HOUSTON, Sept. 29, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:EEP) (the "Partnership") will participate in the seventh annual Enbridge Day investment community conference in Toronto, Ontario on Tuesday, October 4 and in New York, NY on Wednesday, October 5. Dan C. Tutcher, president of the Partnership's management company and general partner, will present an overview of the Partnership's strategy and discuss its business outlook.
Conference proceedings from Toronto will be broadcast, in their entirety, live over the Internet on October 4 and will be available for replay commencing October 6. Interested parties may register for the webcast through a link provided on the Enbridge Inc. website, www.enbridge.com/investor. A complete list of Enbridge presenters is available at this website. The presentations thought to be of most relevance to the Partnership's stakeholders, include:
-- "Enbridge Strategic Overview," commencing at approximately 8 a.m.
Eastern Time, presented by Patrick D. Daniel, president and chief
executive officer of Enbridge Inc. and a director for the
Partnership.
-- "Enbridge Liquids Transportation," commencing at approximately
8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, presented by J. Richard Bird, group vice
president of Enbridge Inc. and a director for the Partnership.
-- "Enbridge Energy Partners," commencing at approximately 11:05 a.m.
Eastern Time, presented by Dan C. Tutcher.
The slides associated with the aforementioned presentations will be available by 5 p.m. on Monday, October 3 from the Partnership's website at www.enbridgepartners.com/investor.
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. owns and operates a diversified portfolio of crude oil and natural gas transportation systems in the U.S. Its principal crude oil system delivers crude oil received from western Canada to refining centers in the U.S. Midwest, accounting for approximately 10 percent of total U.S. crude oil imports, and to Ontario, Canada. The Partnership's natural gas gathering, treating, processing and transmission assets are principally onshore systems located in the active U.S. Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast regions.
Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (NYSE:EEQ) manages the business and affairs of the Partnership and its principal asset is an approximate 18 percent interest in the Partnership. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, is the general partner and holds an approximate 11 percent effective interest in the Partnership.
Certain information presented in the conference will constitute forward-looking statements. This may include, but not necessarily be limited to, throughput estimates, financial projections, expansion or acquisition projects, external economics and competitive factors. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by management. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from current estimates. Refer to Enbridge Energy Partners' SEC filings, including the annual Form 10-K, for a more detailed discussion of risk factors.