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COLONIAL CONTINUES TO SAFELY ADD CAPACITY TO ITS PIPELINE SYSTEM

September 2, 2005

Colonial Pipeline this morning announced that it continues safely to add capacity to both its Main Lines 1 and 2 and is at approximately 66% of normal transportation volumes.

Additional restoration of electric power service has allowed Colonial to continue its planned capacity increase. Colonial crews continue to install and connect the distributed generation equipment that will allow Colonial to add additional capacity to both the gasoline and distillate lines. Current plans would allow Colonial to be at approximately 85% capacity by late this weekend.

"On behalf of all Colonial employees, I want to thank the electric utility workers, law enforcement, and emergency response organizations across our system that have been supportive and cooperative as we restored Colonial to partial service," said Lemmon. "We do understand the importance of the products we transport to the American people and feel responsible to protect people and the environment as we deliver needed petroleum products."

Colonial Pipeline, headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga., delivers a daily average of 100 million gallons of gasoline, home heating oil, aviation fuel and other refined petroleum products to communities and businesses throughout South and the Eastern United States. Colonial consists of more than 5,500 miles of pipeline, originating at Houston, Texas, and terminating at the New York harbor.