Exhibit 2.2
 Execution Copy
 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
 BY AND AMONG
 ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P.,
 CITRUS ETP ACQUISITION, L.L.C.
 ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY, L.P.
 and
 CROSSCOUNTRY ENERGY, LLC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 PageARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS1.1 Definitions
    
    
    21.2 Interpretations
    
    
    2ARTICLE II
THE MERGER; CONVERSION OF INTERESTS; CLOSING2.1 The Merger
    
    
    22.2 Effective Time
    
    
    32.3 Effects of the Merger
    
    
    32.4 Effect of Merger
    
    
    32.5 Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Surviving Entity
    
    
    32.6 Directors
    
    
    32.7 Officers
    
    
    32.8 Borrowing by ETP; Tax Treatment of Merger and Cash Consideration
    
    
    42.9 Time and Place of Closing
    
    
    4ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ETE3.1 Organization; Qualification
    
    
    53.2 Authority; Enforceability
    
    
    63.3 Non-Contravention
    
    
    73.4 Governmental Approvals
    
    
    73.5 Capitalization
    
    
    73.6 Ownership of CrossCountry Energy; Citrus
    
    
    83.7 Compliance with Law
    
    
    93.8 Title to Properties and Assets
    
    
    93.9 Rights-of-Way
    
    
    93.10 Financial Statements
    
    
    93.11 Absence of Certain Changes
    
    
    103.12 Environmental Matters
    
    
    103.13 Material Contracts
    
    
    113.14 Legal Proceedings
    
    
    123.15 Permits
    
    
    123.16 Taxes
    
    
    123.17 Employee Benefits
    
    
    133.18 Brokers Fee
    
    
    133.19 Regulatory Status
    
    
    133.20 Intellectual Property
    
    
    133.21 Insurance
    
    
    143.22 Disclosure of Material Facts
    
    
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Page3.23 Affiliate Transactions
    
    
    14ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ETP4.1 Organization; Qualification
    
    
    144.2 Authority; Enforceability; Valid Issuance
    
    
    144.3 Non-Contravention
    
    
    154.4 Governmental Approvals
    
    
    154.5 Matters Relating to the Merger
    
    
    154.6 Brokers Fee
    
    
    15ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES5.1 Conduct of Business
    
    
    165.2 Notice of Certain Events
    
    
    175.3 Access to Information
    
    
    175.4 Governmental Approvals
    
    
    185.5 Expenses
    
    
    185.6 Further Assurances
    
    
    195.7 Public Statements
    
    
    195.8 Tax Matters
    
    
    195.9 Citrus/ETE Merger
    
    
    195.10 Joinder
    
    
    205.11 Right of First Offer
    
    
    20ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING6.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party
    
    
    216.2 Conditions to Obligations of ETE
    
    
    216.3 Conditions to Obligations of ETP
    
    
    21ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION RIGHTS7.1 Termination Rights
    
    
    227.2 Effect of Termination
    
    
    23ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION8.1 Indemnification by ETE
    
    
    248.2 Indemnification by ETP
    
    
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Page8.3 Limitations and Other Indemnity Claim Matters
    
    
    258.4 Indemnification Procedures
    
    
    278.5 No Reliance
    
    
    28ARTICLE IX
GOVERNING LAW AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION9.1 Governing Law
    
    
    299.2 Jurisdiction; Specific Enforcement; Enforcement of Rights
    
    
    299.3 Waiver of Jury Trial
    
    
    30ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS10.1 Amendment and Modification; Conflicts Committee Control
    
    
    3010.2 Waiver of Compliance; Consents
    
    
    3010.3 Notices
    
    
    3010.4 Assignment
    
    
    3110.5 Third Party Beneficiaries
    
    
    3110.6 Entire Agreement
    
    
    3210.7 Severability
    
    
    3210.8 Representation by Counsel
    
    
    3210.9 Disclosure Schedules
    
    
    3210.10 Facsimiles; Counterparts
    
    
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ExhibitsExhibit A
    
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    DefinitionsExhibit B
    
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    Form of ETP Partnership Agreement Amendment
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Agreement Execution
Date ETP Section 5.10 ETP Merger Sub ETE Section 5.10 CrossCountry Energy
 Party Parties Section 5.10
 R E C I T A L S
 Southern Union Sigma
Acquisition Sigma Merger Agreement Sigma Merger
 ( CCE Holdings Citrus
ETE Merger Sub ), Citrus/ETE Merger
 Citrus Merger
 Code
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Exhibit B ETP Partnership Agreement Amendment
  A G R E E M E N T S
  ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
 Definitions. Exhibit A Exhibit A
 Interpretations.
 ARTICLE II
THE MERGER; CONVERSION OF INTERESTS; CLOSING
 The Merger Delaware Act
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Surviving Entity
 Effective Time Certificate of Merger Effective Time
 Effects of the Merger
 Effect of Merger
 Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Surviving Entity
 Directors
 Officers
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Borrowing by ETP; Tax Treatment of Merger and Cash Consideration ETP Debt Treasury Regulations
 Time and Place of Closing. Closing Article VI Closing Date
 Deliveries and Actions at Closing.
 ETE Deliveries and Actions
 Certificate of Merger
 Closing Certificate Section
6.3(c)
 ETP Partnership Agreement Amendment
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FIRPTA Certificate
 ETP Deliveries and Actions
 Cash Consideration
 Unit Consideration
 Closing Certificate Section
6.2(c)
 ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ETE
  Organization; Qualification.
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Authority; Enforceability.
  Section 5.10 Section 5.10
 Creditors Rights
 Section 5.10
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Non-Contravention. Section 3.4
 Governmental Approvals
 Capitalization.
 Schedule 3.5
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Ownership of CrossCountry Energy; Citrus.
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Compliance with Law. Sections 3.12 3.15 3.16
 Title to Properties and Assets. Schedule 3.8
 Rights-of-Way. Schedule 3.9
 Financial Statements.
 Schedule 3.10(a) Citrus Financial
Statements Interim Financial Statements
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Absence of Certain Changes. Schedule 3.11
       Environmental Matters. Schedule 3.12
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Material Contracts.
 Schedule 3.13 Citrus Material Contract
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Legal Proceedings. Section 3.12 Schedule 3.14 .
 Permits. Section 3.12
 Taxes. Schedule 3.16
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Employee Benefits ERISA Plan
 Brokers Fee.
 Regulatory Status
 Intellectual Property
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Insurance.
 Disclosure of Material Facts.
 Affiliate Transactions .
 ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ETP
  Organization; Qualification.
 Authority; Enforceability; Valid Issuance.
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Non-Contravention. Section 6.3(d) Section 4.4
 Governmental Approvals.
 Matters Relating to the Merger Article III
 Brokers Fee
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ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
 Conduct of Business.
 Section 5.1(a)
  Schedule 5.1
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Notice of Certain Events
  Article
VI provided, however
     Access to Information.
 Representatives
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Section
5.3 Section 5.3 Section 5.3 provided
 Governmental Approvals.
   Expenses provided, however
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Further Assurances
 Public Statements provided however
 Tax Matters.
 Cooperation
 Transfer Taxes
 Citrus/ETE Merger Article VI
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Joinder.
 Joinder Agreement
  Right of First Offer
 ROFO Interest ROFO Offer .
  Solicitation Period Third Party Offer Qualifying Third Party Offer
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Section
5.12 Section 5.12
 ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party.
 Governmental Restraints
 Sigma Merger
 Conditions to Obligations of ETE.
 Representations and Warranties of ETP
 Performance
 Closing Certificate Sections 6.2(a) 6.2(b)
 Closing Deliverables Section 2.10(b)
 Conditions to Obligations of ETP.
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Representations and Warranties of ETE
 Performance
 Closing Certificate Sections 6.3(a) 6.3(b)
 ETP Loan Documents Waiver
 Citrus Parties Material Adverse Effect
 Amendments to Sigma Merger Agreement
 Closing Deliverables Section 2.10(a)
 ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION RIGHTS
 Termination Rights.
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Termination Date provided, however, Section 7.1(c) Section 7.1(c)
 Section 6.2(a) Section 6.2(b provided,
however Section 7.1(d) Section 6.3(a) Section 6.3(b)
 Section 6.3(a) Section 6.3(b) provided however Section 7.1(e) Section 6.2(a) Section 6.2(b)
  Effect of Termination. Section 7.1 Section 7.2 Article IX Section 5.5 Section 5.7 provided, however,
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ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
 Indemnification by ETE . S Article VIII Section 8.1(b) Section 8.1(a), (c) (d) ETP Indemnitees Losses
 provided
  Section 5.8(b)
  Indemnification by ETP. Article VIII ETE Indemnitees Indemnitees
 provided
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Limitations and Other Indemnity Claim Matters. Article VIII Section
5.5 Section 8.3
 De Minimis Indemnifying Party Article VIII Section 8.1(a) Section 8.2(a) De Minimis Claim Section 8.3(a) Section 8.1(c) Section 8.1(d)
 Deductible
 Section 8.1(a) Deductible Section 8.1(a) Section 8.3(c)(i) Section 8.1(a) provided Section 8.3(b)(i) Sections 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 .5 3.6 3.16 3.18 ETE Fundamental Representations Section 8.1(c) Section 8.1(d) Section 8.1(e)
 Section 8.2(a) Section 8.3(c)(ii) Section 8.2(a) provided Section 8.3(b)(ii) Sections
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.6 ETP
Fundamental Representations
 Cap
 Cap provided Section 8.3(c)(i) Section 8.1(c) Section 8.1(d) Section 8.1(e)
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provided Section 8.3(c)(ii)
 Survival; Claims Period
 Expiration Date provided Section 3.16 Section 3.16 Section
8.1(c)
 Section 8.3(d)(i) .
 Calculation of Losses Indemnified Party
 Waiver of Certain Damages
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Sole and Exclusive Remedy Article VIII
 Indemnification Procedures.
 Article VIII Article VIII Claim Claim Notice Article VIII Section 8.3(e)
 Article IX Article
VIII Article VIII Section 8.3(c) provided however
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No Reliance.
 ARTICLE III ARTICLE IV
 Sections 7.2 8.1 8.2
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ARTICLE IX
GOVERNING LAW AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
 Governing Law.
 Jurisdiction; Specific Enforcement; Enforcement of Rights.
 Section 9.2 Section 9.2
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Waiver of Jury Trial
 ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Amendment and Modification; Conflicts Committee Control.
 Waiver of Compliance; Consents. ; provided however,
 Notices. provided provided further Section 10.3
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tom.mason@energytransfer.com
  
  
  
 Assignment.
 Third Party Beneficiaries.
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Sections 8.1 8.2
 Entire Agreement.
 Severability
 Representation by Counsel.
 Disclosure Schedules.
 Facsimiles Counterparts
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[Signature page follows]
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ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P.By:
    Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P.,its general partnerBy:
    Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.,its general partnerBy:
    /s/ Kelcy WarrenName:
    Kelcy WarrenTitle:
    Chief Executive OfficerENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY, L.P.By:
    LE GP, LLC,its general partnerBy:
    /s/ John W. McReynoldsName:
    John W. McReynoldsTitle:
    President and CFO Signature Page to
Agreement and Plan of Merger
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EXHIBIT A
 Affiliate
 Agreement
 Business Day
 Cap Section 8.3(c)(i)
 Cash Consideration
 CCE Acquisition
 CCE Holdings
 Certificate of Merger Section 2.2
 Citrus
 Citrus Capital Stock Agreement
 Citrus Entities
 Citrus/ETE Merger
 Citrus ETE Merger Sub
 Citrus Financial Statements Section 3.10(a)
 Citrus Material Contract Section 3.13(a)
 Citrus Parties
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Citrus Parties Material Adverse Effect
 Claim Section 8.4(a)
 Claim Notice Section 8.4(a)
 Closing Section 2.9
 Closing Date Section 2.9
 Code
 Confidentiality Agreement
 Contract
 Control
 Creditors Rights Section 3.2(c)
 CrossCountry Energy
 Deductible Section 8.3(a)(i)
 Delaware Act Section 2.1
 De Minimis Claim Section 8.3(a)
 Disclosure Schedule
 Effective Time Section 2.2
 Environmental Laws
 ERISA
 ERISA Affiliate
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ETE
 ETE Credit Agreement
 ETE Fundamental Representations Section 8.3(b)(i)
 ETE Disclosure Schedule 
 ETE Indemnitees Section 8.2
 ETE Merger Parties
 ETP
 ETP Board
 ETP Common Units
 ETP Conflicts Committee
 ETP Credit Agreement
 ETP Debt Section 2.8
 ETP Disclosure Schedule 
 ETP Fundamental Representations Section 8.3(b)(ii)
 ETP Indemnitees Section 8.1
 ETP Loan Documents
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ETP Material Adverse Effect
 ETP Merger Parties
 ETP Merger Sub
 ETP Partnership Agreement
 ETP Partnership Agreement Amendment
 Execution Date
 Expiration Date Section 8.3(c)
 FERC
 Fraud
 GAAP
 Governmental Authority
 Hazardous Substances provided
 Indemnified Party Section 8.3(d)
 Indemnifying Party Section 8.3(a)
 Indemnitees Section 8.2
 Intellectual Property
 Interim Financial Statements Section 3.10(a)
 Joinder Agreement Section 5.10(a)
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Knowledge
 Law
 Lien
 Long-Term Debt
 Losses Section 8.1
 Material Adverse Effect provided, however
 Merger
 Merger Consideration
 Organizational Documents
 Party Parties
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Permits
 Permitted Liens
 Permitted SUG Transfer
 Person
 Plan Section 3.17
 Proceeding
 Qualifying Third Party Offer Section 5.12(c)
 Release
 Representatives Section 5.3
 Responsible Officer
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Rights-of-Way
 ROFO Notice Section 5.11
 ROFO Interest Section 5.12(a)
 ROFO Offer Section 5.12(a)
 Securities Act
 Sigma Acquisition
 Sigma Merger
 Sigma Merger Agreement
 Sigma Merger Sub
  Solicitation Period Section 5.12(c)
 Southern Union
 Southern Union Gas Services Business
 Southern Union SEC Reports
 Subsidiary
 Surviving Entity Section 2.1
 Tax
 Tax Return
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Termination Date Section 7.1(c)
 Third Party Offer Section 5.12(c)
 Transaction Documents
 Transfer
 Treasury Regulations Section 2.8
 Unit Consideration
 Volume-Weighted Average Trading Price
 Voting Interests
 A-8