the exercise price is equal to or greater than the market price of the underlying equity on the date of grant.

 

Employee Partnership equity-award accounting . In connection with Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. ("Enterprise GP Holdings") initial public offering in August 2005 (see Note 10), EPE Unit L.P. (the “Employee Partnership”) was formed to allow certain employees of EPCO to increase their ownership in Enterprise GP Holdings and to serve as an incentive arrangement for such employees through a “profits interest” in the Employee Partnership. The Employee Partnership was formed on August 23, 2005 with EPCO as the general partner, Duncan Family Interests, Inc. ("DFI"), a subsidiary of EPCO, as the Class A limited partner, and certain EPCO employees,

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excluding Dan L. Duncan, as Class B limited partners. The Class B limited partners were admitted to the Employee Partnership without any capital contribution.

 

On August 29, 2005, DFI contributed $51 million to the Employee Partnership as a capital contribution with respect to its Class A limited partner interest, and the Employee Partnership used the funds to purchase 1,821,428 of Enterprise GP Holdings' common units at its initial public offering price of $28.00 per unit. Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement of the Employee Partnership, DFI is entitled to receive (i) the Class A Capital Base, initially equal to the $51 million that DFI contributed to the Employee Partnership, and (ii) the Class A Preference Return, which is defined in the partnership agreement as a annual rate of return of 6.25% payable to DFI on the outstanding Class A Capital Base (which includes any accrued and unpaid Class A Preference Return).

 

The Employee Partnership will liquidate in August 2010, on the five-year anniversary of Enterprise GP Holdings' initial public offering. Upon liquidation, the “profits interest” in the Employee Partnership will be distributed to the Class B limited partners. The value of the profits interest is equal to the then current market value of Enterprise GP Holdings' common units multiplied by the 1,821,428 Enterprise GP Holdings' common units owned by the Employee Partnership, less the return to DFI of the Class A Capital Base outstanding.

 

EPCO will account for this share-based compensation arrangement under APB No. 25 until it adopts SFAS No. 123(R) on January 1, 2006. Under APB No. 25, the value of the Class B limited partnership interest (the “profits interest”) will be accounted for similar to a stock appreciation right. EPCO's compensation expense related to this share-based compensation arrangement is allocated to us and other affiliates of EPCO. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, we were allocated $0.6 million of compensation expense associated with this share-based compensation arrangement.

 

Neither we, our general partner, Enterprise GP Holdings nor EPE Holdings LLC (Enterprise GP Holdings' general partner, referred to as "EPE Holdings") will reimburse EPCO, the Employee Partnership or any of their affiliates or partners, through the Administrative Services Agreement or otherwise, for (i) any expenses related to the Employee Partnership, (ii) the $51 million contribution to the Employee Partnership or (iii) the purchase of units of Enterprise GP Holdings by the Employee Partnership.

 

Pro forma disclosures under SFAS No. 123 . In accordance with SFAS No. 148, “ Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure, ” we disclose the pro forma effect on our earnings as if the fair value method of SFAS No. 123, “ Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation ” had been used instead of the intrinsic-value method of APB No. 25 to account for our equity awards. The effects of applying SFAS No. 123 in the following pro forma disclosure may not be indicative of future amounts as additional awards in future years are anticipated.

 

The fair value of each option grant of our units is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and various assumptions. For those options granted during 2005, we used the following assumptions to develop our Black-Scholes model estimates: (i) expected life of options of 7 years; (ii) risk-free interest rate of 4.2%, (iii) expected dividend yield on our units of 9.2% and (iv) expected unit price volatility of 20%.

 

The fair value of the Class B partnership equity award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and various assumptions. We used the following assumptions to develop our Black-Scholes model estimate: (i) expected life of award of 5 years; (ii) risk-free interest rate of 4.1%; (iii) expected dividend yield on units of Enterprise GP Holdings of 3.0% and (iv) expected Enterprise GP Holdings unit price volatility of 30%.

 

 

 

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The following table shows the pro forma effects for the periods indicated.

 

 

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

 

Ended September 30,

Ended September 30,

 

2005

2004

2005

2004

Reported net income

$  131,169

$    57,231

$  311,084

$  152,907

Additional unit option-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

expense estimated using fair value-based method

(177)

(233)

(531)

(699)

Reduction in compensation expense related to

 

 

 

 

 

Employee Partnership equity awards

377

 

377

 

Pro forma net income

131,369

56,998

310,930

152,208

Less incentive earnings allocations to Enterprise Products GP

(16,755)

(6,853)

(45,891)

(19,435)

Pro forma net income after incentive earnings allocation

114,614

50,145

265,039

132,773

Multiplied by Enterprise Products GP ownership interest

2.0%

2.0%

2.0%

2.0%

Standard earnings allocation to Enterprise Products GP

$      2,292

$      1,003

$      5,301

$      2,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incentive earnings allocation to Enterprise Products GP

$    16,755

$      6,853

$    45,891

$    19,435

Standard earnings allocation to Enterprise Products GP

2,292

1,003

5,301

2,655

Enterprise Products GP interest in pro forma net income

$    19,047

$      7,856

$    51,192

$    22,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro forma net income

$  131,369

$    56,998

$  310,930

$  152,208

Less Enterprise Products GP interest in pro forma net income

(19,047)

(7,856)

(51,192)

(22,090)

Pro forma net income available to limited partners

$  112,322

$    49,142

$  259,738

$  130,118

Basic earnings per unit, net of Enterprise Products GP interest:

 

 

 

 

 

Historical units outstanding

385,142

249,287

380,984

232,707

 

As reported

$       0.29

$       0.20

$       0.69

$       0.57

 

Pro forma

$       0.29

$       0.20

$       0.68

$       0.56

Diluted earnings per unit, net of Enterprise Products GP interest:

 

 

 

 

 

Historical units outstanding

385,533

249,750

381,550

233,193

 

As reported

$       0.29

$       0.20

$       0.69

$       0.57

 

Pro forma

$       0.29

$       0.20

$       0.68

$       0.56

 

Accounting for employee benefit plans

 

During the first quarter of 2005, we acquired additional ownership interests in Dixie Pipeline Company ("Dixie") that resulted in Dixie becoming a consolidated subsidiary of ours (see Note 3). Dixie employs the personnel who operate the Dixie pipeline. Dixie's employees are eligible to participate in Dixie's company-sponsored defined contribution plan. Additionally, certain Dixie employees are eligible to participate in Dixie's pension and postretirement benefit plans. At September 30, 2005, the preliminary estimated fair value of Dixie's employee benefit plan obligations was approximately $6.6 million, and is included in other long-term liabilities on our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. This valuation could change due to this transaction being so recent and future refinement of our estimate.

 

Defined contribution plan . Dixie sponsors a defined contribution plan in which its employees are eligible to participate. Dixie contributes 3% of eligible compensation to the plan (the "Automatic Contribution") for employees hired on or after July 1, 2004. Plan participants may contribute from 1% to 16% of their eligible compensation to the plan, and Dixie matches each participant's contributions up to a maximum of 6% of eligible compensation, less the Automatic Contribution amount. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, Dixie contributed approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, to its defined contribution plan.

 

Pension and postretirement benefit plans . Certain Dixie employees hired prior to July 1, 2004, are eligible to participate in Dixie's pension and postretirement benefit plans. Dixie's pension plan is a noncontributory defined benefit plan that provides for the payment of benefits to retirees based on age at retirement, years of credited service, and average compensation. Dixie's postretirement benefit plan provides medical and life insurance to retired employees. The medical plan is contributory and the life insurance plan is noncontributory. Any Dixie employee retiring on or after July 1, 2004 will receive postretirement benefits only until such retiree becomes eligible for Medicare benefits.

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The following table shows the components of Dixie's net pension and postretirement benefit costs for the periods indicated:

 

 

Pension plan

 

Postretirement plan

 

Three

Nine

 

Three

Nine

 

Months

Months

 

Months

Months

 

Ended

Ended

 

Ended

Ended

 

September 30, 2005

 

September 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

$     113

$     263

 

$       22

$       52

Interest cost

128

300

 

60

140

Expected return on plan assets

(89)

(208)

 

 

 

Amortization of transition obligation

 

 

 

37

86

Amortization of prior service cost

(3)

(8)

 

(67)

(156)

Amortization of net loss

21

49

 

3

6

Net periodic benefit cost

$     170

$     396

 

$       55

$     128

 

During the remainder of 2005, Dixie expects to contribute approximately $0.1 million to its postretirement benefit plan. Dixie does not expect to make additional contributions to its pension plan during the remainder of 2005.

 

 

Use of industry terms in report

 

As used within this quarterly report, the following industry terms have the following meanings:

 

 

/d

= per day

 

 

BBtus

= billion British Thermal units

 

Bcf

= billion cubic feet

 

 

MBPD

= thousand barrels per day

 

 

Mdth

= thousand dekatherms

 

 

MMBbls= million barrels

 

 

MMBtus= million British thermal units

 

MMcf

= million cubic feet

 

 

Mcf

= thousand cubic feet

 

 

 

3. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

 

As summarized below, during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we completed several acquisitions and recorded purchase accounting adjustments related to the GulfTerra Merger.

 

Indian Springs acquisition in January 2005 . In January 2005, we paid $74.5 million for membership interests in Teco Gas Gathering, LLC and Teco Gas Processing, LLC. As a result of this acquisition, we indirectly own an 80% equity interest in the 89-mile Indian Springs Gathering System and a 75% equity interest in the Indian Springs natural gas processing facility, both of which are located in East Texas. The Indian Springs processing facility has capacity to process up to 120 MMcf/d of natural gas and there is an idle 20 MMcf/d production train available for restart to support increases in natural gas volumes. The natural gas processed at the Indian Springs processing facility is sourced from the Indian Springs Gathering System, as well as our nearby Big Thicket Gathering System.

 

Acquisition of additional interests in Dixie in January and February 2005 . We purchased an approximate 20% interest in Dixie in January 2005 for $31 million and an approximate 26% interest in Dixie in February 2005 for $40 million. As a result of these acquisitions, our ownership interest in Dixie increased to approximately 66% and Dixie became a consolidated subsidiary of ours in February 2005. Dixie owns and operates a 1,301-mile natural gas liquid ("NGL") pipeline, which transports propane from supply areas in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi to markets throughout the southeastern United States.

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Acquisition of additional interests in Mid-America and Seminole Pipelines in June 2005 . We exercised our option to acquire a 2% indirect ownership interest in the Mid-America Pipeline System and a 1.6% indirect interest in the Seminole pipeline for a total purchase price of $25 million. As a result of this transaction, we indirectly own 100% of the Mid-America Pipeline System and 90% of the Seminole pipeline. The Mid-America Pipeline System is a 7,226-mile NGL pipeline system located in the central and western regions of the United States. The Seminole pipeline is a 1,281-mile NGL pipeline that interconnects with the Mid-America Pipeline System at the Hobbs Hub on the Texas-New Mexico border and extends to Mont Belvieu, Texas.

 

Acquisition of NGL underground storage and terminaling assets in July 2005 . We purchased three NGL underground storage facilities and four propane terminals from Ferrellgas L.P. ("Ferrellgas") in July 2005 for $144 million in cash. The underground storage facilities are located in Kansas, Arizona and Utah and have a combined capacity of 6.1 MMBbls. Approximately 70% of the aggregate storage capacity is leased to third party customers under fee-based contracts. The four propane terminals are located in Minnesota and North Carolina. The Minnesota facilities are connected to our Mid-America Pipeline System, and the North Carolina terminals are connected by rail to our facilities on the Gulf Coast. As part of the transaction, Ferrellgas has contracted with us to maintain a certain level of storage volume and terminal throughput for five years with the option to extend for an additional five years.

 

Other. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we made purchase price adjustments related to the GulfTerra Merger, and we revised our preliminary purchase price allocation related to the GulfTerra Merger. The purchase price adjustments of $7 million, which increased our overall consideration paid to complete the GulfTerra Merger, were primarily attributable to merger-related financial advisory services and involuntary severance costs, both of which were attributable to the GulfTerra Merger. As of September 30, 2005, our purchase price and purchase price allocation related to the GulfTerra Merger were final.

 

The GulfTerra Merger was completed on September 30, 2004, when GulfTerra merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of ours. The aggregate value of total consideration we paid or issued to complete the GulfTerra Merger was approximately $4 billion. Our final purchase price allocation for the GulfTerra Merger includes an estimated recovery of $26.2 million, which represents the probable recovery of expenditures for property damage to certain offshore operations due to the effects of Hurricane Ivan, a Category 3 hurricane that struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2004 prior to the GulfTerra Merger. If our final recovery is different than this amount, we will recognize an income impact at that time. See Note 17 for additional information regarding loss contingencies associated with such storm events.

 

In addition, we purchased an approximate 41.7% interest in Belle Rose NGL Pipeline LLC ("Belle Rose") in June 2005 for approximately $4.5 million in cash. As a result of this acquisition, our indirect ownership interest in Belle Rose increased to 83.4% and Belle Rose became a consolidated subsidiary of ours in June 2005. The 48-mile Belle Rose NGL pipeline transports mixed NGLs to NGL fractionation facilities located in Louisiana.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Allocation of purchase price for 2005 business combinations and

 

other purchase accounting adjustments

 

The acquisitions and post-closing purchase price adjustments described previously were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the cost of each has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated preliminary fair values as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indian

 

America &

Ferrellgas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springs

Dixie

Seminole

Assets

Other (2)

Total

 

Purchase price allocation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets acquired in business combination:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

$      252

$  1,729

 

$  3,679

$  2,217

$  7,877

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

41,572

91,417

$  9,390

137,472

20,968

300,819

 

 

 

Investments in and advances to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

unconsolidated affiliates (1)

 

(36,279)

 

 

(10,017)

(46,296)

 

 

 

Intangible assets

19,095

 

 

6,528

1,009

26,632

 

 

 

Other assets

 

31,515

 

 

(3,694)

27,821

 

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

60,919

88,382

9,390

147,679

10,483

316,853

 

 

Liabilities assumed in business combination:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

(4,963)

 

14

(4,761)

(9,710)

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

(9,982)

 

 

 

(9,982)

 

 

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

(5,949)

 

(3,693)

 

(9,642)

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

(4,615)

15,610

 

(4,007)

6,988

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

(25,509)

15,610

(3,679)

(8,768)

(22,346)

 

 

 

 

Total assets acquired less liabilities assumed

60,919

62,873

25,000

144,000

1,715

294,507

 

 

 

 

Total consideration given

74,854

68,608

25,000

144,000

12,618

325,080

 

 

Goodwill

$ 13,935

$  5,735

$          -

$          -

$ 10,903

$ 30,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents carrying value of our investment prior to consolidation.

(2) Includes purchase accounting adjustments for the GulfTerra Merger and Belle Rose transactions.

                

The purchase price allocations related to our Indian Springs, Dixie, Ferrellgas and Belle Rose acquisitions are preliminary. We engaged an independent third-party business valuation expert to assess the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets pertaining to these transactions. This information will assist management in the development of definitive allocations of the overall purchase prices for these transactions. The allocation of the purchase price for additional interests in Dixie reflects preliminary estimates of Dixie’s pension and postretirement obligations. Management independently developed the fair value estimates for our acquisition of additional interests in the Mid-America and Seminole pipelines using recognized business valuation techniques.                 

 


4. INVENTORIES

 

 

Our inventories consisted of the following at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

September 30,

December 31,

 

 

2005

2004

Working inventory

$      399,351

$      171,485

Forward-sales inventory

173,740

17,534

Inventory

$      573,091

$      189,019

 

 

Our regular trade (or “working”) inventory is comprised of inventories of natural gas, NGLs, and petrochemical products that are available for sale or used in the provision of services. The forward sales inventory is comprised of segregated NGL volumes dedicated to the fulfillment of forward-sales contracts. Both inventories are valued at the lower of average cost or market.

 

Costs and expenses, as shown on our Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations and Comprehensive Income, include cost of sales related to inventories. For the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, such consolidated cost of sales amounts were $2.7 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively. We recorded

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$7.1 billion and $4.8 billion of such consolidated cost of sales amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

Due to fluctuating prices in the NGL, natural gas and petrochemical industry, we recognize lower of cost or market adjustments when the carrying values of our inventories exceed their net realizable value. These non-cash adjustments are charged to cost of sales within operating costs and expenses in the period they are recognized. For the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, we recognized $0.5 million and $0.1 million, respectively, of such adjustments. We recorded $17.5 million and $6.1 million of such adjustments for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 


5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Our property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation were as follows at the dates indicated:

 

 

Estimated Useful

September 30,

December 31,

 

Life in Years

2005

2004

Plants and pipelines (1)

5-35 (5)

$     8,014,849

$     7,691,197

Underground and other storage facilities (2)

5-35 (6)

678,154

531,394

Platforms and facilities (3)

23-31

163,214

162,645

Transportation equipment (4)

3-10

11,129

7,240

Land

 

30,324

29,142

Construction in progress

 

580,648

230,375

Total

 

9,478,318

8,651,993

Less accumulated depreciation

 

1,062,745

820,526

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

$     8,415,573

$     7,831,467

 

 

 

 

(1)   Plants and pipelines includes processing plants; NGL, petrochemical, oil and natural gas pipelines; terminal loading and unloading facilities; office furniture and equipment; buildings; laboratory and shop equipment; and related assets.

(2)   Underground and other storage facilities includes underground product storage caverns; storage tanks; water wells; and related assets.

(3)   Platforms and facilities includes offshore platforms and related facilities and other associated assets.

(4)   Transportation equipment includes vehicles and similar assets used in our operations.

(5)   In general, the estimated useful lives of major components of this category are: processing plants, 20-35 years; pipelines, 18-35 years (with some equipment at 5 years); terminal facilities, 10-35 years; office furniture and equipment, 3-20 years; buildings 20-35 years; and laboratory and shop equipment, 5-35 years.

(6)   In general, the estimated useful lives of major components of this category are: underground storage facilities, 20-35 years (with some components at 5 years); storage tanks, 10-35 years; and water wells, 25-35 years (with some components at 5 years).

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 was $81.8 million and $28.6 million, respectively. We recorded $239.9 million and $83.3 million of depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Capitalized interest on our construction projects for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 was $4.6 million and $0.1 million, respectively. We recorded $12.2 million and $0.5 million of capitalized interest on our construction projects for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

 

 

 

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6. INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

 

We own interests in a number of related businesses that are accounted for using the equity method. Our investments in and advances to our unconsolidated affiliates are grouped according to the business segment to which they relate. For a general discussion of our business segments, see Note 13. The following table shows our investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates at the dates indicated.

 

 

 

 

Ownership

Investments in and advances to

 

 

 

Percentage at

Unconsolidated Affiliates at

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

December 31,

 

 

 

2005

2005

2004

Offshore Pipelines & Services:

 

 

 

 

Poseidon Oil Pipeline, L.L.C. (“Poseidon”)

36%

$       63,053

$       63,944

 

Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline Company (“Cameron Highway”) (1)

50%

57,634

114,354

 

Deepwater Gateway, L.L.C. (“Deepwater Gateway”) (2)

50%

116,927

56,527

 

Neptune Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (“Neptune”)

25.67%

68,740

72,052

 

Nemo Gathering Company, LLC (“Nemo”)

33.92%

11,691

12,586

Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services:

 

 

 

 

Evangeline (3)

49.5%

3,162

2,810

 

Coyote Gas Treating, LLC (“Coyote”)

50%

1,776

2,441

NGL Pipelines & Services:

 

 

 

 

Dixie Pipeline Company (“Dixie”) (4)

 

 

32,514

 

Venice Energy Services Company, LLC (“VESCO”)

13.1%

38,731

38,437

 

Belle Rose NGL Pipeline LLC (“Belle Rose”) (5)

 

 

10,172

 

K/D/S Promix LLC (“Promix”)

50%

62,144

65,748

 

Baton Rouge Fractionators LLC (“BRF”)

32.3%

25,933

27,012

Petrochemical Services:

 

 

 

 

Baton Rouge Propylene Concentrator, LLC (“BRPC”)

30%

15,031

15,617

 

La Porte (6)

50%

5,211

4,950

Total

 

 

$     470,033

$     519,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)    Cameron Highway began deliveries of Gulf of Mexico crude oil production to major refining markets along the Texas Gulf Coast during the first quarter of 2005. In June 2005, we received a $47.5 million return of our investment in Cameron Highway due to the refinancing of Cameron Highway’s project debt. For additional information regarding the refinancing of Cameron Highway's debt, please read Note 8.

(2)    In March 2005, we contributed $72 million to Deepwater Gateway to fund our share of the repayment of its $144 million term loan. For additional information regarding Deepwater Gateway's repayment of its term loan, please read Note 8.

(3)    Refers to our ownership interests in Evangeline Gas Pipeline Company, L.P. and Evangeline Gas Corp., collectively.

(4)    We acquired an additional 20% ownership interest in Dixie in January 2005 and an additional 26.1% ownership interest in February 2005. As a result of these acquisitions, Dixie became a consolidated subsidiary.

(5)    We acquired an additional 41.7% ownership interest in Belle Rose in June 2005. As a result of this acquisition, Belle Rose became a consolidated subsidiary.

(6)    Refers to our ownership interests in La Porte Pipeline Company, L.P. and La Porte GP, LLC, collectively.

 

In connection with obtaining regulatory approval for the GulfTerra Merger, we were required by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") to sell our ownership interest in Starfish Pipeline Company, LLC ("Starfish") by March 31, 2005. The $36.6 million carrying value of this investment was classified as "Assets held for sale" on our balance sheet at December 31, 2004. On March 31, 2005, we sold this asset to a third-party for $42.1 million in cash and realized a gain on the sale of $5.5 million.

 

On occasion, the price we pay to acquire an investment exceeds the carrying value of the underlying historical net assets (i.e., the underlying equity account balances on the books of the investee) that we purchase. These excess cost amounts are a component of our investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates. At September 30, 2005, our investments in Promix, La Porte, Neptune, Poseidon, Cameron Highway and Nemo included excess cost. At September 30, 2005, excess cost amounts included in our investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates totaled $48.6 million, which was attributed to tangible assets. Amortization of our excess cost amounts attributed to tangible assets was $0.5 million and $0.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, amortization of such amounts was $1.7 million and $1.3 million, respectively.

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The following table shows our equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates by business segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

2005

2004

 

2005

2004

Offshore Pipelines & Services (1)

$    2,321

$         720

 

$      4,221

$      2,576

Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services

604

158

 

1,866

314

NGL Pipelines & Services

773

2,407

 

8,058

6,349

Petrochemical Services

5

245

 

418

960

Other (2)

 

10,759

 

 

32,025

 

Total

$    3,703

$    14,289

 

$    14,563

$    42,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)     Equity earnings from Cameron Highway for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 were reduced by a charge of $11.5 million for costs associated with the refinancing of Cameron Highway's project debt (see Note 8). The reduction in equity earnings from Cameron Highway for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, is offset by increases in equity earnings from investments we acquired in connection with the GulfTerra Merger.

(2)     This category represents equity income from GulfTerra GP. In connection with the GulfTerra Merger, GulfTerra GP became a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary on September 30, 2004. We had previously accounted for our 50% ownership interest in GulfTerra GP as an equity method investment from December 15, 2003 through September 29, 2004.  

 

Summarized financial information of unconsolidated affiliates

 

The following table presents unaudited income statement data for our current unconsolidated affiliates, aggregated by business segment, for the periods indicated (on a 100% basis).

 

 

 

 

Summarized Income Statement Information for the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2005

 

September 30, 2004

 

 

 

 

Operating

Net

 

 

Operating

Net

 

 

 

Revenues

Income

Income

 

Revenues

Income

Income

Offshore Pipelines & Services

$ 364,873

$ 34,044

$ 26,591

 

$ 25,030

$ 14,695

$ 12,209

Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services

96,809

633

1,216

 

80,360

3,290

1,292

NGL Pipelines & Services

54,816

5,267

5,671

 

60,563

9,867

9,889

Petrochemical Services

3,782

281

298

 

4,377

1,094

1,104

 

 

 

 

 

Summarized Income Statement Information for the Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2005

 

September 30, 2004

 

 

 

 

Operating

Net

 

 

Operating

Net

 

 

 

Revenues

Income

Income

 

Revenues

Income

Income

Offshore Pipelines & Services

$ 925,738

$ 67,840

$ 25,026

 

$ 60,129

$ 28,740

$ 22,680

Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services

232,217

6,835

3,539

 

200,519

9,695

3,695

NGL Pipelines & Services

194,162

33,100

34,102

 

87,896

15,003

15,029

Petrochemical Services

11,829

2,130

2,169

 

13,928

4,012

4,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

 

Intangible assets

 

The following table summarizes our intangible assets (which primarily consists of contracts and customer relationships) by segment at the dates indicated:

 

 

At September 30, 2005

 

At December 31, 2004

 

Gross

Accum.

Carrying

 

Accum.

Carrying

 

Value

Amort.

Value

 

Amort.

Value

Offshore Pipelines & Services

$    207,012

$   (26,436)

$  180,576

 

$   (6,965)

$  200,047

Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services

457,798

(35,383)

422,415

 

(8,875)

446,267

NGL Pipelines & Services

361,682

(73,161)

288,521

 

(53,135)

282,963

Petrochemical Services

56,674

(6,702)

49,972

 

(5,208)

51,324

Total

$ 1,083,166

$ (141,682)

$ 941,484

 

$ (74,183)

$ 980,601

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we recorded an additional $28.4 million of intangible assets primarily due to acquisitions and changes in our purchase accounting estimates.

 

The following table shows amortization expense by segment associated with our intangible assets for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

2005

2004

 

2005

2004

Offshore Pipelines & Services

$      6,261

 

 

$    19,471

 

Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services

8,690

 

 

26,510

 

NGL Pipelines & Services

6,555

$    3,413

 

20,027

$    10,066

Petrochemical Services

498

493

 

1,495

1,485

 

Total

$    22,004

$    3,906

 

$    67,503

$    11,551

                

For the remainder of 2005, amortization expense associated with these intangible assets is currently estimated at $21.7 million.

 

 

Goodwill

 

The following table summarizes our goodwill amounts by segment at the dates indicated. Of the $489.4 million of goodwill we have recorded as of September 30, 2005, $387.1 million relates to goodwill we recorded in connection with the GulfTerra Merger.

 

 

 

 

September 30,

December 31,

 

 

 

2005

2004

Offshore Pipelines & Services

$      82,386

$      62,348

Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services

282,840

290,397

NGL Pipelines & Services

50,528

32,763

Petrochemical Services

73,690

73,690

 

 

Totals

$    489,444

$    459,198

 

 

 

 

 

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8. DEBT OBLIGATIONS

 

Our consolidated debt consisted of the following at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

September 30,

December 31,

 

 

 

2005

2004

Operating Partnership debt obligations:

 

 

 

364-Day Acquisition Credit Facility, variable rate, repaid in February 2005 (1)

 

$       242,229

 

Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility, variable rate, due October 2010 (2)

$       335,000

321,000

 

30-Day Promissory Note, variable rate, repaid in October 2005 (3)

100,000

 

 

Seminole Notes, 6.67% fixed-rate, due December 2005

15,000

15,000

 

Pascagoula MBFC Loan, 8.70% fixed-rate, due March 2010

54,000

54,000

 

Senior Notes A, 8.25% fixed-rate, repaid March 2005

 

350,000

 

Senior Notes B, 7.50% fixed-rate, due February 2011

450,000

450,000

 

Senior Notes C, 6.375% fixed-rate, due February 2013

350,000

350,000

 

Senior Notes D, 6.875% fixed-rate, due March 2033

500,000

500,000

 

Senior Notes E, 4.00% fixed-rate, due October 2007

500,000

500,000

 

Senior Notes F, 4.625% fixed-rate, due October 2009

500,000

500,000

 

Senior Notes G, 5.60% fixed-rate, due October 2014

650,000

650,000

 

Senior Notes H, 6.65% fixed-rate, due October 2034

350,000

350,000

 

Senior Notes I, 5.00% fixed-rate, due March 2015

250,000

 

 

Senior Notes J, 5.75% fixed-rate, due March 2035

250,000

 

 

Senior Notes K, 4.95% fixed-rate, due June 2010

500,000

 

 

Dixie revolving credit facility, due June 2007

17,000

 

GulfTerra Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes (4)

5,673

6,469

 

 

Total principal amount

4,826,673

4,288,698

Other, including unamortized discounts and premiums and changes in fair value (5)

(22,833)

(7,462)

 

 

Subtotal long-term debt

4,803,840

4,281,236

Less current maturities of debt (6)

(15,000)

(15,000)

 

 

Long-term debt

$    4,788,840

$    4,266,236

 

 

 

 

 

Standby letters of credit outstanding

$        66,411

$      139,052

 

 

 

 

 

(1)    We used the proceeds from our February 2005 common unit offering to fully repay and terminate the 364-Day Acquisition Credit Facility. For additional information regarding this equity offering, see Note 9.

(2)    At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility had a $750 million borrowing capacity, which was reduced by the amount of standby letters of credit outstanding. In October 2005, our Operating Partnership executed an amended Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility, which among other things, (i) increased the borrowing capacity to $1.25 billion, which is reduced by the amount of standby letters of credit outstanding, (ii) extended the maturity date from September 2009 to October 2010 and (iii) removed the $100 million limit on the total amount of standby letters of credit that can be outstanding under the facility. For additional information regarding the amended Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility, please see Note 18.

(3)    Our Operating Partnership used borrowings under the Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility to repay the 30-Day Promissory Note in October 2005.

(4)    GulfTerra’s remaining $0.8 million of 6.25% Senior Notes due June 2010 were called and retired in February 2005. Additionally, in October 2005, we called and retired $0.6 million of GulfTerra' Senior Subordinated Notes.

(5)    The September 30, 2005 amount includes $8.5 million related to fair value hedges and $14.3 million in net unamortized discounts.

(6)    In accordance with SFAS No. 6, " Classification of Short-Term Obligations Expected to Be Refinanced ," long-term and current maturities of debt at September 30, 2005, reflected our repayment of the 30-Day Promissory Note in October 2005 using borrowings under our Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility, which is due in October 2010. Additionally, in accordance with SFAS No. 6, long-term and current maturities of debt at December 31, 2004 reflected (i) our refinancing of Senior Notes A with proceeds from our Senior Notes I and J in March 2005 and (ii) the repayment of our 364-Day Acquisition Credit Facility using proceeds from an equity offering completed in February 2005.

 

 

 

Letters of credit

 

At September 30, 2005, we had $66.4 million in standby letters of credit outstanding, of which $40.3 million was associated with a letter of credit facility we entered into during November 2004 in connection with our Independence Trail capital project and the remaining amounts were issued under our Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility. At December 31, 2004, we had $139.1 million of standby letters of credit outstanding, of which $115.1 million was associated with the Independence Trail letter of credit facility. The decrease in standby letters of credit

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outstanding since December 31, 2004 under our Independence Trail letter of credit facility is the result of construction payments made in connection with the Independence Trail capital project. In late October 2005, the letter of credit facility associated with the Independence Trail capital project expired.

 

Parent-Subsidiary guarantor relationships

 

We act as guarantor of the debt obligations of our Operating Partnership, with the exception of the Seminole Notes, the Dixie revolving credit facility and the senior subordinated notes of GulfTerra. If the Operating Partnership were to default on any debt we guarantee, we would be responsible for full repayment of that obligation.

 

Our Operating Partnership's senior indebtedness is structurally subordinated to and ranks junior in right of payment (but only to the extent that payment is dependent upon the assets and operations of GulfTerra, Dixie and Seminole) to the indebtedness of GulfTerra, Dixie and Seminole. The Seminole Notes are unsecured obligations of Seminole Pipeline Company (of which we own 90% of its capital stock). The Dixie revolving credit facility is an unsecured obligation of Dixie (of which we own 66.7% of its capital stock). The senior subordinated notes of GulfTerra are unsecured obligations of GulfTerra (of which we own 100% of its limited and general partnership interests).

 

Operating Partnership debt obligations

 

Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility. In October 2005, the borrowing capacity under this facility was increased from $750 million to $1.25 billion. See Note 18 for additional information.

 

30-Day Promissory Note . In September 2005, our Operating Partnership borrowed $100 million under a 30-day promissory note to provide the Operating Partnership with additional borrowing capacity ahead of the amended Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility. The promissory note was repaid using borrowings under our Operating Partnership's amended Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility. For additional information regarding the amended Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility, please see Note 18.

 

Senior Notes E, F, G and H. In September 2004, our Operating Partnership priced a private offering of an aggregate of $2 billion in principal amount of senior unsecured notes in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in October 2004, these notes were issued. In January 2005, we filed a registration statement for an offer to exchange these notes for registered debt securities with identical terms. The exchange of notes was completed in March 2005.

 

Senior Notes I and J. In February 2005, our Operating Partnership sold $500 million in principal amount of senior notes in a Rule 144A private placement offering, comprised of $250 million in principal amount of 10-year senior unsecured notes and $250 million in principal amount of 30-year senior unsecured notes. The 10-year notes ("Senior Notes I") were issued at 99.379% of their principal amount and have annual fixed-rate interest of 5.00% and a maturity date of March 1, 2015. The 30-year notes ("Senior Note J") were issued at 98.691% of their principal amount and have annual fixed-rate interest of 5.75% and a maturity date of March 1, 2035. The Operating Partnership used the net proceeds from the issuance of Senior Notes I and J to repay $350 million of indebtedness outstanding under Senior Notes A, which was due on March 15, 2005, and the remaining proceeds for general partnership purposes, including the temporary repayment of indebtedness outstanding under the Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility. In July 2005, we filed a registration statement for an offer to exchange these notes for registered debt securities with identical terms. The exchange of notes was completed in August 2005.

 

These fixed-rate notes are unsecured obligations of our Operating Partnership and rank equally with its existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Operating Partnership’s borrowings under these notes are non-recourse to Enterprise Products GP. We have guaranteed repayment of amounts due under these notes through an unsecured and unsubordinated guarantee. Our guarantee of such notes is non-recourse to Enterprise Products GP. These notes were issued under an indenture containing certain covenants, which restrict our ability, with certain exceptions, to incur debt secured by liens and engage in sale and leaseback transactions.

 

Senior Notes K . In June 2005, our Operating Partnership sold $500 million in principal amount of five-year senior unsecured notes. These notes were issued at 99.834% of their principal amount and have a fixed-rate interest

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of 4.95% and a maturity date of June 1, 2010. The Operating Partnership used the net proceeds from the issuance of these notes to temporarily reduce indebtedness outstanding under the Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility and for general partnership purposes, including capital expenditures and business combinations. These notes were registered under the $4 billion universal shelf registration we filed in March 2005.

 

These fixed-rate notes are unsecured obligations of our Operating Partnership and rank equally with its existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Operating Partnership’s borrowings under these notes are non-recourse to Enterprise Products GP. We have guaranteed repayment of amounts due under these notes through an unsecured and unsubordinated guarantee. Our guarantee of such notes is non-recourse to Enterprise Products GP. These notes were issued under an indenture containing certain covenants, which restrict our ability, with certain exceptions, to incur debt secured by liens and engage in sale and leaseback transactions.

 

Dixie. Dixie has a senior unsecured revolving credit facility with a borrowing capacity of $28 million. As defined by the credit agreement, variable interest rates charged under this facility generally bear interest, at our election at the time of each borrowing, at either (i) a Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin or (ii) the greater of (a) the Prime Rate or (b) the Federal Funds Rate by 1/2%. This revolving credit agreement contains various covenants related to Dixie’s ability to incur certain indebtedness; grant certain liens; enter into merger transactions; and make certain investments. The loan agreement also requires Dixie to satisfy a minimum net worth financial covenant.

 

Petal Industrial Development Revenue Bonds . In April 2004, Petal Gas Storage L.L.C. ("Petal"), one of our wholly owned subsidiaries, borrowed $52 million from the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation ("MBFC") pursuant to a loan agreement between Petal and the MBFC. On the same date, the MBFC issued $52 million in Industrial Development Bonds to another one of our wholly owned subsidiaries. Petal had the option to repay the loan agreement without penalty, and thus cause the Industrial Development Revenue Bonds to be redeemed, any time after one year from their date of issue. In August 2005, Petal exercised its option to repay the loan agreement and the $52 million in Industrial Development Bonds were redeemed and retired.

 

Prior to redemption, we netted the loan amount and the bond amount and the interest payable and interest receivable amounts on our balance sheet. Additionally, we netted the interest expense and interest income amounts attributable to these instruments on our statements of consolidated operations and comprehensive income. This presentation was reflected in accordance with the provisions of FIN 39, " Offsetting of Amounts Related to Certain Contracts ," and SFAS No. 140, " Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities ," since we had the ability and intent to offset these items.

 

 

Covenants

 

We are in compliance with all covenants of our consolidated debt agreements at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004.

 

 

Information regarding variable interest rates paid

 

The following table shows the range of interest rates paid and weighted-average interest rate paid on our significant consolidated variable-rate debt obligations during the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

 

 

Range of

Weighted-average

 

interest rates

interest rate

 

paid

paid

364-Day Acquisition Credit Facility

3.25% to 3.40%

3.30%

Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility

3.22% to 6.75%

3.91%

30-Day Promissory Note

4.66%

4.66%

 

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Consolidated debt maturity table

 

The following table shows scheduled maturities of the principal amounts of our debt obligations for the next 5 years and in total thereafter.

 

2005

$         15,000

2007

517,000

2009

500,000

Thereafter

3,794,673

Total scheduled principal payments

$    4,826,673

 

In accordance with SFAS No. 6, " Classification of Short-Term Obligations Expected to Be Refinanced ," the amount shown in the table above for 2005 excludes the $100 million due under our 30-Day Promissory Note at September 30, 2005. We refinanced this short-term obligation using borrowings from our amended Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility in October 2005. As a result, we have reclassified this amount to long-term debt and shown it as a component of principal amounts due after 2009.

 

Joint venture debt obligations

 

We have three unconsolidated affiliates with long-term debt obligations. The following table shows (i) our ownership interest in each entity at September 30, 2005, (ii) total long-term debt obligations (including current maturities) of each unconsolidated affiliate at September 30, 2005, on a 100% basis to the joint venture and (iii) the corresponding scheduled maturities of such long-term debt.

 

 

Our

 

Scheduled Maturities of Long-Term Debt

 

Ownership

 

 

 

 

 

 

After

 

Interest

Total

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2009

Cameron Highway

50.0%

$ 415,000

 

$ 415,000

 

 

 

 

Poseidon

36.0%

96,000

 

 

 

$   96,000

 

 

Evangeline

49.5%

35,650

$ 5,000

5,000

$ 5,000

5,000

$ 5,000

$ 10,650

Total

 

$ 546,650

$ 5,000

$ 420,000

$ 5,000

$ 101,000

$ 5,000

$ 10,650

 

The credit agreements of our joint ventures each contain various affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants. Our joint ventures were in compliance with all such covenants at September 30, 2005.

 

Extinguishment of Deepwater Gateway credit agreement in March 2005. In accordance with terms of its credit agreement, Deepwater Gateway had the right to repay the principal amount plus any accrued interest due under its term loan at any time without penalty. During the first quarter of 2005, Deepwater Gateway exercised this right and extinguished its term loan. We and our 50% joint venture partner in Deepwater Gateway made equal cash contributions of $72 million to Deepwater Gateway to fund the repayment of the $144 million in principal amount owed under Deepwater Gateway's term loan.

 

Refinancing of Cameron Highway debt in June 2005. In June 2005, Cameron Highway executed an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with a total credit commitment of $415 million and borrowed the full amount. This 364-day loan matures in June 2006 and is secured by (i) mortgages on and pledges of substantially all of the assets of Cameron Highway, (ii) mortgages on and pledges of certain assets related to certain rights of way and pipeline assets of an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of ours that serves as the operator of the Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline, (iii) pledges by us and our joint venture partner in Cameron Highway of our 50% partnership interests in Cameron Highway, and (iv) letters of credit in the amount of $14 million each issued by our Operating Partnership and an affiliate of our joint venture partner. Except for the foregoing, the Cameron Highway lenders do not have any recourse against our assets under the amended credit agreement.

 

A portion of the proceeds of the loan were used to refinance Cameron Highway’s existing $325 million project debt and to make cash distributions to the owners of Cameron Highway. In connection with this refinancing, Cameron Highway incurred approximately $22 million in one-time make whole premiums and related fees and

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costs, which include $6.3 million of non-cash charges. Our equity earnings from Cameron Highway for the second quarter of 2005 were reduced by our 50% share of such costs.

 

As defined in the amended credit agreement, variable interest rates charged to Cameron Highway under this loan generally bear interest, at Cameron Highway’s election from time to time, at either (i) the greater of (a) the Prime Rate or (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2%, or (ii) a Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin.

 

The amended credit agreement contains various covenants restricting Cameron Highway’s ability to incur certain indebtedness; grant certain liens; enter into certain merger or consolidation transactions; make certain investments; make certain restricted payments; enter into certain hedging agreements; enter into certain transactions with affiliates; form any subsidiaries; make any material changes in the Cameron Highway pipeline system; enter into any sale and leaseback transaction; or enter into or amend certain other agreements. The amended loan agreement also requires Cameron Highway to satisfy certain financial covenants at the end of each fiscal quarter.

 


9. PARTNERS’ EQUITY

 

General

 

Our common units represent limited partner interests, which give the holders thereof the right to participate in distributions and to exercise the other rights or privileges available to them under our Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (together with all amendments thereto, the “Partnership Agreement”). Our common units trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “EPD.” We are managed by our general partner, Enterprise Products GP.

 

Capital accounts, under the Partnership Agreement, are maintained for our general partner and our limited partners. The capital account provisions of our Partnership Agreement incorporate principles established for U.S. Federal income tax purposes and are not comparable to the equity accounts reflected under GAAP in our consolidated financial statements.

 

Our Partnership Agreement sets forth the calculation to be used in determining the amount and priority of cash distributions that our limited partners and general partner will receive. The Partnership Agreement also contains provisions for the allocation of net earnings and losses to our limited partners and general partner. For purposes of maintaining partner capital accounts, the Partnership Agreement specifies that items of income and loss shall be allocated among the partners in accordance with their respective percentage interests. Normal income and loss allocations according to percentage interests are done only after giving effect to priority earnings allocations in an amount equal to incentive cash distributions allocated 100% to our general partner.

 

Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement

 

In August 2005, we amended and restated our Partnership Agreement by executing the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership. The amended Partnership Agreement provides that upon our issuance of any additional limited partner interests, Enterprise Products GP is entitled to make, but is not obligated to make, additional capital contributions such that its general partner interest in us would be equal to up to 2% immediately following the issuance of such additional limited partner interests. Prior to the amendment, Enterprise Products GP was obligated to make such additional capital contributions in order to maintain its 2% general partner interest in us, and the provisions of our Partnership Agreement relating to allocations of net income, net losses and cash distributions were based upon a fixed percentage interest of 2% for the general partner. Following the amendment, if Enterprise Products GP elects to not make an additional capital contribution sufficient to maintain its 2% general partner interest when we issue additional limited partner interests, its 2% general partner interest will be proportionately reduced, and its allocation of net income, net losses and cash distributions that are based on its percentage interest will be reduced accordingly. If Enterprise Products GP's percentage interest is reduced, it will have the opportunity at the time of any subsequent issuance by us of additional limited partner interests to make an additional capital contribution sufficient to increase its percentage interest to up to (but to not exceed) 2%, in which case its allocations thereafter would be proportionately increased.

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Equity offerings and registration statements

 

Our Partnership Agreement generally authorizes us to issue an unlimited number of additional limited partner interests and other equity securities for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as may be established by Enterprise Products GP in its sole discretion (subject, under certain circumstances, to the approval of our unitholders). The following table reflects the number of common units issued and the net proceeds received from each public offering from January 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005:

 

 

 

 

Net Proceeds from Sale of Common Units

 

 

Number of

Contributed

Contributed by

 

Month of

common units

by Limited

General

 

offering

issued

Partners

Partner

Total

 

February 2005

17,250,000

$    447,602

$      9,135

$    456,737

 

February 2005

1,516,561

38,249

780

39,029

 

May 2005

410,249

10,204

208

10,412

 

August 2005

399,812

9,934

204

10,138

 

Total 2005

19,576,622

$    505,989

$    10,327

$    516,316

 

As a result of our February 2005 public offering of 17,250,000 common units, practically all the available capacity under our preexisting $1.5 billion universal shelf registration statement was used. In March 2005, we filed a universal shelf registration statement with the SEC registering the issuance of $4 billion of partnership equity and public debt obligations. In connection with this registration statement, we also registered for resale 35,368,522 common units owned by Shell and 5,631,478 common units that had been sold by Shell to Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company in December 2004 and March 2005. We were obligated to register the resale of these common units under a registration rights agreement we executed with Shell in connection with our acquisition of certain of Shell's Gulf Coast midstream energy businesses in September 1999. We utilized $500 million of this universal shelf registration statement when our Operating Partnership issued its Senior Notes K in June 2005 (see Note 8).

 

The 2,326,622 common units issued in February, May and August 2005, were issued primarily in connection with the distribution reinvestment plan ("DRIP"). These units were issued under a separate registration statement we have on file with the SEC, which covers 15,000,000 common units issuable under the DRIP.

 

Restricted units

 

At September 30, 2005, we had 751,200 restricted common units outstanding, which includes 724,050 time-vested restricted units and 27,150 performance-based restricted units. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, a total of 329,586 time-vested restricted units were issued to key management personnel of EPCO (who work on our behalf) and directors of Enterprise Products GP. The aggregate fair value of these restricted units at grant date was $8.7 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, 6,484 time-vested restricted units became vested and were converted to regular common units. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, 33,277 time-vested restricted units and 27,150 performance-based restricted units were forfeited.

 

The balance of unamortized deferred compensation expense related to our restricted units outstanding was $15.6 million at September 30, 2005. We amortized $2.3 million of such compensation expense to earnings during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, which is reflected as a component of costs and expenses. Deferred compensation is reflected as a reduction of partners' equity and allocated to our partners in accordance with their respective ownership interests.

 

 

 

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Changes in limited partners' equity

 

The following table details the changes in limited partners' equity since December 31, 2004:

 

 

 

Limited Partners

 

 

 

 

Restricted

 

 

 

Common

Common

 

 

 

units

units

Total

Balance, December 31, 2004

$ 5,204,940

$ 12,327

$ 5,217,267

 

Net income

259,497

392

259,889

 

Operating leases paid by EPCO

1,550

2

1,552

 

Cash distributions to partners

(472,800)

(608)

(473,408)

 

Net proceeds from sales of common units

505,989

 

505,989

 

Proceeds from exercise of unit options

20,478

 

20,478

 

Issuance of restricted units

 

8,639

8,639

 

Vesting of restricted units

143

(143)

 

 

Forfeiture of restricted units

 

(1,883)

(1,883)

 

Amortization of Employee Partnership awards

619

1

620

 

Cancellation of treasury units

(8,915)

 

(8,915)

Balance, September 30, 2005

$ 5,511,501

$ 18,727

$ 5,530,228

 

 

Distributions

 

As an incentive, Enterprise Products GP’s percentage interest in our quarterly cash distributions is increased after certain specified target levels of quarterly distribution rates are met. Enterprise Products GP’s quarterly incentive distribution thresholds are as follows:

 

 

2% of quarterly cash distributions up to $0.253 per unit;

 

15% of quarterly cash distributions from $0.253 per unit up to $0.3085 per unit; and

 

25% of quarterly cash distributions that exceed $0.3085 per unit.

 

On October 20, 2005, we announced that our quarterly distribution rate with respect to the third quarter of 2005 would be $0.43 per common unit, or $1.72 on an annualized basis. This distribution will be paid on November 8, 2005, to unitholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit history

 

The following table details the outstanding balance of each class of units for the periods and at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

Limited Partners

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted

 

 

 

 

Common

Common

Treasury

 

 

 

Units

Units

Units

Balance, December 31, 2004

364,297,340

488,525

427,200

 

Common units issued in February 2005 (1)

1,516,561

 

 

 

Common units issued in connection with February 2005 offering

17,250,000

 

 

 

Restricted common units issued in February 2005

 

12,892

 

 

Common units issued in March 2005 in connection with unit options

195,000

 

 

 

Vesting of restricted units in April 2005

6,484

(6,484)

 

 

Cancellation of treasury units in April 2005

 

 

(427,200)

 

Common units issued in May 2005 (1)

410,249

 

 

 

Restricted common units issued in May 2005

 

269

 

 

Common units issued in May 2005 in connection with unit options

525,000

 

 

 

Common units issued in August 2005 (1)

399,812

 

 

 

Restricted common units issued in August 2005

 

316,425

 

 

Common units issued in August 2005 in connection with unit options

71,000

 

 

 

Restricted common units forfeited in August 2005

 

(60,427)

 

Balance, September 30, 2005

384,671,446

751,200

-

 

 

 

 

(1) These units were issued in connection with the DRIP and related programs.

 

 

 

 

In April 2005, we cancelled the 427,200 treasury units held by EPOLP 1999 Grantor Trust, a wholly owned subsidiary of our Operating Partnership.

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

The following table summarizes the effect of our cash flow hedging financial instruments (see Note 12) on accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) since December 31, 2004.

 

 

 

Interest Rate Fin. Instrs.

Accumulated

 

 

 

Forward-

Other

 

Commodity

 

Starting

Comprehensive

 

Financial

Treasury

Interest

Income

 

Instruments

Locks

Rate Swaps

Balance

Balance, December 31, 2004

$ 1,434

$ 4,572

$ 18,548

$ 24,554

Change in fair value of commodity financial instruments

(1,350)

 

 

(1,350)

Reclassification of gain on settlement of treasury locks to interest expense

 

(331)

 

(331)

Reclassification of gain on settlement of forward-starting swaps to interest expense

 

 

(2,687)

(2,687)

Balance, September 30, 2005

$     84

$ 4,241

$ 15,861

$ 20,186

 

During the remainder of 2005, we will reclassify a combined $1 million from accumulated other comprehensive income as a reduction in interest expense from our treasury locks and forward-starting interest rate swaps. In addition, we reclassified an approximate $1.4 million gain into income from accumulated other comprehensive income related to a commodity cash flow hedge acquired in the GulfTerra Merger. This gain is primarily due to an increase in fair value from that recorded for the commodity cash flow hedge at September 30, 2004.

 

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10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The following table summarizes our related party transactions for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

2005

2004

 

2005

2004

Revenues from consolidated operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPCO

$              1

$           129

 

$          287

$        2,347

 

Shell

 

148,821

 

 

397,805

 

Unconsolidated affiliates

118,963

89,375

 

257,818

196,273

 

Total

$    118,964

$    238,325

 

$    258,105

$    596,425

Operating costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPCO

$      62,326

$      49,762

 

$    176,499

$    128,389

 

TEPPCO

3,976

 

 

12,625

 

 

Shell

 

189,442

 

 

536,284

 

Unconsolidated affiliates

11,464

7,410

 

21,930

23,898

 

Total

$      77,766

$    246,614

 

$    211,054

$    688,571

General and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPCO

$        8,640

$        5,724

 

$      28,528

$      18,363

                

Historically, Shell Oil Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Shell") were collectively considered a related party because Shell owned more than 10% of our limited partner interests and, prior to September 2003, owned a 30% ownership interest in Enterprise Products GP. As a result of Shell selling a portion of its limited partner interests in us to third parties in December 2004 and during the first seven months of 2005, Shell now owns less than 10% of our common units. Shell sold its 30% interest in Enterprise Products GP to an affiliate of EPCO in September 2003. As a result of Shell's reduced equity interest in us and its lack of control of Enterprise Products GP, Shell ceased to be considered a related party beginning in the first quarter of 2005.

 

Relationship with EPCO

 

We have an extensive and ongoing relationship with EPCO. EPCO is controlled by Dan L. Duncan, who is also a director and Chairman of Enterprise Products GP, our general partner. In addition, the executive and other officers of Enterprise Products GP are employees of EPCO, including Robert G. Phillips who is President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and a director of Enterprise Products GP. The principal business activity of Enterprise Products GP is to act as our managing partner.

 

Collectively, EPCO and its affiliates owned a 38.5% equity interest in us at September 30, 2005, which includes their ownership interest in Enterprise Products GP. In January 2005, an affiliate of EPCO acquired El Paso’s 9.9% membership interest in our general partner and 13,454,498 of our common units from El Paso for approximately $425 million in cash. As a result of these transactions and until August 2005, EPCO and certain of its affiliates owned 100% of the membership interests of our general partner and El Paso no longer owned an interest in us or our general partner.

 

In August 2005, affiliates of EPCO contributed their 100% membership interests in our general partner and the 13,454,498 of our common units they acquired from El Paso to Enterprise GP Holdings, an affiliate of EPCO. As a result of this contribution, Enterprise GP Holdings owns 100% of the membership interests in our general partner and an approximate 3.4% limited partner interest in us. Enterprise GP Holdings is a publicly traded limited partnership that completed an initial public offering of its common units in August 2005, and its only cash generating assets consist of its general and limited partnership interests in us. Additionally, upon completion of Enterprise GP Holdings' initial public offering, EPCO and its affiliates owned 86.5% of Enterprise GP Holdings, including 100% of EPE Holdings, the general partner of Enterprise GP Holdings.

 

Administrative Services Agreement . We have no employees. All of our management, administrative and operating functions are performed by employees of EPCO pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement. We reimburse EPCO for the costs of its employees who perform operating functions for us and for costs related to its

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other management and administrative employees. Additionally, we reimburse EPCO for the costs associated with the office space we occupy related to our partnership's headquarters.

 

In August 2005, the Third Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement (the "Amended Agreement") was executed, which was effective as of February 24, 2005. The Amended Agreement reflects the following changes:

 

 

Enterprise GP Holdings, EPE Holdings, and the TEPPCO Parties (“TEPPCO Partners, L.P.; Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC; TE Products Pipeline Company, Limited Partnership; TEPPCO Midstream Companies, L.P.; TCTM, L.P.; and TEPPCO GP, Inc.”) were added as parties to the Agreement;

 

substantial revisions were made to the "Business Opportunities" section of the Agreement (see below);

 

an Exhibit was added to the Agreement describing the structure of corporate governance, policies and procedures (see below); and

 

other changes to reflect the new parties and procedures.

 

The "Business Opportunities" section of the Amended Agreement addresses conflicts that may arise among Enterprise Products Partners, Enterprise Products GP, Enterprise GP Holdings, and EPE Holdings and the EPCO Group (defined as EPCO and its affiliates other than the parties to the Amended Agreement). This section of the Amended Agreement provides, among other things, that:

 

 

if a business opportunity to acquire equity securities (as defined in the Amended Agreement) is presented to the EPCO Group, Enterprise Products Partners, Enterprise Products GP, Enterprise GP Holdings or EPE Holdings, then Enterprise GP Holdings will have the first right to pursue such opportunity, and Enterprise Products Partners will have the second right to pursue such opportunity.

 

if any business opportunity not covered by the preceding bullet point is presented to the EPCO Group, Enterprise Products Partners, Enterprise Products GP, Enterprise GP Holdings or EPE Holdings, Enterprise Products Partners will have the first right to pursue such opportunity, and Enterprise GP Holdings will have the second right to pursue such opportunity.

 

Additionally, an Exhibit was added to the Amended Agreement, which outlines the corporate governance structure and policies and procedures to address potential conflicts among, protect the confidential information of, and govern the sharing of EPCO personnel between the Partnership Entities ("Enterprise Products Partners, Enterprise Products GP, the Operating Partnership and the general partner of the Operating Partnership"), the TEPPCO Parties and Enterprise GP Holdings. The Exhibit provides, among other things, that:

 

 

there shall be no overlap in the independent directors of Enterprise Products GP, EPE Holdings and Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC ("TEPPCO GP");

 

there shall be no overlap in the EPCO employees performing commercial and development activities involving certain defined potential overlapping assets for the Partnership Entities and Enterprise GP Holdings on one hand and the TEPPCO Parties on the other hand; and

 

certain screening procedures are to be followed if an EPCO employee performing commercial and development activities becomes privy to commercial information relating to a potential overlapping asset of any entity for which such employee does not perform commercial and development activities.

 

Other related party transactions with EPCO . The following is a summary of other significant related party transactions between EPCO and us.

 

 

We have entered into an agreement with an affiliate of EPCO to provide trucking services to us for the transportation of NGLs and other products.

 

In the normal course of business, we buy from and sell certain NGL products to an affiliate of EPCO.

 

We and Enterprise Products GP are both separate legal entities from EPCO and its other affiliates, with assets and liabilities that are separate from those of EPCO and its other affiliates. EPCO depends on cash distributions it receives as an equity owner in us and Enterprise GP Holdings to fund most of its other operations and to meet its debt obligations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, EPCO affiliates received

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$185 million and $136.4 million in distributions from us, respectively. The ownership interests in us and our general partner that are owned or controlled by EPCO and its affiliates, other than Dan Duncan LLC and trusts affiliated with Dan L. Duncan, are pledged as security under an EPCO affiliate credit facility. In the event of a default under such credit facility, a change in control of us or our general partner could occur.

 

 

Relationship with TEPPCO

 

On February 24, 2005, an affiliate of EPCO acquired Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC ("TEPPCO GP"), the general partner of TEPPCO Partners, L.P. (“TEPPCO”) from Duke Energy Field Services, LLC, and 2,500,000 common units of TEPPCO from Duke Energy Corporation for approximately $1.2 billion in cash. TEPPCO GP owns a 2% general partner interest in TEPPCO and is the managing partner of TEPPCO and its subsidiaries. Subsequently, EPCO reconstituted the board of directors of TEPPCO GP, and Dr. Ralph Cunningham (a former independent director of Enterprise Products GP) was named Chairman of TEPPCO GP. Due to EPCO's ownership of TEPPCO GP and TEPPCO GP's ability to direct the management of TEPPCO, TEPPCO GP and TEPPCO became related parties to EPCO and the Company during the first quarter of 2005. The employees of TEPPCO became EPCO employees on June 1, 2005. Our related party transactions with TEPPCO consist of the purchase of NGL pipeline transportation and storage services.

 

On March 11, 2005, the Bureau of Competition of the FTC delivered written notice to EPCO’s legal advisor that it was conducting a non-public investigation to determine whether EPCO’s acquisition of TEPPCO GP may tend substantially to lessen competition. No filings were required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act in connection with EPCO’s purchase of TEPPCO GP. EPCO and its affiliates, including us, may receive similar inquiries from other regulatory authorities and intend to cooperate fully with any such investigations and inquiries. In response to such FTC investigation or any inquiries EPCO and its affiliates may receive from other regulatory authorities, we may be required to divest certain assets. In the event we are required to divest significant assets, our financial condition could be affected.

 

 

Relationship with unconsolidated affiliates

 

Our significant related party transactions with unconsolidated affiliates consist of the sale of natural gas to Evangeline, purchase of pipeline transportation services from Dixie (prior to its consolidation with our results beginning in February 2005, see Note 3) and the purchase of NGL storage, transportation and fractionation services from Promix. In addition, we sell natural gas to Promix and process natural gas at VESCO.

 


11. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOWS DISCLOSURE

 

The net effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities is as follows for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

2005

2004

Decrease (increase) in:

 

 

 

Accounts and notes receivable

$ (203,835)

$ (207,169)

 

Inventories

(386,057)

(187,519)

 

Prepaid and other current assets

(31,489)

6,229

 

Long-term receivables

202

 

 

Other assets

49,484

(195)

Increase (decrease) in:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

(143,634)

(26,235)

 

Accrued gas payable

369,568

197,116

 

Accrued expenses

18,116

2,039

 

Accrued interest

1,344

(30,503)

 

Other current liabilities

11,861

6,119

 

Other liabilities

238

(408)

Net effect of changes in operating accounts

$ (314,202)

$ (240,526)

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During the first nine months of 2005, we completed several acquisitions, made adjustments to the September 2004 purchase price allocation for the GulfTerra Merger and consolidated entities that had been previously accounted for using the equity method. See Note 3 for information regarding these transactions, including a table showing the various balance sheet accounts affected in the allocation of the various purchase prices.


On certain of our capital projects, third parties are obligated to reimburse us for all or a portion of the capital expenditures associated with such projects. As a result of completing the GulfTerra Merger, the number of such arrangements has increased, particularly for projects involving pipeline construction and production well tie-ins. These reimbursements for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, were $40.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively, and are reflected as a source of investing cash inflows under the caption "Contributions in aid of construction costs" on our Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows.

 

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 includes a gain on the sale of assets of $4.7 million (recorded as a reduction in operating costs and expenses), which is primarily related to the sale of our 50% interest in Starfish. In connection with gaining regulatory approval for the GulfTerra Merger, we were required to sell our 50% interest in Starfish by March 31, 2005.

 

In June 2005, we received $47.5 million in cash from Cameron Highway as a return of investment. These funds were distributed to us in connection with the refinancing of Cameron Highway’s project debt (see Note 8).

 


12. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in commodity prices and interest rates. We may use financial instruments (i.e., futures, forwards, swaps, options and other financial instruments with similar characteristics) to mitigate the risks of certain identifiable and anticipated transactions. In general, the type of risks we attempt to hedge are those related to the variability of future earnings, fair values of certain debt instruments and cash flows resulting from changes in applicable interest rates or commodity prices. As a matter of policy, we do not use financial instruments for speculative (or “trading”) purposes.

 

 

Interest rate risk hedging program

 

Our interest rate exposure results from variable and fixed rate borrowings under debt agreements. We manage a portion of our interest rate exposures by utilizing interest rate swaps and similar arrangements, which allow us to convert a portion of fixed rate debt into variable rate debt or a portion of variable rate debt into fixed rate debt.


In August 2005, the Operating Partnership entered into two additional interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $200 million in which we exchanged the payment of fixed rate interest on a portion of the principal outstanding under Senior Notes K for variable rate interest. We have designated these two interest rate swaps as fair value hedges under SFAS No. 133, “ Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ” (as amended and interpreted), since they mitigate changes in the fair value of the underlying fixed rate debt. Under each swap agreement, we will pay the counterparty a variable interest rate based on six-month LIBOR rates (plus an applicable margin as defined in each swap agreement) and receive back from the counterparty a fixed interest rate payment of 4.95%, which is the stated interest rate of Senior Notes K. We will settle amounts receivable from or payable to the counterparty every six months (the “settlement period”), with the first settlement occurring on December 1, 2005. The settlement amount will be amortized ratably to earnings as either an increase or a decrease in interest expense over the settlement period.

 

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As summarized in the following table, we had eleven interest rate swap agreements outstanding at September 30, 2005 that were accounted for as fair value hedges.

 

 

Number

Period Covered

Termination

Fixed to

Notional

 

Hedged Fixed Rate Debt

Of Swaps

by Swap

Date of Swap

Variable Rate (1)

Amount

 

Senior Notes B, 7.50% fixed rate, due Feb. 2011

1

Jan. 2004 to Feb. 2011

Feb. 2011

7.50% to 7.26%

$50 million

 

Senior Notes C, 6.375% fixed rate, due Feb. 2013

2

Jan. 2004 to Feb. 2013

Feb. 2013

6.375% to 5.81%

$200 million

 

Senior Notes G, 5.6% fixed rate, due Oct. 2014

6

4th Qtr. 2004 to Oct. 2014

Oct. 2014

5.6% to 4.36%

$600 million

 

Senior Notes K, 4.95% fixed rate, due June 2010

2

Aug. 2005 to June 2010

June 2010

4.95% to 4.34%

$200 million

 

 

(1) The variable rate indicated is the all-in variable rate for the current settlement period.

                

The total fair value of these eleven interest rate swaps at September 30, 2005, was a liability of $9.6 million, with an offsetting decrease in the fair value of the underlying debt. The total fair value of the nine interest rate swaps we had outstanding at December 31, 2004, was an asset of $0.5 million, with an offsetting increase in the fair value of the underlying debt. Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 reflects a benefit of $2.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively, from interest rate swap agreements. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, interest expense reflects a benefit of $7.5 million and $5.3 million, respectively, from interest rate swap agreements.

 

During 2004, we entered into two groups of four forward-starting interest rate swap transactions having an aggregate notional amount of $2 billion each in anticipation of our financing activities associated with the closing of the GulfTerra Merger. These interest rate swaps were accounted for as cash flow hedges and were settled during 2004 at a net gain to us of $19.4 million, which will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to reduce interest expense over the life of the associated debt.

 

 

Commodity risk hedging program

 

The prices of natural gas, NGLs and petrochemical products are subject to fluctuations in response to changes in supply, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors that are beyond our control. In order to manage the risks associated with natural gas and NGLs, we may enter into commodity financial instruments. The primary purpose of our commodity risk management activities is to hedge our exposure to price risks associated with (i) natural gas purchases, (ii) NGL production and inventories, (iii) related firm commitments, (iv) fluctuations in transportation revenues where the underlying fees are based on natural gas index prices and (v) certain anticipated transactions involving either natural gas or NGLs.

 

At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we had a limited number of commodity financial instruments in our portfolio, which primarily consisted of natural gas cash flow and fair value hedges. The fair value of our commodity financial instrument portfolio at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was an asset of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Excluding the reclassification of amounts from AOCI (see Note 9), we recorded nominal amounts of earnings from our commodity financial instruments during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.

 


13. BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Business segments are components of a business about which separate financial information is available. The components are regularly evaluated by the CEO of Enterprise Products GP in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Generally, financial information is required to be reported on the basis that it is used internally for evaluating segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources to segments. Our business segments are generally organized and managed according to the type of services rendered and products produced and/or sold, as applicable. We have revised our prior segment information in order to conform to the current business segment operations and presentation.

 

We have segregated our business activities into four reportable business segments: Offshore Pipelines & Services, Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services, NGL Pipelines & Services and Petrochemical Services. The Offshore Pipelines & Services business segment consists of (i) approximately 1,150 miles of offshore natural gas pipelines strategically located to serve production areas in some of the most active drilling and development regions

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in the Gulf of Mexico, (ii) approximately 810 miles of Gulf of Mexico offshore crude oil pipeline systems and (iii) seven multi-purpose offshore hub platforms located in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

The Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services business segment consists of approximately 17,200 miles of onshore natural gas pipeline systems that provide for the gathering and transmission of natural gas in Alabama, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. In addition, this segment includes two salt dome natural gas storage facilities located in Mississippi, which are strategically located to serve the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast domestic natural gas markets. This segment also includes leased natural gas storage facilities located in Texas and Louisiana.

 

The NGL Pipelines & Services business segment includes our (i) natural gas processing business and related NGL marketing activities, (ii) NGL pipelines aggregating approximately 12,810 miles and related storage facilities, which include our strategic Mid-America and Seminole NGL pipeline systems and (iii) NGL fractionation facilities located in Texas and Louisiana. This segment also includes our import and export terminaling operations.

 

The Petrochemical Services business segment includes four propylene fractionation facilities, an isomerization complex and an octane additive production facility. This segment also includes 530 miles of petrochemical pipeline systems.

 

The Other non-segment category is presented for financial reporting purposes only to reflect the historical equity earnings we received from GulfTerra GP. We acquired a 50% membership interest in GulfTerra GP on December 15, 2003 in connection with Step One of the GulfTerra Merger. Our investment in GulfTerra GP was accounted for using the equity method until the GulfTerra Merger was completed on September 30, 2004. On that date, GulfTerra GP became a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of ours. Since the historical equity earnings of GulfTerra GP were based on net income amounts allocated to it by GulfTerra, it is impractical for us to allocate the equity income we received during the periods presented to each of our new business segments. Therefore, we have segregated equity earnings from GulfTerra GP from our other segment results to aid in comparability between the periods presented.

 

Our revenues are derived from a wide customer base. All consolidated revenues were earned in the United States. Most of our plant-based operations are located either along the western Gulf Coast in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi or in New Mexico. Our natural gas, NGL and oil pipelines and related operations are in a number of regions of the United States including the Gulf of Mexico offshore Texas and Louisiana; the south and southeastern United States (primarily in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama); and certain regions of the central and western United States. Our marketing activities are headquartered in Houston, Texas, at our main office and serve customers in a number of regions in the United States including the Gulf Coast, West Coast and Mid-Continent areas.

 

We evaluate segment performance based on segment gross operating margin. Gross operating margin (either in total or by individual segment) is an important performance measure of the core profitability of our operations. This measure forms the basis of our internal financial reporting and is used by senior management in deciding how to allocate capital resources among business segments. We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures that our management uses in evaluating segment results.

 

We define total (or consolidated) segment gross operating margin as operating income before: (i) depreciation and amortization expense; (ii) operating lease expenses for which we do not have the payment obligation; (iii) gains and losses on the sale of assets; and (iv) general and administrative expenses. Gross operating margin is exclusive of other income and expense transactions, provision for income taxes, minority interest, extraordinary charges and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles. Gross operating margin by segment is calculated by subtracting segment operating costs and expenses (net of the adjustments noted above) from segment revenues, with both segment totals before the elimination of intercompany transactions.

 

Segment revenues and expenses include intersegment and intrasegment transactions, which are generally based on transactions made at market-related rates. Our consolidated revenues reflect the elimination of all material intercompany (both intersegment and intrasegment) transactions.

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We include equity earnings from unconsolidated affiliates in our measurement of segment gross operating margin. Our equity investments with industry partners are a vital component of our business strategy. They are a means by which we conduct our operations to align our interests with those of our customers, which may be a supplier of raw materials or a consumer of finished products. This method of operation also enables us to achieve favorable economies of scale relative to the level of investment and business risk assumed versus what we could accomplish on a stand-alone basis. Many of these businesses perform supporting or complementary roles to our other business operations. For example, we use the Promix NGL fractionator to process a portion of the mixed NGLs extracted by our gas plants. Another example was our use of the Dixie pipeline to transport propane sold to customers through our NGL marketing activities (prior to the consolidation of Dixie’s results with ours beginning in February 2005, see Note 3). See Note 10 for additional information regarding our related party relationships with unconsolidated affiliates.

 

Consolidated property, plant and equipment and investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates are allocated to each segment on the basis of each asset's or investment's principal operations. The principal reconciling item between consolidated property, plant and equipment and segment assets is construction-in-progress. Segment assets represents those facilities and projects that contribute to gross operating margin and is net of accumulated depreciation on these assets. Since assets under construction generally do not contribute to segment gross operating margin, these assets are excluded from the business segment totals until they are deemed operational. Consolidated intangible assets and goodwill are allocated to each segment based on the classification of the assets to which they relate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The following table shows our measurement of total segment gross operating margin for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended September 30,

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

2004

2005

2004

Revenues (1)

$ 3,249,291

$ 2,040,271

$ 8,476,581

$ 5,458,507

Less:

Operating costs and expenses (1)

 

(3,045,345)

(1,951,567)

(7,959,122)

(5,226,392)

Add:

Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates (1)

 

3,703

14,289

14,563

42,224

 

Depreciation and amortization in operating costs and expenses (2)

103,028

32,439

304,041

94,674

 

Retained lease expense, net in operating expenses allocable to us

 

 

 

 

 

and minority interest (3)

528

2,273

1,584

6,820

 

Loss (gain) on sale of assets in operating costs and expenses (2)

611

43

(4,742)

158

 

 

Total gross operating margin

$   311,816

$   137,748

$   832,905

$   375,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)    These amounts are taken from our Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations and Comprehensive Income.

(2)    These non-cash expenses are taken from the operating activities section of our Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows.

(3)    These non-cash expenses represent the value of the operating leases contributed by EPCO to us for which EPCO has retained the cash payment obligation (i.e., the “retained leases”). The value of the retained leases contributed directly to us is shown on our Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows under the line item titled “Operating lease expense paid by EPCO.”

 

A reconciliation of our measurement of total segment gross operating margin to operating income and income before provision for income taxes, minority interest and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles follows:

 

 

 

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

Ended September 30,

 

 

2005

2004

2005

2004

Total gross operating margin

$     311,816

$     137,748

$     832,905

$     375,991

Adjustments to reconcile total gross operating margin

 

 

 

 

 

to operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization in operating costs and expenses

(103,028)

(32,439)

(304,041)

(94,674)

 

Retained lease expense, net in operating costs and expenses

(528)

(2,273)

(1,584)

(6,820)

 

Gain (loss) on sale of assets in operating costs and expenses

(611)

(43)

4,742

(158)

 

General and administrative costs

(13,252)

(10,076)

(46,655)

(26,629)

Consolidated operating income

194,397

92,917

485,367

247,710

 

Other expense

(59,144)

(31,875)

(167,139)

(96,031)

Income before provision for income taxes, minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

$     135,253

$       61,042

$     318,228

$     151,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Information by segment, together with reconciliations to the consolidated totals, is presented in the following table:

 

 

 

 

Operating Segments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offshore

Onshore

NGL

 

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

 

Pipelines

Pipelines

Pipelines

Petrochem.

Non-Segmt.

and

Consolidated

 

 

 

& Services

& Services

& Services

Services

Other

Eliminations

Totals

Revenues from third parties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2005

$ 25,018

$ 304,215

$ 2,426,672

$ 374,422

 

 

$ 3,130,327

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2004

 

77,432

1,361,317

363,197

 

 

1,801,946

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2005

86,550

810,362

6,229,322

1,092,242

 

 

8,218,476

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2004

 

285,206

3,599,905

976,971

 

 

4,862,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues from related parties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2005

203

106,870

11,869

22

 

 

118,964

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2004

 

84,891

151,002

2,432

 

 

238,325

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2005

642

241,901

15,489

73

 

 

258,105

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2004

 

189,328

399,537

7,560

 

 

596,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intersegment and intrasegment revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2005

403

10,047

792,744

106,598

 

$ (909,792)

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2004

 

3,171

543,439

65,378

 

(611,988)

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2005

1,031

28,464

2,289,451

248,485

 

(2,567,431)

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2004

 

6,508

1,312,481

185,195

 

(1,504,184)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2005

25,624

421,132

3,231,285

481,042

 

(909,792)

3,249,291

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2004

 

165,494

2,055,758

431,007

 

(611,988)

2,040,271

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2005

88,223

1,080,727

8,534,262

1,340,800

 

(2,567,431)

8,476,581

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2004

 

481,042

5,311,923

1,169,726

 

(1,504,184)

5,458,507

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in income in unconsolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

affiliates (see Note 6):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2005

2,321

604

773

5

 

 

3,703

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2004

720

158

2,407

245

$ 10,759

 

14,289

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2005

4,221

1,866

8,058

418

 

 

14,563

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2004

2,576

314

6,349

960

32,025

 

42,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross operating margin by individual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

business segment and in total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2005

16,922

93,513

153,760

47,621

 

 

311,816

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2004

721

7,186

83,560

35,522

10,759

 

137,748

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2005

62,180

257,774

427,392

85,559

 

 

832,905

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2004

2,577

18,928

231,730

90,731

32,025

 

375,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2005

632,080

3,617,489

3,085,667

499,689

 

580,648

8,415,573

 

 

At December 31, 2004

648,181

3,729,650

2,753,934

469,327

 

230,375

7,831,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in and advances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to unconsolidated affiliates (see Note 6):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2005

318,045

4,938

126,808

20,242

 

 

470,033

 

 

At December 31, 2004

319,463

5,251

173,883

20,567

 

 

519,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible Assets (see Note 7):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2005

180,576

422,415

288,521

49,972

 

 

941,484

 

 

At December 31, 2004

200,047

446,267

282,963

51,324

 

 

980,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill (see Note 7):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2005

82,386

282,840

50,528

73,690

 

 

489,444

 

 

At December 31, 2004

62,348

290,397

32,763

73,690

 

 

459,198

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Revenues from the sale and marketing of NGL products within the NGL Pipelines & Services business segment accounted for 60% and 69% of total consolidated revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, and 59% and 68% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Revenues from the other businesses within this segment accounted for 15% of total consolidated revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. Revenues from the sale of petrochemical products within the Petrochemical Services segment accounted for 12% of total consolidated revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2004, and 11% and 13% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Revenues from the transportation, sale and storage of natural gas using onshore assets accounted for 13% and 12% of total consolidated revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively.

 


14. EARNINGS PER UNIT

 

Basic earnings per unit is computed by dividing net income or loss allocated to limited partner interests by the weighted-average number of distribution-bearing units (i.e., common and restricted common units) outstanding during a period. The distribution-bearing Class B special units were included in the calculation of basic earnings per unit prior to their conversion to common units in July 2004.

 

In general, diluted earnings per unit is computed by dividing net income or loss allocated to limited partner interests by the sum of:

 

 

the weighted-average number of distribution-bearing units outstanding during a period (as used in determining basic earnings per unit);

 

the weighted-average number of performance-based restricted common units outstanding during a period; and

 

the number of incremental common units resulting from the assumed exercise of dilutive unit options outstanding during a period (the “incremental option units”).

 

Treasury units are not considered to be outstanding units; therefore, they are excluded from the computation of both basic and diluted earnings per unit.

 

In a period of net operating losses, the performance-based restricted units and incremental option units are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per unit due to their antidilutive effect. The dilutive incremental option units are calculated in accordance with the treasury stock method, which assumes that proceeds from the exercise of all in-the-money options at the beginning of each period are used to repurchase common units at an average market value during the period. The amount of common units remaining after the proceeds are exhausted represents the potentially dilutive effect of the securities.

 

The amount of net income allocated to limited partner interests is derived by subtracting our general partner’s share of our net income from net income. The following table shows the allocation of net income to our general partner for the periods indicated:

 

 

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

 

Ended September 30,

Ended September 30,

 

2005

2004

2005

2004

Net income

$     131,169

$       57,231

$     311,084

$     152,907

Less incentive earnings allocations to Enterprise Products GP

(16,755)

(6,853)

(45,891)

(19,435)

Net income available after incentive earnings allocation

114,414

50,378

265,193

133,472

Multiplied by Enterprise Products GP ownership interest

2.0%

2.0%

2.0%

2.0%

Standard earnings allocation to Enterprise Products GP

$        2,288

$        1,008

$        5,304

$        2,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incentive earnings allocation to Enterprise Products GP

$      16,755

$        6,853

$      45,891

$      19,435

Standard earnings allocation to Enterprise Products GP

2,288

1,008

5,304

2,669

Enterprise Products GP interest in net income

$      19,043

$        7,861

$      51,195

$      22,104

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The following tables show our calculation of limited partners’ interest in net income, basic earnings per unit and diluted earnings per unit for the periods indicated:

 

 

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

 

Ended September 30,

Ended September 30,

 

2005

2004

2005

2004

Income before changes in accounting principles

 

 

 

 

and Enterprise Products GP interest

$ 131,169

$   57,231

$ 311,084

$ 142,126

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

 

 

10,781

Net income

131,169

57,231

311,084

152,907

Enterprise Products GP interest in net income

(19,043)

(7,861)

(51,195)

(22,104)

Net income available to limited partners

$ 112,126

$   49,370

$ 259,889

$ 130,803

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC EARNINGS PER UNIT

 

 

 

 

Numerator

 

 

 

 

 

Income before changes in accounting principles

 

 

 

 

 

and Enterprise Products GP interest

$ 131,169

$   57,231

$ 311,084

$ 142,126

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

 

 

10,781

 

Enterprise Products GP interest in net income

(19,043)

(7,861)

(51,195)

(22,104)

 

Limited partners’ interest in net income

$ 112,126

$   49,370

$ 259,889

$ 130,803

Denominator

 

 

 

 

 

Common units outstanding

384,468

247,861

380,429

229,286

 

Restricted common units outstanding

674

83

555

38

 

Class B special units outstanding

 

1,343

 

3,383

 

Total

385,142

249,287

380,984

232,707

Basic earnings per unit

 

 

 

 

 

Income per unit before changes in accounting principles

 

 

 

 

 

and Enterprise Products GP interest

$       0.34

$       0.23

$       0.82

$       0.61

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

 

 

0.05

 

Enterprise Products GP interest in net income

(0.05)

(0.03)

(0.13)

(0.09)

 

Limited partners’ interest in net income

$       0.29

$       0.20

$       0.69

$       0.57

 

 

 

 

 

DILUTED EARNINGS PER UNIT

 

 

 

 

Numerator

 

 

 

 

 

Income before changes in accounting principles

 

 

 

 

 

and Enterprise Products GP interest

$ 131,169

$   57,231

$ 311,084

$ 142,126

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

 

 

10,781

 

Enterprise Products GP interest in net income

(19,043)

(7,861)

(51,195)

(22,104)

 

Limited partners’ interest in net income

$ 112,126

$   49,370

$ 259,889

$ 130,803

Denominator

 

 

 

 

 

Common units outstanding

384,468

247,861

380,429

229,286

 

Restricted common units outstanding

674

83

555

38

 

Class B special units outstanding

 

1,343

 

3,383

 

Performance-based restricted units

45

1

51

 

 

Incremental option units

346

462

515

486

 

Total

385,533

249,750

381,550

233,193

Diluted earnings per unit

 

 

 

 

 

Income per unit before changes in accounting principles

 

 

 

 

 

and Enterprise Products GP interest

$       0.34

$       0.23

$       0.82

$       0.61

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

 

 

0.05

 

Enterprise Products GP interest in net income

(0.05)

(0.03)

(0.13)

(0.09)

 

Limited partners’ interest in net income

$       0.29

$       0.20

$       0.69

$       0.57

 

 

15. CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

 

The Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries conduct substantially all of our business. Currently, we have no independent operations and no material assets outside of those of our wholly owned Operating Partnership. We act as guarantor of all our Operating Partnership’s consolidated debt obligations, with the exception of the Seminole

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Notes, the Dixie revolving credit facility and the remaining amounts outstanding under GulfTerra’s senior subordinated notes. If the Operating Partnership were to default on any debt we guarantee, we would be responsible for full repayment of that obligation. Our guarantee of these debt obligations is full and unconditional and non-recourse to Enterprise Products GP. For additional information regarding our consolidated debt obligations, see Note 8.

 

The number and dollar amounts of reconciling items between our consolidated financial statements and those of our Operating Partnership are insignificant. Historically, the primary reconciling items between the consolidated balance sheet of the Operating Partnership and our consolidated balance sheet were treasury units we owned directly and minority interest. The differences in consolidated net income were primarily dividends recognized by the 1999 Trust (which are eliminated in consolidation) and minority interest.

 

The following table shows condensed consolidated balance sheet data for the Operating Partnership at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

September 30,

December 31,

 

 

2005

2004

ASSETS

 

 

Current assets

$        2,001,530

$        1,425,574

Property, plant and equipment, net

8,415,573

7,831,467

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates

470,033

519,164

Intangible assets, net

941,484

980,601

Goodwill

489,444

459,198

Deferred tax asset

5,530

6,467

Long-term receivables

14,741

14,931

Other assets

31,421

43,208

 

Total

$      12,369,756

$      11,280,610

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY

 

 

Current liabilities

$        1,793,933

$        1,582,911

Long-term debt

4,788,840

4,266,236

Other long-term liabilities

74,106

63,521

Minority interest

93,042

73,858

Partners' equity

5,619,835

5,294,084

 

Total

$      12,369,756

$      11,280,610

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Partnership debt obligations guaranteed by us

$        4,789,000

$        4,267,229

 

The following table shows condensed consolidated statements of operations data for the Operating Partnership for the periods indicated:             

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

 

 

 

 

Ended September 30,

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

2005

2004

2005

2004

Revenues

$ 3,249,291

$ 2,040,271

$ 8,476,581

$ 5,458,507

Costs and expenses

3,058,042

1,960,313

8,003,909

5,251,042

Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates

3,703

16,414

14,563

42,213

Operating income

194,952

96,372

487,235

249,678

Other income (expense)

(59,483)

(33,863)

(167,699)

(95,566)

Income before provision for income taxes, minority

 

 

 

 

interest and changes in accounting principles

135,469

62,509

319,536

154,112

Provision for income taxes

(3,223)

(662)

(3,958)

(2,706)

Income before minority interest and changes

 

 

 

 

in accounting principles

132,246

61,847

315,578

151,406

Minority interest

(902)

(3,152)

(3,235)

(6,800)

Income before changes in accounting principles

131,344

58,695

312,343

144,606

Cumulative effect of changes in

 

 

 

 

accounting principles

 

 

 

10,781

Net income

$   131,344

$     58,695

$   312,343

$   155,387

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16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Operating leases. We lease certain property, plant and equipment under noncancelable and cancelable operating leases. Our material agreements consist of operating leases, with original terms ranging from 5 to 24 years, for natural gas and NGL underground storage facilities. We generally have the option to renew these leases, under the terms of the agreements, for one or more renewal terms ranging from 2 to 10 years. Lease expense is charged to operating costs and expenses on a straight-line basis over the period of expected economic benefit. Contingent rental payments are expensed as incurred. Third-party lease and rental expense included in operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 was approximately $7.6 million and $5.5 million, respectively. We recorded $24.7 million and $15.8 million of third-party lease and rental expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

Litigation. We are sometimes named as a defendant in litigation relating to our normal business operations, including litigation related to various federal, state and local regulatory and environmental matters. Although we insure against various business risks, to the extent management believes it is prudent, there is no assurance that the nature and amount of such insurance will be adequate, in every case, to indemnify us against liabilities arising from future legal proceedings as a result of ordinary business activity. Management is not aware of any significant litigation, pending or threatened, that would have a significant adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

We own an octane-additive production facility that historically produced, and is currently capable of producing, methyl tertiary butyl ether ("MTBE"), a motor gasoline additive that enhances octane and is used in reformulated motor gasoline. We operate the facility, which is located within our Mont Belvieu complex. The production of MTBE was primarily driven by oxygenated fuel programs enacted under the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. In recent years, MTBE has been detected in water supplies. The major source of ground water contamination appears to be leaks from underground storage tanks. As a result of environmental concerns, several states enacted legislation to ban or significantly limit the use of MTBE in motor gasoline within their jurisdictions. The Energy Bill approved by the U.S. Congress in July 2005 (and signed by the President in August 2005) eliminates oxygenates in motor gasoline.

 

A number of lawsuits have been filed by municipalities and other water suppliers against a number of manufacturers of reformulated gasoline containing MTBE, although generally such suits have not named manufacturers of MTBE as defendants, and there have been no such lawsuits filed against our subsidiary that owns the facility. It is possible, however, that MTBE manufacturers such as our subsidiary could ultimately be added as defendants in such lawsuits or in new lawsuits. In connection with our purchase of ownership interests in the octane-additive production facility in 2003 from an affiliate of Devon Energy Corporation (“Devon”) and in 2004 from an affiliate of Sunoco, Inc. (“Sun”), Devon and Sun indemnified us for any liability (including liabilities described above) that are in respect of periods prior to the date we purchased such interests.

 

Performance Guaranty. In December 2004, our Independence Hub, LLC subsidiary entered into the Independence Hub Agreement (the "Agreement") with six oil and natural gas producers. The Agreement obligates Independence Hub, LLC (i) to construct an offshore platform production facility to process 850 MMcf/d of natural gas and condensate and (ii) to process certain natural gas and condensate production of the six producers following construction of the platform facility.

 

In conjunction with the Agreement, our Operating Partnership guaranteed the performance of its Independence Hub, LLC subsidiary under the Agreement up to $397.5 million. In December 2004, 20% of this guaranteed amount was assumed by Cal Dive, our joint venture partner in the Independence Hub project. The remaining $318 million represents our share of the anticipated cost of the platform facility. This amount represents the cap on our Operating Partnership's potential obligation to the six producers for our share of the cost of constructing the platform in the unlikely scenario where the six producers take over the construction of the platform facility. Our performance guarantee continues until the earlier to occur of (i) all of the guaranteed obligations of Independence Hub, LLC shall have been terminated or expired, or shall have been indefeasibly paid or otherwise performed or discharged in full, (ii) upon mutual written consent of our Operating Partnership and the producers or (iii) mechanical completion of the production facility. We expect that mechanical completion will occur on or

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about November 1, 2006; therefore, we anticipate that the performance guaranty will exist until at least this future date.

 

In accordance with FIN 45, " Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others ," we recorded the fair value of the performance guaranty using an expected present value approach. Given the remote probability that our Operating Partnership would be required to perform under the guaranty, we have estimated the fair value of the performance guaranty at approximately $1.2 million, which is a component of current and other long-term liabilities on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2005.

 


17. SIGNIFICANT RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES – HURRICANES

 

We participate as named insureds in EPCO’s current insurance program, which provides us with property damage, business interruption and other coverages, which are customary for the nature and scope of our operations. Historically, most of the insurance carriers in EPCO’s portfolio of coverage were rated “A” or higher by recognized ratings agencies. The financial impact of recent storm events such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has resulted in the lowering of credit ratings of many insurance carriers, with a number of providers also being placed on negative credit watch. We are unaware of any of our existing carriers dropping below the “A” rating level. At present, there is no indication of any insurance carrier in the EPCO insurance program being unable or unwilling to meet its coverage obligations.

 

We believe that EPCO maintains adequate insurance coverage on behalf of us, although insurance will not cover every type of interruption that might occur. As a result of insurance market conditions, premiums and deductibles for certain insurance policies can increase substantially, and in some instances, certain insurance may become unavailable or available for only reduced amounts of coverage. As a result, EPCO may not be able to renew existing insurance policies on behalf of us or procure other desirable insurance on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. At present, the annualized cost of insurance premiums allocated to us by EPCO for all lines of coverage is approximately $27 million. This amount includes a $1.8 million increase in premiums related to Hurricane Katrina that we recognized during the third quarter of 2005. Additional premium increases from our insurance carriers resulting from damage caused by Hurricane Rita in September 2005 are possible but not yet determinable due to the recent nature of the event.

 

If we were to incur a significant liability for which we were not fully insured, it could have a material impact on our consolidated financial position and results of operations. In addition, the proceeds of any such insurance may not be paid in a timely manner and may be insufficient if such an event were to occur. Any event that interrupts the revenues generated by our consolidated operations, or which causes us to make significant expenditures not covered by insurance, could reduce our ability to pay distributions to partners and, accordingly, adversely affect the market price of our common units.

 

The following is a discussion of the general status of insurance claims related to recent significant storm events that affected our assets. To the extent we include any estimate or range of estimates regarding the dollar value of damages, please be aware that it is reasonably possible that a change in our estimates may occur in the near term as additional information becomes available to us.

 

 

Hurricane Ivan insurance claims

 

Our final purchase price allocation for the GulfTerra Merger includes the expected recovery of $26.2 million, which represents the probable recovery of property damage insurance claims related to completed expenditures for damage to certain assets due to the significant effects of Hurricane Ivan, which struck the eastern U.S. Gulf Coast region in September 2004 prior to the GulfTerra Merger. These expenditures represent our total costs to restore the former GulfTerra damaged facilities to operation. Since this loss event occurred prior to completion of the GulfTerra Merger, the claim was filed under the insurance program of GulfTerra and El Paso. We expect to receive these proceeds directly from the insurance carriers or from the former owners on our behalf during the first quarter of 2006. If the final recovery of funds is different than the amount previously expended, we will recognize an income impact at that time.

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In addition, we have submitted business interruption insurance claims for our estimated losses caused by Hurricane Ivan. During the fourth quarter of 2005, we expect to receive $6.6 million from such claims. In addition, we estimate an additional $15 million to $16 million will be received during the first quarter of 2006. To the extent we receive cash proceeds from such business interruption claims, they will be recorded as a gain in our statements of consolidated operations and comprehensive income in the period of receipt.

 

 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita insurance claims

 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, both significant storms, affected certain of our Gulf Coast assets in August and September of 2005, respectively. Inspection and evaluation of damage to our facilities is a continuing effort. We expensed $5 million during the third quarter of 2005 related to property damage insurance deductibles for both storms. To the extent that insurance proceeds from property damage claims do not cover our expenditures (in excess of the insurance deductibles we have expensed), such shortfall will be expensed when realized. In addition, we expect to file business interruption claims for losses related to these hurricanes. To the extent we receive cash proceeds from such business interruption claims, they will be recorded as a gain in our statements of consolidated operations and comprehensive income in the period of receipt.

 


18. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

October 2005 Amendment to Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility

 

In October 2005, the Operating Partnership executed an amendment to its Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility, which increased borrowing capacity from $750 million to $1.25 billion. Additionally, the amendment provides that the borrowing capacity under the Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility may be increased further to $1.4 billion, subject to certain conditions. The amendment also reduces by 0.375% the aggregate total facility fee and the Eurodollar borrowing rate that was previously in effect. The maturity date of the credit facility was extended from September 2009 to October 2010, and the Operating Partnership may make up to two requests for one-year extensions of the maturity date (subject to certain restrictions). Additionally, the amendment removed the $100 million limit on the total amount of standby letters of credit that can be outstanding under the credit facility.







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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.

 

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol “EPD.” We were formed in April 1998 to own and operate certain NGL related businesses of EPCO, Inc. ("EPCO"). We conduct substantially all of our business through our wholly owned subsidiary, Enterprise Products Operating L.P. (our “Operating Partnership”).

 

We are owned 98% by our limited partners and 2% by Enterprise Products GP, LLC (our general partner, referred to as “Enterprise Products GP”). We and Enterprise Products GP are affiliates and under common control of Dan L. Duncan, the Chairman and the controlling shareholder of EPCO.

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company” or “Enterprise Products Partners” are intended to mean the consolidated business and operations of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Also, “GulfTerra Merger” refers to the merger of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. with a wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners on September 30, 2004 and the various transactions related thereto. References to “GulfTerra” mean Enterprise GTM Holdings L.P., the successor to GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. References to “GulfTerra GP” mean Enterprise GTMGP, L.L.C., which was formerly known as GulfTerra Energy Company, L.L.C., the general partner of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. Enterprise GTMGP, L.L.C. is the general partner of Enterprise GTM Holdings L.P.

 

This quarterly report contains various forward-looking statements and information that are based on our beliefs and those of Enterprise Products GP, our general partner, as well as assumptions made by us and information currently available to us. Please read “ Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors ” for additional information.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, the dollar amounts presented in the tabular data within this discussion and analysis are stated in thousands of dollars.

 

In addition, as generally used in the industry and in this discussion and analysis, the identified terms have the following meanings:

 

 

/d

= per day

 

 

BBtus

= billion British Thermal units

 

Bcf

= billion cubic feet

 

 

MBPD

= thousand barrels per day

 

 

Mdth

= thousand dekatherms

 

 

MMBbls= million barrels

 

 

MMBtus= million British thermal units

 

MMcf

= million cubic feet

 

 

Mcf

= thousand cubic feet

 

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes included under Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

 

 

 

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

 

The following summarizes our recent significant developments since December 31, 2004.

 

 

In January 2005, affiliates of EPCO acquired a 9.9% membership interest in Enterprise Products GP and 13,454,498 of our common units from El Paso for approximately $425 million in cash. As a result of these transactions, EPCO and its affiliates owned 100% of the membership interests of Enterprise Products GP. In August 2005, EPCO and its affiliates contributed their membership interests in Enterprise Products GP to Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. ("Enterprise GP Holdings"), an affiliate of EPCO. For additional information regarding EPCO and its affiliates contribution of their membership interests in Enterprise Products GP to Enterprise GP Holdings, please read Note 10 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

 

 

In January 2005, we paid $74.5 million for an indirect 80% equity interest in the 89-mile Indian Springs Gathering System and an indirect 75% equity interest in the Indian Springs natural gas processing facility, both of which are located in East Texas.

 

 

In January 2005, we purchased an approximate 20% interest in Dixie Pipeline Company (“Dixie”) for $31 million. Additionally, we purchased an approximate 26% interest in Dixie in February 2005 for $40 million. We currently own approximately 66% of Dixie.

 

 

In February 2005, we sold 17,250,000 common units (including the over-allotment amount of 2,250,000 common units which closed on March 11, 2005), which generated net proceeds of approximately $456.7 million.

 

 

In February 2005, our Operating Partnership sold $500 million in principal amount of senior notes in a private offering, comprised of $250 million in principal amount of our 10-year Senior Notes I and $250 million in principal amount of our 30-year Senior Notes J.

 

 

In March 2005, we filed a universal shelf registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") registering the issuance of $4 billion of partnership equity and public debt obligations. In June 2005, our Operating Partnership sold $500 million in principal amount of 4.95% senior notes due June 2010 (“Senior Notes K”) under this universal shelf registration statement.

 

 

In April 2005, an affiliate of EPCO, Enterprise GP Holdings, was formed to become the sole member of Enterprise Products GP and to own 13.5 million of our common units. In connection with its formation, Enterprise GP Holdings filed a registration statement on Form S-1 for an initial public offering of its common units. In August 2005, Enterprise GP Holdings completed its initial public offering, which resulted in Enterprise GP Holdings owning our general partner, and EPCO and its affiliates owning approximately 86% of the equity interests in Enterprise GP Holdings.

 

 

Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline Company ("Cameron Highway") began deliveries of Gulf of Mexico crude oil production to major refining markets along the Texas Gulf Coast during the first quarter of 2005. The Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline is designed to gather production from the deepwater areas of the Gulf of Mexico, primarily the South Green Canyon area, for delivery to refineries and terminals in Port Arthur and Texas City, Texas. This pipeline can currently transport up to 500 MBPD of crude oil production. We own a 50% equity interest in Cameron Highway.

 

 

In June 2005, we announced our plans to construct a new NGL fractionator near Hobbs, New Mexico. See “ -- Capital Spending ” for additional information regarding this growth project.

 

 

In June 2005, we exercised our option to acquire a 2% indirect ownership interest in the Mid-America pipeline and a 1.6% indirect ownership interest in the Seminole pipeline for a total purchase price of $25 million. This transaction was completed on June 30, 2005, and as a result, we now own 100% of the Mid-America pipeline and 90% of the Seminole pipeline.

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In July 2005, we purchased three NGL underground storage facilities and four propane terminals from Ferrellgas L.P. (“Ferrellgas”) for $144 million in cash. See “ -- Capital Spending ” for additional information regarding this acquisition.

 

 

In August 2005, we amended and restated our Partnership Agreement by executing the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership to provide, among other items, that upon issuance of any additional limited partner interests by us, Enterprise Products GP is entitled to make, but not obligated to make, additional capital contributions such that its general partner interest in us would be equal to up to 2% immediately following the issuance of such additional limited partner interests. For additional information regarding our amended and restated Partnership Agreement, please read Note 9 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

 

 

In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina, a Category 4 hurricane, struck the U.S. Gulf Coast regions of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. Additionally, in late September 2005, Hurricane Rita, a Category 3 hurricane, struck the U.S. Gulf Coast regions of Louisiana and Texas. Certain of our assets on the U.S. Gulf Coast and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in the paths of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita incurred structural damage as a result of the hurricanes. In addition to this damage, certain of our operations were interrupted from damage to production and other facilities that supply our assets. For information regarding the general status of insurance claims associated with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, please read “– Capital Spending – Significant Risks and Uncertainties – Hurricanes ” included within this Item 2. Also, for information regarding the impact that these storm events had on our results of operations, please read "— Results of Operations " included within this Item 2.

 


CAPITAL SPENDING

 

We are committed to the long-term growth and viability of the Company. Part of our business strategy involves expansion through business combinations, growth capital projects and investments in joint ventures. In recent years, major oil and gas companies have sold non-strategic assets in the midstream energy sector in which we operate. We forecast that this trend will continue, and expect independent oil and natural gas companies to consider similar divestitures. Management continues to analyze potential acquisitions, joint ventures and similar transactions with businesses that operate in complementary markets or geographic regions.

 

We believe that we are positioned to continue to grow through acquisitions that will expand our system of assets and through growth capital projects. We estimate our consolidated capital spending over the next six months (fourth quarter of 2005 and first quarter of 2006) will approximate $570 million, which includes estimated expenditures of approximately $510 million for growth capital projects and acquisitions and approximately $60 million for sustaining capital expenditures.

 

Our forecast of consolidated capital expenditures is based upon our strategic operating and growth plans, which are also dependent upon our ability to provide capital from operating cash flows or otherwise obtain the capital necessary to accomplish our objectives. Our forecast may change due to factors beyond our control, such as weather related issues, changes in supplier prices or deteriorating economic conditions. Further, our forecast may change as a result of decisions made at a later date, which may include acquisitions or decisions to take on additional partners.

 

Our success in raising capital, including the formation of joint ventures to share costs and risks, continues to be the critical factor that determines how much we can spend. We believe our access to capital resources is sufficient to meet the demands of our current and future operating growth needs, and although we currently intend to make the forecasted expenditures discussed above, we may adjust the timing and amounts of projected expenditures in response to changes in capital markets.

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The following table summarizes our capital spending by activity for the periods indicated:

                

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

 

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2005

2004

Capital spending for business combinations:

 

 

 

GulfTerra Merger

$          7,028

$      637,349

 

NGL underground storage and terminaling assets purchased from Ferrellgas

144,000

 

 

Indirect interests in the Indian Springs natural gas gathering and processing assets

74,854

 

 

Additional ownership interests in Dixie Pipeline Company ("Dixie")

68,608

 

 

Additional ownership interests in Mid-America and Seminole pipeline systems

25,000

 

 

Additional ownership interest in Seminole Pipeline Company ("Seminole")

 

28,010

 

Additional ownership interest in Tri-States NGL Pipeline LLC ("Tri States")

900

16,485

 

Additional ownership interest in Belvieu Environmental Fuels, L.P. ("BEF")

 

13,440

 

Other business combinations

4,690

 

 

 

 

Total capital spending related to business combinations

325,080

695,284

Capital spending for property, plant and equipment:

 

 

 

Growth capital projects

524,767

22,944

 

Sustaining capital projects

62,778

16,001

 

 

 

Total capital spending for property, plant and equipment

587,545

38,945

Capital spending attributable to unconsolidated affiliates:

 

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates, excluding advances

80,833

1,076

 

 

 

Total capital spending

$      993,458

$      735,305

 

Capital spending for property, plant and equipment as shown in the preceding table, is shown net of contributions in aid of construction costs of $40.4 million and $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. On certain of our capital projects, third parties are obligated to reimburse us for all or a portion of the capital expenditures associated with such projects. As a result of completing the GulfTerra Merger, the number of such arrangements has increased, particularly for projects involving pipeline construction and production well tie-ins.

 

At September 30, 2005, we had approximately $179.4 million in outstanding purchase commitments related to capital projects, the majority of which pertain to pipeline and platform growth projects in the Gulf of Mexico that are expected to be placed in service during 2005 and 2006.

 

 

Significant Announced Growth Capital Projects

 

Western Expansion Project – NGL fractionation . In June 2005, we announced our plans to construct a new NGL fractionator, designed to handle up to 75 MBPD of mixed NGLs, located at the interconnection of our Mid-America pipeline system and our Seminole pipeline system near Hobbs, New Mexico. Additionally, we will construct a purity ethane storage well near the new fractionator and reconfigure the interconnection between the Mid-America pipeline and the Seminole pipeline. These projects are expected to cost approximately $150 million and be placed in service by mid-2007.

 

In January 2005, we announced that we had commenced initial permitting, engineering and design work for our Western Expansion Project, which included adding 50 MBPD of transportation capacity on the Rocky Mountain segment of our Mid-America pipeline system and a new 60 MBPD NGL fractionator at our Mont Belvieu complex. After additional analysis, we decided to build the new fractionator at Hobbs (as described in the previous paragraph) instead of the previously announced 60 MBPD fractionator at our Mont Belvieu complex because the Hobbs fractionator will provide more commercial and operating flexibility for the handling of increased Rocky Mountain volumes.

 

Purchase of NGL underground storage and terminaling assets . In July 2005, we purchased three NGL underground storage facilities and four propane terminals from Ferrellgas for $144 million in cash. The underground storage facilities are located in Kansas, Arizona and Utah and have a combined capacity of 6.1 MMBbls. Approximately 70% of the aggregate storage capacity is leased to third party customers under fee-based contracts. The four propane terminals are located in Minnesota and North Carolina. The Minnesota facilities are

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connected to our Mid-America pipeline system, and the North Carolina terminals are connected by rail to our facilities on the Gulf Coast. As part of the transaction, Ferrellgas has contracted with us to maintain a certain level of storage volume and terminal throughput for five years with the option to extend for an additional five years.

 

 

Significant Risks and Uncertainties – Hurricanes

 

We participate as named insureds in EPCO’s current insurance program, which provides us with property damage, business interruption and other coverages, which are customary for the nature and scope of our operations. Historically, most of the insurance carriers in EPCO’s portfolio of coverage were rated “A” or higher by recognized ratings agencies. The financial impact of recent storm events such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has resulted in the lowering of credit ratings of many insurance carriers, with a number of providers also being placed on negative credit watch. We are unaware of any of our existing carriers dropping below the “A” rating level. At present, there is no indication of any insurance carrier in the EPCO insurance program being unable or unwilling to meet its coverage obligations.

 

We believe that EPCO maintains adequate insurance coverage on behalf of us, although insurance will not cover every type of interruption that might occur. As a result of insurance market conditions, premiums and deductibles for certain insurance policies can increase substantially, and in some instances, certain insurance may become unavailable or available for only reduced amounts of coverage. As a result, EPCO may not be able to renew existing insurance policies on behalf of us or procure other desirable insurance on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. At present, the annualized cost of insurance premiums allocated to us by EPCO for all lines of coverage is approximately $27 million. This amount includes a $1.8 million increase in premiums related to Hurricane Katrina that we recognized during the third quarter of 2005. Additional premium increases from our insurance carriers resulting from damage caused by Hurricane Rita in September 2005 are possible but not yet determinable due to the recent nature of the event.

 

If we were to incur a significant liability for which we were not fully insured, it could have a material impact on our consolidated financial position and results of operations. In addition, the proceeds of any such insurance may not be paid in a timely manner and may be insufficient if such an event were to occur. Any event that interrupts the revenues generated by our consolidated operations, or which causes us to make significant expenditures not covered by insurance, could reduce our ability to pay distributions to partners and, accordingly, adversely affect the market price of our common units.

 

The following is a discussion of the general status of insurance claims related to recent significant storm events that affected our assets. To the extent we include any estimate or range of estimates regarding the dollar value of damages, please be aware that it is reasonably possible that a change in our estimates may occur in the near term as additional information becomes available to us.

 

 

Hurricane Ivan insurance claims

 

Our final purchase price allocation for the GulfTerra Merger includes the expected recovery of $26.2 million, which represents the probable recovery of property damage insurance claims related to completed expenditures for damage to certain assets due to the significant effects of Hurricane Ivan, which struck the eastern U.S. Gulf Coast region in September 2004 prior to the GulfTerra Merger. These expenditures represent our total costs to restore the former GulfTerra damaged facilities to operation. Since this loss event occurred prior to completion of the GulfTerra Merger, the claim was filed under the insurance program of GulfTerra and El Paso. We expect to receive these proceeds directly from the insurance carriers or from the former owners on our behalf during the first quarter of 2006. If the final recovery of funds is different than the amount previously expended, we will recognize an income impact at that time.

 

In addition, we have submitted business interruption insurance claims for our estimated losses caused by Hurricane Ivan. During the fourth quarter of 2005, we expect to receive $6.6 million from such claims. In addition, we estimate an additional $15 million to $16 million will be received during the first quarter of 2006. To the extent we receive cash proceeds from such business interruption claims, they will be recorded as a gain in our statements of consolidated operations and comprehensive income in the period of receipt.

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Hurricanes Katrina and Rita insurance claims

 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, both significant storms, affected certain of our Gulf Coast assets in August and September of 2005, respectively. Inspection and evaluation of damage to our facilities is a continuing effort. We expensed $5 million during the third quarter of 2005 related to property damage insurance deductibles for both storms. To the extent that insurance proceeds from property damage claims do not cover our expenditures (in excess of the insurance deductibles we have expensed), such shortfall will be expensed when realized. In addition, we expect to file business interruption claims for losses related to these hurricanes. To the extent we receive cash proceeds from such business interruption claims, they will be recorded as a gain in our statements of consolidated operations and comprehensive income in the period of receipt.

 


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

We have four reportable business segments: Offshore Pipelines & Services, Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services, NGL Pipelines & Services and Petrochemical Services. Our business segments are generally organized and managed according to the type of services rendered (or technology employed) and products produced and/or sold.       

 

The Offshore Pipelines & Services business segment consists of (i) approximately 1,150 miles of offshore natural gas pipelines strategically located to serve production areas in some of the most active drilling and development regions in the Gulf of Mexico, (ii) approximately 810 miles of Gulf of Mexico offshore crude oil pipeline systems and (iii) seven multi-purpose offshore hub platforms located in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

The Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services business segment consists of approximately 17,200 miles of onshore natural gas pipeline systems that provide for the gathering and transmission of natural gas in Alabama, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. In addition, this segment includes two salt dome natural gas storage facilities located in Mississippi, which are strategically located to serve the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast domestic natural gas markets. This segment also includes leased natural gas storage facilities located in Texas and Louisiana.

 

The NGL Pipelines & Services business segment includes our (i) natural gas processing business and related NGL marketing activities, (ii) NGL pipelines aggregating approximately 12,810 miles and related storage facilities, which include our strategic Mid-America and Seminole NGL pipeline systems and (iii) NGL fractionation facilities located in Texas and Louisiana. This segment also includes our import and export terminaling operations.

 

The Petrochemical Services business segment includes four propylene fractionation facilities, an isomerization complex and an octane additive production facility. This segment also includes approximately 530 miles of petrochemical pipeline systems.

 

The Other non-segment category is presented for financial reporting purposes only to reflect the historical equity earnings we received from GulfTerra GP. We acquired a 50% membership interest in GulfTerra GP on December 15, 2003, in connection with the GulfTerra Merger. Our investment in GulfTerra GP was accounted for using the equity method until the GulfTerra Merger was completed on September 30, 2004. On that date, GulfTerra GP became a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of ours. Since the historical equity earnings of GulfTerra GP were based on net income amounts allocated to it by GulfTerra, it is impractical for us to allocate the equity income we received during the periods presented to each of our new business segments. Therefore, we have segregated equity earnings from GulfTerra GP from our other segment results to aid in comparability between the periods presented.

 

We evaluate segment performance based on the non-GAAP financial measure of gross operating margin. Gross operating margin (either in total or by individual segment) is an important performance measure of the core profitability of our operations. This measure forms the basis of our internal financial reporting and is used by senior management in deciding how to allocate capital resources among business segments. We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures that our management uses in evaluating segment results. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to total segment gross operating margin is operating income. Our

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non-GAAP financial measure of total segment gross operating margin should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP operating income.

 

We define total (or consolidated) segment gross operating margin as operating income before: (i) depreciation and amortization expense; (ii) operating lease expenses for which we do not have the payment obligation; (iii) gains and losses on the sale of assets; and (iv) general and administrative expenses. Gross operating margin is exclusive of other income and expense transactions, provision for income taxes, minority interest, extraordinary charges and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles. Gross operating margin by segment is calculated by subtracting segment operating costs and expenses (net of the adjustments noted above) from segment revenues, with both segment totals before the elimination of intercompany transactions.

 

We have historically included equity earnings from unconsolidated affiliates in our measurement of segment gross operating margin and operating income. Our equity investments with industry partners are a vital component of our business strategy. They are a means by which we conduct our operations to align our interests with those of our customers, which may be suppliers of raw materials or consumers of finished products. This method of operation also enables us to achieve favorable economies of scale relative to the level of investment and business risk assumed versus what we could accomplish on a stand-alone basis. Many of these businesses perform supporting or complementary roles to our other business operations.

 

For additional information regarding our business segments, please read Note 13 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report.

 

Selected Price and Volumetric Data

 

The following table illustrates selected average quarterly industry index prices for natural gas, crude oil, selected NGL and petrochemical products since the beginning of 2004:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polymer

Refinery

 

 

Natural

 

 

 

Normal

 

Natural

Grade

Grade

 

 

Gas,

Crude Oil,

Ethane,

Propane,

Butane,

Isobutane,

Gasoline,

Propylene,

Propylene,

 

 

$/MMBtu

$/barrel

$/gallon

$/gallon

$/gallon

$/gallon

$/gallon

$/pound

$/pound

 

 

(1)

(2)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter

$5.69

$35.25

$0.43

$0.66

$0.76

$0.76

$0.87

$0.29

$0.26

 

2nd Quarter

$6.00

$38.34

$0.45

$0.65

$0.79

$0.79

$0.92

$0.32

$0.26

 

3rd Quarter

$5.75

$43.90

$0.52

$0.79

$0.92

$0.92

$1.05

$0.32

$0.27

 

4th Quarter

$7.07

$48.31

$0.60

$0.85

$1.03

$1.04

$1.15

$0.40

$0.35

 

Average for Year

$6.13

$41.45

$0.50

$0.74

$0.88

$0.88

$1.00

$0.33

$0.29

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Quarter

$6.27

$49.68

$0.52

$0.79

$0.98

$1.00

$1.14

$0.45

$0.39

 

2nd Quarter

$6.74

$53.09

$0.52

$0.82

$0.98

$1.01

$1.16

$0.37

$0.30

 

3rd Quarter

$8.53

$63.08

$0.69

$0.97

$1.14

$1.26

$1.36

$0.37

$0.33

 

Average for Year

$7.18

$55.28

$0.58

$0.86

$1.03

$1.09

$1.22

$0.40

$0.34

 

 

 

 

 

(1)    Natural gas, NGL, polymer grade propylene and refinery grade propylene prices represent an average of various commercial index prices including OPIS and CMAI. Natural gas price is representative of Henry-Hub I-FERC. NGL prices are representative of Mont Belvieu Non-TET pricing. Refinery grade propylene represents an average of CMAI spot prices. Polymer-grade propylene represents average CMAI contract pricing.

(2)    Crude oil price is representative of an index price for West Texas Intermediate.

 

 

 

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The following table presents our significant average throughput, production and processing volumetric data for the periods indicated (on a net basis, taking into account our ownership interests). In general, the increase in volumes period-to-period is primarily due to the assets we acquired in connection with the GulfTerra Merger, including the South Texas midstream assets. The GulfTerra Merger was completed on September 30, 2004.

 

 

 

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

Ended September 30,

 

 

2005 (1)

2004 (1)

2005 (1)

2004 (1)

Offshore Pipelines & Services, net:

 

 

 

 

Natural gas transportation volumes (BBtus/d)

1,623

393

1,876

423

Crude oil transportation volumes (MBPD)

124

 

134

 

Platform gas treating (Mdth/d)

221

 

285

 

Platform oil treating (MBPD)

8

 

8

 

Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services, net:

 

 

 

 

Natural gas transportation volumes (BBtus/d)

6,035

685

5,933

650

NGL Pipelines & Services, net:

 

 

 

 

NGL transportation volumes (MBPD)

1,468

1,450

1,463

1,358

NGL fractionation volumes (MBPD)

270

239

311

235

Equity NGL production (MBPD)

82

84

94

84

Fee-based natural gas processing (MMcf/d)

1,471

1,822

1,828

1,544

Petrochemical Services, net:

 

 

 

 

Butane isomerization volumes (MBPD)

96

82

82

73

Propylene fractionation volumes (MBPD)

55

58

55

58

Octane additive production volumes (MBPD)

8

12

5

9

Petrochemical transportation volumes (MBPD)

50

77

65

72

Total, net:

 

 

 

 

NGL, crude oil and petrochemical transportation volumes (MBPD)

1,642

1,527

1,662

1,430

Natural gas transportation volumes (BBtus/d)

7,658

1,079

7,809

1,074

Equivalent transportation volumes (MBPD) (2)

3,657

1,811

3,717

1,713

(1)    Volumetric data shown above reflects net operating rates of the underlying assets for the periods in which we owned them.

(2)    Reflects equivalent energy volumes where 3.8 MMBtus of natural gas are equivalent to one barrel of NGLs.

 

 

Comparisons of Our Results of Operations

 

The following table summarizes the key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

Ended September 30,

 

 

2005

2004

2005

2004

Revenues

 

$3,249,291

$2,040,271

$8,476,581

$5,458,507

Operating costs and expenses

3,045,345

1,951,567

7,959,122

5,226,392

General and administrative costs

13,252

10,076

46,655

26,629

Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates

3,703

14,289

14,563

42,224

Operating income

194,397

92,917

485,367

247,710

Interest expense

60,538

32,471

170,697

96,956

Net income

131,169

57,231

311,084

152,907

 

Revenues from the sale and marketing of NGL products within the NGL Pipelines & Services business segment accounted for 60% and 69% of total consolidated revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, and 59% and 68% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Revenues from the other businesses within this segment accounted for 15% of total consolidated revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. Revenues from the sale of petrochemical products within the Petrochemical Services segment accounted for 12% of total consolidated revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2004, and 11% and 13% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Revenues from the transportation, sale and storage of natural gas using onshore assets accounted for 13% and 12% of total consolidated revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively.

 

In general, an increase in our revenues and costs and expenses period-to-period is attributable to the results of businesses acquired or consolidated since the second quarter of 2004 and an increase in NGL and petrochemical

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sales volumes including the effects of higher energy commodity prices. Higher energy commodity prices result in increased revenues from our NGL and petrochemical marketing activities; however, these same higher prices also increase the cost of sales within these activities as feedstock and other related purchase prices rise. For selected general energy commodity price information and detailed segment-level volumetric information, please review the tables under “ —Selected Price and Volumetric Data .”

 

Our gross operating margin by segment and in total is as follows for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

2005

2004

 

2005

2004

Gross operating margin by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offshore Pipelines & Services

$      16,922

$           721

 

$      62,180

$        2,577

 

Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services

93,513

7,186

 

257,774

18,928

 

NGL Pipelines & Services

153,760

83,560

 

427,392

231,730

 

Petrochemical Services

47,621

35,522

 

85,559

90,731

Other, non-segment

 

10,759

 

 

32,025

Total segment gross operating margin

$    311,816

$    137,748

 

$    832,905

$    375,991

 

For a reconciliation of non-GAAP gross operating margin to GAAP operating income and further to GAAP income before provision for taxes, minority interest and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, please read “ Other Items ” included within this Item 2.

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared with the

Three Months Ended September 30, 2004

 

Revenues for the third quarter of 2005 increased $1.2 billion over those recorded during the same period in 2004. The trend in consolidated revenues can be attributed to (i) a $583 million increase in revenues from our NGL and petrochemical marketing activities primarily resulting from an increase in sales volumes and energy commodity prices and (ii) the addition of $495 million in revenues from businesses acquired or consolidated during or after the third quarter of 2004 (primarily revenues generated by the GulfTerra and South Texas midstream assets).

 

Consolidated costs and expenses increased $1.1 billion quarter-to-quarter primarily due to (i) an increase in volumes purchased including the effects of higher energy commodity prices, which resulted in a $572 million increase in the cost of sales of our NGL and petrochemical marketing activities and (ii) the addition of $381 million in costs and expenses attributable to businesses acquired or consolidated during or after the third quarter of 2004. General and administrative costs also increased $3.2 million quarter-to-quarter primarily due to businesses acquired since September 30, 2004.

 

Changes in our revenues and costs and expenses quarter-to-quarter are explained in part by changes in energy commodity prices. The indicative weighted-average market price for NGLs was 98 cents per gallon for the three months ended September 30, 2005 versus 77 cents per gallon during the same period in 2004—a quarter-to-quarter increase of 27%. Our determination of the weighted-average market price for NGLs is based on selected U.S. Gulf Coast prices for such products at Mont Belvieu, which is the primary industry hub for domestic NGL production. The market price of natural gas (as measured at Henry Hub) averaged $8.53 per MMBtu for the third quarter of 2005 versus $5.75 per MMBtu during the 2004 period. Polymer grade propylene index prices increased 16% quarter-to-quarter and refinery grade propylene index prices increased 22% quarter-to-quarter.

 

Equity earnings from unconsolidated affiliates decreased $10.6 million quarter-to-quarter. Equity earnings for the third quarter of 2005 include our share of earnings from investments we acquired in connection with the GulfTerra Merger. The third quarter of 2004 includes $10.8 million of equity earnings from GulfTerra GP, which we began consolidating on September 30, 2004 as a result of completing the GulfTerra Merger. Collectively, the aforementioned changes in revenues, costs and expenses and equity earnings contributed to a $101.5 million increase in operating income quarter-to-quarter.

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The $28.1 million increase in interest expense is primarily due to additional debt we incurred in October 2004 as a result of the GulfTerra Merger (Senior Notes E, F, G and H), Senior Notes I and J in February 2005 and Senior Notes K in June 2005. Our weighted-average debt principal outstanding was $4.8 billion during the third quarter of 2005 compared to $2.7 billion during the third quarter of 2004.


As a result of the items noted in previous paragraphs, our net income increased $74 million to $131.2 million for the third quarter of 2005 from $57.2 million for the third quarter of 2004.

 

The following information highlights the significant quarter-to-quarter variances in gross operating margin by business segment.

 

In general, due to our geographic and business diversification, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita had varying effects across our business segments. The hurricanes impacted supply and demand for natural gas, NGLs, crude oil and motor gasoline. In general, this resulted in an increase in energy commodity prices, which was exacerbated in certain regions due to local supply and demand imbalances. The disruptions in natural gas, NGL and crude oil production along the U.S. Gulf Coast resulted in decreased volumes for some of our pipeline systems, natural gas processing plants and NGL fractionators, which in turn caused a decrease in gross operating margin for certain operations. In addition, operating costs at certain of our plants and pipelines were negatively impacted due to the increase in natural gas prices. These effects were offset by an increase in gross operating margin from certain of our businesses, which benefited from increased demand for NGLs and octane additives used in the production of motor gasoline, regional demand for natural gas and the general increase in commodity prices.

 

We estimate that gross operating margin for the third quarter of 2005 decreased by approximately $27 million due to the direct effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as a result of loss of volumes, expected costs to repair facilities limited to the deductibles under our insurance program and the cost of increased insurance premiums. We currently expect a decrease in gross operating margin for the fourth quarter of 2005 directly related to the storms to be approximately $34 million prior to any future recoveries under business interruption insurance.

 

Offshore Pipelines & Services . Gross operating margin from this business segment increased $16.2 million quarter-to-quarter primarily due to offshore Gulf of Mexico assets acquired in connection with the GulfTerra Merger. These assets accounted for $17.3 million of gross operating margin recorded for this segment during the third quarter of 2005.

 

Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services . Gross operating margin from this business segment increased $86.3 million quarter-to-quarter primarily due to onshore natural gas pipeline and storage assets we acquired in connection with the GulfTerra Merger. These assets accounted for $82.4 million of gross operating margin recorded for this segment during the third quarter of 2005.

 

Our Texas Intrastate System generated gross operating margin of $21.9 million during the third quarter of 2005 on average transportation volumes of 3,577 BBtus/d. The Texas Intrastate System is an 8,222-mile natural gas pipeline system that gathers and transports natural gas from supply basins in Texas and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico to local gas distribution companies and electric generation and industrial customers. Our San Juan Gathering System contributed $36.3 million of gross operating margin during the third quarter of 2005 on average transportation volumes of 1,181 BBtus/d. The San Juan Gathering System is a 5,404-mile natural gas pipeline system that serves natural gas producers in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and Colorado. We own 100% of the Texas Intrastate System and the San Juan Gathering System, both of which were acquired in connection with the GulfTerra Merger.

 

NGL Pipelines & Services . Gross operating margin from this business segment increased $70.2 million quarter-to-quarter. This increase is primarily due to an $82.7 million increase in gross operating margin from our natural gas processing and related businesses, which includes $45.3 million from assets acquired during or after the third quarter of 2004 and a $41.1 million increase from our NGL marketing activities. NGL marketing benefited from an increase in demand for NGLs used as feedstocks in the production of motor gasoline, an increase in NGL import activity, and improved sales margins.

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Gross operating margin from NGL pipelines and related storage services decreased $6.4 million quarter-to-quarter. An increase in gross operating margin attributable to assets acquired or consolidated since September 30, 2004 was more than offset by lower gross operating margin from our Mid-America and Seminole pipelines and NGL storage facilities. A reduction in gross operating margin quarter-to-quarter on our Mid-America and Seminole pipelines is attributable to the net impact of tariffs that became effective in the second and third quarters of 2005 (see discussion below) and a 54 MBPD decrease in transportation volumes, caused in part by planned maintenance outages during the third quarter of 2005 at several third party-owned gas processing facilities located in the Rockies that are connected to our pipeline system.

 

Gross operating margin from NGL fractionation increased $0.8 million quarter-to-quarter primarily due to NGL fractionation assets we acquired in connection with the GulfTerra Merger. Expenses related to support services classified within this segment (e.g., product distribution and related direct costs) increased $7 million quarter-to-quarter primarily due to an increase in business activity related to acquired assets.

 

One of our objectives for 2005 was to seek relief through filings with the FERC to increase tariffs on our Mid-America and Seminole pipeline systems to recover increased costs of operating the pipelines, principally those costs attributable to fuel and pipeline integrity expenses. In March 2005, the joint tariff rate for Mid-America and Seminole increased, which should result in additional revenues of approximately $10 million per year on a combined basis for these assets based on expected transportation rates. In May 2005, the FERC allowed a cost of service increase in Mid-America’s local tariffs (subject to refund and further review) that is expected to provide our Mid-America pipeline additional revenues of approximately $12 million per year based on expected transportation rates. This cost of service adjustment has been protested by shippers, so although the increased rates are being collected from customers, revenue related to this cost of service adjustment is being deferred. If these protests are settled in favor of Mid-America during 2005, the deferred revenues will be recognized in earnings at that time. If these protests are settled in favor of the shippers, the deferred revenue amount will be refunded. As of September 30, 2005, $3.4 million in revenue associated with this cost of service adjustment has been deferred.

 

In addition to the above rate changes, in July 2005, Mid-America voluntarily filed a new tariff with the FERC to reduce certain transportation rates for mixed NGL product movements from the northern Rockies to Mont Belvieu, Texas. We filed this new tariff, which is a discount to our general commodity rate, to promote higher NGL recoveries at existing processing facilities connected to the system and to encourage the construction of new cryogenic natural gas processing plants in the region that could be connected to the system. Additionally, we believe that, subject to negotiations with our shippers, the new tariff could result in longer term dedications of NGL supplies to the system and higher fuel reimbursement from our shippers than we have under our existing contracts. Based on current transportation volumes, if the new lower rates are fully implemented, system revenues on Mid-America may decrease by as much as $12 million per year depending upon actual product recoveries and movements. However, it is expected that the lower revenues would be offset by the benefit of longer term dedications, higher fuel recovery and increased volumes. We will periodically review the effectiveness of the new rates to determine if we will elect to keep them in place.

 

Petrochemical Services . Gross operating margin from this business segment increased $12.1 million quarter-to-quarter primarily due to a $12 million increase in gross operating margin from our octane enhancement business and isomerization facilities. Improved results from these businesses are attributable to increased demand for motor gasoline and motor gasoline additives in the third quarter of 2005. Our octane-additive production facility is capable of producing either MTBE or isooctane as economic conditions warrant. The facility may be further modified in the future to produce alkylate.

 

Other . Gross operating margin from this segment pertains to equity earnings we recorded from GulfTerra GP prior to its consolidation with our financial results upon completion of the GulfTerra merger on September 30, 2004.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared with the

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004

 

Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 increased $3 billion over those recorded during the same period in 2004. The trend in consolidated revenues can be attributed to (i) a $1.5 billion increase in revenues from our NGL and petrochemical marketing activities primarily resulting from an increase in sales volumes and energy commodity prices and (ii) the addition of $1.4 billion in revenues from acquired or consolidated businesses, primarily those generated by the GulfTerra and South Texas midstream assets.

 

Consolidated costs and expenses increased $2.7 billion period-to-period primarily due to (i) an increase in volumes purchased including the effects of higher energy commodity prices, which resulted in a $1.3 billion increase in the cost of sales of our NGL and petrochemical marketing activities and (ii) the addition of $1.1 billion in costs and expenses attributable to acquired or consolidated businesses. General and administrative costs increased $20 million period-to-period primarily due to businesses acquired since September 30, 2004.

 

Changes in our revenues and costs and expenses period-to-period are explained in part by changes in commodity prices. The indicative weighted-average market price for NGLs was 86 cents per gallon for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 versus 69 cents per gallon during the same period in 2004—a period-to-period increase of 25%. The Henry Hub market price for natural gas averaged $7.18 per MMBtu for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 versus $5.81 per MMBtu during the 2004 period. Polymer grade propylene index prices increased 29% period-to-period and refinery grade propylene index prices increased 31% period-to-period.

 

Equity earnings from unconsolidated affiliates decreased $27.7 million period-to-period, which includes an $11.5 million one-time charge recorded in the second quarter of 2005 related to the refinancing of Cameron Highway’s project debt. Our share of earnings from investments we acquired in connection with the GulfTerra Merger is included in equity earnings for the first nine months of 2005. The first nine months of 2004 includes $32 million of equity earnings from GulfTerra GP, which we began consolidating on September 30, 2004 as a result of completing the GulfTerra Merger. Collectively, the aforementioned changes in revenues, costs and expenses and equity earnings contributed to a $237.7 million increase in operating income period-to-period.

 

The $73.7 million increase in interest expense is attributable to the senior notes we issued during October 2004 in connection with the GulfTerra Merger and the issuance of additional senior notes during the first nine months of 2005. Our weighted-average debt principal outstanding was $4.5 billion during the first nine months of 2005 compared to $2.3 billion during the same period in 2004.

 

As a result of the items noted in previous paragraphs, our net income increased $158.2 million to $311.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 from $152.9 million for the 2004 period. The first nine months of 2004 includes a $10.8 million benefit related to the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles adopted during 2004. For additional information regarding the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles we recorded during 2004, please read “ Other Items ” included within this Item 2.

 

The following information highlights the significant period-to-period variances in gross operating margin by business segment.

 

Offshore Pipelines & Services . Gross operating margin from this business segment increased $59.6 million period-to-period primarily due to offshore Gulf of Mexico assets acquired in connection with the GulfTerra Merger. These assets accounted for $57.4 million of gross operating margin recorded for this segment during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Gross operating margin for the 2005 period also includes $11.5 million in one-time charges related to the refinancing of Cameron Highway’s project debt and a $5.1 million one-time benefit related to the resolution of a transportation contract dispute involving Neptune. For additional information regarding Cameron Highway's debt restructuring, please read Note 8 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report.

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Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines & Services . Gross operating margin from this business segment increased $238.8 million period-to-period primarily due to onshore natural gas pipeline and storage assets we acquired in connection with the GulfTerra Merger. These assets accounted for $235.9 million of gross operating margin recorded for this segment during the first nine months of 2005. Our Texas Intrastate System generated gross operating margin of $75.2 million during the 2005 period on average transportation volumes of 3,463 BBtus/d. Our San Juan Gathering System contributed $108.2 million of gross operating margin during the 2005 period on average transportation volumes of 1,188 BBtus/d. We acquired the Texas Intrastate System and the San Juan Gathering System in connection with the GulfTerra Merger. Natural gas storage assets acquired in the GulfTerra Merger contributed $31.1 million to gross operating margin during 2005.

 

NGL Pipelines & Services . Gross operating margin from this business segment increased $195.7 million period-to-period primarily due to contributions from assets we acquired in connection with the GulfTerra Merger and improved processing economics and NGL sales margins. Gross operating margin from natural gas processing assets we acquired in connection with the GulfTerra Merger accounted for $131.2 million of the increase in gross operating margin for this segment. Gross operating margin from our NGL marketing activities and Louisiana natural gas processing facilities increased $60.5 million period-to-period primarily due to higher NGL sales volumes and energy commodity prices.

 

Gross operating margin from our NGL pipelines and related storage assets decreased $3.3 million period-to-period due to a $4.3 million charge recorded by Dixie in May 2005 related to off specification propane injected into its pipeline system and lower earnings from our Mid-America pipeline, NGL storage facilities and South Louisiana pipelines. These decreases were partially offset by improved results from our NGL import facility and related pipeline system and the addition of gross operating margin from assets acquired or consolidated since September 30, 2004.

 

Gross operating margin from NGL fractionation increased $19.4 million period-to-period primarily due to NGL fractionation assets we acquired in connection with the GulfTerra Merger. Expenses related to support services classified within this segment increased $14.7 million period-to-period primarily due to increased business activities associated with acquired assets.

 

Petrochemical Services . Gross operating margin from this business segment decreased $5.2 million period-to-period due to a decrease in earnings from our octane enhancement and propylene fractionation businesses partially offset by an $8.5 million increase from our isomerization business. Our octane additive production facility encountered isooctane production difficulties during the second quarter of 2005, which resulted in a prolonged period of start-up activities. Gross operating margin from propylene fractionation decreased period-to-period primarily due to lower product sales margins and propylene transportation volumes caused by a sharp decline in propylene prices during the second quarter of 2005.

 

Other . Gross operating margin from this segment pertains to equity earnings we recorded from GulfTerra GP prior to its consolidation with our financial results upon completion of the GulfTerra merger on September 30, 2004.

 


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Our primary cash requirements, in addition to normal operating expenses and debt service, are for capital expenditures, business acquisitions and distributions to our partners. We expect to fund our short-term needs for such items as operating expenses and sustaining capital expenditures with operating cash flows. Capital expenditures for long-term needs resulting from internal growth projects and business acquisitions are expected to be funded by a variety of sources (either separately or in combination) including cash flows from operating activities, borrowings under commercial bank credit facilities, the issuance of additional partnership equity and public or private placement debt. We expect to fund cash distributions to partners primarily with operating cash flows. Our debt service requirements are expected to be funded by operating cash flows and/or refinancing arrangements.

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As noted above, certain of our liquidity and capital resource requirements are fulfilled by borrowings made under debt agreements and/or proceeds from the issuance of additional partnership equity. At September 30, 2005, we had $32.7 million of unrestricted cash and approximately $388.9 million of available credit under our Operating Partnership's Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility. In total, we had approximately $4.8 billion in principal outstanding under various debt agreements at September 30, 2005. In October 2005, we increased the borrowing capacity under our Operating Partnership’s Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility from $750 million to $1.25 billion. On a pro forma basis at September 30, 2005, total availability under the Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility increased to $788.9 million, after taking into account the aforementioned amendment which increased borrowing capacity by $500 million and the contemporaneous repayment of $100 million under a short-term promissory note.

 

As a result of our growth objectives, we expect to access debt and equity capital markets from time-to-time and we believe that additional financing arrangements to support our goals can be obtained on reasonable terms. Furthermore, we believe that maintenance of an investment grade credit rating combined with continued ready access to debt and equity capital at reasonable rates and sufficient trade credit to operate our businesses efficiently provide a solid foundation to meet our long and short-term liquidity and capital resource requirements.

 

For additional information regarding our growth strategy, please read “ Capital Spending ” included within this Item 2.

 

Registration Statements and Equity and Debt Offerings

 

In March 2005, we filed a universal shelf registration statement with the SEC registering the issuance of $4 billion of partnership equity and public debt obligations. In connection with this registration statement, we also registered for resale 35,368,522 common units owned by Shell and 5,631,478 common units owned by a third party, Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company ("Kayne Anderson"). Kayne Anderson purchased its unregistered common units from Shell in December 2004 and March 2005. We were obligated to register the resale of these common units under a registration rights agreement we executed with Shell in connection with our acquisition of certain of Shell's Gulf Coast midstream energy businesses in September 1999.

 

In February 2005, we sold 17,250,000 common units (including the over-allotment amount of 2,250,000 common units which closed on March 11, 2005) under a preexisting registration statement from which we received net proceeds of approximately $456.7 million, including Enterprise Products GP’s proportionate net capital contribution of $9.1 million. We used the proceeds from this public offering to repay our 364-Day Acquisition Credit Facility, to temporarily reduce indebtedness outstanding under our Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility and for general partnership purposes.

 

In February 2005, our Operating Partnership sold $500 million in principal amount of senior notes in a private offering, comprised of $250 million in principal amount of 10-year senior unsecured notes and $250 million in principal amount of 30-year senior unsecured notes. The 10-year notes ("Senior Notes I") were issued at 99.379% of their principal amount and have annual fixed-rate interest of 5.00% and mature in March 2015. The 30-year notes ("Senior Note J") were issued at 98.691% of their principal amount and have annual fixed-rate interest of 5.75% and a mature in March 2035. The Operating Partnership used the net proceeds from the issuance of Senior Notes I and J to repay $350 million of indebtedness outstanding under Senior Notes A, which was due in March 2005, and the remaining proceeds for general partnership purposes, including the temporary repayment of indebtedness outstanding under the Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility. In July 2005, we filed a registration statement for an offer to exchange these notes for registered debt securities with identical terms. The exchange of notes was completed in August 2005.

 

In June 2005, our Operating Partnership sold $500 million in principal amount of five-year senior unsecured notes. The five-year notes ("Senior Notes K") were issued at 99.834% of their principal amount and have a fixed-rate interest of 4.95% and mature in June 2010. The Operating Partnership used the net proceeds from the issuance of Senior Notes K to temporarily reduce borrowings outstanding under the Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility and for general partnership purposes, including capital expenditures and business combinations. These notes were registered under the $4 billion universal shelf registration statement we filed with the SEC in March 2005.

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Debt Obligations

 

 

The following table summarizes our consolidated debt obligations at the dates indicated.

 

 

 

 

September 30,

December 31,

 

 

 

2005

2004

Operating Partnership debt obligations:

 

 

 

364-Day Acquisition Credit Facility, variable rate, repaid in February 2005 (1)

 

$      242,229

 

Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility, variable rate, due October 2010 (2)

$      335,000

321,000

 

30-Day Promissory Note, variable rate, repaid in October 2005 (3)

100,000

 

 

Seminole Notes, 6.67% fixed-rate, due December 2005

15,000

15,000

 

Pascagoula MBFC Loan, 8.70% fixed-rate, due March 2010

54,000

54,000

 

Senior Notes A, 8.25% fixed-rate, repaid March 2005

 

350,000

 

Senior Notes B, 7.50% fixed-rate, due February 2011

450,000

450,000

 

Senior Notes C, 6.375% fixed-rate, due February 2013

350,000

350,000

 

Senior Notes D, 6.875% fixed-rate, due March 2033

500,000

500,000

 

Senior Notes E, 4.00% fixed-rate, due October 2007

500,000

500,000

 

Senior Notes F, 4.625% fixed-rate, due October 2009

500,000

500,000

 

Senior Notes G, 5.60% fixed-rate, due October 2014

650,000

650,000

 

Senior Notes H, 6.65% fixed-rate, due October 2034

350,000

350,000

 

Senior Notes I, 5.00% fixed-rate, due March 2015

250,000

 

 

Senior Notes J, 5.75% fixed-rate, due March 2035

250,000

 

 

Senior Notes K, 4.95% fixed-rate, due June 2010

500,000

 

 

Dixie revolving credit facility, due June 2007

17,000

 

GulfTerra Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes (4)

5,673

6,469

 

 

Total principal amount

4,826,673

4,288,698

Other, including unamortized discounts and premiums and changes in fair value (5)

(22,833)

(7,462)

 

 

Subtotal long-term debt

4,803,840

4,281,236

Less current maturities of debt (6)

(15,000)

(15,000)

 

 

Long-term debt

$    4,788,840

$    4,266,236

 

 

 

 

 

Standby letters of credit outstanding

$        66,411

$      139,052

 

 

 

 

 

(1)    We used the proceeds from our February 2005 common unit offering to fully repay and terminate the 364-Day Acquisition Credit Facility. For additional information regarding this equity offering, see Note 9 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report.

(2)    At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility had a $750 million borrowing capacity, which was reduced by the amount of standby letters of credit outstanding. In October 2005, our Operating Partnership executed an amended Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility, which among other things, (i) increased the borrowing capacity to $1.25 billion, which is reduced by the amount of standby letters of credit outstanding, (ii) extended the maturity date from September 2009 to October 2010 and (iii) removed the $100 million limit on the total amount of standby letters of credit that can be outstanding under the facility. For additional information regarding the amended Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility, please see Note 18 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report.

(3)    Our Operating Partnership used borrowings under the Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility to repay the 30-Day Promissory Note in October 2005.

(4)    GulfTerra’s remaining $0.8 million of 6.25% Senior Notes due June 2010 were called and retired in February 2005. Additionally, in October 2005, we called and retired $0.6 million of GulfTerra' Senior Subordinated Notes.

(5)    The September 30, 2005 amount includes $8.5 million related to fair value hedges and $14.3 million in net unamortized discounts.

(6)    In accordance with SFAS No. 6, " Classification of Short-Term Obligations Expected to Be Refinanced ," long-term and current maturities of debt at September 30, 2005, reflected our repayment of the 30-Day Promissory Note in October 2005 using borrowings under our Multi-Year Revolving Credit Facility, which is due in October 2010. Additionally, in accordance with SFAS No. 6, long-term and current maturities of debt at December 31, 2004 reflected (i) our refinancing of Senior Notes A with proceeds from our Senior Notes I and J in March 2005 and (ii) the repayment of our 364-Day Acquisition Credit Facility using proceeds from an equity offering completed in February 2005.

 

 

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We have three unconsolidated affiliates with long-term debt obligations. The following table shows our ownership interest in each entity at September 30, 2005 and total long-term debt obligations (including current maturities) of each unconsolidated affiliate at September 30, 2005, on a 100% basis to the joint venture.

 

 

Our

 

 

Ownership

 

 

Interest

Total

Cameron Highway

50.0%

$    415,000

Poseidon

36.0%

96,000

Evangeline

49.5%

35,650

Total

 

$    546,650

                

For additional information regarding our consolidated debt obligations and those of our unconsolidated affiliates, please read Note 8 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report.

 

Credit Ratings

 

Our current credit ratings are Baa3 with a stable outlook as rated by Moody’s Investor Services; BB+ with a stable outlook as rated by Standard and Poor’s; and BBB- with a stable outlook by Fitch ratings.

 

Comparison of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

 

with Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004

 

Cash flows from operating activities primarily reflect net income adjusted for depreciation, amortization and similar non-cash amounts; equity earnings and cash distributions from unconsolidated affiliates; and changes in operating accounts. For additional information regarding changes in operating accounts, please read Note 11 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report.

 

Cash flow from operations is primarily based on earnings from our business activities. As a result, these cash flows are exposed to certain risks. We operate predominantly in the midstream energy industry, which includes gathering, transporting, processing, fractionating and storing natural gas, NGLs and crude oil. In general, we provide services for producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs and crude oil from the wellhead to the end user. The products that we process, sell or transport are principally used as fuel for residential, agricultural and commercial heating, feedstocks in petrochemical manufacturing and in the production of motor gasoline. Reduced demand for our services or products by industrial customers, whether because of general economic conditions, reduced demand for the end products made with our products or increased competition from other service providers or producers due to pricing differences or other reasons, could have a negative impact on our earnings and thus the availability of cash from operating activities. Other risks include fluctuations in oil, natural gas and NGL prices, competitive practices in the midstream energy industry and the impact of operational and systems risks. For a summary of the risk factors pertinent to our business, please read " Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Risk Factors " included within this Item 2.

 

Operating activities . For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, cash provided by operating activities was $344.6 million and $36 million, respectively. The period-to-period increase in cash provided by operating activities is partially attributable to increased earnings as discussed under " Results of Operations ," included within this Item 2. A description of the other significant period-to-period fluctuations of the remaining line items within this section of our Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows follows:

 

 

As measured by the net effect of changes in our operating accounts, we used an additional $73.7 million of cash for working capital purposes when compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2004. In general, the net effect of changes in operating accounts is the result of timing of cash receipts from sales and cash payments for purchases and other expenses near the end of each period, including the effects of increased transactions resulting form the GulfTerra Merger. Increases or decreases in inventory are influenced by changes in commodity prices and our marketing activities.

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Cash distributions from unconsolidated affiliates decreased $7.2 million period-to-period primarily due to distributions of $32.3 million from GulfTerra GP, which we began consolidating on September 30, 2004, offset by $25.6 million in distributions received from investments we acquired in the GulfTerra Merger.

 

Investing activities . For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, we used $881.9 million and $737.7 million, respectively, for investing activities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we used $144 million to purchase NGL underground storage and terminaling assets from Ferrellgas, $74.9 million to purchase from El Paso two entities which owned interests in the Indian Springs natural gas gathering and processing assets, $73 million to purchase additional ownership interests in Dixie and Belle Rose and $25 million to purchase an additional 2% indirect interest in the Mid-America Pipeline System and an additional 1.6% indirect interest in the Seminole pipeline. During the 2004 period we used $637.3 million to complete the GulfTerra Merger, and we used $57.9 million to purchase additional ownership interests in Tri-States, Seminole and BEF. Capital expenditures were $627.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 period compared to $39.4 million for the same period in 2004, and contributions in aid of construction costs were $40.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 period compared to $0.5 million for the same period in 2004. For additional information regarding our capital expenditures and contributions in aid of construction costs, please read " Capital Spending " included within this Item 2.

 

Our investments in unconsolidated affiliates were $80.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $1.1 million during the same period in 2004. In March 2005, we contributed $72 million to Deepwater Gateway to fund our share of the repayment of its $144 million term loan. In addition, our cash flows from investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, include (i) $42.1 million in proceeds from the sale of our 50% equity interest in Starfish in March 2005, which was required to gain regulatory approval for the GulfTerra Merger and (ii) $47.5 million related to a return of our investment in Cameron Highway associated with the refinancing of its project debt in June 2005, which we will use to fund capital expenditures associated with our growth capital projects. For additional information regarding the refinancing of Cameron Highway's debt, please read Note 8 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report. The period-to-period fluctuation in the restricted cash balance is primarily due to timing of physical purchases of natural gas on the NYMEX exchange.

 

Financing activities . For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, cash provided by financing activities was $545.4 million and $817.9 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we had net borrowings on our debt obligations of $0.5 million compared to net borrowings of $1.4 billion during the same period in 2004. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we issued an aggregate of $1 billion in senior notes, the proceeds of which were used to repay $350 million due under Senior Notes A, to temporarily reduce amounts outstanding under our bank credit facilities and for general partnership purposes, including capital expenditures and business combinations. Additionally, we repaid the remaining $242.2 million that was due under our 364-Day Acquisition Credit Facility using proceeds from our February 2005 equity offering. The 2004 period reflects our borrowings of approximately $2.8 billion under our bank credit facilities on September 30, 2004 to (i) fund $655.3 million in cash payment obligations to El Paso associated with the GulfTerra Merger, (ii) escrow $1.1 billion to finance our tender offers for GulfTerra's senior and senior subordinated notes and (iii) extinguish $962 million outstanding under GulfTerra's revolving credit facility and secured term loans. Our repayments of debt during the 2004 period reflect the use of proceeds from our May 2004 and August 2004 equity offerings to repay the $225 million Interim Term Loan and to temporarily reduce amounts outstanding under our bank credit facilities.

 

Cash distributions to partners increased from $278.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to $529 million during the same period in 2005. The increase in cash distributions is primarily due to an increase in the number of units eligible for distributions and an increase in our declared quarterly cash distribution rate. We expect that future cash distributions to partners will increase as a result of our periodic issuance of common units under the DRIP and other equity offerings.

 

Net proceeds from the issuance of common units were $537.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $755.9 million during the same period in 2004. The 2005 period includes net proceeds of $456.7 million from our February 2005 equity offering of 17,250,000 common units (including the over-allotment amount of 2,250,000 common units), and net proceeds of $59.6 million from the sale of 2,326,622

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common units in connection with the DRIP, the proceeds of which were primarily used for general partnership purposes. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 we received proceeds of $20.9 million from the exercise of unit options related to EPCO's 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The 2004 period includes net proceeds of (i) $353.1 million from our May 2004 equity offering of 17,250,000 common units (including the underwriters' over-allotment amount of 2,250,000 common units), (ii) $341.2 million from our August 2004 equity offering of 17,250,000 common units (including the underwriters' over-allotment amount of 2,250,000 common units), and (iii) $61.9 million from the sale of 2,912,864 common units in connection with the DRIP.

 


CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

 

With regards to our material contractual obligations, there have been no significant changes outside of the ordinary course of business since those reported in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 with the exception of debt. For additional information regarding changes in our consolidated debt obligations since December 31, 2004, please read Note 8 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report.

 


RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS

 

The accounting standard setting bodies and the SEC have recently issued the following accounting guidance that will or may affect our financial statements:

 

 

SFAS No. 123(R), “ Share-Based Payment ” issued by the FASB and the related SAB 107 issued by the SEC;

 

FIN 46(R)-5, “ Implicit Variable Interests Under FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities ”;

 

FIN 47, “ Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations ”;

 

SFAS No. 154, “ Accounting Changes and Error Corrections ”; and

 

EITF 04-13, “ Accounting for Purchases and Sale of Inventory With the Same Counterparty .”

 

For additional information regarding these recent accounting developments that may affect our future financial statements, please read Note 2 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report.

 


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

 

In our financial reporting process, we employ methods, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of our financial statements. These methods, estimates and assumptions also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Investors should be aware that actual results could differ from these estimates if the underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect.

 

In general, there have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies since December 31, 2004. For a detailed discussion of these policies, please read “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Our Critical Accounting Policies” in our annual report on Form 10-K for 2004. The following describes the estimation risk underlying our most significant financial statement items:

 

Depreciation methods and estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment. In general, depreciation is the systematic and rational allocation of an asset’s cost, less its residual value (if any), to the periods it benefits. The majority of our property, plant and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method, which incorporates our assumptions regarding the useful economic lives and residual values of such assets. At the time we place our assets in service, we believe such assumptions are reasonable; however, circumstances may develop that would cause us to change these assumptions, which would change our depreciation amounts on a going forward basis.

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At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the net book value of our property, plant and equipment was $8.4 billion and $7.8 billion, respectively. For additional information regarding our property, plant and equipment, please read Note 5 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report.

 

Measuring recoverability of long-lived assets and equity method investments. In general, long-lived assets (including intangible assets with finite useful lives and property, plant and equipment) are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. Equity method investments are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that there is a loss in value of the investment that is an other than temporary decline. Measuring the potential impairment of such assets and investments involves the estimation of future cash flows to be derived from the asset being tested. Our estimates of such cash flows are based on a number of assumptions including anticipated margins and volumes; estimated useful life of the asset or asset group; and salvage values. A significant change in these underlying assumptions could result in our recording an impairment charge.

 

In connection with obtaining regulatory approval for the GulfTerra Merger, we were required to sell our undivided 50% interest in a Mississippi propane storage facility by December 31, 2004. As a result of our determination of this long-lived asset's current market value, we recorded a non-cash asset impairment charge of $4 million during the third quarter of 2004, which is reflected as a component of operating costs and expenses on our Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations and Comprehensive Income. We did not record any impairment charges during the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

 

Amortization methods and estimated useful lives of qualifying intangible assets.  In general, our intangible asset portfolio consists primarily of the estimated values assigned to certain customer relationships and customer contracts. We amortize the customer relationship values using methods that closely resemble the pattern in which the economic benefits of the underlying oil and natural gas resource bases from which the customers produce are estimated to be consumed or otherwise used. We amortize the customer contract intangible assets over the estimated remaining economic life of the underlying contract. A change in the estimates we use to determine amortization rates of our intangible assets (e.g., oil and natural gas production curves, remaining economic life of the contracts, etc.) could result in a material change in the amortization expense we record and the carrying value of our intangible assets.

 

At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the carrying value of our intangible asset portfolio was $941.5 million and $980.6 million. For additional information regarding our intangible assets, please read Note 7 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report.

 

Methods we employ to measure the fair value of goodwill. In general, goodwill is attributable to the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized. Instead, goodwill is tested for impairment at a reporting unit level during the second quarter of each fiscal year, and more frequently, if circumstances indicate it is more likely than not that the fair value of goodwill is below its carrying amount. Testing goodwill for impairment involves calculating the fair value of a reporting unit, which in turn is based on our assumptions regarding the future economic prospects of the reporting unit. Our estimates of such prospects (i.e., cash flows) are based on a number of assumptions including anticipated margins and volumes of the underlying assets or asset group. A significant change in these underlying assumptions could result in our recording an impairment charge.

 

At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the carrying value of our goodwill was $489.4 million and $459.2 million. For additional information regarding our goodwill, please read Note 7 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report.       

 

Our use of estimates for revenues and expenses. Our use of estimates for revenues, as well as our use of estimates for operating costs and other expenses has increased as a result of SEC regulations that require us to submit financial information on increasingly accelerated time frames. Such estimates are necessary due to the timing of compiling actual billing information and receiving third-party data needed to record transactions for financial reporting purposes. If the basis of our estimates proves incorrect, it could result in material adjustments to our results of operations between periods.

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Reserves for environmental matters. Each of our business segments is subject to extensive federal, state and local laws and regulations governing environmental quality and pollution control. We accrue reserves for environmental matters when our assessments indicate that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and an amount can be reasonably estimated. Our assessments are based on studies, as well as site surveys, to determine the extent of any environmental damage and the necessary requirements to remediate this damage. Our actual results may differ from our estimates, and our estimates can be, and often are, revised in the future, either negatively or positively, depending upon the outcome or expectations based on the facts surrounding each exposure.

 

At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we had a liability for environmental remediation of $21 million, which was derived from a range of reasonable estimates based upon studies and site surveys. In accordance with SFAS No. 5 " Accounting for Contingencies " and FASB Interpretation No. 14, " Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a Loss ," we recorded our best estimate of the costs for these remediation activities.

 

Natural gas imbalances. Natural gas imbalances result when customers physically deliver a larger or smaller quantity of gas into our pipelines than they take out. We generally value our imbalances using a twelve-month moving average of natural gas prices, which we believe is an appropriate assumption to estimate the value of the imbalances at the time of settlement given that the actual settlement dates are generally not known. Changes in natural gas prices may impact our estimates.

 

At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, our imbalance receivables were $70 million and $56.7 million, respectively, and are reflected as a component of accounts receivable. At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, our imbalance payables were $52 million and $59 million, respectively, and are reflected as a component of accrued gas payables.

 


SUMMARY OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The following is a summary of our related party relationships and transactions. For additional information regarding our current and historical related party relationships, please read Note 10 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report.

 

Relationship with EPCO. We have an extensive and ongoing relationship with EPCO. EPCO is controlled by Dan L. Duncan, who is also director and Chairman of Enterprise Products GP, our general partner. In addition, the executive and other officers of Enterprise Products GP are employees of EPCO, including Robert G. Phillips who is President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and a director of Enterprise Products GP. The principal business activity of Enterprise Products GP is to act as our managing partner.

 

Collectively, EPCO and its affiliates owned a 38.5% equity interest in us at September 30, 2005, which includes their ownership interest in Enterprise Products GP. In January 2005, an affiliate of EPCO acquired El Paso’s 9.9% membership interest in our general partner and 13,454,498 of our common units from El Paso for approximately $425 million in cash. As a result of these transactions and until August 2005, EPCO and certain of its affiliates owned 100% of the membership interests of our general partner and El Paso no longer owned an interest in us or our general partner.

 

In August 2005, affiliates of EPCO contributed their 100% membership interests in our general partner and the 13,454,498 of our common units they acquired from El Paso to Enterprise GP Holdings, an affiliate of EPCO. As a result of this contribution, Enterprise GP Holdings owns 100% of the membership interests in our general partner and an approximate 3.4% limited partner interest in us. Enterprise GP Holdings is a publicly traded limited partnership that completed an initial public offering of its common units in August 2005, and its only cash generating assets consist of its general and limited partnership interests in us. Additionally, upon completion of Enterprise GP Holdings' initial public offering, EPCO and its affiliates owned 86.5% of Enterprise GP Holdings, including 100% of EPE Holdings, the general partner of Enterprise GP Holdings.

 

We have no employees. All of our management, administrative and operating functions are performed by employees of EPCO pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement. We reimburse EPCO for the costs of its employees who perform operating functions for us and for costs related to its other management and administrative

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employees. Additionally, we reimburse EPCO for the costs associated with the office space we occupy related to our partnership's headquarters. In August 2005, a Third Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement was executed, which was effective as of February 24, 2005. For additional information regarding the Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement, see Note 10 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this quarterly report. Our other transactions with EPCO and its affiliates include:

 

 

We have entered into an agreement with an affiliate of EPCO to provide trucking services to us for the transportation of NGLs and other products.

 

In the normal course of business, we buy from and sell certain NGL products to an affiliate of EPCO.

 

We and Enterprise Products GP are both separate legal entities from EPCO and its other affiliates, with assets and liabilities that are separate from those of EPCO and its other affiliates. EPCO depends on cash distributions it receives as an equity owner in us and Enterprise GP Holdings to fund most of its other operations and to meet its debt obligations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, EPCO affiliates received $185 million and $136.4 million in distributions from us, respectively. The ownership interests in us and our general partner that are owned or controlled by EPCO and its affiliates, other than Dan Duncan LLC and trusts affiliated with Dan L. Duncan, are pledged as security under an EPCO affiliate credit facility. In the event of a default under such credit facility, a change in control of us or our general partner could occur.

 

Our related party revenues from EPCO and affiliates were nominal for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, and $0.3 million and $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Our related party expenses paid to EPCO and affiliates were $71 million and $55.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, and $205 million and $146.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

Relationship with TEPPCO . On February 24, 2005, an affiliate of EPCO acquired Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC ("TEPPCO GP"), the general partner of TEPPCO Partners, L.P. (“TEPPCO”) from Duke Energy Field Services, LLC, and 2,500,000 common units of TEPPCO from Duke Energy Corporation for approximately $1.2 billion in cash. TEPPCO GP owns a 2% general partner interest in TEPPCO and is the managing partner of TEPPCO and its subsidiaries. Subsequently, EPCO reconstituted the board of directors of TEPPCO GP, and Dr. Ralph Cunningham (a former independent director of Enterprise Products GP) was named Chairman of TEPPCO GP. Due to EPCO's ownership of TEPPCO GP and TEPPCO GP's ability to direct the management of TEPPCO, TEPPCO GP and TEPPCO became related parties to EPCO and the Company during the first quarter of 2005. The employees of TEPPCO became EPCO employees on June 1, 2005. Our related party transactions with TEPPCO consist of the purchase of NGL pipeline transportation and storage services.

 

On March 11, 2005, the Bureau of Competition of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) delivered written notice to EPCO’s legal advisor that it was conducting a non-public investigation to determine whether EPCO’s acquisition of TEPPCO GP may tend substantially to lessen competition. No filings were required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act in connection with EPCO’s purchase of TEPPCO GP. EPCO and its affiliates, including us, may receive similar inquiries from other regulatory authorities and intend to cooperate fully with any such investigations and inquiries. In response to such FTC investigation or any inquiries EPCO and its affiliates may receive from other regulatory authorities, we may be required to divest certain assets. In the event we are required to divest significant assets, our financial condition could be affected.

 

We did not have any related party revenues from TEPPCO and affiliates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. Our related party expenses paid to TEPPCO and affiliates were $4 million and $12.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively.

 

Relationship with unconsolidated affiliates . Our significant related party transactions with unconsolidated affiliates consist of the sale of natural gas to Evangeline, purchase of pipeline transportation services from Dixie (prior to its consolidation with our results beginning in February 2005, see Note 3) and the purchase of NGL storage, transportation and fractionation services from Promix. In addition, we sell natural gas to Promix and process natural gas at VESCO. Our related party revenues from unconsolidated affiliates were $119 million and $89.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, and $257.8 million and $196.3 million for the nine months

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ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Our related party expenses paid to unconsolidated affiliates were $11.5 million and $7.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, and $21.9 million and $23.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

Historical relationship with Shell . Historically, Shell Oil Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Shell”) were collectively considered a related party because Shell owned more than 10% of our limited partner interests and, prior to September 2003, owned a 30% ownership interest in Enterprise Products GP. As a result of Shell selling a portion of its limited partner interests in us to third parties in December 2004 and during the first seven months of 2005, Shell now owns less than 10% of our common units. Shell sold its 30% interest in Enterprise Products GP to an affiliate of EPCO in September 2003. As a result of Shell's reduced equity interest in us and its lack of control of Enterprise Products GP, Shell ceased to be considered a related party beginning in the first quarter of 2005. For the three months ended September 30, 2004, our related party revenues from Shell and expenses paid to Shell were $148.8 million and $189.4 million, respectively. Our related party revenues from Shell and expenses paid to Shell for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, were $397.8 million and $536.3 million, respectively.

 


OTHER ITEMS

 

Recent regulatory developments . On May 4, 2005, the FERC issued a policy statement providing that all entities owning public utility assets – oil and gas pipelines and electric utilities – would be permitted to include an income tax allowance in their rates to reflect the actual or potential income tax liability attributable to their public utility income, regardless of the form of ownership. Any tax pass-through entity seeking an income tax allowance would have to establish that its partners or members have an actual or potential income tax obligation on the entity's public utility income. The FERC has stated that it will determine on a case-by-case basis whether there is an actual or potential income tax liability. The policy appears to provide an opportunity for partnership-owned pipelines to seek allowances based upon their entire income paid to partners, rather than the partial allowance, which was limited to partner interests owned by corporate partners. The policy statement is subject to rehearing and clarification by the FERC. We have not yet been able to determine the effect, if any, that this new FERC policy statement will have on the rates for transportation services on our interstate pipelines we charge or on the rates we will be allowed to charge in the future. We expect the implementation of the policy in individual cases will be subject to review by the United States Court of Appeals.

 

In December 2002, High Island Offshore System (“HIOS’), an interstate natural gas pipeline owned by us, filed a rate case pursuant to Section 4 of the Natural Gas Act before the FERC to increase its transportation fees. The FERC accepted HIOS’ tariff sheets implementing the new rates, subject to refund, and set certain issues for hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). The ALJ issued an initial decision on the issues, proposing rates lower than the rate initially proposed by HIOS. In August 2004, in response to the ALJ’s initial decision, HIOS filed a settlement agreement whereby HIOS proposed to implement its rates in effect prior to this proceeding for a prospective three-year period. In January 2005, the FERC issued an order rejecting HIOS’ settlement offer and generally affirming the ALJ’s initial decision, resulting in rates significantly lower than the rate proposed in HIOS’ settlement offer. In February 2005, HIOS filed a request for rehearing with the FERC. In July 2005, the FERC issued an order denying all requests for rehearing, and the FERC required HIOS to implement the approved rate and to make refunds to its customers. The refunds to HIOS' customers were due in August 2005, and HIOS is fully reserved for the refund obligations.

 

Pipeline integrity costs . Our NGL, petrochemical and natural gas pipelines are subject to pipeline integrity management programs administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, through its Office of Pipeline Safety. During the three months ended September 30, 2005, we spent approximately $10 million to comply with these programs, of which $6.1 million was recorded as an operating expense with the remaining $3.9 million being capitalized. We spent approximately $20.5 million to comply with these programs during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, of which $13.3 million was recorded as an operating expense with the remaining $7.2 million being capitalized. Our net cash outlay for the pipeline integrity program is estimated to be approximately $53 million over the next six months (fourth quarter of 2005 and first quarter of 2006), of which $24 million is estimated to be recorded as an operating expense with the remaining $29 million being capitalized. The forecasted cost for the next six months is net of the value of an indemnification for such expenses that we expect to receive from El Paso related to pipelines acquired from GulfTerra.

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Non-GAAP reconciliation . A reconciliation of our measurement of total non-GAAP gross operating margin to GAAP operating income and income before provision for income taxes, minority interest and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles (as shown on our Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations and Comprehensive Income included under Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q) follows:

 

 

 

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

Ended September 30,

 

 

2005

2004

2005

2004

Total non-GAAP gross operating margin

$    311,816

$    137,748

$    832,905

$    375,991

Adjustments to reconcile total non-GAAP gross operating margin

 

 

 

 

 

to GAAP operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization in operating costs and expenses

(103,028)

(32,439)

(304,041)

(94,674)

 

Retained lease expense, net in operating costs and expenses

(528)

(2,273)

(1,584)

(6,820)

 

Gain (loss) on sale of assets in operating costs and expenses

(611)

(43)

4,742

(158)

 

General and administrative costs

(13,252)

(10,076)

(46,655)

(26,629)

GAAP consolidated operating income

194,397

92,917

485,367

247,710

 

Other expense

(59,144)

(31,875)

(167,139)

(96,031)

GAAP income before provision for income taxes, minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

$    135,253

$      61,042

$    318,228

$    151,679

 

EPCO subleases to us certain equipment located at our Mont Belvieu facility and 100 railcars for $1 per year. These subleases (the “retained lease expense” in the previous table) are part of the Administrative Services Agreement that we executed with EPCO in connection with our formation in 1998. EPCO holds these items pursuant to operating leases for which it has retained the corresponding cash lease payment obligation.

 

Operating costs and expenses (as shown on the Unaudited Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations and Comprehensive Income included under Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q) classify the lease payments being made by EPCO as a non-cash related party operating expense, with the offset to partners’ equity on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets recorded as a general contribution to us. Apart from the partnership interests we granted to EPCO at our formation, EPCO does not receive any additional ownership rights as a result of its contribution to us of the retained leases.

 

Cumulative effect of accounting changes recorded during 2004 . The $10.8 million cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles represents the combined impact of changing (i) the method our BEF subsidiary uses to account for its planned major maintenance activities from the accrue-in-advance method to the expense-as-incurred method and (ii) the method we used to account for our investment in VESCO.

 

Financial statement reclassifications . Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s financial statements to conform to the current year presentation. In accordance with SFAS No. 3, “ Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements ,” we have reclassified amounts related to our adoption of EITF 03-16, “ Accounting for Investments in Limited Liability Companies ,” on July 1, 2004. Our adoption of EITF 03-16 on that date required us to change our method of accounting for our 13.1% investment in VESCO to the equity method from the cost method. Since this change in accounting principle was made during the third quarter of 2004, our statement of consolidated operations and statement of consolidated cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 has been recast for comparability purposes.

 

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
AND RISK FACTORS

 

This quarterly report contains various forward-looking statements and information that are based on our beliefs and those of Enterprise Products GP, our general partner, as well as assumptions made by us and information currently available to us. When used in this document, words such as “anticipate,” “project,” “expect,” “plan,” “goal,” “forecast,” “intend,” “could,” “believe,” “may” and similar expressions and statements regarding our plans and objectives for future operations, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although we and our general partner believe that such expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, neither we nor Enterprise Products GP can give any assurances that such expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. When considering forward-looking statements, please read our summarized “ Risk Factors ” below.

 

Risk Factors . An investment in our common units involves risks. If any of these risks were to occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our common units could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Among the key risk factors that may have a direct impact on our results of operations and financial condition are:

 

 

fluctuations in oil, natural gas and NGL prices and production due to weather and other natural and economic forces;

 

the effects of the combined company's debt level on its future financial and operating flexibility;

 

a reduction in demand for our products by the petrochemical, refining or heating industries;

 

a decline in the volumes of NGLs delivered by our facilities;

 

the failure of our credit risk management efforts to adequately protect against customer non-payment;

 

terrorist attacks aimed at our facilities; and

 

the failure to successfully integrate our operations with any companies we acquire.

 

We have no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For additional information regarding our risk factors, please refer to the section titled “ Risk Factors ” included under Item 7 of our 2004 annual report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-14323). Other risks involved in our business are discussed under “ Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk ” included under Item 3 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

 


ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in commodity prices and interest rates. We may use financial instruments (i.e., futures, forwards, swaps, options and other financial instruments with similar characteristics) to mitigate the risks of certain identifiable and anticipated transactions. In general, the type of risks we attempt to hedge are those related to the variability of future earnings, fair values of certain debt instruments and cash flows resulting from changes in applicable interest rates or commodity prices. As a matter of policy, we do not use financial instruments for speculative (or “trading”) purposes.

 

Interest rate risk hedging program . Our interest rate exposure results from variable and fixed rate borrowings under debt agreements. We manage a portion of our interest rate exposures by utilizing interest rate swaps and similar arrangements, which allow us to convert a portion of fixed rate debt into variable rate debt or a portion of variable rate debt into fixed rate debt.

 

In August 2005, the Operating Partnership entered into two additional interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $200 million in which we exchanged the payment of fixed rate interest on a portion of the principal outstanding under Senior Notes K for variable rate interest. We have designated these two interest rate swaps as fair value hedges under SFAS No. 133 since they mitigate changes in the fair value of the underlying fixed rate debt. Under each swap agreement, we will pay the counterparty a variable interest rate based on six-

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month LIBOR rates (plus an applicable margin as defined in each swap agreement) and receive back from the counterparty a fixed interest rate payment of 4.95%, which is the stated interest rate of Senior Notes K. We will settle amounts receivable from or payable to the counterparty every six months (the "settlement period"), with the first settlement occurring on December 1, 2005. The settlement amount will be amortized ratably to earnings as either an increase or a decrease in interest expense over the settlement period.

 

As summarized in the following table, we had eleven interest rate swap agreements outstanding at September 30, 2005 that were accounted for as fair value hedges.

 

 

Number

Period Covered

Termination

Fixed to

Notional

 

Hedged Fixed Rate Debt

Of Swaps

by Swap

Date of Swap

Variable Rate (1)

Amount

 

Senior Notes B, 7.50% fixed rate, due Feb. 2011

1

Jan. 2004 to Feb. 2011

Feb. 2011

7.50% to 7.26%

$50 million

 

Senior Notes C, 6.375% fixed rate, due Feb. 2013

2

Jan. 2004 to Feb. 2013

Feb. 2013

6.375% to 5.81%

$200 million

 

Senior Notes G, 5.6% fixed rate, due Oct. 2014

6

4th Qtr. 2004 to Oct. 2014

Oct. 2014

5.6% to 4.36%

$600 million

 

Senior Notes K, 4.95% fixed rate, due June 2010

2

Aug. 2005 to June 2010

June 2010

4.95% to 4.34%

$200 million

 

 

(1) The variable rate indicated is the all-in variable rate for the current settlement period.

                

The total fair value of these eleven interest rate swaps at September 30, 2005, was a liability of $9.6 million, with an offsetting decrease in the fair value of the underlying debt. The total fair value of the nine interest rate swaps we had outstanding at December 31, 2004, was an asset of $0.5 million, with an offsetting increase in the fair value of the underlying debt. Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 reflects a benefit of $2.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively, from interest rate swap agreements. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, interest expense reflects a benefit of $7.5 million and $5.3 million, respectively, from interest rate swap agreements.

 

The following table shows the effect of hypothetical changes in interest rates on the estimated fair value (“FV”) of our interest rate swap portfolio and the related change in fair value of the underlying debt at October 12, 2005 (dollars in thousands). Income is not affected by changes in the fair value of these swaps; however, these swaps effectively convert the hedged portion of fixed-rate debt to variable-rate debt. As a result, interest expense (and related cash outlays for debt service) will increase or decrease with the change in the periodic “reset” rate associated with the respective swap. Typically, the reset rate is an agreed upon index rate published for the first day of the six-month interest calculation period.

 

 

 

 

 

Resulting

Swap FV at

Change in FV of Debt

Scenario

Classification

October 12, 2005

Increase (Decrease)

FV assuming no change in underlying interest rates

Asset (Liability)

$    (16,792)   

 

FV assuming 10% increase in underlying interest rates

Asset (Liability)

(49,742)   

$    (32,950)   

FV assuming 10% decrease in underlying interest rates

Asset (Liability)

16,157   

32,950    

                

During 2004, we entered into two groups of four forward-starting interest rate swap transactions having an aggregate notional amount of $2 billion each in anticipation of our financing activities associated with the closing of the GulfTerra Merger. These interest rate swaps were accounted for as cash flow hedges and were settled during 2004 at a net gain to us of $19.4 million, which will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to reduce interest expense over the life of the associated debt.

 

Commodity risk hedging program.   The prices of natural gas, NGLs and petrochemical products are subject to fluctuations in response to changes in supply, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors that are beyond our control. In order to manage the risks associated with natural gas and NGLs, we may enter into commodity financial instruments. The primary purpose of our commodity risk management activities is to hedge our exposure to price risks associated with (i) natural gas purchases, (ii) NGL production and inventories, (iii) related firm commitments, (iv) fluctuations in transportation revenues where the underlying fees are based on natural gas index prices and (v) certain anticipated transactions involving either natural gas or NGLs.

 

At September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we had a limited number of commodity financial instruments in our portfolio, which primarily consisted of natural gas cash flow and fair value hedges. The fair value of our commodity financial instrument portfolio at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was an asset of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Excluding the reclassification of a $1.4 million gain from

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accumulated other comprehensive income during the first quarter of 2005 (see discussion below regarding the effect of financial instruments on accumulated other comprehensive income), we recorded nominal amounts of earnings from our commodity financial instruments during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.

 

We assess the risk of our commodity financial instrument portfolio using a sensitivity analysis model. The sensitivity analysis applied to this portfolio measures the potential income or loss (i.e., the change in fair value of the portfolio) based upon a hypothetical 10% movement in the underlying quoted market prices of the commodity financial instruments outstanding at the date indicated within the following table. The following table shows the effect of hypothetical price movements on the estimated fair value (“FV”) of this portfolio at October 12, 2005 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Commodity

 

Resulting

Financial Instr.

Scenario

Classification

Portfolio FV

FV assuming no change in underlying commodity prices

Asset (Liability)

$    (277)    

FV assuming 10% increase in underlying commodity prices

Asset (Liability)

(1,127)    

FV assuming 10% decrease in underlying commodity prices

Asset (Liability)

572     

 

Effect of financial instruments on Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The following table summarizes the effect of our cash flow hedging financial instruments on accumulated other comprehensive income since December 31, 2004.

 

 

 

Interest Rate Fin. Instrs.

Accumulated

 

 

 

Forward-

Other

 

Commodity

 

Starting

Comprehensive

 

Financial

Treasury

Interest

Income

 

Instruments

Locks

Rate Swaps

Balance

Balance, December 31, 2004

$   1,434

$   4,572

$   18,548

$   24,554

Change in fair value of commodity financial instruments

(1,350)

 

 

(1,350)

Reclassification of gain on settlement of treasury locks to interest expense

 

(331)

 

(331)

Reclassification of gain on settlement of forward-starting swaps to interest expense

 

 

(2,687)

(2,687)

Balance, September 30, 2005

$       84

$   4,241

$   15,861

$   20,186

 

During the remainder of 2005, we will reclassify a combined $1 million from accumulated other comprehensive income as a reduction in interest expense from our treasury locks and forward-starting interest rate swaps. In addition, we reclassified an approximate $1.4 million gain into income from accumulated other comprehensive income related to a commodity cash flow hedge acquired in the GulfTerra Merger. This gain is primarily due to an increase in fair value from that recorded for the commodity cash flow hedge at September 30, 2004.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Our management, with the participation of the CEO and CFO of our general partner, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, including internal controls over financial reporting, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on their evaluation, the CEO and CFO of our general partner have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, including internal controls over financial reporting, are effective to ensure that material information relating to our partnership is made known to management on a timely basis. Our CEO and CFO noted no material weaknesses in the design or operation of our internal controls over financial reporting that are likely to adversely affect our ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information. Also, they detected no fraud involving management or employees who have a significant role in our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that have not been evaluated by management and no other factors that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting. Please see discussion under “ Merger with GulfTerra and Related Transactions and Dixie Pipeline Company ” below, for additional information.

 

Collectively, these disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide us with reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all fraud. Based on the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

 

Merger with GulfTerra and Related Transactions and Dixie Pipeline Company. As presented under Section 9A “Controls and Procedures” of our 2004 annual report on Form 10-K, we completed the GulfTerra Merger and the acquisition of certain South Texas midstream assets from El Paso on September 30, 2004, which on a combined basis met the criteria of being a material acquisition for us. On June 22, 2004, the Office of the Chief Accountant of the SEC issued guidance regarding the reporting of internal controls over financial reporting in connection with a major acquisition. On October 6, 2004, the SEC revised its guidance to include expectations of quarterly reporting updates of new internal controls and the status of the controls regarding any exempted businesses. On October 18, 2004, the Disclosure Committee of Enterprise Products GP met and voted to recommend the exclusion of GulfTerra and the South Texas midstream assets from the scope of Enterprise Products Partners’s Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting as of December 31, 2004. A summary of the reasons for this exclusion is found under Section 9A of our 2004 annual report on Form 10-K. As of September 30, 2005, we have integrated GulfTerra and the South Texas midstream operations and systems into our existing control environment. We have completed our review of internal controls over financial reporting regarding these operations. We have concluded that the internal controls over financial reporting and related procedures for these operations are effective.

 

In February 2005, we purchased an additional 26% ownership interest in Dixie Pipeline Company (“Dixie”). As a result, Dixie became a consolidated subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners and our Unaudited Condensed Statement of Consolidated Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 includes seven months of consolidated results from Dixie. Prior to our purchase of such interest, we accounted for our investment in Dixie using the equity method. Our management, with the participation of the Disclosure Committee of Enterprise Products GP, has evaluated the effectiveness of Dixie’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2005. Based on this evaluation, the CEO and CFO of our general partner have concluded that Dixie’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating to Dixie’s financial condition and results of operations is made known to us on a timely basis.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

See Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 16, “ Litigation ,” which is incorporated herein by reference.

 


ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

We did not repurchase any of our common units during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. As of September 30, 2005, we and our affiliates are authorized to repurchase up to 618,400 common units under the December 1998 common unit repurchase program. Common units repurchased under this publicly announced program were classified as treasury units prior to their permanent retirement during the second quarter of 2005. Future purchases may be held as treasury units.

 


ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 


ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

 

None.

 

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

 


ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibit No.

Exhibit*

2.1

Purchase and Sale Agreement between Coral Energy, LLC and Enterprise Products Operating L.P. dated September 22, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed September 26, 2000).

2.2

Purchase and Sale Agreement dated January 16, 2002 by and between Diamond-Koch, L.P. and Diamond-Koch III, L.P. and Enterprise Products Texas Operating L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed February 8, 2002.)

2.3

Purchase and Sale Agreement dated January 31, 2002 by and between D-K Diamond-Koch, L.L.C., Diamond-Koch, L.P. and Diamond-Koch III, L.P. as Sellers and Enterprise Products Operating L.P. as Buyer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed February 8, 2002).

2.4

Purchase Agreement by and between E-Birchtree, LLC and Enterprise Products Operating L.P. dated July 31, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Form 8-K filed August 12, 2002).

2.5

Purchase Agreement by and between E-Birchtree, LLC and E-Cypress, LLC dated July 31, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed August 12, 2002).

2.6

Merger Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2003, by and among Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Enterprise Products GP, LLC, Enterprise Products Management LLC, GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. and GulfTerra Energy Company, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed December 15, 2003).

2.7

Amendment No. 1 to Merger Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2004, by and among Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Enterprise Products GP, LLC, Enterprise Products Management LLC, GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. and GulfTerra Energy Company, L.L.C. (incorporated by

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reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed September 7, 2004).

2.8

Parent Company Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2003, by and among Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Enterprise Products GP, LLC, Enterprise Products GTM, LLC, El Paso Corporation, Sabine River Investors I, L.L.C., Sabine River Investors II, L.L.C., El Paso EPN Investments, L.L.C. and GulfTerra GP Holding Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Form 8-K filed December 15, 2003).

2.9

Amendment No. 1 to Parent Company Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2004, by and among Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Enterprise Products GP, LLC, Enterprise Products GTM, LLC, El Paso Corporation, Sabine River Investors I, L.L.C., Sabine River Investors II, L.L.C., El Paso EPN Investments, L.L.C. and GulfTerra GP Holding Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K filed April 21, 2004).

2.10

Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of GulfTerra Energy Company, L.L.C., adopted by GulfTerra GP Holding Company, a Delaware corporation, and Enterprise Products GTM, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as of December 15, 2003, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to Form 8-K filed December 15, 2003). 

2.11

Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of GulfTerra Energy Company, L.L.C. adopted by Enterprise Products GTM, LLC as of September 30, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.11 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed December 27, 2004).

2.12

Purchase and Sale Agreement (Gas Plants), dated as of December 15, 2003, by and between El Paso Corporation, El Paso Field Services Management, Inc., El Paso Transmission, L.L.C., El Paso Field Services Holding Company and Enterprise Products Operating L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to Form 8-K filed December 15, 2003). 

3.1

Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Enterprise Products Partners L.P., dated effective as of August 8, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed August 10, 2005).

3.2

Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Enterprise Products GP, LLC, dated as of August 29, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed September 1, 2005).

3.3

Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Enterprise Products Operating L.P. dated as of July 31, 1998 (restated to include all agreements through December 10, 2003)(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed July 1, 2005).

3.4

Certificate of Incorporation of Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., dated December 3, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Form S-4 filed December 27, 2004).

3.5

Bylaws of Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., dated December 8, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to Form S-4 filed December 27, 2004).

4.1

Indenture dated as of March 15, 2000, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and First Union National Bank, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed March 10, 2000).

4.2

First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 22, 2003, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registration Statement on Form S-4, Reg. No. 333-102776, filed January 28, 2003).

4.3

Global Note representing $350 million principal amount of 6.375% Series B Senior Notes due 2013 with attached Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Registration Statement on Form S-4, Reg. No. 333-102776, filed January 28, 2003).

4.4

Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 14, 2003, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-K filed March 31, 2003).

4.5

Global Note representing $500 million principal amount of 6.875% Series B Senior Notes due 2033 with attached Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to Form 10-K filed March 31, 2003).

4.6

Global Notes representing $450 million principal amount of 7.50% Senior Notes due 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed January 25, 2001).

4.7

Form of Common Unit certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registration

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Statement on Form S-1/A; File No. 333-52537, filed July 21, 1998).

4.8

Contribution Agreement dated September 17, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit "B" to Schedule 13D filed September 27, 1999 by Tejas Energy, LLC).

4.9

Registration Rights Agreement dated September 17, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit "E" to Schedule 13D filed September 27, 1999 by Tejas Energy, LLC).

4.10

Unitholder Rights Agreement dated September 17, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit "C" to Schedule 13D filed September 27, 1999 by Tejas Energy, LLC).

4.11

Amendment No. 1, dated September 12, 2003, to Unitholder Rights Agreement dated September 17, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed September 15, 2003).

4.12

Agreement dated as of March 4, 2004 among Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Shell US Gas & Power LLC and Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.31 to Form S-3 Registration Statement, Reg. No. 333-123150, filed March 4, 2004).

4.13

$750 Million Multi-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of August 25, 2004, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., the Lenders party thereto, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Co-Syndication Agents, and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., SunTrust Bank and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Co-Documentation Agents (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on August 30, 2004).

4.14

Guaranty Agreement dated as of August 25, 2004, by Enterprise Products Partners L.P. in favor of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent for the several lenders that are or become parties to the Credit Agreement included as Exhibit 4.1, above (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on August 30, 2004).

4.15

First Amendment dated October 5, 2005, to Multi-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of August 25, 2004, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., the Lenders party thereto, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, CitiBank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as CO-Syndication Agents, and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., SunTrust Bank and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Co-Documentation Agents (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed on October 7, 2005).

4.16

$2.25 Billion 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of August 25, 2004, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., the Lenders party thereto, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Citicorp North America, Inc. and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Co-Syndication Agents, JPMorgan Chase Bank, UBS Loan Finance LLC and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Co-Documentation Agents, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed on August 30, 2004).

4.17

Guaranty Agreement dated as of August 25, 2004, by Enterprise Products Partners L.P. in favor of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent for the several lenders that are or become parties to the Credit Agreement included as Exhibit 4.3, above (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K filed on August 30, 2004).

4.18

Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2004).

4.19

First Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2004).

4.20

Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2004).

4.21

Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2004).

4.22

Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National

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Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2004).

4.23

Global Note representing $500 million principal amount of 4.000% Series B Senior Notes due 2007 with attached Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to Form S-3 Registration Statement Reg. No. 333-123150 filed on March 4, 2004).

4.24

Global Note representing $500 million principal amount of 5.600% Series B Senior Notes due 2014 with attached Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to Form S-3 Registration Statement Reg. No. 333-123150 filed on March 4, 2004).

4.25

Global Note representing $150 million principal amount of 5.600% Series B Senior Notes due 2014 with attached Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.18 to Form S-3 Registration Statement Reg. No. 333-123150 filed on March 4, 2004).

4.26

Global Note representing $350 million principal amount of 6.650% Series B Senior Notes due 2034 with attached Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.19 to Form S-3 Registration Statement Reg. No. 333-123150 filed on March 4, 2004).

4.27

Global Note representing $500 million principal amount of 4.625% Series B Senior Notes due 2009 with attached Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.27 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 filed on March 15, 2005).

4.28

Registration Rights Agreement dated as of October 4, 2004, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and the Initial Purchasers named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2004).

4.29

Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 2, 2005, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2005).

4.30

Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 2, 2005, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2005).

4.31#

Global Note representing $250,000,000 principal amount of 5.00% Series B Senior Notes due 2015 with attached Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2005).

4.32#

Global Note representing $250,000,000 principal amount of 5.75% Series B Senior Notes due 2035 with attached Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2005).

4.33

Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 2, 2005, among Enterprise Products Partners, L.P., Enterprise Products Operating L.P. and the Initial Purchasers named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2005).

4.34

Assumption Agreement dated as of September 30, 2004 between Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. relating to the assumption by Enterprise of GulfTerra's obligations under the GulfTerra Series F2 Convertible Units (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K/A-1 filed on October 5, 2004).

4.35

Statement of Rights, Privileges and Limitations of Series F Convertible Units, included as Annex A to Third Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P., dated May 16, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.B.3 to Current Report on Form 8-K of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P., file no. 001-11680, filed with the Commission on May 19, 2003).

4.36

Unitholder Agreement between GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. and Fletcher International, Inc. dated May 16, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.L to Current Report on Form 8-K of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P., file no. 001-11680, filed with the Commission on May 19, 2003).

4.37

Indenture dated as of May 17, 2001 among GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P., GulfTerra Energy Finance Corporation, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and the Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to GulfTerra’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed June 25, 2001, Registration Nos. 333-63800 through 333-63800-20); First Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 18, 2002 (filed as Exhibit 4.E.1 to GulfTerra’s 2002 First Quarter Form 10-Q); Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 18, 2002 (filed as Exhibit 4.E.2 to GulfTerra’s 2002 First Quarter Form 10-Q); Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 10, 2002 (filed as Exhibit

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4.E.3 to GulfTerra’s 2002 Third Quarter Form 10-Q); Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 27, 2002 (filed as Exhibit 4.E.1 to GulfTerra’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 19, 2003); Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 4.E.2 to GulfTerra’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 19, 2003); Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 20, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 4.E.1 to GulfTerra’s 2003 Second Quarter Form 10-Q, file no. 001-11680).

4.38

Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 17, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 4.E.1 to GulfTerra’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 19, 2004, file no. 001-11680).

4.39

Indenture dated as of November 27, 2002 by and among GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P., GulfTerra Energy Finance Corporation, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to GulfTerra’s Current Report of Form 8-K dated December 11, 2002); First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 4.1.1 to GulfTerra’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 19, 2003); Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 20, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 4.1.1 to GulfTerra’s 2003 Second Quarter Form 10-Q, file no. 001-11680).

4.40

Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 17, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 4.1.1 to GulfTerra’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 19, 2004, file no. 001-11680).

4.41

Indenture dated as of March 24, 2003 by and among GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P., GulfTerra Energy Finance Corporation, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee dated as of March 24, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 4.K to GulfTerra’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated May 15, 2003); First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 30, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 4.K.1 to GulfTerra’s 2003 Second Quarter Form 10-Q, file no. 001-11680).

4.42

Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 17, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 4.K.1 to GulfTerra’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 19, 2004, file no. 001-11680).

4.43

Indenture dated as of July 3, 2003, by and among GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P., GulfTerra Energy Finance Corporation, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (Filed as Exhibit 4.L to GulfTerra’s 2003 Second Quarter Form 10-Q, file no. 001-11680).

4.44

First Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 17, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 4.K.1 to GulfTerra’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 19, 2004, file no. 001-11680).

4.45

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 29, 2005, among Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline Company, the Lenders party thereto, and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2005).

4.46#

Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 2005, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., as Issuer, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.

4.47#

Global Note representing $500,000,000 principal amount of 4.95% Senior Notes due 2010 with attached Guarantee.

10.1

Transportation Contract between Enterprise Products Operating L.P. and Enterprise Transportation Company dated June 1, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registration Statement Form S-1/A filed July 8, 1998).

10.2

Partnership Agreement among Sun BEF, Inc., Liquid Energy Fuels Corporation and Enterprise Products Company dated May 1, 1992 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed May 13, 1998).

10.3

Propylene Facility and Pipeline Agreement between Enterprise Petrochemical Company and Hercules Incorporated dated December 13, 1978 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Registration Statement on Form S-l filed May 13, 1998).

10.4

Restated Operating Agreement for the Mont Belvieu Fractionation Facilities Chambers County, Texas among Enterprise Products Company, Texaco Producing Inc., El Paso Hydrocarbons Company and Champlin Petroleum Company dated July 17, 1985 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Registration Statement on Form S-l/A filed July 8, 1998).

10.5

Amendment to Propylene Facility and Pipeline Agreement and Propylene Sales Agreement between HIMONT U.S.A., Inc. and Enterprise Products Company dated January 1, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to Registration Statement on Form S-l/A filed July 8, 1998).

10.6

Amendment to Propylene Facility and Pipeline Agreement and Propylene Sales Agreement

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between HIMONT U.S.A., Inc. and Enterprise Products Company dated January 1, 1995 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to Registration Statement on Form S-l/A filed July 8, 1998).

10.7

Seventh Amendment to Conveyance of Gas Processing Rights, dated as of April 1, 2004 among Enterprise Gas Processing, LLC, Shell Oil Company, Shell Exploration & Production Company, Shell Offshore Inc., Shell Consolidated Energy Resources Inc., Shell Land & Energy Company, Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc. and Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed April 26, 2004).

10.8 ***

Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, amended and restated as of April 8, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to Notice of Written Consent dated April 22, 2004, filed April 22, 2004).

10.9 ***

Form of Option Grant Award under 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form S-8 Registration Statement, Reg. No. 333-115633, filed May 19, 2004).

10.10***

Form of Restricted Unit Grant under the Enterprise Products 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form S-8 Registration Statement, Reg. No. 333-115633, filed May 19, 2004).

10.11***

1998 Omnibus Compensation Plan of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P., Amended and Restated as of January 1, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P., file no. 001-11680); Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 1, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000 of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P., file no. 001-116800); Amendment No. 2 dated as of May 15, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.M.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P., file no. 001-11680).

10.12

Third Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement by and among EPCO, Inc., Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Enterprise Products Operating L.P., Enterprise Products GP, LLC, Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., Enterprise GP Holdings L.P., EPE Holdings, LLC, TEPPCO Partners, L.P., Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC, TE Products Pipeline Company, Limited Partnership, TEPPCO Midstream Companies, L.P., TCTM, L.P. and TEPPCO GP, Inc. dated August 15, 2005, but effective as of February 24, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed August 22, 2005).

10.13***

EPE Unit L.P. Agreement of Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Enterprise GP Holdings L.P., Commission file no. 1-32610, on September 1, 2005).

18.1

Letter regarding Change in Accounting Principles dated May 4, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 18.1 to Form 10-Q filed May 10, 2004).

31.1#

Sarbanes-Oxley Section 302 certification of Robert G. Phillips for Enterprise Products Partners L.P. for the September 30, 2005 quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

31.2#

Sarbanes-Oxley Section 302 certification of Michael A. Creel for Enterprise Products Partners L.P. for the September 30, 2005 quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

32.1#

Section 1350 certification of Robert G. Phillips for the September 30, 2005 quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

32.2#

Section 1350 certification of Michael A. Creel for the September 30, 2005 quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

 

*

With respect to any exhibits incorporated by reference to any Exchange Act filings, the Commission file

 

number for Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is 1-14323.

 

***

Identifies management contract and compensatory plan arrangements.

 

#

Filed with this report.

 



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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this quarterly report on Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas on November 4, 2005.

 

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

 

(A Delaware Limited Partnership)

 

 

 

By:

Enterprise Products GP, LLC,

 

as General Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

___/s/ Michael J. Knesek_____________________

 

Name:

Michael J. Knesek

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, Controller

 

 

and Principal Accounting Officer

 

 

of the General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 4.46

 


 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

AS ISSUER,

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

AS PARENT GUARANTOR,

and

WELLS FARGO BANK,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

AS TRUSTEE

_____________________

SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of June 1, 2005

to

Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004

_____________________

$500,000,000

4.95% Senior Notes due 2010

 

 








TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Page
     
ARTICLE 1

THE NOTES
 
SECTION 1.1 Forms 2
SECTION 1.2 Title, Amount and Payment of Principal and Interest 2
SECTION 1.3 Registrar and Paying Agent 3
SECTION 1.4 Transfer and Exchange 3
SECTION 1.5 Guarantee of the Notes 3
SECTION 1.6 Defeasance and Discharge 3
SECTION 1.7 Amendment to Section 4.12 of the Original Indenture 3
SECTION 1.8 Amendment to Section 4.13 of the Original Indenture 4
 
ARTICLE II

REDEMPTION
 
SECTION 2.1 Redemption 4
 
ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
SECTION 3.1 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. 4
SECTION 3.2 Counterpart Orgiginals 4
SECTION 3.3 Governing Law 5
     
Exhibit A Form of Note A-1





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THIS SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of June 1, 2005, is among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Issuer”), Enterprise Products Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Parent Guarantor”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Each capitalized term used but not defined in this Seventh Supplemental Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Original Indenture (as defined below).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor have executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture, dated as of October 4, 2004 (the “Original Indenture” and as supplemented by this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance by the Issuer from time to time of its debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, issued and to be issued in one or more series unlimited as to principal amount (the “Debt Securities”), and the guarantee by each Guarantor of the Debt Securities (the “Guarantee”);

WHEREAS, on or before the date hereof the Issuer has issued several series of Debt Securities pursuant to previous supplements to the Original Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized and desires to cause to be issued pursuant to the Original Indenture and this Seventh Supplemental Indenture a new series of Debt Securities designated the “4.95% Senior Notes due 2010” (the “Notes”), all of such Notes to be guaranteed by the Parent Guarantor as provided in Article XIV of the Original Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to cause the issuance of the Notes pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.03 of the Original Indenture, which sections permit the execution of indentures supplemental thereto to establish the form and terms of Debt Securities of any series;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Original Indenture, the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor have requested that the Trustee join in the execution of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture to establish the form and terms of the Notes;

WHEREAS, all things necessary have been done to make the Notes, when executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered hereunder and under the Original Indenture and duly issued by the Issuer, and the Guarantee of the Parent Guarantor, when the Notes are duly issued by the Issuer, the valid obligations of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor, respectively, and to make this Seventh Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee hereby agree that the following provisions shall supplement the Original Indenture:







ARTICLE I

THE NOTES


SECTION 1.1    Form.


The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit   A to this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, which is hereby incorporated into this Seventh Supplemental Indenture. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture and to the extent applicable, the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

The Notes shall be issued only as Registered Securities. The Notes shall be issued upon original issuance in whole in the form of one or more Global Securities (the “Book-Entry Notes”). Each Book-Entry Note shall represent such of the Outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of Outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Book-Entry Note to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount, of Outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance with written instructions or such other written form of instructions as is customary for the Depositary, from the Depositary or its nominee on behalf of any Person having a beneficial interest in the Book-Entry Note.

The Issuer initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Book-Entry Notes.

SECTION 1.2    Title, Amount and Payment of Principal and Interest.


The Notes shall be entitled the “4.95% Senior Notes due 2010.” The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver (i) the Notes for original issue on the date hereof (the “Original Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $500 million and (ii) additional Notes for original issue from time to time after the date hereof in such principal amounts as may be specified in the Company Order described in this sentence, provided that no such additional Notes may be issued at a price that would cause such Notes to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, in each case upon a Company Order for the authentication and delivery thereof and satisfaction of the other provisions of Section 2.05 of the Indenture. Such order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated, and the name or names of the initial Holder or Holders. The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be outstanding at any time may not exceed $500 million plus such additional principal amounts as may be issued and authenticated pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph (except as provided in Section 2.09 of the Indenture).

The principal amount of each Note shall be payable on June 1, 2010. Each Note shall bear interest from the date of original issuance, or the most recent date to which interest has been












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paid, at the fixed rate of 4.95% per annum. The dates on which interest on the Notes shall be payable shall be June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing December 1, 2005 in the case of the Original Notes (the “Interest Payment Dates”). The regular record date for interest payable on the Notes on any Interest Payment Date shall be the May 15 or November 15 (the “Regular Record Date”), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest due on the Notes representing Book-Entry Notes on any Interest Payment Date or at maturity will be made available to the Trustee by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, unless such date falls on a day which is not a Business Day, in which case such payments will be made available to the Trustee by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day. As soon as possible thereafter, the Trustee will make such payments to the Depositary.

SECTION 1.3    Registrar and Paying Agent.


The Issuer initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and paying agent with respect to the Notes. The office or agency in the City and State of New York where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange and the Place of Payment for the Notes shall initially be Wells Fargo Corporate Trust, c/o DTC, 1st Floor, TADS Department, 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041.

SECTION 1.4    Transfer and Exchange.


The transfer and exchange of Book-Entry Notes or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with Section 2.15 of the Original Indenture and the rules and procedures of the Depositary therefore.

SECTION 1.5    Guarantee of the Notes.


In accordance with Article XIV of the Original Indenture, the Notes will be fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis by the Parent Guarantor. Initially, there will be no Subsidiary Guarantors.

SECTION 1.6    Defeasance and Discharge.


The Notes shall be subject to satisfaction and discharge and to both legal defeasance and covenant defeasance as contemplated by Article XI of the Original Indenture.

SECTION 1.7    Amendment to Section 4.12 of the Original Indenture.


The last paragraph of Section 4.12 of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated in relation solely to the Notes to read as follows:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Parent Guarantor may, and may permit any Subsidiary to, effect any Sale/Leaseback Transaction that is not excepted by clauses (a) through (d), inclusive, of this Section, provided that the Attributable Indebtedness from such Sale/Leaseback Transaction, together with the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness (other than the Debt Securities) secured by liens, other than Permitted




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Liens, upon Principal Properties or upon any capital stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, and the aggregate amount of Attributable Indebtedness deemed to be outstanding in respect of all other Sale/Leaseback Transactions (exclusive of any such Sale/Leaseback Transactions otherwise permitted under clauses (a) through (d), inclusive, of this Section), does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.”

SECTION 1.8    Amendment to Section 4.13 of the Original Indenture.


The last sentence of Section 4.13 of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated in relation solely to the Notes to read as follows:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parent Guarantor may, and may permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur or suffer to exist any lien, other than a Permitted Lien, upon any Principal Property or upon any capital stock of any Restricted Subsidiary to secure Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor, the Company or any other Person (other than the Debt Securities), without in any such case making effective provision whereby all the Debt Securities Outstanding under this Indenture are secured equally and ratably with, or prior to, such Indebtedness so long as such Indebtedness is secured; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness then outstanding secured by such lien and all similar liens, together with the aggregate amount of Attributable Indebtedness deemed to be outstanding in respect of all Sale/Leaseback Transactions (exclusive of any such Sale/Leaseback Transactions otherwise permitted under clauses (a) through (d) of Section 4.12), does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.”

ARTICLE II

REDEMPTION

SECTION 2.1    Redemption.


The Issuer shall have no obligation to redeem, purchase or repay the Notes pursuant to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof. The Issuer, at its option, may redeem the Notes in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5 of the Notes and Article III of the Original Indenture.

ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 3.1    Table of Contents, Headings, etc.


The table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

SECTION 3.2    Counterpart Originals.


The parties may sign any number of copies of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.




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SECTION 3.3    Governing Law.


THIS SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.















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                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Seventh Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.,

as Issuer

 

 

By:

Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc.

 

its General Partner

 

 

 

By:       /s/ Michael A. Creel                                             

 

Name:

Michael A. Creel

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President

 

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.,

as Parent Guarantor

 


 

By:

Enterprise Products GP, LLC

 

its General Partner

 

 

By:       /s/ Michael A. Creel                                             

 

Name:

Michael A. Creel

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK,

 

 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,

 

as Trustee

 

 

 

By:       /s/ Melissa A. Scott                                               

 

Name:

Melissa A. Scott

 

 

Title:

Vice President













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Exhibit A

FORM OF NOTE

[ FACE OF SECURITY ]

[ UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”) (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10041) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. ] * *

[ TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN. ] *

Principal Amount

No. _____

$___________, [ which amount may be

increased or decreased by the Schedule

of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto. ] *

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

      4.95% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2010

CUSIP ___________


ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Company,” which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [ Cede & Co. ] * or its registered assigns, the principal sum of __________________ ($__________ U.S. dollars, [ or such greater or lesser principal sum as is shown on the attached Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security ] * , on June 1, 2010 in such coin and currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest at an annual rate of 4.95% payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year, to the person in whose name the








______________________


* To be included in a Book-Entry Note.

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Security is registered at the close of business on the record date for such interest, which shall be the preceding May 15 and November 15 (each, a “Regular Record Date”), respectively, payable commencing on December 1, 2005, with interest accruing from June 1, 2005, or the most recent date to which interest s hall have been paid.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

The statements in the legends set forth in this Security are an integral part of the terms of this Security and by acceptance hereof the Holder of this Security agrees to be subject to, and bound by, the terms and provisions set forth in each such legend.

This Security is issued in respect of a series of Debt Securities of an initial aggregate of $500 million in principal amount designated as the 4.95% Senior Notes due 2010 of the Company and is governed by the Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004 (the “Original Indenture”), duly executed and delivered by the Company, as issuer, and Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as parent guarantor (the “Parent Guarantor”), to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 2005, duly executed by the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee (the “Seventh Supplemental Indenture”, and together with the Original Indenture, the “Indenture”). The terms of the Indenture are incorporated herein by reference. This Security shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits as definitive Securities under the Indenture.

If and to the extent any provision of the Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any other provision of the Indenture that is required to be included in the Indenture or is deemed applicable to the Indenture by virtue of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), such required provision shall control.

The Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to the Holder hereof to exchange this Security in accordance with the terms of the Indenture without charge.

This Security shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee under the Indenture.











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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed by its sole General Partner.

Dated: __________________



ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.,

 

 

 

By:

Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc.

 

its General Partner

 

 

 

By:                                                                 

 

           Name:

 

 

 

           Title:

 

 

 


 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:

This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

 

 

By:                                                                 

 

     Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












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[ REVERSE OF SECURITY ]

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

      4.95% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2010

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of the Company (the “Debt Securities”) of the series hereinafter specified, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture, to which Indenture reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Holders of the Debt Securities. The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest (if any) at different rates, may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds (if any) and may otherwise vary as provided in the Indenture. This Security is one of a series designated as the 4.95% Senior Notes due 2010 of the Company, in initial aggregate principal amount of $500 million (the “Securities”).

1.

Interest .

The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate of 4.95% per annum.

The Company will pay interest semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year (each an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing December 1, 2005. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on the Securities, from June 1, 2005. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy laws) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) and on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the same rate per annum, in each case to the extent lawful.

2.

Method of Payment .

The Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except Defaulted Interest) to the persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for (“Defaulted Interest”) may be paid to the persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, or in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may then be listed if such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee, as more fully provided in the Indenture. The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of a Global Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Depositary. Payments in respect of Securities in definitive form (including principal, premium, if any, and










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interest) will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within The City of New York, which initially will be Wells Fargo Corporate Trust, c/o DTC, 1st Floor, TADS Department, 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders on the relevant record date at their addresses set forth in the Debt Security Register of Holders or at the option of the Holder, payment of interest on Securities in definitive form will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to any account maintained in the United States, provided such Holder has requested such method of payment and provided timely wire transfer instructions to the paying agent. The Holder must surrender this Security to a paying agent to collect payment of principal.

3.

Paying Agent and Registrar .

Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will act as paying agent and Registrar. The Company may change any paying agent or Registrar at any time upon notice to the Trustee and the Holders. The Company may act as paying agent.

4.

Indenture .

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Debt Securities of the Company issued and to be issued in one or more series under the Indenture.

Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Original Indenture, those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA, as in effect on the date of the Original Indenture, and those terms stated in the Seventh Supplemental Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the Original Indenture, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Securities of this series are general unsecured obligations of the Company limited to an initial aggregate principal amount of $500 million; provided, however , that the authorized aggregate principal amount of such series may be increased from time to time as provided in the Seventh Supplemental Indenture.

5.

Optional Redemption .

The Securities are redeemable, at the option of the Company, at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, at a redemption price (the “Make-Whole Price”) equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed; or (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (at the rate in effect on the date of calculation of the redemption price) on the Securities (exclusive of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Yield plus 20 basis points; plus, in either case, accrued interest to the Redemption Date.











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The actual Make-Whole Price, calculated as provided above, shall be calculated and certified to the Trustee and the Company by the Independent Investment Banker. For purposes of determining the Make-Whole Price, the following definitions are applicable:

“Treasury Yield” means, with respect to any Redemption Date applicable to the Securities, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the third Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for the Redemption Date.

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Securities that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining terms of the Securities; provided, however, that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for the Securities, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such United States Treasury security will be determined and the treasury rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month.

“Independent Investment Banker” means any of UBS Securities LLC (and its successors), Barclays Capital Inc. (and its successors), and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (and its successors) or, if no such firm is willing and able to select the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the Trustee and reasonably acceptable to the Issuer.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (a) the bid price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) at 4:00 p.m. on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date, as set forth on “Telerate Page 500” (or such other page as may replace Telerate Page 500), or (b) if such page (or any successor page) is not displayed or does not contain such bid prices at such time, the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations obtained by the Trustee for the Redemption Date.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (a) UBS Securities LLC (and its successors) and (b) one other primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City selected by the Independent Investment Banker (each, a “Primary Treasury Dealer”); provided , however , that if either of the foregoing shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date for the Securities, an average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue for the Securities (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.










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Except as set forth above, the Securities will not be redeemable prior to their Stated Maturity and will not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

Securities called for optional redemption become due on the Redemption Date. Notices of optional redemption will be mailed at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. The notice of optional redemption for the Securities will state, among other things, the amount of Securities to be redeemed, the Redemption Date, the method of calculating such redemption price and the place(s) that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of Securities to be redeemed. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Redemption Date with respect to any Securities that have been called for optional redemption. If less than all the Securities are redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select the Securities to be redeemed on a pro rata basis or by any other method the Trustee deems fair and appropriate.

The Securities may be redeemed in part in multiplies of $1,000 only. Any such redemption will also comply with Article III of the Indenture.

6.

Denominations; Transfer; Exchange .

The Securities are to be issued in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer of, or exchange, Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.

7.

Person Deemed Owners .

The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

8.

Amendment; Supplement; Waiver .

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture may be amended or supplemented, and any existing Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected. Without consent of any Holder of a Security, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture to, among other things, cure any ambiguity or omission, to correct any defect or inconsistency, or to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder of a Security. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of this Security and any Securities which may be issued in exchange or substitution herefor, irrespective of whether or not any notation thereof is made upon this Security or such other Securities.

9.

Defaults and Remedies .

Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of Default that will result in the principal amount of the Securities, together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid











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interest thereon, becoming due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default. If any other Event of Default with respect to the Securities occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding may declare the principal amount of all the Securities, together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to be due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, however, if at any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, by written notice to the Trustee, may rescind such declaration and annul its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court already rendered and if all Events of Default with respect to the Securities, other than the nonpayment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest which has become due solely by such declaration acceleration, shall have been cured or shall have been waived. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent thereon. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity or security satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.

10.

Trustee Dealings with Company .

The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates or any subsidiary of the Company's Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.

11.

Authentication .

This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security.

12.

Abbreviations and Defined Terms .

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (tenant in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (Custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

13.

CUSIP Numbers .

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Note Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such number as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.

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14.

Absolute Obligation .

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Security in the manner, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.

15.

No Recourse .

The General Partner and the general partner of the Parent Guarantor and their respective directors, officers, employees and members, as such, shall have no liability for any obligations of any Guarantor or the Issuer under the Securities, the Indenture or any Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting the Securities waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities.

16.

Governing Law .

This Security shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.

17.

Guarantee .

The Securities are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis by the Parent Guarantor as set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture, as noted in the Notation of Guarantee to this Security, and under certain circumstances set forth in the Original Indenture one or more Subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor may be required to join in such guarantee.

18.

Reliance .

The Holder, by accepting this Security, acknowledges and affirms that (i) it has purchased the Security in reliance upon the separateness of Parent Guarantor and the general partner of Parent Guarantor from each other and from any other Persons, including EPCO, Inc., and (ii) Parent Guarantor and the general partner of Parent Guarantor have assets and liabilities that are separate from those of other Persons, including EPCO, Inc.

 






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NOTATION OF GUARANTEE

The Parent Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), has fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities and all other amounts due and payable under the Indenture and the Securities by the Company.

The obligations of the Parent Guarantor to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee pursuant to its Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee.

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

 

 

By: Enterprise Products GP, LLC,

 

its General Partner

 

 

 

By:                                                                                

Name:                                                                            

Title:                                                                              













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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM – as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT –_______________________
                   (Cust.) 

TEN ENT – as tenants by entireties Custodian for:________________________________
                    (Minor)  

   JT TEN – as tenants with rights of under Uniform Gifts to
Minors Act of________________________________
      survivorship and not as
    tenants in common
              (State)
  

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

________________________

ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

 

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

                                                               

 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Please print or type name and address including postal zip code of assignee

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing

____________________________________________________________________________________________

to transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated_____________________________ ___________________________________________
  Registered Holder






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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES

IN GLOBAL SECURITY

The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Exchange

 

Amount of
Decrease in
Principal
Amount of this
Global Security

 

Amount of
Increase in
Principal Amount
of this
Global Security

 

Principal Amount
of this Global
Security following
such decrease
( or increase )

 

Signature of
authorized officer
of Trustee or
Depositary

 

 








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* To be included in a Book-Entry Note.

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EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Michael A. Creel, certify that:

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Enterprise Products Partners L.P.;

 

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:

November 4, 2005

 


 

     /s/ Michael A. Creel

 

Name:

Michael A. Creel

 

 

Title:

Principal Financial Officer of our General

 

 

Partner, Enterprise Products GP, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

 

CERTIFICATION OF ROBERT G. PHILLIPS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

OF ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS GP, LLC, THE GENERAL PARTNER OF

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

 

In connection with this quarterly report of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Robert G. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Products GP, LLC, the general partner of the Registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

 

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.



        /s/ Robert G. Phillips    

 

Name:

  Robert G. Phillips

 

Title:

  Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Products GP, LLC

 

on behalf of Enterprise Products Parnters L.P.

 

 

Date:

November 4, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

 

CERTIFICATION OF MICHAEL A. CREEL, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

OF ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS GP, LLC, THE GENERAL PARTNER OF

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

 

In connection with this quarterly report of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Michael A. Creel, Chief Financial Officer of Enterprise Products GP, LLC, the general partner of the Registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

 

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.



        /s/ Michael A. Creel    

 

Name:

 Michael A. Creel

 

Title:

 Chief Financial Officer of Enterprise Products GP, LLC

 

on behalf of Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

 

 

Date:

November 4, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Robert G. Phillips, certify that:

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Enterprise Products Partners L.P.;

 

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:

November 4, 2005

 


 

     /s/ Robert G. Phillips

 

Name:

Robert G. Phillips

 

 

Title:

Principal Executive Officer of our General

 

 

Partner, Enterprise Products GP, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 4.32

BOOK-ENTRY SECURITY

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”) (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10041) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.

Principal Amount

No. E-7

$250,000,000, which amount may be

increased or decreased by the Schedule

of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto.

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

5.75% SERIES B SENIOR NOTE DUE 2035

CUSIP 293791AT6


ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Company,” which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co. or its registered assigns, the principal sum of Two Hundred Fifty Million ($250,000,000) U.S. dollars, or such greater or lesser principal sum as is shown on the attached Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security, on March 1, 2035 in such coin and currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest at an annual rate of 5.75% payable on March 1 and September 1 of each year, to the person in whose name the Security is registered at the close of business on the record date for such interest, which shall be the preceding February 15 and August 15 (each, a “Regular Record Date”), respectively, payable commencing on September 1, 2005, with interest accruing from March 2, 2005, or the most recent date to which interest shall have been paid.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.













The statements in the legends set forth in this Security are an integral part of the terms of this Security and by acceptance hereof the Holder of this Security agrees to be subject to, and bound by, the terms and provisions set forth in each such legend.

This Security is issued in respect of a series of Debt Securities of an initial aggregate of $250 million in principal amount designated as the 5.75% Series B Senior Notes due 2035 of the Company and is governed by the Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004 (the “Original Indenture”), duly executed and delivered by the Company, as issuer, and Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as parent guarantor (the “Parent Guarantor”), to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 2, 2005, duly executed by the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”, and together with the Original Indenture, the “Indenture”). The terms of the Indenture are incorporated herein by reference. This Security shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits as definitive Securities under the Indenture.

If and to the extent any provision of the Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any other provision of the Indenture that is required to be included in the Indenture or is deemed applicable to the Indenture by virtue of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), such required provision shall control.

The Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to the Holder hereof to exchange this Security in accordance with the terms of the Indenture without charge.

This Security shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee under the Indenture.

















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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed by its sole General Partner.

Dated: August 17, 2005

 

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

 

By:

Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc.

 

 

its General Partner

 

 

 

By:               /s/ Richard H. Bachmann                              

 

Name: Richard H. Bachmann

 

 

Title: Executive Vice President

 

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:

This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Trustee

 

 

By:               /s/ Melissa A. Scott                                        

 

Authorized Signatory










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REVERSE OF BOOK-ENTRY SECURITY

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

5.75% SERIES B SENIOR NOTE DUE 2035

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of the Company (the “Debt Securities”) of the series hereinafter specified, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture, to which Indenture reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Holders of the Debt Securities. The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest (if any) at different rates, may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds (if any) and may otherwise vary as provided in the Indenture. This Security is one of a series designated as the 5.75% Series B Senior Notes due 2035 of the Company, in initial aggregate principal amount of $250 million (the “Securities”).

 

1.

Interest .

The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate of 5.75% per annum.

The Company will pay interest semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 of each year (each an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing September 1, 2005. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on the Securities, from March 2, 2005. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy laws) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) and on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the same rate per annum, in each case to the extent lawful.

 

2.

Method of Payment .

The Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except Defaulted Interest) to the persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for (“Defaulted Interest”) may be paid to the persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, or in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may then be listed if such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee, as more fully provided in the Indenture. The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of a Global Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Depositary. Payments in respect of Securities in definitive form (including principal, premium, if any, and













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interest) will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within The City of New York, which initially will be Wells Fargo Corporate Trust, c/o DTC, 1st Floor, TADS Department, 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders on the relevant record date at their addresses set forth in the Debt Security Register of Holders or at the option of the Holder, payment of interest on Securities in definitive form will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to any account maintained in the United States, provided such Holder has requested such method of payment and provided timely wire transfer instructions to the paying agent. The Holder must surrender this Security to a paying agent to collect payment of principal.

 

3.

Paying Agent and Registrar .

Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will act as paying agent and Registrar. The Company may change any paying agent or Registrar at any time upon notice to the Trustee and the Holders. The Company may act as paying agent.

 

4.

Indenture .

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Debt Securities of the Company issued and to be issued in one or more series under the Indenture.

Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Original Indenture, those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA, as in effect on the date of the Original Indenture, and those terms stated in the Sixth Supplemental Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the Original Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Securities of this series are general unsecured obligations of the Company limited to an initial aggregate principal amount of $250 million; provided, however , that the authorized aggregate principal amount of such series may be increased from time to time as provided in the Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

 

5.

Optional Redemption .

The Securities are redeemable, at the option of the Company, at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, at a redemption price (the “Make-Whole Price”) equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed; or (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (at the rate in effect on the date of calculation of the redemption price) on the Securities (exclusive of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Yield plus 20 basis points; plus, in either case, accrued interest to the Redemption Date.










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The actual Make-Whole Price, calculated as provided above, shall be calculated and certified to the Trustee and the Company by the Independent Investment Banker. For purposes of determining the Make-Whole Price, the following definitions are applicable:

“Treasury Yield” means, with respect to any Redemption Date applicable to the Securities, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the third Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for the Redemption Date.

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Securities that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining terms of the Securities; provided, however, that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for the Securities, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such United States Treasury security will be determined and the treasury rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month.

“Independent Investment Banker” means any of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (and its successors), Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (and its successors), and Lehman Brothers Inc. (and its successors) or, if no such firm is willing and able to select the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the Trustee and reasonably acceptable to the Issuer.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (a) the bid price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) at 4:00 p.m. on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date, as set forth on “Telerate Page 500” (or such other page as may replace Telerate Page 500), or (b) if such page (or any successor page) is not displayed or does not contain such bid prices at such time, the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations obtained by the Trustee for the Redemption Date.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (a) J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (and its successors) and (b) one other primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City selected by the Independent Investment Banker (each, a “Primary Treasury Dealer”); provided , however , that if either of the foregoing shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date for the Securities, an average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue for the Securities (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
















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Except as set forth above, the Securities will not be redeemable prior to their Stated Maturity and will not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

Securities called for optional redemption become due on the Redemption Date. Notices of optional redemption will be mailed at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. The notice of optional redemption for the Securities will state, among other things, the amount of Securities to be redeemed, the Redemption Date, the method of calculating such redemption price and the place(s) that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of Securities to be redeemed. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Redemption Date with respect to any Securities that have been called for optional redemption. If less than all the Securities are redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select the Securities to be redeemed on a pro rata basis or by any other method the Trustee deems fair and appropriate.

The Securities may be redeemed in part in multiplies of $1,000 only. Any such redemption will also comply with Article III of the Indenture.

 

6.

Denominations; Transfer; Exchange .

The Securities are to be issued in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer of, or exchange, Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.

 

7.

Person Deemed Owners .

The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

 

8.

Amendment; Supplement; Waiver .

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture may be amended or supplemented, and any existing Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected. Without consent of any Holder of a Security, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture to, among other things, cure any ambiguity or omission, to correct any defect or inconsistency, or to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder of a Security. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of this Security and any Securities which may be issued in exchange or substitution herefor, irrespective of whether or not any notation thereof is made upon this Security or such other Securities.

 

9.

Defaults and Remedies .

Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of Default that will result in the principal amount of the Securities, together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid











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interest thereon, becoming due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default. If any other Event of Default with respect to the Securities occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding may declare the principal amount of all the Securities, together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to be due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, however, if at any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, by written notice to the Trustee, may rescind such declaration and annul its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court already rendered and if all Events of Default with respect to the Securities, other than the nonpayment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest which has become due solely by such declaration acceleration, shall have been cured or shall have been waived. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent thereon. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity or security satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.

 

10.

Registration Rights .

The Holder of this Security may be entitled to the benefits of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) dated as of March 2, 2005, by and among the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Initial Purchasers named therein. In certain events, the Company shall be required to pay to each affected Holder additional interest on the Securities, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement, and all references to “interest” herein include any such additional interest unless the context otherwise requires.

 

11.

Trustee Dealings with Company .

The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates or any subsidiary of the Company's Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.

 

12.

Authentication .

This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security.

 

13.

Abbreviations and Defined Terms .

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (tenant in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (Custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).














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14.

CUSIP Numbers .

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Note Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such number as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.

 

15.

Absolute Obligation .

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Security in the manner, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.

 

16.

No Recourse .

The General Partner and the general partner of the Parent Guarantor and their respective directors, officers, employees and members, as such, shall have no liability for any obligations of any Guarantor or the Issuer under the Securities, the Indenture or any Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting the Securities waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities.

 

17.

Governing Law .

This Security shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.

 

18.

Guarantee .

The Securities are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis by the Parent Guarantor as set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture, as noted in the Notation of Guarantee to this Security, and under certain circumstances set forth in the Original Indenture one or more Subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor may be required to join in such guarantee.

 

19.

Reliance .

The Holder, by accepting this Security, acknowledges and affirms that (i) it has purchased the Security in reliance upon the separateness of Parent Guarantor and the general partner of Parent Guarantor from each other and from any other Persons, including EPCO, Inc., and (ii) Parent Guarantor and the general partner of Parent Guarantor have assets and liabilities that are separate from those of other Persons, including EPCO, Inc.

 















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NOTATION OF GUARANTEE

The Parent Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), has fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities and all other amounts due and payable under the Indenture and the Securities by the Company.

The obligations of the Parent Guarantor to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee pursuant to its Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee.

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

 

 

By: Enterprise Products GP, LLC,

 

its General Partner

 

 

 

By:              /s/ Richard H. Bachmann                        

 

Name: Richard H. Bachmann

 

 

Title: Executive Vice President












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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM – as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT –_______________________
                   (Cust.) 

TEN ENT – as tenants by entireties Custodian for:________________________________
                    (Minor)  

   JT TEN – as tenants with rights of under Uniform Gifts to
Minors Act of________________________________
      survivorship and not as
    tenants in common
              (State)
  

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

________________________

ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

 

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

                                                               

 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Please print or type name and address including postal zip code of assignee

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing

____________________________________________________________________________________________

to transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated_____________________________ ___________________________________________
  Registered Holder







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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES

IN GLOBAL SECURITY

The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Exchange

 

Amount of
Decrease in
Principal
Amount of this
Global Security

 

Amount of
Increase in
Principal Amount
of this
Global Security

 

Principal Amount
of this Global
Security following
such decrease
( or increase )

 

Signature of
authorized officer
of Trustee or
Depositary

 

 













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EXHIBIT 4.47

BOOK-ENTRY SECURITY

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”) (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10041) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.

Principal Amount

No. R-1

$500,000,000, which amount may be

increased or decreased by the Schedule

of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto.

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

      4.95% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2010

CUSIP 293791AU3


ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Company,” which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co. or its registered assigns, the principal sum of Five Hundred Million ($500,000,000) U.S. dollars, or such greater or lesser principal sum as is shown on the attached Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security, on June 1, 2010 in such coin and currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest at an annual rate of 4.95% payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year, to the person in whose name the Security is registered at the close of business on the record date for such interest, which shall be the preceding May 15 and November 15 (each, a “Regular Record Date”), respectively, payable commencing on December 1, 2005, with interest accruing from June 1, 2005, or the most recent date to which interest shall have been paid.


Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

The statements in the legends set forth in this Security are an integral part of the terms of this Security and by acceptance hereof the Holder of this Security agrees to be subject to, and bound by, the terms and provisions set forth in each such legend.

This Security is issued in respect of a series of Debt Securities of an initial aggregate of $500 million in principal amount designated as the 4.95% Senior Notes due 2010 of the Company and is governed by the Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004 (the “Original Indenture”), duly executed and delivered by the Company, as issuer, and Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as parent guarantor (the “Parent Guarantor”), to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 2005, duly executed by the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee (the “Seventh Supplemental Indenture”, and together with the Original Indenture, the “Indenture”). The terms of the Indenture are incorporated herein by reference. This Security shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits as definitive Securities under the Indenture.

If and to the extent any provision of the Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any other provision of the Indenture that is required to be included in the Indenture or is deemed applicable to the Indenture by virtue of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), such required provision shall control.

The Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to the Holder hereof to exchange this Security in accordance with the terms of the Indenture without charge.

This Security shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee under the Indenture.











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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed by its sole General Partner.

Dated: June 1, 2005

 

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

 

By:

Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc.

 

 

its General Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Creel                                        

 

Name:

Michael A. Creel

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:

This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Trustee

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark A. Dunn                                               

 

Authorized Signatory

 











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REVERSE OF BOOK-ENTRY SECURITY

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

      4.95% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2010

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of the Company (the “Debt Securities”) of the series hereinafter specified, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture, to which Indenture reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Holders of the Debt Securities. The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest (if any) at different rates, may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds (if any) and may otherwise vary as provided in the Indenture. This Security is one of a series designated as the 4.95% Senior Notes due 2010 of the Company, in initial aggregate principal amount of $500 million (the “Securities”).

1.        Interest.

The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate of 4.95% per annum.

The Company will pay interest semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year (each an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing December 1, 2005. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on the Securities, from June 1, 2005. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy laws) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) and on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the same rate per annum, in each case to the extent lawful.

2.        Method of Payment.

The Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except Defaulted Interest) to the persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for (“Defaulted Interest”) may be paid to the persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, or in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may then be listed if such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee, as more fully provided in the Indenture. The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of a Global Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Depositary. Payments in respect of Securities in definitive form (including principal, premium, if any, and

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interest) will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within The City of New York, which initially will be Wells Fargo Corporate Trust, c/o DTC, 1st Floor, TADS Department, 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders on the relevant record date at their addresses set forth in the Debt Security Register of Holders or at the option of the Holder, payment of interest on Securities in definitive form will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to any account maintained in the United States, provided such Holder has requested such method of payment and provided timely wire transfer instructions to the paying agent. The Holder must surrender this Security to a paying agent to collect payment of principal.

3.        Paying Agent and Registrar.

Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will act as paying agent and Registrar. The Company may change any paying agent or Registrar at any time upon notice to the Trustee and the Holders. The Company may act as paying agent.

4.        Indenture.

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Debt Securities of the Company issued and to be issued in one or more series under the Indenture.

Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Original Indenture, those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA, as in effect on the date of the Original Indenture, and those terms stated in the Seventh Supplemental Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the Original Indenture, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Securities of this series are general unsecured obligations of the Company limited to an initial aggregate principal amount of $500 million; provided, however , that the authorized aggregate principal amount of such series may be increased from time to time as provided in the Seventh Supplemental Indenture.

5.        Optional Redemption.

The Securities are redeemable, at the option of the Company, at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, at a redemption price (the “Make-Whole Price”) equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed; or (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (at the rate in effect on the date of calculation of the redemption price) on the Securities (exclusive of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Yield plus 20 basis points; plus, in either case, accrued interest to the Redemption Date.




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The actual Make-Whole Price, calculated as provided above, shall be calculated and certified to the Trustee and the Company by the Independent Investment Banker. For purposes of determining the Make-Whole Price, the following definitions are applicable:

“Treasury Yield” means, with respect to any Redemption Date applicable to the Securities, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the third Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for the Redemption Date.

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Securities that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining terms of the Securities; provided, however, that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for the Securities, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such United States Treasury security will be determined and the treasury rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month.

“Independent Investment Banker” means any of UBS Securities LLC (and its successors), Barclays Capital Inc. (and its successors), and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (and its successors) or, if no such firm is willing and able to select the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the Trustee and reasonably acceptable to the Issuer.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (a) the bid price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) at 4:00 p.m. on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date, as set forth on “Telerate Page 500” (or such other page as may replace Telerate Page 500), or (b) if such page (or any successor page) is not displayed or does not contain such bid prices at such time, the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations obtained by the Trustee for the Redemption Date.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (a) UBS Securities LLC (and its successors) and (b) one other primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City selected by the Independent Investment Banker (each, a “Primary Treasury Dealer”); provided , however , that if either of the foregoing shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date for the Securities, an average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue for the Securities (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

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Except as set forth above, the Securities will not be redeemable prior to their Stated Maturity and will not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

Securities called for optional redemption become due on the Redemption Date. Notices of optional redemption will be mailed at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. The notice of optional redemption for the Securities will state, among other things, the amount of Securities to be redeemed, the Redemption Date, the method of calculating such redemption price and the place(s) that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of Securities to be redeemed. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Redemption Date with respect to any Securities that have been called for optional redemption. If less than all the Securities are redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select the Securities to be redeemed on a pro rata basis or by any other method the Trustee deems fair and appropriate.

The Securities may be redeemed in part in multiplies of $1,000 only. Any such redemption will also comply with Article III of the Indenture.

6.        Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.

The Securities are to be issued in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer of, or exchange, Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.

7.        Person Deemed Owners

The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

8.        Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture may be amended or supplemented, and any existing Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected. Without consent of any Holder of a Security, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture to, among other things, cure any ambiguity or omission, to correct any defect or inconsistency, or to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder of a Security. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of this Security and any Securities which may be issued in exchange or substitution herefor, irrespective of whether or not any notation thereof is made upon this Security or such other Securities.

9.        Defaults and Remedies.

Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of Default that will result in the principal amount of the Securities, together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid

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interest thereon, becoming due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default. If any other Event of Default with respect to the Securities occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding may declare the principal amount of all the Securities, together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to be due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, however, if at any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, by written notice to the Trustee, may rescind such declaration and annul its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court already rendered and if all Events of Default with respect to the Securities, other than the nonpayment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest which has become due solely by such declaration acceleration, shall have been cured or shall have been waived. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent thereon. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity or security satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.

10.       Trustee Dealings with Company.

The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates or any subsidiary of the Company's Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.

11.       Authentication.

This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security.

12.       Abbreviations and Defined Terms.

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (tenant in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (Custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

13.       CUSIP Numbers.

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Note Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such number as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.





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14.       Absolute Obligation.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Security in the manner, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.

15.        No Recourse.

The General Partner and the general partner of the Parent Guarantor and their respective directors, officers, employees and members, as such, shall have no liability for any obligations of any Guarantor or the Issuer under the Securities, the Indenture or any Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting the Securities waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities.

16.       Governing Law.

This Security shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.

17.       Guarantee.

The Securities are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis by the Parent Guarantor as set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture, as noted in the Notation of Guarantee to this Security, and under certain circumstances set forth in the Original Indenture one or more Subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor may be required to join in such guarantee.

18.       Reliance.

The Holder, by accepting this Security, acknowledges and affirms that (i) it has purchased the Security in reliance upon the separateness of Parent Guarantor and the general partner of Parent Guarantor from each other and from any other Persons, including EPCO, Inc., and (ii) Parent Guarantor and the general partner of Parent Guarantor have assets and liabilities that are separate from those of other Persons, including EPCO, Inc.

 

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NOTATION OF GUARANTEE

The Parent Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), has fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities and all other amounts due and payable under the Indenture and the Securities by the Company.

The obligations of the Parent Guarantor to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee pursuant to its Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee.


 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

 

 

By:   Enterprise Products GP, LLC,

 

its General Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Creel                                        

 

Name:

Michael A. Creel

 

 

Title

Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer












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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM – as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT –_______________________
                   (Cust.) 

TEN ENT – as tenants by entireties Custodian for:________________________________
                    (Minor)  

   JT TEN – as tenants with rights of under Uniform Gifts to
Minors Act of________________________________
     survivorship and not as
   tenants in common
              (State)
  

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

________________________

ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

 

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

                                                               

 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Please print or type name and address including postal zip code of assignee

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing

____________________________________________________________________________________________

to transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated_____________________________ ___________________________________________
  Registered Holder






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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES

IN GLOBAL SECURITY

The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Exchange

 

Amount of
Decrease in
Principal
Amount of this
Global Security

 

Amount of
Increase in
Principal Amount
of this
Global Security

 

Principal Amount
of this Global
Security following
such decrease
( or increase )

 

Signature of
authorized officer
of Trustee or
Depositary

 

 











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EXHIBIT 4.31

BOOK-ENTRY SECURITY

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”) (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10041) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.

Principal Amount

No. E-6

$250,000,000, which amount may be

increased or decreased by the Schedule

of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto.

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

5.00% SERIES B SENIOR NOTE DUE 2015

CUSIP 293791AR0


ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Company,” which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co. or its registered assigns, the principal sum of Two Hundred Fifty Million ($250,000,000) U.S. dollars, or such greater or lesser principal sum as is shown on the attached Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security, on March 1, 2015 in such coin and currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest at an annual rate of 5.00% payable on March 1 and September 1 of each year, to the person in whose name the Security is registered at the close of business on the record date for such interest, which shall be the preceding February 15 and August 15 (each, a “Regular Record Date”), respectively, payable commencing on September 1, 2005, with interest accruing from March 2, 2005, or the most recent date to which interest shall have been paid.













Reference is made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

The statements in the legends set forth in this Security are an integral part of the terms of this Security and by acceptance hereof the Holder of this Security agrees to be subject to, and bound by, the terms and provisions set forth in each such legend.

This Security is issued in respect of a series of Debt Securities of an initial aggregate of $250 million in principal amount designated as the 5.00% Series B Senior Notes due 2015 of the Company and is governed by the Indenture dated as of October 4, 2004 (the “Original Indenture”), duly executed and delivered by the Company, as issuer, and Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as parent guarantor (the “Parent Guarantor”), to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 2, 2005, duly executed by the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”, and together with the Original Indenture, the “Indenture”). The terms of the Indenture are incorporated herein by reference. This Security shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits as definitive Securities under the Indenture.

If and to the extent any provision of the Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any other provision of the Indenture that is required to be included in the Indenture or is deemed applicable to the Indenture by virtue of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), such required provision shall control.

The Company hereby irrevocably undertakes to the Holder hereof to exchange this Security in accordance with the terms of the Indenture without charge.

This Security shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee under the Indenture.





















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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed by its sole General Partner.

Dated: August 17, 2005

 

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

 

By:

Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc.

 

 

its General Partner

 

 

 

By:               /s/ Richard H. Bachmann                              

 

Name: Richard H. Bachmann

 

 

Title: Executive Vice President

 

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:

This is one of the Debt Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Trustee

 

 

By:               /s/ Melissa A. Scott                                        

 

Authorized Signatory


















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REVERSE OF BOOK-ENTRY SECURITY

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

5.00% SERIES B SENIOR NOTE DUE 2015

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of the Company (the “Debt Securities”) of the series hereinafter specified, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture, to which Indenture reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Holders of the Debt Securities. The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest (if any) at different rates, may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds (if any) and may otherwise vary as provided in the Indenture. This Security is one of a series designated as the 5.00% Series B Senior Notes due 2015 of the Company, in initial aggregate principal amount of $250 million (the “Securities”).

 

1.

Interest .

The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate of 5.0% per annum.

The Company will pay interest semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 of each year (each an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing September 1, 2005. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on the Securities, from March 2, 2005. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy laws) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) and on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the same rate per annum, in each case to the extent lawful.

 

2.

Method of Payment .

The Company shall pay interest on the Securities (except Defaulted Interest) to the persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for (“Defaulted Interest”) may be paid to the persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, or in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may then be listed if such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee, as more fully provided in the Indenture. The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of a Global Security (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Depositary. Payments in respect of Securities in definitive form (including principal, premium, if any, and










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interest) will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within The City of New York, which initially will be Wells Fargo Corporate Trust, c/o DTC, 1st Floor, TADS Department, 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders on the relevant record date at their addresses set forth in the Debt Security Register of Holders or at the option of the Holder, payment of interest on Securities in definitive form will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to any account maintained in the United States, provided such Holder has requested such method of payment and provided timely wire transfer instructions to the paying agent. The Holder must surrender this Security to a paying agent to collect payment of principal.

 

3.

Paying Agent and Registrar .

Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will act as paying agent and Registrar. The Company may change any paying agent or Registrar at any time upon notice to the Trustee and the Holders. The Company may act as paying agent.

 

4.

Indenture .

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Debt Securities of the Company issued and to be issued in one or more series under the Indenture.

Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Original Indenture, those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA, as in effect on the date of the Original Indenture, and those terms stated in the Fifth Supplemental Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Securities are referred to the Original Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. The Securities of this series are general unsecured obligations of the Company limited to an initial aggregate principal amount of $250 million; provided, however , that the authorized aggregate principal amount of such series may be increased from time to time as provided in the Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

 

5.

Optional Redemption .

The Securities are redeemable, at the option of the Company, at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, at a redemption price (the “Make-Whole Price”) equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed; or (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (at the rate in effect on the date of calculation of the redemption price) on the Securities (exclusive of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Yield plus 15 basis points; plus, in either case, accrued interest to the Redemption Date.
















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The actual Make-Whole Price, calculated as provided above, shall be calculated and certified to the Trustee and the Company by the Independent Investment Banker. For purposes of determining the Make-Whole Price, the following definitions are applicable:

“Treasury Yield” means, with respect to any Redemption Date applicable to the Securities, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the third Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for the Redemption Date.

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Securities that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining terms of the Securities; provided, however, that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for the Securities, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such United States Treasury security will be determined and the treasury rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month.

“Independent Investment Banker” means any of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (and its successors), Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (and its successors), and Lehman Brothers Inc. (and its successors) or, if no such firm is willing and able to select the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the Trustee and reasonably acceptable to the Issuer.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (a) the bid price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) at 4:00 p.m. on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date, as set forth on “Telerate Page 500” (or such other page as may replace Telerate Page 500), or (b) if such page (or any successor page) is not displayed or does not contain such bid prices at such time, the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations obtained by the Trustee for the Redemption Date.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (a) J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (and its successors) and (b) one other primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City selected by the Independent Investment Banker (each, a “Primary Treasury Dealer”); provided , however , that if either of the foregoing shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date for the Securities, an average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue for the Securities (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.















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Except as set forth above, the Securities will not be redeemable prior to their Stated Maturity and will not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

Securities called for optional redemption become due on the Redemption Date. Notices of optional redemption will be mailed at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. The notice of optional redemption for the Securities will state, among other things, the amount of Securities to be redeemed, the Redemption Date, the method of calculating such redemption price and the place(s) that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of Securities to be redeemed. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the Redemption Date with respect to any Securities that have been called for optional redemption. If less than all the Securities are redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select the Securities to be redeemed on a pro rata basis or by any other method the Trustee deems fair and appropriate.

The Securities may be redeemed in part in multiplies of $1,000 only. Any such redemption will also comply with Article III of the Indenture.

 

6.

Denominations; Transfer; Exchange .

The Securities are to be issued in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register the transfer of, or exchange, Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.

 

7.

Person Deemed Owners .

The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

 

8.

Amendment; Supplement; Waiver .

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture may be amended or supplemented, and any existing Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected. Without consent of any Holder of a Security, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture to, among other things, cure any ambiguity or omission, to correct any defect or inconsistency, or to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder of a Security. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of this Security and any Securities which may be issued in exchange or substitution herefor, irrespective of whether or not any notation thereof is made upon this Security or such other Securities.

 

9.

Defaults and Remedies .

Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency are Events of Default that will result in the principal amount of the Securities, together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid










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interest thereon, becoming due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default. If any other Event of Default with respect to the Securities occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding may declare the principal amount of all the Securities, together with premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to be due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, however, if at any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities, by written notice to the Trustee, may rescind such declaration and annul its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court already rendered and if all Events of Default with respect to the Securities, other than the nonpayment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest which has become due solely by such declaration acceleration, shall have been cured or shall have been waived. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent thereon. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity or security satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.

 

10.

Registration Rights .

The Holder of this Security may be entitled to the benefits of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) dated as of March 2, 2005, by and among the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Initial Purchasers named therein. In certain events, the Company shall be required to pay to each affected Holder additional interest on the Securities, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement, and all references to “interest” herein include any such additional interest unless the context otherwise requires.

 

11.

Trustee Dealings with Company .

The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates or any subsidiary of the Company's Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.

 

12.

Authentication .

This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security.

 

13.

Abbreviations and Defined Terms .

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (tenant in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (Custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).














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14.

CUSIP Numbers .

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Note Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such number as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.

 

15.

Absolute Obligation .

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Security in the manner, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.

 

16.

No Recourse .

The General Partner and the general partner of the Parent Guarantor and their respective directors, officers, employees and members, as such, shall have no liability for any obligations of any Guarantor or the Issuer under the Securities, the Indenture or any Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting the Securities waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities.

 

17.

Governing Law .

This Security shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.

 

18.

Guarantee .

The Securities are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured, unsubordinated basis by the Parent Guarantor as set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture, as noted in the Notation of Guarantee to this Security, and under certain circumstances set forth in the Original Indenture one or more Subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor may be required to join in such guarantee.

 

19.

Reliance .

The Holder, by accepting this Security, acknowledges and affirms that (i) it has purchased the Security in reliance upon the separateness of Parent Guarantor and the general partner of Parent Guarantor from each other and from any other Persons, including EPCO, Inc., and (ii) Parent Guarantor and the general partner of Parent Guarantor have assets and liabilities that are separate from those of other Persons, including EPCO, Inc.















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NOTATION OF GUARANTEE

The Parent Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture), has fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities and all other amounts due and payable under the Indenture and the Securities by the Company.

The obligations of the Parent Guarantor to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee pursuant to its Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article XIV of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee.

 

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.

 

 

By: Enterprise Products GP, LLC,

 

its General Partner

 

 

 

By:             /s/ Richard H. Bachmann                        

 

Name: Richard H. Bachmann

 

 

Title: Executive Vice President

















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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM – as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT –_______________________
                   (Cust.) 

TEN ENT – as tenants by entireties Custodian for:________________________________
                    (Minor)  

   JT TEN – as tenants with rights of under Uniform Gifts to
Minors Act of________________________________
      survivorship and not as
    tenants in common
              (State)
  

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

________________________

ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

 

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

                                                               

 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Please print or type name and address including postal zip code of assignee

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing

____________________________________________________________________________________________

to transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated_____________________________ ___________________________________________
  Registered Holder





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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES

IN GLOBAL SECURITY

The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Exchange

 

Amount of
Decrease in
Principal
Amount of this
Global Security

 

Amount of
Increase in
Principal Amount
of this
Global Security

 

Principal Amount
of this Global
Security following
such decrease
( or increase )

 

Signature of
authorized officer
of Trustee or
Depositary

 

 













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