HOUSTON, TX, Nov 16, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating, L.L.C., a wholly owned operating subsidiary of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB), today announced that it plans to issue $750 million of senior notes of varying maturities pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The partnership intends to use the net proceeds from the offering as partial consideration for the previously announced acquisition of the remaining 49-percent member interests in both Southern LNG Company, L.L.C. (SLNG) and El Paso Elba Express Company, L.L.C. (Elba Express) and an additional 15-percent interest in Southern Natural Gas Company (SNG) from El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP), to repay the Elba Express project financing term loan, and to reduce outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility. Following the acquisition, El Paso Pipeline Partners will own 100-percent of SLNG and Elba Express and a 60-percent interest in SNG.

RBS, BNP PARIBAS, Deutsche Bank, and J.P. Morgan are acting as joint book-running managers of the offering. A copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from any of the underwriters, including:

RBS Securities Inc. Attention: Debt Capital Markets Syndicate 600 Washington Boulevard Stamford, Connecticut Telephone: 866-884-2071

BNP Paribas Securities Corp. Attn: Syndicate Desk 787 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10019 Telephone: 800-854-5674

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. at Prospectus Department c/o Harborside Financial Center 100 Plaza One Jersey City, New Jersey 07311 email address: prospectusrequest@list.db.com Telephone: 800-503-4611

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 383 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10179 Attn: High Grade Syndicate Desk Telephone: 212-834-4533

You may also obtain these documents for free when they are available by visiting EDGAR on the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement.

El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership formed by El Paso Corporation to own and operate natural gas transportation pipelines and storage assets. El Paso Corporation currently owns a 52-percent limited partner interest and 2 percent general partner interest in the partnership. Prior to the closing of the acquisition, El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. owns Wyoming Interstate Company, L.L.C., an interstate pipeline system serving the Rocky Mountain region, a 58 percent interest in Colorado Interstate Gas Company which operates in the Rocky Mountain region, a 51 percent interest in SLNG, which owns the Elba Island LNG storage and regasification terminal near Savannah, Georgia, a 51 percent interest in Elba Express, and a 45 percent interest in SNG Company. Both Elba Express and SNG are interstate pipeline systems serving the southeastern region of the United States.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding future events. All forward-looking statements are based on the Partnership's beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Partnership. These statements reflect the Partnership's current views with respect to future events and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions are discussed in El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.'s 2009 annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contacts:

Investor-Media Relations
Bruce Connery
Vice President
(713) 420-5855

Media Relations
Bill Baerg
Manager
(713) 420-2906

SOURCE: El Paso Pipeline Partners