Targa Resources Partners LP Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results


HOUSTON, March 31, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Targa Resources Partners LP ("Targa Resources Partners" or the "Partnership") (Nasdaq:NGLS) today announced its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007. For the fourth quarter of 2007, the Partnership reported (i) net income of $22.7 million as determined under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") for entities under common control (excluding results of operations for periods prior to the acquisition of a business by the Partnership, fourth quarter net income was $17.6 million or 42 cents per unit on a fully diluted basis); (ii) income from operations of $34.5 million and (iii) earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and non-cash income or loss related to derivative instruments ("Adjusted EBITDA") of $52.6 million. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that is defined and reconciled later in this press release to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure net income (loss).

For the full year 2007, the Partnership reported (i) net income of $40.3 million, as determined under GAAP for entities under common control (excluding results of operations for periods prior to the acquisition of a business by the Partnership, 2007 net income was $27.5 million or 81 cents per unit on a fully diluted basis); (ii) income from operations of $113.4 million and (iii) Adjusted EBITDA of $185.8 million.

In accordance with the accounting treatment for entities under common control, the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 include the combined results for the full twelve months of both the North Texas system and the combined SAOU and LOU Systems ("SAOU" and "LOU", respectively). For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Partnership's results include the full year historical results of the combined SAOU and LOU Systems and of North Texas.

Operating results attributable to the unitholders of the Partnership include the results of the North Texas system subsequent to the Partnership's February 14, 2007 IPO, and the combined results of SAOU and LOU subsequent to the acquisition of these businesses by the Partnership on October 24, 2007.

The Partnership acquired the SAOU System located in the Permian Basin and the LOU System located in southwest Louisiana from Targa Resources, Inc. ("Targa") for approximately $705 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. In addition, the Partnership paid approximately $24.2 million to Targa for the termination of certain hedge transactions. The Partnership financed the acquisition with the proceeds from its public offering of 13,500,000 units and borrowings under its increased $750 million senior secured revolving credit facility. On November 20, 2007, the Partnership closed the partial exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters for an additional 1,800,000 common units.

On January 24, 2008, the board of Targa Resources Partners' general partner (the "Board") declared a cash distribution of $0.3975 per unit, or $1.59 per unit on an annualized basis, for the fourth quarter of 2007 payable to all unitholders. Distributable cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $36.7 million, including the results of SAOU and LOU for the full quarter, which corresponds to distribution coverage of 1.96 times for the 47.1 million units outstanding on December 31, 2007 (as compared to a weighted average of 41.8 million units reported for the fourth quarter in accordance with GAAP). Distributable cash flow was $29.6 million excluding results of operations for SAOU and LOU for the period prior to their acquisition on October 24, 2007. Distributable cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that is defined and reconciled later in this press release to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, net income (loss).

In addition, management informed the Board at its most recent meeting that it will recommend an increase in the first quarter 2008 distribution (which will be paid in the second quarter of 2008) to 41.75 cents per unit, or $1.67 per unit on an annualized basis. Management believes the Board will be supportive of this recommendation, although any distribution increase remains subject to final Board approval following a review of first quarter financial results.

Note on Entities Under Common Control

Targa's contribution of North Texas to us in connection with our February 14, 2007 IPO and our acquisition of SAOU and LOU from Targa on October 24, 2007 are treated as transfers of net assets between entities under common control under GAAP. This treatment has the following impact on the presentation of the Partnership's financial results:



 * The underlying assets of North Texas and of SAOU and LOU were
   transferred to the Partnership at their recorded carrying values
   on the balance sheet of the common parent (Targa) with no step-up
   in book basis.

 * The combined SAOU and LOU Systems became the predecessor for the
   Partnership as they were the first entities owned by the common
   parent.  Our financial information has been restated accordingly.

 * The historical results for the North Texas System are included
   starting with its acquisition by the common parent on October 31,
   2005.

 * Debt allocated from the parent along with related interest
   expense and financing costs are recorded in the financial
   statements until the contribution to or acquisition by us of the
   relevant business (February 14, 2007 for North Texas and
   October 24, 2007 for the SAOU and LOU Systems ).

Review of Fourth Quarter Results



                                          Three Months    Three Months
                                              Ended           Ended
                                         Dec. 31, 2007   Dec. 31, 2006
                                          ------------    ------------
                                           (in millions of dollars,
                                             except operating and
                                                  price data)

 Revenues                                 $      474.0    $      359.7
 Product purchases                               402.8           306.6
 Operating expense, excluding DD&A                14.2            13.0
 Depreciation and amortization expense            18.1            18.1
 General and administrative expense                4.4             6.9
 Loss (gain) on sale of assets                      --              --
                                          ------------    ------------
 Income from operations                   $       34.5    $       15.1
                                          ============    ============


 Financial data:
 Operating margin                         $       57.1    $       40.1
 Adjusted EBITDA                          $       52.6    $       33.2

 Operating data:
 Gathering throughput, MMcf/d                    465.0           424.7
 Plant natural gas inlet, MMcf/d                 446.3           409.1
 Gross NGL production, MBbl/d                     44.4            41.7
 Natural gas sales, BBtu/d                       430.5           403.8
 NGL sales, MBbl/d                                38.5            35.3
 Condensate sales, MBbl/d                          3.3             3.4

 Natural Gas, per MMBtu
   Average realized sales price           $       6.51    $       6.19
   Impact of hedging                              0.07            0.07
                                          ------------    ------------
   Average realized price                 $       6.58    $       6.26
                                          ============    ============

 NGL, per gal
   Average realized sales price           $       1.32    $       0.79
   Impact of hedging                             (0.06)             --
                                          ------------    ------------
   Average realized price                 $       1.26    $       0.79
                                          ============    ============

 Condensate, per Bbl
   Average realized sales price           $      83.04    $      55.18
   Impact of hedging                             (1.71)           1.72
                                          ------------    ------------
   Average realized price                 $      81.33    $      56.90
                                          ============    ============

Revenues were $474.0 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2007, 32% higher than revenues of $359.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. Income from operations for the fourth quarter of 2007 increased to $34.5 million from $15.1 million in 2006.

Net income for the fourth quarter 2007 was $22.7 million versus a net loss of $7.9 million for the same period 2006. The net loss in 2006 is principally due to interest expense totaling $22.5 million that is related to debt that was allocated to North Texas and to the SAOU and LOU Systems by Targa prior to the acquisition of these businesses by the Partnership.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2007, gathering throughput (the volume of natural gas gathered and passed through natural gas gathering pipelines) increased by 9% to 465.0 MMcf/d compared to 424.7 MMcf/d for the same period in 2006. For the same periods, plant natural gas inlet (the volume of natural gas passing through the meter located at the inlet of a processing plant) was 9% higher at 446.3 MMcf/d compared to 409.1 MMcf/d in 2006.

Gross NGL production of 44.4 MBbl/d for the three months ended December 31, 2007 was 6% higher than NGL production of 41.7 MBbl/d for the three months ended December 31, 2006. Natural gas sales volumes increased 7% to 430.5 BBtu/d in the three months ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the 403.8 BBtu/d sold in the 2006 period. Additionally, NGL sales of 38.5 MBbl/d for the fourth quarter of 2007 were 9% higher than the 35.3 MBbl/d sold in the same 2006 period.

Average realized natural gas price increased 32 cents per MMBtu from $6.26 per MMBtu for the three months ended December 31, 2006, to $6.58 per MMBtu for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, including the impact of our hedging program. Average realized NGL prices were higher by 47 cents or 60% at $1.26 per gallon in 2007 and average realized condensate prices were $24.43 per barrel higher, or 43%, for 2007 at $81.33 per barrel, including the impacts of our hedging program.

Review of Year End Results



                                           Year Ended      Year Ended
                                         Dec. 31, 2007   Dec. 31, 2006
                                          ------------    ------------
                                           (in millions of dollars,
                                             except operating and
                                                  price data)

 Revenues                                 $    1,661.5    $    1,738.5
 Product purchases                             1,406.8         1,517.7
 Operating expense, excluding DD&A                50.9            49.1
 Depreciation and amortization expense            71.8            69.9
 General and administrative expense               18.9            16.1
 Loss (gain) on sale of assets                    (0.3)             --
                                          ------------    ------------
 Income from operations                   $      113.4    $       85.7
                                          ============    ============


 Financial data:
 Operating margin                         $      203.8    $      171.7
 Adjusted EBITDA                          $      185.8    $      154.1

 Operating data:
 Gathering throughput, MMcf/d                    452.0           433.8
 Plant natural gas inlet, MMcf/d                 429.2           419.6
 Gross NGL production, MBbl/d                     42.6            42.4
 Natural gas sales, BBtu/d                       410.2           489.4
 NGL sales, MBbl/d                                36.4            36.0
 Condensate sales, MBbl/d                          3.6             3.3

 Natural Gas, per MMBtu
   Average realized sales price           $       6.58    $       6.66
   Impact of hedging                              0.08            0.02
                                          ------------    ------------
   Average realized price                 $       6.66    $       6.68
                                          ============    ============

 NGL, per gal
   Average realized sales price           $       1.05    $       0.86
   Impact of hedging                             (0.02)          (0.01)
                                          ------------    ------------
   Average realized price                 $       1.03    $       0.85
                                          ============    ============

 Condensate, per Bbl
   Average realized sales price           $      65.43    $      59.28
   Impact of hedging                              0.19            0.59
                                          ------------    ------------
   Average realized price                 $      65.62    $      59.87
                                          ============    ============

For the year ended December 31, 2007 revenues were $1,661.5 million, a 4.4% decline from $1,738.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in affiliate-related volumes, somewhat offset by increases in prices, fees and other revenues. Income from operations increased by 32% to $113.4 million in 2007 from $85.7 million in 2006, driven by an improvement in third party volumes and a stronger pricing environment.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2007 increased 347% to $40.3 million versus $11.6 million for 2006. The 2007 net income includes $19.4 million of interest expense allocated from Targa to North Texas and to the SAOU and LOU Systems prior to their acquisition by the Partnership, and $22.0 million of interest for borrowings under our credit facility. Net income for 2006 reflects $88.0 million of allocated interest expense from Targa.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, gathering throughput was up 4.2% at 452.0 MMcf/d and plant natural gas inlet was up 2.3% at 429.2 MMcf/d, compared to 2006 throughput of 433.8MMcf/d and 419.6 MMcf/d respectively.

Gross NGL production of 42.6 MBbl/d for the year ended 2007 was slightly higher than the comparable 2006 production of 42.4 MBbl/d, primarily driven by additional well connections partially offset by the natural decline in field production. Natural gas sales of 410.2 BBtu/d for the year ended December 31, 2007 were down 19% from the 489.4 BBtu/d of natural gas sales during the same period 2006, primarily due to a decrease in purchases from affiliates and increases in take-in-kind volumes by producers, offset by a net increase in wellhead supply attributable to additional well connections. Finally, NGL and condensate sales for the year ended December 31, 2007 were up 1% at 36.4 MBbl/d and up 9% at 3.6 MBbl/d compared to 2006 levels of 36.0 MBbl/d and 3.3 MBbl/d respectively.

Average realized natural gas price decreased 2 cents per MMBtu from $6.68 per MMBtu for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006, to $6.66 per MMBtu for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, including the impact of our hedging program. Average realized NGL prices were higher by 18 cents or 21% at $1.03 per gallon in 2007 and average realized condensate prices were $5.75 per barrel higher, or 10%, for 2007 at $65.62 per barrel, including the impacts of our hedging program.

Contract Mix, Hedges and Realized Prices

For the year ended December 31, 2007, approximately 79% of the Partnership's gathered volumes were processed under percent-of-proceeds contracts, 19% were wellhead purchases or keep-whole, with the remaining volumes processed under hybrid or fee based contract types comprising 1% each. Under percent-of-proceeds contracts, we receive a portion of the natural gas and/or NGLs as payment for our services. As a result, we are exposed to price risk on the portion of commodities that we receive as payment, which we refer to as our equity volumes. To mitigate the impact of commodity price fluctuations on our business, we enter into hedging contracts. Average realized prices are discussed above.

Capitalization

In conjunction with the Partnership's IPO, we entered into a five-year, $500 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility"), and borrowed $294.5 million. Concurrent with the acquisition of the SAOU and LOU Systems on October 24, 2007, we entered into a Commitment Increase Supplement to the Credit Agreement, increasing our aggregate commitments under the Credit Agreement by $250 million to an aggregate total of $750 million. Furthermore, we entered into the First Amendment to Credit Agreement (the "Amendment"). The Amendment increased by $250 million the maximum amount of increases to the aggregate commitments that may be requested by us. The Amendment allows us to request commitments under the Credit Agreement, as supplemented and amended, up to $1 billion.

Total funded debt at December 31, 2007 was approximately $626.3 million, approximately 50.5% of total book capitalization. In the first quarter of 2008, the Partnership repaid $50.0 million under the Credit Facility, bringing total debt to $576.3 million.

Recent Activities

Activity continues to remain strong in all areas of operations, and total volumes continue to increase steadily. Additional recent activities include:



 1. We continue to add significant acreage dedications in North
    Texas and SAOU.

 2. Work on several potential prospects to expand the gathering
    footprint and bring additional processable gas to LOU and to
    add take away capacity to North Texas is ongoing.

 3. We have successfully executed or extended several key
    industrial sales contracts in LOU.

 4. Efforts toward securing long term options to optimize take away
    capacity from the Chico plant which could serve as an alternative
    to the capital project announced earlier are progressing.

 5. Additionally, expansion of the Chico plant's CO2 amine treater
    continues as expected to assist with increasing CO2 levels from
    area production.

 6. We achieved a record number of well connections in SAOU (131
    connections in 2007 versus 123 in 2006) with continued strong
    drilling activity.

 7. Finally, the Partnership expects to commission a significant
    butane storage project in LOU in the second quarter of 2008.

In addition, we are pursuing or evaluating multiple organic growth projects and expect capital expenditures to approximate $60 million in 2008.

Conference Call

Targa Resources Partners will host a conference call for investors and analysts at 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. CT) on March 31, 2008 to discuss fourth quarter and year end financial results. The conference call can be accessed via Webcast through the Investors section of the Partnership's web site at http://www.targaresources.com or by dialing 800-257-7063. The pass code is 11107692. Please dial in five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time. A replay will be available through the Investors section of the Partnership's web site approximately two hours following completion of the Webcast and will remain available until April 14, 2008.

About Targa Resources Partners

Targa Resources Partners was formed by Targa to engage in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing and selling natural gas and fractionating and selling natural gas liquids and natural gas liquids products. Targa Resources Partners owns an extensive network of integrated gathering pipelines, seven natural gas processing plants and two fractionators and currently operates in southwest Louisiana, the Permian Basin in west Texas and the Fort Worth Basin in north Texas. A subsidiary of Targa is the general partner of Targa Resources Partners.

Targa Resources Partners' principal executive offices are located at 1000 Louisiana, Suite 4300, Houston, Texas 77002 and its telephone number is 713-584-1000.

For more information, visit www.targaresources.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and accompanying schedules include non-GAAP financial measures of distributable cash flow and Adjusted EBITDA. The press release provides reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to GAAP measures such as net income, operating income, net cash flows provided by operating activities or any other GAAP measure of liquidity or financial performance.

Distributable Cash Flow -- Distributable cash flow is a significant performance metric used by us and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others to compare basic cash flows generated by us (prior to the establishment of any retained cash reserves by our general partner) to the cash distributions we expect to pay our unitholders. Using this metric, management can quickly compute the coverage ratio of estimated cash flows to planned cash distributions. Distributable cash flow is also an important non-GAAP financial measure for our unitholders because it serves as an indicator of our success in providing a cash return on investment. Specifically, this financial measure indicates to investors whether or not we are generating cash flow at a level that can sustain or support an increase in our quarterly distribution rates. Distributable cash flow is also a quantitative standard used throughout the investment community with respect to publicly-traded partnerships and limited liability companies because the value of a unit of such an entity is generally determined by the unit's yield (which in turn is based on the amount of cash distributions the entity pays to a unitholder). The economic substance behind our use of distributable cash flow is to measure the ability of our assets to generate cash flows sufficient to make distributions to our investors.

The GAAP measure most directly comparable to distributable cash flow is net income (loss). Our non-GAAP measure of distributable cash flow should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income (loss). Distributable cash flow is not a presentation made in accordance with GAAP and has important limitations as an analytical tool. You should not consider distributable cash flow in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because distributable cash flow excludes some but not all, items that affect net income (loss) and is defined differently by different companies in our industry, our definition of distributable cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing its utility.

We compensate for the limitations of distributable cash flow as an analytical tool by reviewing the comparable GAAP measures, understanding the differences between the measures and incorporating these learnings into our decision-making processes.

The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) to distributable cash flow for the Partnership for the periods shown:



                             For the Year Ended December 31, 2007
                         ---------------------------------------------
                                                                 Post
                                                                Acquis-
                                          Pre-Acquisition       ition
                                   --------------------------   ------
                                     SAOU-LOU    North Texas
                                    Jan 1, 2007  Jan 1, 2007
                                        to           to
                         TRP LP    Oct 23, 2007  Feb 13, 2007   TRP LP
                         ------    ------------  ------------   ------
                                        (in millions)
 Reconciliation of
  "Distributable Cash
  Flow" to net income
 Net income (loss)       $ 40.3       $ 19.1       $ (6.9)      $ 28.1
   Depreciation and
    amortization
    expense                71.8         11.7          6.9         53.2
   Deferred income tax
    expense                 1.5           --           --          1.5
   Amortization of debt
    issue costs             1.8          0.9           --          0.9
   Loss/(gain) on
    mark-to-market
    derivative contracts   30.2         30.2           --           --
   Maintenance capital
    expenditures          (21.5)        (5.9)        (1.5)       (14.1)
                         ------       ------       ------       ------
 Distributable Cash
  Flow                   $124.1       $ 56.0       $ (1.5)      $ 69.6
                         ======       ======       ======       ======


                                       For the Three Months Ended
                                          December 31, 2007
                                   -----------------------------------
                                                                 Post
                                                  Pre-          Acquis-
                                               Acquisition       ition
                                              --------------    ------
                                                SAOU-LOU
                                              Oct 1, 2007 to
                                  TRP LP       Oct 23, 2007     TRP LP
                                  ------      --------------    ------
                                             (in millions)
 Reconciliation of "Distributable
  Cash Flow" to net income
 Net income (loss)                  22.7          $ 4.7          $18.0
   Depreciation and amortization
    expense                         18.1            0.9           17.2
   Deferred income tax expense       0.4           (0.1)           0.5
   Amortization of debt issue
    costs                            0.4             --            0.4
   Loss/(gain) on mark-to-market
    derivative contracts             1.9            1.9             --
   Maintenance capital
    expenditures                    (6.8)          (0.4)          (6.4)
                                   -----          -----          -----
 Distributable Cash Flow           $36.7          $ 7.0          $29.7
                                   =====          =====          =====

Adjusted EBITDA -- We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and non-cash income or loss related to derivative instruments. Adjusted EBITDA is used as a supplemental financial measure by our management and by external users of our financial statements such as investors, commercial banks and others, to assess: (1) the financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis; (2) our operating performance and return on capital as compared to other companies in the midstream energy sector, without regard to financing or capital structure; and (3) the viability of acquisitions and capital expenditure projects and the overall rates of return on alternative investment opportunities.

The economic substance behind management's use of Adjusted EBITDA is to measure the ability of our assets to generate cash sufficient to pay interest costs, support our indebtedness and make distributions to our investors. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA is net income (loss). Our non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income (loss). Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with GAAP and has important limitations as an analytical tool. You should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because Adjusted EBITDA excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income and is defined differently by different companies in our industry, our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Management compensates for the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA as an analytical tool by reviewing the comparable GAAP measures, understanding the differences between the measures and incorporating these learnings into management's decision-making processes.



                                                     Three      Three
                               Year       Year       Months     Months
                               Ended      Ended      Ended      Ended
                              Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,
                                2007       2006       2007       2006
                               ------     ------     ------     ------
                                            (in millions)
 Reconciliation of "Adjusted
  EBITDA" to net income:
 Net income                    $ 40.3     $ 11.6     $ 22.7     $ (7.9)
 Add:
 Allocated interest expense,
  net                            19.4       88.0        0.4       22.5
 Interest expense, net           22.0       --          9.2        0.0
 Deferred income tax expense      1.5        2.9        0.4        0.5
 Depreciation and
  amortization expense           71.8       69.9       18.1       18.1
 Risk Management Activities       0.6       (1.5)      (0.1)        --
 Noncash mark-to-market loss
  (gain)                         30.2      (16.8)       1.9        0.0
                               ------     ------     ------     ------
 Adjusted EBITDA               $185.8     $154.1     $ 52.6     $ 33.2
                               ======     ======     ======     ======
 Reconciliation of "operating
  margin" to net income:
 Net income                    $ 40.3     $ 11.6     $ 22.7     $ (7.9)
 Add:
 Depreciation and
  amortization expense           71.8       69.9       18.1       18.1
 Deferred income tax expense      1.5        2.9        0.4        0.5
 Allocated interest expense,
  net                            19.4       88.0        0.4       22.5
 Interest expense, net           22.0       --          9.2        0.0
 Loss/(gain) on
  mark-to-market derivative
  contracts                      30.2      (16.8)       1.9        0.0
 General and administrative
  expense                        18.9       16.1        4.4        6.9
 Gain on sale of assets          (0.3)        --         --         --
                               ------     ------     ------     ------
 Operating margin              $203.8     $171.7     $ 57.1     $ 40.1
                               ======     ======     ======     ======

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this release that address activities, events or developments that the Partnership expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, factors and risks, many of which are outside Targa Resources Partners' control, which could cause results to differ materially from those expected by management of Targa Resources Partners. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, weather, political, economic and market conditions, including declines in the production of natural gas or in the price and market demand for natural gas and natural gas liquids, the timing and success of business development efforts, the credit risk of customers and other uncertainties. These and other applicable uncertainties, factors and risks are described more fully in the Partnership's reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Targa Resources Partners undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



                      TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP

                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                          December 31,    December 31,
                                              2007            2006
                                          ------------    ------------
                                                 (In thousands)
                 ASSETS
 Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents              $     50,994    $         --
   Receivables from third parties               59,346          61,559
   Receivables from affiliated companies        87,547              --
   Inventory                                     1,624             958
   Assets from risk management
    activities                                   8,695          25,683
   Other                                           269              --
                                          ------------    ------------
     Total current assets                      208,475          88,200

 Property, plant and equipment, at cost      1,433,955       1,391,644
 Accumulated depreciation                     (174,361)       (103,073)
                                          ------------    ------------
   Property, plant and equipment, net        1,259,594       1,288,571

 Debt issue costs                                6,588              --
 Debt issue costs allocated from Parent             --          21,353
 Long-term assets from risk management
  activities                                     3,040          15,851
 Other long-term assets                          2,275           2,396
                                          ------------    ------------
     Total assets                         $  1,479,972    $  1,416,371
                                          ============    ============

     LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
 Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable                       $      5,693    $      3,773
   Accrued liabilities                         142,836         109,337
   Current maturities of debt allocated
    from Parent                                     --         340,747
   Liabilities from risk management
    activities                                  44,003           3,296
                                          ------------    ------------
     Total current liabilities                 192,532         457,153
                                          ------------    ------------

 Long-term debt allocated from Parent               --         706,597
 Long-term debt                                626,300              --
 Long-term liabilities from risk
  management activities                         43,109             551
 Other long-term liabilities                     3,266           2,919
 Deferred income tax liability                     559           3,238

 Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

 Partners' capital:
   Common unitholders (34,636,000 units
    issued and outstanding at
    December 31, 2007)                         770,207              --
   Subordinated unitholders (11,528,231
    units issued and outstanding at
    December 31, 2007)                         (84,999)             --
   General partner (942,128 units issued
    and outstanding at December, 2007)           4,234              --
   Accumulated other comprehensive
    income (loss)                              (75,236)         30,964
   Net parent investment                            --         214,949
                                          ------------    ------------
     Total partners' capital                   614,206         245,913
                                          ------------    ------------
     Total liabilities and partners'
      capital                             $  1,479,972    $  1,416,371
                                          ============    ============


                     TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP

                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                                  Three       Three
                           Year        Year       Months      Months
                          Ended       Ended       Ended       Ended
                         Dec. 31,    Dec. 31,    Dec. 31,    Dec. 31,
                           2007        2006        2007        2006
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                           (in thousands, except per unit amounts)

 Revenues from third
  parties               $  630,773  $  951,936  $  166,447  $  164,255
 Revenues from
  affiliates             1,030,696     786,589     307,588     195,424
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   Total operating
    revenues             1,661,469   1,738,525     474,035     359,679
 Costs and expenses:
   Product purchases
    from third parties   1,215,733   1,194,751     351,622     257,310
   Product purchases
    from affiliates        191,064     322,917      51,214      49,194
   Operating expenses       50,931      49,075      14,248      13,032
   Depreciation and
    amortization
    expense                 71,756      69,957      18,115      18,118
   General and
    administrative
    expense                 18,927      16,063       4,367       6,904
   Other                      (296)         --           2          --
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                         1,548,115   1,652,763     439,568     344,558
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Income from
  operations               113,354      85,762      34,467      15,121
 Other expense:
   Interest expense,
    net                     21,998          --       9,159          --
   Interest expense
    allocated from
    Parent                  19,436      88,025         376      22,479
   Loss/(gain) on
    mark-to-market
    derivative
    contracts               30,221     (16,756)      1,852          15
   Other                       (30)         --         (13)         --
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Income before income
  taxes                     41,729      14,493      23,093      (7,373)
 Deferred income tax
  expense                    1,479       2,926         419         544
                        ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   Net income           $   40,250  $   11,567  $   22,674  $   (7,917)
                                    ==========              ==========

   Less net income
    (loss) attributable
    to predecessor
    operations:
     For the period
      January 1, 2007 to
      February 13, 2007
      for North Texas       (6,861)
     For the period
      January 1, 2007 to
      October 23, 2007
      for SAOU/LOU          19,045                   4,670
                        ----------              ----------
     Total                  12,184                   4,670
                        ----------              ----------
 Net income allocable
  to partners               28,066                  18,004

 General partner
  interest in net
  income for the period        561                     360
                        ----------              ----------

 Net income available
  to common and
  subordinated
  unitholders           $   27,505              $   17,644
                        ==========              ==========

 Basic net income per
  common and
  subordinated unit     $     0.81              $     0.42
                        ==========              ==========

 Diluted net income
  per common and
  subordinated unit     $     0.81              $     0.42
                        ==========              ==========

 Basic average number
  of common and
  subordinated units
  outstanding               33,986                  41,795
                        ==========              ==========
 Diluted average
  number of common and
  subordinated units
  outstanding               33,994                  41,805
                        ==========              ==========

 Note: Net income attributable to predecessor operations for three
       months ended December 31, 2007 is for SAOU and LOU Systems for
       period October 1, 2007 to October 23, 2007.


                      TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP

                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                   Year        Year
                                                  Ended       Ended
                                                 Dec. 31,    Dec. 31,
                                                   2007        2006
                                                ----------  ----------
                                                    (In thousands)

 Cash flows from operating activities
   Net income                             $     40,250    $     11,567
   Adjustments to reconcile net income
    to net cash provided by operating
    activities
   Depreciation                                 71,632          69,832
   Accretion of asset retirement
    obligations                                    342             245
   Amortization of intangibles                     124             125
   Amortization of debt issue costs              1,805           6,246
   Noncash compensation                            180              --
   Gain on sale of assets                         (296)             --
   Deferred income tax expense                   1,479           2,926
   (Gain) loss on mark-to-market
    derivative contracts                        30,221         (16,756)
   Risk management activities                      530          (1,541)
   Changes in operating assets and
    liabilities:                                    --              --
     Accounts receivable                        89,760          78,467
     Inventory                                    (666)          1,373
     Other                                        (273)          1,106
     Accounts payable                            1,920         (13,748)
     Accrued liabilities                        33,472         (15,408)
                                          ------------    ------------
   Net cash provided by operating
    activities                                 270,480         124,434
                                          ------------    ------------
 Cash flows from investing activities
   Purchases of property, plant and
    equipment                                  (41,088)        (32,575)
   Other                                           372            (317)
                                          ------------    ------------
     Net cash used in investing
      activities                               (40,716)        (32,892)
                                          ------------    ------------
 Cash flows from financing activities
   Proceeds from equity offerings              777,471              --
   Costs incurred in connection with
    public offerings                            (4,640)             --
   Distributions to unit holders               (31,221)             --
   Proceeds from borrowings under
    credit facility                            721,300              --
   Costs incurred in connection with
    financing arrangements                      (7,491)             --
   Repayments of loans:                             --
     Affiliated                               (665,692)             --
     Credit facility                           (95,000)             --
   Distributions to Parent                    (873,497)        (91,542)
                                          ------------    ------------
     Net cash used in financing
      activities                              (178,770)        (91,542)
                                          ------------    ------------
 Net change in cash and cash equivalents        50,994              --
                                          ------------    ------------
 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
  of period                                         --              --
                                          ------------    ------------
 Cash and cash equivalents, end of
  period                                  $     50,994    $         --
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