UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005

OR

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

Commission File No. 1-10403

TEPPCO Partners, L.P.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

2929 Allen Parkway

P.O. Box 2521

Houston, Texas 77252-2521

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(713) 759-3636

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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  ý  No o

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

Yes  ý  No o

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.  Limited Partner Units outstanding as of August 1, 2005:   69,963,554

TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per Unit amounts)

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except Unit amounts)

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1.  ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

TEPPCO Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership, is a master limited partnership formed in March 1990.  We operate through TE Products Pipeline Company, Limited Partnership (“TE Products”), TCTM, L.P. (“TCTM”) and TEPPCO Midstream Companies, L.P. (“TEPPCO Midstream”).  Collectively, TE Products, TCTM and TEPPCO Midstream are referred to as the “Operating Partnerships.”  TEPPCO GP, Inc. (“TEPPCO GP”), our wholly owned subsidiary, is the general partner of our Operating Partnerships.  We hold a 99.999% limited partner interest in the Operating Partnerships, and TEPPCO GP holds a 0.001% general partner interest.  Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC (the “Company” or “General Partner”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as our general partner and owns a 2% general partner interest in us.  Through February 23, 2005, the General Partner was an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Duke Energy Field Services, LLC (“DEFS”), a joint venture between Duke Energy Corporation (“Duke Energy”) and ConocoPhillips.  Through February 23, 2005, Duke Energy held an interest of approximately 70% in DEFS, and ConocoPhillips held the remaining interest of approximately 30%.  On February 24, 2005, the General Partner was acquired by DFI GP Holdings L.P. (formerly Enterprise GP Holdings L.P.) (“DFI”), an affiliate of EPCO, Inc. (“EPCO”), a privately held company controlled by Dan L. Duncan, for approximately $1.1 billion.  As a result of the transaction, DFI owns and controls the 2% general partner interest in us and has the right to receive the incentive distribution rights associated with the general partner interest.

EPCO performs all management and operating functions required for us, except for some administrative services for certain of the TEPPCO Midstream assets that are currently performed by DEFS on our behalf.  We reimburse EPCO for all reasonable direct and indirect expenses that have been incurred in managing us.  Under a transition services agreement entered into as part of the sale of the General Partner, DEFS will continue to provide some administrative services for certain of the TEPPCO Midstream assets for us for a period of time until we assume these services on our own.  In connection with us assuming the operations of these TEPPCO Midstream assets from DEFS, certain DEFS employees became employees of EPCO effective June 1, 2005.  As part of the transition services agreement, Duke Energy will continue to provide some administrative support services to us until we or EPCO assume those activities.

In connection with our formation in 1990, the Company received 2,500,000 Deferred Participation Interests (“DPIs”).  Effective April 1, 1994, the DPIs began participating in distributions of cash and allocations of profit and loss in a manner identical to Limited Partner Units and are treated as Limited Partner Units for purposes of this Report.  These Limited Partner Units were assigned to Duke Energy when ownership of the Company was transferred from Duke Energy to DEFS in 2000.  On February 24, 2005, DFI entered into an LP Unit Purchase and Sale Agreement with Duke Energy and purchased these 2,500,000 DPIs for approximately $100.0 million.

As used in this Report, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Partnership” and “TEPPCO” mean TEPPCO Partners, L.P. and, where the context requires, include our subsidiaries.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of our management, of a normal and recurring nature and necessary for a fair statement of our financial position as of June 30, 2005, and the results of our operations and cash flows for the periods presented.  The results of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2005, are not necessarily indicative of results of our operations for the full year 2005.  You should read these interim financial statements in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto presented in the TEPPCO Partners, L.P. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.  We have reclassified certain amounts from prior periods to conform to the current presentation.

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We operate and report in three business segments: transportation and storage of refined products, liquefied petroleum gases (“LPGs”) and petrochemicals (“Downstream Segment”); gathering, transportation, marketing and storage of crude oil and distribution of lubrication oils and specialty chemicals (“Upstream Segment”); and gathering of natural gas, fractionation of natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) and transportation of NGLs (“Midstream Segment”).  Our reportable segments offer different products and services and are managed separately because each requires different business strategies.

Our interstate transportation operations, including rates charged to customers, are subject to regulations prescribed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”).  We refer to refined products, LPGs, petrochemicals, crude oil, NGLs and natural gas in this Report, collectively, as “petroleum products” or “products.”

Net Income Per Unit

Basic net income per Limited Partner Unit (“Unit” or “Units”) is computed by dividing our net income, after deduction of the General Partner’s interest, by the weighted average number of Units outstanding (a total of 66.6 million and 64.8 million Units for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively, and 63.0 million Units for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004).  The General Partner’s percentage interest in our net income is based on its percentage of cash distributions from Available Cash for each period (see Note 8. Partners’ Capital and Distributions).  The General Partner was allocated $12.6 million (representing 29.74%) and $10.9 million (representing 28.85%) of our net income for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and $26.6 million (representing 29.27%) and $22.6 million (representing 28.85%) of our net income for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.  The General Partner’s percentage interest in our net income increases as cash distributions paid per Unit increase, in accordance with our limited partnership agreement.

Diluted net income per Unit equaled basic net income per Unit for each of the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, as there were no dilutive instruments outstanding.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment.  SFAS 123(R) requires compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in the financial statements.  With limited exceptions, the amount of the compensation cost is to be measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued.  In addition, liability awards are to be re-measured each reporting period.  Compensation cost will be recognized over the period that an employee provides service in exchange for the award. SFAS 123(R) is a revision of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure and supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.  SFAS 123(R) is effective for public companies as of the first interim or annual reporting period of the first fiscal year beginning on or after June 15, 2005.  As such, we will adopt SFAS 123(R) in the first quarter of 2006.  Companies are permitted to adopt SFAS 123(R) prior to the extended date.  All public companies that adopted the fair-value-based method of accounting must use the modified prospective transition method and may elect to use the modified retrospective transition method.  We do not believe that the adoption of SFAS 123(R) will have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In November 2004, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached consensus in EITF 03-13, Applying the Conditions in Paragraph 42 of FASB Statement No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, in Determining Whether to Report Discontinued Operations, to clarify whether a component of an enterprise that is either disposed of or classified as held for sale qualifies for income statement presentation as discontinued

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operations.  The FASB ratified the consensus on November 30, 2004.  The consensus is to be applied prospectively with regard to a component of an enterprise that is either disposed of or classified as held for sale in reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2004.  The consensus may be applied retrospectively for previously reported operating results related to disposal transactions initiated within an enterprise’s reporting period that included the date that this consensus was ratified. The adoption of EITF 03-13 did not have an effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143 (“FIN 47”).  FIN 47 clarifies that the term, conditional asset retirement obligation as used in SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, refers to a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and/or method of settlement are conditional upon a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity.  Even though uncertainty about the timing and/or method of settlement exists and may be conditional upon a future event, the obligation to perform the asset retirement activity is unconditional.  Accordingly, an entity is required to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation if the fair value of the liability can be reasonably estimated.  Uncertainty about the timing and/or method of settlement of a conditional asset retirement obligation should be factored into the measurement of the liability when sufficient information exists.  The fair value of a liability for the conditional asset retirement obligation should be recognized when incurred generally upon acquisition, construction, or development or through the normal operation of the asset.  SFAS 143 acknowledges that in some cases, sufficient information may not be available to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation.  FIN 47 also clarifies when an entity would have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation.  FIN 47 is effective no later than the end of reporting periods ending after December 15, 2005.  As such, we will adopt FIN 47 in the fourth quarter of 2005.  Retrospective application for interim financial information is permitted but is not required.  Early adoption of FIN 47 is encouraged.  We do not believe that the adoption of FIN 47 will have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2005, the EITF reached consensus in EITF 04-5, Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights, to provide guidance on how general partners in a limited partnership should determine whether they control a limited partnership and therefore should consolidate it.  The EITF agreed that the presumption of general partner control would be overcome only when the limited partners have either of two types of rights. The first type, referred to as kick-out rights, is the right to dissolve or liquidate the partnership or otherwise remove the general partner without cause.  The second type, referred to as participating rights, is the right to effectively participate in significant decisions made in the ordinary course of the partnership’s business. The kick-out rights and the participating rights must be substantive in order to overcome the presumption of general partner control. The consensus is effective for general partners of all new limited partnerships formed and for existing limited partnerships for which the partnership agreements are modified subsequent to the date of FASB ratification (June 29, 2005).  The guidance in this EITF is effective for existing partnerships no later than the beginning of the first reporting period in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.  We are currently evaluating what impact this EITF will have on our financial statements, but at this time, we do not believe that the adoption of this EITF will have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

NOTE 2.  GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired and is presented on the consolidated balance sheets net of accumulated amortization.  We account for goodwill under SFAS No. 142,

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which was issued by the FASB in July 2001.  SFAS 142 prohibits amortization of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, but instead requires testing for impairment at least annually.  We test goodwill and intangible assets for impairment annually at December 31.

To perform an impairment test of goodwill, we have identified our reporting units and have determined the carrying value of each reporting unit by assigning the assets and liabilities, including the existing goodwill and intangible assets, to those reporting units.  We then determine the fair value of each reporting unit and compare it to the carrying value of the reporting unit.  We will continue to compare the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value on an annual basis to determine if an impairment loss has occurred.  There have been no goodwill impairment losses recorded since the adoption of SFAS 142.

At June 30, 2005, and December 31, 2004, we have $16.9 million of unamortized goodwill and $25.5 million of excess investment in our equity investment in Seaway Crude Pipeline Company (equity method goodwill).  The excess investment is included in our equity investments account at June 30, 2005.  The following table presents the carrying amount of goodwill and equity method goodwill at June 30, 2005, and December 31, 2004, by business segment (in thousands):

Other Intangible Assets

The following table reflects the components of intangible assets being amortized at June 30, 2005, and December 31, 2004 (in thousands):

SFAS 142 requires that intangible assets with finite useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives.  If an intangible asset has a finite useful life, but the precise length of that life is not known, that intangible asset shall be amortized over the best estimate of its useful life.  At a minimum, we will assess the useful lives and residual values of all intangible assets on an annual basis to determine if adjustments are required.  Amortization expense on intangible assets was $7.0 million and $8.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and $14.1 million and $16.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

The value assigned to our intangible assets for natural gas gathering contracts is amortized on a unit-of-production basis, based upon the actual throughput of the system over the expected total throughput for the lives of the contracts.  We update throughput estimates and evaluate the remaining expected useful lives of the contract assets on a quarterly basis based on the best available information.  During the fourth quarter of 2004 and the first and second quarters of 2005, certain limited production forecasts were obtained from some of the producers on the

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Jonah Gas Gathering Company (“Jonah”) system related to future expansions of the system, and as a result, we increased our best estimate of future throughput on the Jonah system.  Revisions to these estimates may occur as additional production information is made available to us.

The amortization of the contracts related to the Val Verde Gas Gathering Company (“Val Verde”) assets is also amortized on a unit-of-production basis.  During the fourth quarter of 2004, certain limited production forecasts were obtained from some of the producers on the Val Verde system, and as a result, we increased our best estimate of future throughput on the Val Verde system.  Revisions to these estimates may occur as additional production information is made available to us.

The values assigned to our fractionation agreement and other intangible assets are generally amortized on a straight-line basis.  Our fractionation agreement with DEFS is being amortized over its contract period of 20 years.  The amortization periods for our other intangible assets, which include non-compete and other agreements, range from 3 years to 15 years.  The values assigned to our crude supply and transportation intangible customer contracts are being amortized on a unit-of-production basis.

At June 30, 2005, we have $33.4 million of excess investment in our equity investment in Centennial Pipeline LLC, which was created upon formation of the company.  The excess investment is included in our equity investments account at June 30, 2005.  This excess investment is accounted for as an intangible asset with an indefinite life.  We assess the intangible asset for impairment on an annual basis.

The following table sets forth the estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for the years ending December 31 (in thousands):

NOTE 3. INTEREST RATE SWAPS

In July 2000, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement to hedge our exposure to increases in the benchmark interest rate underlying our variable rate revolving credit facility.  This interest rate swap matured in April 2004.  We designated this swap agreement, which hedged exposure to variability in expected future cash flows attributed to changes in interest rates, as a cash flow hedge.  The swap agreement was based on a notional amount of $250.0 million.  Under the swap agreement, we paid a fixed rate of interest of 6.955% and received a floating rate based on a three-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR rate.  Because this swap was designated as a cash flow hedge, the changes in fair value, to the extent the swap was effective, were recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged interest costs were recognized in earnings.  From January 2004 through April 2004, we recognized an increase in interest expense of $2.9 million related to the difference between the fixed rate and the floating rate of interest on the interest rate swap.

In October 2001, TE Products entered into an interest rate swap agreement to hedge its exposure to changes in the fair value of its fixed rate 7.51% Senior Notes due 2028.  We designated this swap agreement as a fair value hedge.  The swap agreement has a notional amount of $210.0 million and matures in January 2028 to match the principal and maturity of the TE Products Senior Notes.  Under the swap agreement, TE Products pays a floating rate of interest based on a three-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR rate, plus a spread, and receives a fixed rate of interest of

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7.51%.  During the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, we recognized reductions in interest expense of $3.3 million and $5.1 million, respectively, related to the difference between the fixed rate and the floating rate of interest on the interest rate swap.  During the quarter ended June 30, 2005, we measured the hedge effectiveness of this interest rate swap and noted that no gain or loss from ineffectiveness was required to be recognized.  The fair value of this interest rate swap was a gain of approximately $7.4 million and $3.4 million at June 30, 2005, and December 31, 2004, respectively.

During 2002, we entered into interest rate swap agreements, designated as fair value hedges, to hedge our exposure to changes in the fair value of our fixed rate 7.625% Senior Notes due 2012.  The swap agreements had a combined notional amount of $500.0 million and matured in 2012 to match the principal and maturity of the Senior Notes.  Under the swap agreements, we paid a floating rate of interest based on a U.S. Dollar LIBOR rate, plus a spread, and received a fixed rate of interest of 7.625%.  These swap agreements were later terminated in 2002 resulting in gains of $44.9 million.  The gains realized from the swap terminations have been deferred as adjustments to the carrying value of the Senior Notes and are being amortized using the effective interest method as reductions to future interest expense over the remaining term of the Senior Notes.  At June 30, 2005, the unamortized balance of the deferred gains was $34.6 million.  In the event of early extinguishment of the Senior Notes, any remaining unamortized gains would be recognized in the consolidated statement of income at the time of extinguishment.

During May 2005, we executed a treasury rate lock agreement with a notional amount of $200.0 million to hedge our exposure to increases in the treasury rate that was to be used to establish the fixed interest rate for a debt offering that was proposed to occur in the second quarter of 2005.  During June 2005, the proposed debt offering was cancelled, and the treasury lock was terminated with a realized loss of $2.0 million.  The realized loss was recorded as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of income in June 2005.

NOTE 4.  ACQUISITIONS

Mexia Pipeline

On March 31, 2005, we purchased crude oil pipeline assets for $7.1 million from BP Pipelines (North America) Inc. (“BP”).  The assets include approximately 158 miles of pipeline which extend from Mexia, Texas, to the Houston, Texas, area and two stations in south Houston with connections to a BP pipeline that originates in south Houston.  We funded the purchase through borrowings under our revolving credit facility.  We allocated the purchase price to property, plant and equipment, and we accounted for the acquisition of these assets under the purchase method of accounting.  We will integrate these assets into our South Texas pipeline system, included in our Upstream Segment, which will allow us to realize synergies within our existing asset base and will provide future growth opportunities.

Storage and Terminaling Assets

On April 1, 2005, we purchased crude oil storage and terminaling assets in Cushing, Oklahoma, from Koch Supply & Trading, L.P. for $35.4 million.  The assets consist of eight storage tanks with 945,000 barrels of storage capacity, receipt and delivery manifolds, interconnections to several pipelines, crude oil inventory and approximately 70 acres of land.  We funded the purchase through borrowings under our revolving credit facility.  We allocated the purchase price to property, plant and equipment and inventory, and we accounted for the acquisition of these assets under the purchase method of accounting.  The storage and terminaling assets will complement our existing infrastructure in Cushing and strengthen our gathering and marketing business in our Upstream Segment.

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NOTE 5.  INVENTORIES

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (based on weighted average cost method) or market.  The costs of inventories did not exceed market values at June 30, 2005, and December 31, 2004.  The major components of inventories were as follows (in thousands):

(1) At June 30, 2005, substantially all of our crude oil inventory was subject to forward sales contracts.

NOTE 6.  EQUITY INVESTMENTS

Through one of our indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, we own a 50% ownership interest in Seaway Crude Pipeline Company (“Seaway”).  The remaining 50% interest is owned by ConocoPhillips.  Seaway owns a pipeline that carries mostly imported crude oil from a marine terminal at Freeport, Texas, to Cushing, Oklahoma, and from a marine terminal at Texas City, Texas, to refineries in the Texas City and Houston, Texas, areas.  The Seaway Crude Pipeline Company Partnership Agreement provides for varying participation ratios throughout the life of the Seaway partnership.  From June 2002 through May 2006, we receive 60% of revenue and expense of Seaway.  Thereafter, we will receive 40% of revenue and expense of Seaway.  During the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, we received distributions from Seaway of $11.7 million and $15.9 million, respectively.

TE Products owns a 50% ownership interest in Centennial Pipeline Company LLC (“Centennial”), and Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC (“Marathon”) owns the remaining 50% interest. Centennial owns an interstate refined petroleum products pipeline extending from the upper Texas Gulf Coast to central Illinois.  During the six months ended June 30, 2005, TE Products has not invested any additional funds in Centennial. During the six months ended June 30, 2004, TE Products invested an additional $1.5 million in Centennial, which is included in the equity investment balance at June 30, 2005.  TE Products has not received any distributions from Centennial since its formation.

On January 1, 2003, TE Products and Louis Dreyfus Energy Services L.P. (“Louis Dreyfus”) formed Mont Belvieu Storage Partners, L.P. (“MB Storage”).  TE Products and Louis Dreyfus each own a 50% ownership interest in MB Storage.  MB Storage owns storage capacity at the Mont Belvieu fractionation and storage complex and a short haul transportation shuttle system that ties Mont Belvieu, Texas, to the upper Texas Gulf Coast energy marketplace.  MB Storage is a service-oriented, fee-based venture serving the fractionation, refining and petrochemical industries with transportation, terminaling and storage.  MB Storage has no commodity trading activity.  TE Products operates the facilities for MB Storage.

For the year ended December 31, 2005, TE Products will receive the first $1.7 million per quarter (or $6.78 million on an annual basis) of MB Storage’s income before depreciation expense, as defined in the operating agreement.  For the year ended December 31, 2004, TE Products received the first $1.8 million per quarter (or $7.15

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million on an annual basis) of MB Storage’s income before depreciation expense.  TE Products’ share of MB Storage’s earnings is adjusted annually by the partners of MB Storage.  Any amount of MB Storage’s annual income before depreciation expense in excess of $6.78 million for 2005 and $7.15 million for 2004 is allocated evenly between TE Products and Louis Dreyfus.  Depreciation expense on assets each party originally contributed to MB Storage is allocated between TE Products and Louis Dreyfus based on the net book value of the assets contributed.  Depreciation expense on assets constructed or acquired by MB Storage subsequent to formation is allocated evenly between TE Products and Louis Dreyfus. For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, TE Products’ sharing ratio in the earnings of MB Storage was approximately 62.6% and 70.2%, respectively.  During the six months ended June 30, 2005, TE Products received distributions of $7.3 million from MB Storage and contributed $1.1 million to MB Storage.  During the six months ended June 30, 2004, TE Products received distributions of $5.0 million from MB Storage and contributed $17.2 million to MB Storage, of which $16.5 million was used to acquire storage assets in April 2004.

We use the equity method of accounting to account for our investments in Seaway, Centennial and MB Storage.  Summarized combined financial information for Seaway, Centennial and MB Storage for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, is presented below (in thousands):

Summarized combined balance sheet information for Seaway, Centennial and MB Storage as of June 30, 2005, and December 31, 2004, is presented below (in thousands):

NOTE 7.  DEBT

Senior Notes

On January 27, 1998, TE Products completed the issuance of $180.0 million principal amount of 6.45% Senior Notes due 2008, and $210.0 million principal amount of 7.51% Senior Notes due 2028 (collectively the “TE Products Senior Notes”).  The 6.45% TE Products Senior Notes were issued at a discount of $0.3 million and are being accreted to their face value over the term of the notes.  The 6.45% TE Products Senior Notes due 2008 are not subject to redemption prior to January 15, 2008.  The 7.51% TE Products Senior Notes due 2028, issued at par, may be redeemed at any time after January 15, 2008, at the option of TE Products, in whole or in part, at a premium.

The TE Products Senior Notes do not have sinking fund requirements.  Interest on the TE Products Senior Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year.  The TE Products Senior Notes are unsecured obligations of TE Products and rank pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness

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of TE Products.  The indenture governing the TE Products Senior Notes contains covenants, including, but not limited to, covenants limiting the creation of liens securing indebtedness and sale and leaseback transactions.  However, the indenture does not limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness.  As of June 30, 2005, TE Products was in compliance with the covenants of the TE Products Senior Notes.

On February 20, 2002, we completed the issuance of $500.0 million principal amount of 7.625% Senior Notes due 2012.  The 7.625% Senior Notes were issued at a discount of $2.2 million and are being accreted to their face value over the term of the notes.  The Senior Notes may be redeemed at any time at our option with the payment of accrued interest and a make-whole premium determined by discounting remaining interest and principal payments using a discount rate equal to the rate of the United States Treasury securities of comparable remaining maturity plus 35 basis points.  The indenture governing our 7.625% Senior Notes contains covenants, including, but not limited to, covenants limiting the creation of liens securing indebtedness and sale and leaseback transactions.  However, the indenture does not limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness.  As of June 30, 2005, we were in compliance with the covenants of these Senior Notes.

On January 30, 2003, we completed the issuance of $200.0 million principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2013.  The 6.125% Senior Notes were issued at a discount of $1.4 million and are being accreted to their face value over the term of the notes.  The Senior Notes may be redeemed at any time at our option with the payment of accrued interest and a make-whole premium determined by discounting remaining interest and principal payments using a discount rate equal to the rate of the United States Treasury securities of comparable remaining maturity plus 35 basis points.  The indenture governing our 6.125% Senior Notes contains covenants, including, but not limited to, covenants limiting the creation of liens securing indebtedness and sale and leaseback transactions.  However, the indenture does not limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness.  As of June 30, 2005, we were in compliance with the covenants of these Senior Notes.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the Senior Notes as of June 30, 2005, and December 31, 2004 (in millions):

We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge our exposure to changes in the fair value on a portion of the Senior Notes discussed above (see Note 3.  Interest Rate Swaps).

Other Long Term Debt and Credit Facilities

On June 27, 2003, we entered into a $550.0 million revolving credit facility with a three-year term, including the issuance of letters of credit of up to $20.0 million (“Revolving Credit Facility”).  The interest rate is based, at our option, on either the lender’s base rate plus a spread, or LIBOR plus a spread in effect at the time of the borrowings.  The credit agreement for the Revolving Credit Facility contains certain restrictive financial covenant ratios.  On October 21, 2004, we amended our Revolving Credit Facility to (i) increase the facility size to $600.0 million, (ii) extend the term to October 21, 2009, (iii) remove certain restrictive covenants, (iv) increase the available amount for the issuance of letters of credit up to $100.0 million and (v) decrease the LIBOR rate spread charged at the time of each borrowing.  On February 23, 2005, we

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again amended our Revolving Credit Facility to remove the requirement that DEFS must at all times own, directly or indirectly, 100% of our General Partner, to allow for its acquisition by DFI (see Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation).  During the second quarter of 2005, we used a portion of the proceeds from equity offerings in May 2005 and June 2005 to repay a portion of the Revolving Credit Facility (see Note 8.  Partners’ Capital and Distributions).  At June 30, 2005, $278.0 million was outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility at a weighted average interest rate of 4.3%.  At June 30, 2005, we were in compliance with the covenants of this credit agreement.

The following table summarizes the principal amounts outstanding under all of our credit facilities as of June 30, 2005, and December 31, 2004 (in thousands):

NOTE 8.  PARTNERS’ CAPITAL AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Equity Offering

On May 5, 2005, we sold in an underwritten public offering 6.1 million Units at $41.75 per Unit.  The proceeds from the offering, net of underwriting discount, totaled approximately $244.5 million.  On June 8, 2005, 865,000 Units were sold upon exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option granted in connection with the offering on May 5, 2005.  Proceeds from the over-allotment sale, net of underwriting discount, totaled $34.7 million.  The proceeds were used to reduce indebtedness under our Revolving Credit Facility, to fund revenue generating and system upgrade capital expenditures and for general partnership purposes.

Quarterly Distributions of Available Cash

We make quarterly cash distributions of all of our Available Cash, generally defined as consolidated cash receipts less consolidated cash disbursements and cash reserves established by the General Partner in its sole discretion.  Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, the Company receives incremental incentive cash distributions when cash distributions exceed certain target thresholds as follows:

The following table reflects the allocation of total distributions paid during the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands, except per Unit amounts):

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On August 5, 2005, we will pay a cash distribution of $0.675 per Unit for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.  The second quarter 2005 cash distribution will total $66.9 million.

General Partner’s Interest

As of June 30, 2005, and December 31, 2004, we had deficit balances of $40.3 million and $33.0 million, respectively, in our General Partner’s equity account.  These negative balances do not represent assets to us and do not represent obligations of the General Partner to contribute cash or other property to us.  The General Partner’s equity account generally consists of its cumulative share of our net income less cash distributions made to it plus capital contributions that it has made to us (see our Consolidated Statement of Partners’ Capital for a detail of the General Partner’s equity account).  For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the General Partner was allocated $26.6 million (representing 29.27%) of our net income and received $33.8 million in cash distributions.

Capital Accounts, as defined under our 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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States in our financial statements.  Under our Partnership Agreement, the General Partner is required to make additional capital contributions to us upon the issuance of any additional Units if necessary to maintain a Capital Account balance equal to 1.999999% of the total Capital Accounts of all partners.  At June 30, 2005, and December 31, 2004, the General Partner’s Capital Account balance substantially exceeded this requirement.

Net income is allocated between the General Partner and the limited partners in the same proportion as aggregate cash distributions made to the General Partner and the limited partners during the period.  This is generally consistent with the manner of allocating net income under our Partnership Agreement.  Net income determined under our Partnership Agreement, however, incorporates principles established for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is not comparable to net income reflected under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States in our financial statements.

Cash distributions that we make during a period may exceed our net income for the period.  We make quarterly cash distributions of all of our Available Cash, generally defined as consolidated cash receipts less consolidated cash disbursements and cash reserves established by the General Partner in its sole discretion.  Cash distributions in excess of net income allocations and capital contributions during the year ended December 31, 2004, and the six months ended June 30, 2005, resulted in deficits in the General Partner’s equity account at December 31, 2004, and June 30, 2005.  Future cash distributions that exceed net income will result in an increase in the deficit balance in the General Partner’s equity account.

According to the Partnership Agreement, in the event of our dissolution, after satisfying our liabilities, our remaining assets would be divided among our limited partners and the General Partner generally in the same

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proportion as Available Cash but calculated on a cumulative basis over the life of the Partnership.  If a deficit balance still remains in the General Partner’s equity account after all allocations are made between the partners, the General Partner would not be required to make whole any such deficit.

NOTE 9. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Retirement Plans

The TEPPCO Retirement Cash Balance Plan (“TEPPCO RCBP”) is a non-contributory, trustee-administered pension plan.  In addition, the TEPPCO Supplemental Benefit Plan (“TEPPCO SBP”) is a non-contributory, nonqualified, defined benefit retirement plan, in which certain executive officers participate.  The TEPPCO SBP was established to restore benefit reductions caused by the maximum benefit limitations that apply to qualified plans.  The benefit formula for all eligible employees is a cash balance formula.  Under a cash balance formula, a plan participant accumulates a retirement benefit based upon pay credits and current interest credits.  The pay credits are based on a participant’s salary, age and service.  We use a December 31 measurement date for these plans.

On May 27, 2005, the TEPPCO RCBP and the TEPPCO SBP were amended.  Effective May 31, 2005, participation in the TEPPCO RCBP was frozen and no new participants were eligible to be covered by the plan after that date.  Effective December 31, 2005, all plan benefits accrued will be frozen and participants will not receive additional pay credits after that date.  In addition, all plan participants will be 100% vested regardless of their years of service.  Effective January 1, 2006, the TEPPCO RCBP plan will be terminated and plan participants will receive lump sum benefit payments in 2006.  Participants in the TEPPCO SBP will receive pay credits through November 30, 2005, and will receive lump sum benefit payments in December 2005.  Both lump sum benefit payments are discussed below.

In June 2005, we recorded a curtailment charge of $0.1 million in accordance with SFAS No. 88, Employers’ Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits, as a result of the TEPPCO RCBP and TEPPCO SBP amendments.  As of May 31, 2005, the following assumptions were changed for purposes of determining the net periodic benefit costs for the remainder of 2005: the discount rate, the long-term rate of return on plan assets, and the assumed mortality table.  The discount rate was decreased from 5.75% to 5.00% to reflect rates of returns on bonds currently available to settle the liability.  The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was changed from 8% to 2% due to the movement of plan funds from equity investments into short-term money market funds.  The mortality table was changed to reflect overall improvements in mortality experienced by the general population.  The curtailment charge arose due to the accelerated recognition of the unrecognized prior service costs.  We expect to record additional settlement charges of approximately $0.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2005 relating to the TEPPCO SBP and approximately $3.2 million in 2006 relating to the TEPPCO RCBP for any existing unrecognized losses upon the plan termination and final distribution of the assets to the plan participants.

The components of net pension benefits costs for the TEPPCO RCBP and the TEPPCO SBP for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, were as follows (in thousands):

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Other Postretirement Benefits

We provide certain health care and life insurance benefits for retired employees on a contributory and non-contributory basis (“TEPPCO OPB”).  Employees become eligible for these benefits if they meet certain age and service requirements at retirement, as defined in the plans.  We provide a fixed dollar contribution, which does not increase from year to year, towards retired employee medical costs.  The retiree pays all health care cost increases due to medical inflation.  We use a December 31 measurement date for this plan.

In May 2005, benefits provided to employees under the TEPPCO OPB were changed.  Employees eligible for these benefits will receive them through December 31, 2005, however, effective January 1, 2006, these benefits will be terminated.  In June 2005, as a result of this change in benefits and in accordance with SFAS No. 106, Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions, we recorded a curtailment credit of approximately $2.6 million in our accumulated postretirement obligation, partially offset by a curtailment charge of approximately $1.0 million related to the accelerated recognition of the unrecognized prior service costs.  The net effect of these curtailment adjustments was to reduce our accumulated postretirement obligation to the total of the expected remaining 2005 payments under the TEPPCO OPB.

The components of net postretirement benefits cost for the TEPPCO OPB for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, were as follows (in thousands):

Effective June 1, 2005, the payroll functions performed by DEFS for our General Partner were transferred from DEFS to EPCO.  For those employees who were receiving certain other postretirement benefits at the time of the acquisition of our General Partner by DFI, DEFS will continue to provide these benefits to those employees.  Effective June 1, 2005, EPCO began providing certain other postretirement benefits to those employees who became eligible for the benefits after June 1, 2005, and will charge those benefit related costs to us.  As a result of these changes, we recorded a $1.2 million reduction in our other postretirement obligation in June 2005.

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Estimated Future Benefit Contributions

We expect to contribute approximately $1.1 million to our retirement plans and other postretirement benefit plans in 2005.

NOTE 10. SEGMENT INFORMATION

We have three reporting segments:

•                  transportation and storage of refined products, LPGs and petrochemicals, which operates as the Downstream Segment;

•                  gathering, transportation, marketing and storage of crude oil and distribution of lubrication oils and specialty chemicals, which operates as the Upstream Segment; and

•                  gathering of natural gas, fractionation of NGLs and transportation of NGLs, which operates as the Midstream Segment.

The amounts indicated below as “Partnership and Other” relate primarily to intersegment eliminations and assets that we hold that have not been allocated to any of our reporting segments.

Our Downstream Segment revenues are earned from transportation and storage of refined products and LPGs, intrastate transportation of petrochemicals, sale of product inventory and other ancillary services. The two largest operating expense items of the Downstream Segment are labor and electric power.  We generally realize higher revenues during the first and fourth quarters of each year since our operations are somewhat seasonal. Refined products volumes are generally higher during the second and third quarters because of greater demand for gasolines during the spring and summer driving seasons. LPGs volumes are generally higher from November through March due to higher demand in the Northeast for propane, a major fuel for residential heating.  Our Downstream Segment also includes the results of operations of the northern portion of the Dean Pipeline, which transports refinery grade propylene from Mont Belvieu to Point Comfort, Texas.  Our Downstream Segment also includes our equity investments in Centennial and MB Storage (see Note 6.  Equity Investments).

Our Upstream Segment revenues are earned from gathering, transportation, marketing and storage of crude oil and distribution of lubrication oils and specialty chemicals, principally in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and the Rocky Mountain region.  Marketing operations consist primarily of aggregating purchased crude oil along our pipeline systems, or from third party pipeline systems, and arranging the necessary transportation logistics for the ultimate sale of the crude oil to local refineries, marketers or other end users.  Our Upstream Segment also includes our equity investment in Seaway (see Note 6. Equity Investments).  Seaway consists of large diameter pipelines that transport crude oil from Seaway’s marine terminals on the U.S. Gulf Coast to Cushing, Oklahoma, a crude oil distribution point for the central United States, and to refineries in the Texas City and Houston areas.

 Our Midstream Segment revenues are earned from the fractionation of NGLs in Colorado, transportation of NGLs from two trunkline NGL pipelines in South Texas, two NGL pipelines in East Texas and a pipeline system (Chaparral) from West Texas and New Mexico to Mont Belvieu; the gathering of natural gas in the Green River Basin in southwestern Wyoming, through Jonah, and the gathering of coal bed methane (“CBM”) and conventional natural gas in the San Juan Basin in New Mexico and Colorado, through Val Verde.

The table below includes financial information by reporting segment for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands):

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