UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
March
15, 2006
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
713-646-4100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 15, 2006, Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (the “Partnership”) announced that through its subsidiary, Plains LPG Services, L.P., it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the equity interests of Andrews Petroleum, Inc. and Lone Star Trucking, Inc. for approximately $205 million. Plains LPG Services, L.P. is a liquefied petroleum gas marketing and asset based company that is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of the Partnership. The transaction is expected to close in the next 30 days, subject to receipt of regulatory approval and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Andrews and Lone Star provide isomerization, fractionation, marketing and transportation services to producers and customers of natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) throughout the Western United States. The primary assets consist of 200,000 barrels of NGL storage; a processing facility with butane isomerization capacity of 14,000 barrels per day and NGL fractionation capacity of 9,600 barrels per day; a rail rack with the ability to service 30 tankcars; a truck rack with the ability to service seven trucks; a fleet of over 50 tractor trailers and office facilities in California.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: March 16, 2006 |
PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. |
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Plains AAP, L.P., its general partner |
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Plains All American GP LLC, its general partner |
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/s/ TIM MOORE |
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Name: Tim Moore Title: Vice President |
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