September 2010 Vol. 237 No. 9

Projects

Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. Completes Sale of Elk City System for $686 Million

Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. announced Sept. 17 that it has completed the sale of its Elk City system to Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P for $686.1 million in cash, including a positive working capital adjustment.

APL will use net proceeds to repay all but $40 million of its senior secured debt. Net proceeds from the transaction will repay APL’s $422 million secured term loan and $250 million of its revolving credit facility, leaving approximately $340 million of liquidity under this line.

Eugene Dubay, the partnership’s CEO, stated, “We are pleased to announce the closing of the Elk City transaction. By using the proceeds to deleverage and improve the balance sheet, our company is positioned to take advantage of our significant organic growth projects in the Marcellus shale and Mid-Continent. We look forward to operating from a position of strength and flexibility.”