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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.31

                                                                  CONFORMED COPY

                           PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

                                  BY AND AMONG

                            GREEN RIVER PIPELINE, LLC
                                       AND
                          MCMURRY OIL COMPANY, SELLERS

                                       AND

                          TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P., BUYER

                                SEPTEMBER 7, 2001

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE 1         DEFINITIONS ...........................................................  1

         1.1      Certain Defined Terms .................................................  1

ARTICLE 2         SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE COMPANY ......................................  1

         2.1      Sale and Purchase of the Company ......................................  1
         2.2      Assumption of Liabilities .............................................  1
         2.3      Retention of Liabilities ..............................................  2
         2.4      Expansion Project .....................................................  3
         2.5      Gas Imbalances ........................................................  3

ARTICLE 3         PURCHASE PRICE ........................................................  4

         3.1      Purchase Price ........................................................  4

ARTICLE 4         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ........................................  4

         4.1      Representations and Warranties of Sellers .............................  4
         4.2      Representations and Warranties of Buyer  ..............................  9

ARTICLE 5         ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS .......................... 10

         5.1      Access ................................................................ 10
         5.2      Environmental Inspection .............................................. 10
         5.3      Environmental Conditions .............................................. 11
         5.4      Waiver and Release .................................................... 11
         5.5      Confidential Information .............................................. 11

ARTICLE 6         TITLE ................................................................. 12

         6.1      Title Warranty ........................................................ 12
         6.2      Buyer's Title Review .................................................. 12
         6.3      Title Defect Disputes ................................................. 12

ARTICLE 7         COVENANTS OF SELLER AND BUYER ......................................... 12

         7.1      Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ................................................. 12
         7.2      Conduct of Business Pending Closing ................................... 13
         7.3      Gas Gathering Agreements; Gas Purchase Agreements ..................... 13
         7.4      Employees ............................................................. 14
         7.5      Public Announcements .................................................. 14
         7.6      Actions by Parties .................................................... 15
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         7.7      Further Assurances .................................................. 15
         7.8      Records ............................................................. 15
         7.9      No Shop ............................................................. 15
         7.10     Casualty Loss ....................................................... 15
         7.11     Radio Frequencies ................................................... 16
         7.12     Fisher ROC RTUs ..................................................... 16
         7.13     Transition Services Agreement ....................................... 16

ARTICLE 8         CLOSING CONDITIONS .................................................. 16

         8.1      Sellers' Closing Conditions ......................................... 16
         8.2      Buyer's Closing Conditions .......................................... 17

ARTICLE 9         CLOSING ............................................................. 17

         9.1      Closing ............................................................. 17
         9.2      Sellers' Closing Obligations ........................................ 17
         9.3      Buyer's Closing Obligations ......................................... 17

ARTICLE 10        POST-CLOSING MATTERS ................................................ 18

         10.1     Final Settlement Statement .......................................... 18
         10.2     Adjustments ......................................................... 18

ARTICLE 11        LIMITATIONS ......................................................... 19

         11.1     Disclaimer of Warranties ............................................ 19
         11.2     Damages ............................................................. 20

ARTICLE 12        TAXES ............................................................... 20

         12.1     Taxes ............................................................... 20

ARTICLE 13        INDEMNITY ........................................................... 21

         13.1     Obligation of Parties to Indemnify .................................. 21
         13.2     Indemnification Procedures - Third Party Claims ..................... 21
         13.3     Direct Claims ....................................................... 22
         13.4     Survival of Representations and Warranties .......................... 22

ARTICLE 14        RELEASE ............................................................. 23

         14.1     Asbestos and NORM ................................................... 23

ARTICLE 15        TERMINATION; REMEDIES; LIMITATIONS .................................. 23
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         15.1     Termination ............................................................................ 23
         15.2     Remedies ............................................................................... 24

ARTICLE 16        MISCELLANEOUS .......................................................................... 24

         16.1     Counterparts ........................................................................... 24
         16.2     Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Process ................................................... 24
         16.3     Entire Agreement ....................................................................... 25
         16.4     Expenses ............................................................................... 25
         16.5     Notices ................................................................................ 25
         16.6     Successors and Assigns ................................................................. 26
         16.7     Amendments and Waivers ................................................................. 26
         16.8     Arbitration ............................................................................ 26
         16.9     Preferential Rights .................................................................... 27
         16.10    Severability ........................................................................... 27
         16.11    Time of Essence ........................................................................ 27

         LIST OF EXHIBITS

         Exhibit A      Definitions
         Exhibit B      Pipelines, Compressor Stations and Metering Stations
         Exhibit B-1    Maps of Pipelines, Compressor Stations and Metering Stations
         Exhibit C      Property
         Exhibit C-1    Permits
         Exhibit D      Related Facilities
         Exhibit E      Related Agreements

         LIST OF SCHEDULES

         Schedule 2.4       Expansion Project
         Schedule 4.1(g)    Related Agreements
         Schedule 4.1(i)    Litigation and Claims
         Schedule 4.1(p)    Authorized Expenditures
         Schedule 4.1(q)    Environmental Matters
         Schedule 4.1(t)    Balance Sheet of Jonah Gas Gathering Company
         Schedule 4.2(e)    Consents
         Schedule 7.4       Transferred Employees
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                           PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

         This Purchase and Sale Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated September 7,
2001, is by and among Green River Pipeline, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability
company ("Green River"), and McMurry Oil Company, a Wyoming corporation ("MOC")
(Green River and MOC are referred to herein individually as a "Seller" and
collectively as the "Sellers") and TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("Buyer"). Buyer and each Seller are referred to herein individually
as a "Party" and Buyer and Sellers are referred to herein collectively as the
"Parties."

                                    RECITALS:

         A.       Sellers own 100% of the partnership interests in the Jonah Gas
                  Gathering Company, a Wyoming general partnership (the
                  "Company"). The Company operates a natural gas gathering
                  system and conducts related activities through the Assets
                  located in and around Sublette, Lincoln and Sweetwater
                  Counties, Wyoming (the "Business").

         B.       Sellers desire to sell and Buyer desires to purchase all of
                  the partnership interests in the Company (the "Partnership
                  Interests") under the terms and conditions set forth herein.

                                   AGREEMENT:

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and the
representations, warranties and covenants herein made, the Parties agree as
follows:

                                    ARTICLE 1
                                   DEFINITIONS

         1.1 CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS. Defined terms used in this Agreement shall
have the meanings set forth herein or on Exhibit A hereto.

                                    ARTICLE 2
                        SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE COMPANY

         2.1 SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE COMPANY. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Sellers agree to sell and convey to Buyer, and
Buyer agrees to purchase from Sellers, 100% of the Partnership Interests.

         2.2 ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES. Effective as of the Closing, but subject
to the Retained Liabilities and indemnity obligations of Sellers in Section
13.1(a), Buyer shall cause the Company to be responsible for and to pay, honor
and discharge when due and payable all of

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the obligations, liabilities and commitments attributable to the Company
accruing after the Closing Date ("Assumed Liabilities"), including, but not
limited to, the following:

         (a) except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.3,
all Losses of the Company arising from, or alleged to be arising from or
attributable to a violation of, or the failure to perform any obligation imposed
by, Environmental Laws in effect where the Assets are located, regardless of
whether arising from or attributable to the ownership of the Assets before or
after the Closing Date, and regardless of whether resulting from any acts or
omissions of the Company or the condition of the Property when acquired except
for (i) fines and penalties asserted against the Company by any governmental
authority attributable to a violation of, or the failure to perform any
obligation imposed by, Environmental Laws attributable to time periods on or
prior to the Closing Date; (ii) liabilities arising out of or related to any
Offsite Environmental Matter attributable to time periods on or prior to the
Closing Date; and (iii) any third party claims for personal injury, property
damage, damage to natural resources arising out of or related to Environmental
Conditions disclosed by Sellers or the Company or identified in the
Environmental Review;

         (b) all Losses under the terms of the Related Agreements, Property or
Permits attributable to time periods after the Effective Date;

         (c) all Losses attributable to litigation filed or claims made against
the Company attributable to time periods after the Closing Date;

         (d) all Losses occurring, arising out of or related to Transferred
Employees or employment matters attributable to time periods after the Closing
Date; and

         (e) all Losses related to Taxes due or payable by the Company with
respect to time periods after the Effective Date but subject to Section 12.1(a).

         2.3 RETENTION OF LIABILITIES. Except for the Assumed Liabilities,
Sellers retain and agree to pay, honor and discharge all of the obligations,
liabilities and commitments of the Company attributable to time periods on or
prior to the Closing Date (the "Retained Liabilities"), including, but not
limited to, the following:

         (a) all Losses with respect to (i) fines and penalties asserted against
the Company by any governmental authority attributable to a violation of, or the
failure to perform any obligation imposed by, Environmental Laws attributable to
time periods on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) liabilities arising out of or
related to any Offsite Environmental Matter attributable to time periods on or
prior to the Closing Date; and (iii) any third party claims for personal injury,
property damage, damage to natural resources arising out of or related to
Environmental Conditions disclosed by Sellers or the Company or identified in
the Environmental Review;

         (b) all Losses under the terms of the Related Agreements, Property or
Permits attributable to time periods on or prior to the Effective Date including
accounts payable and receivable of the Company;

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         (c) all Losses attributable to litigation filed or claims made against
the Company related to time periods on or prior to the Closing Date, including
those matters identified on Schedule 4.1(i);

         (d) all Losses occurring, arising out of or related to Transferred
Employees or employment matters with respect to the Company attributable to time
periods on or before the Closing Date including, without limitation, severance
payments, benefits or ERISA obligations or EEOC or other employment type claims
asserted against the Company;

         (e) all Losses related to Taxes due or payable by the Company with
respect to time periods on or prior to the Effective Date but subject to Section
12.1(a);

         (f) all Losses arising out of or related to assets previously owned by
the Company that are not owned by the Company as of the Closing Date or that are
not related to the Business;

         (g) all Losses arising out of the underpayment (or claimed
underpayment) of any royalties or similar payments to third parties (or any
claims relating thereto) resulting from Affiliate transactions involving the
Company prior to the Closing Date; and

         (h) all Losses relating to inter-company accounts payable or
receivable, which shall be satisfied prior to the Closing Date.

         2.4 EXPANSION PROJECT. Buyer acknowledges that the Company is in the
process of expanding a portion of the pipeline that is included in the Assets
and is more particularly described in Schedule 2.4 (the "Expansion Project").
The estimated aggregate cost incurred or to be incurred by the Company related
to the Expansion Project up to and including the Effective Date (the "Estimated
Expansion Costs") is Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000). The Parties agree that
an adjustment shall be made pursuant to the Final Settlement Statement referred
to in Section 10.1 to reflect the difference between such actual costs incurred
prior to the Effective Date and the Estimated Expansion Costs so that Sellers
shall receive a credit if such actual costs exceed the Estimated Expansion Costs
and Buyer shall receive a credit if such actual costs are less than the
Estimated Expansion Costs. Buyer acknowledges that the Company has not acquired
as of the date of this Agreement, all of the rights-of-way and easements
required for the Expansion Project and that Buyer may have to acquire additional
rights-of-way and easements necessary to complete the Expansion Project. Buyer
and Sellers agree that the estimated costs to complete the entire Expansion
Project described above, including contingency costs identified by Buyer in the
amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), have been included in the
calculation of the Purchase Price. Buyer agrees to cause the Company to pay for
the costs incurred by the Company to complete the Expansion Project after the
Effective Date and to indemnify Sellers from and against all such costs incurred
after the Effective Date. The in-service dates and associated commitments with
respect to the Expansion Project are set forth on Schedule 2.4.

         2.5 GAS IMBALANCES. Sellers shall be responsible for, and shall
indemnify the Company and Buyer from and against, any gas imbalances for which
the Company has any liability as of the Effective Date.

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                                    ARTICLE 3
                                 PURCHASE PRICE

         3.1 PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price for the sale and conveyance of
the Partnership Interests to Buyer is Three Hundred Fifty-Nine Million Eight
Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($359,833,700) (the
"Purchase Price"), subject to adjustment pursuant to the Final Settlement
Statement referred to in Article 10.

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                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         4.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS. Sellers agree, represent
and warrant to Buyer as follows:

         (a) Organization and Qualification of the Company. The Company is a
general partnership, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Wyoming and has the requisite power to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted. The Partnership Agreement referred to in
Exhibit E is the Company's partnership agreement, as currently in effect and as
will be in effect as of the Closing Date. There are no other similar agreements
or other governing documents under which the Company is currently, or at Closing
will be, operating or governed.

         (b) Authority. Green River is a limited liability company and MOC is a
corporation, each duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Wyoming and have the power and authority to enter into
and perform this Agreement and to carry out the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by
Sellers of the transactions contemplated herein have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of Sellers.

         (c) Enforceability. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of Sellers and is enforceable against Sellers in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and (ii) equitable principles which may limit the
availability of certain equitable remedies (such as specific performance) in
certain instances.

         (d) No Conflict or Violation. Neither the execution and delivery of
this Agreement nor the consummation of the transaction and performance of the
terms and conditions contemplated hereby by Sellers will (i) conflict with or
result in a violation or breach of any provision of the certificate of
incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement or other similar governing
documents of Sellers or the Company, or any material agreement, indenture or
other instrument under which Sellers or the Company are bound or to which the
Assets are subject; or (ii) violate or conflict with any law applicable to
Sellers or the properties or assets of Sellers or the Company.

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         (e) Ownership. Sellers has good and marketable title to 100% of the
Partnership Interests, free and clear of any liens and encumbrances. There are
no agreements or other commitments relating to any rights, options, warrants,
right of first refusal, or agreements binding upon the Sellers or the Company
for the acquisition of ownership interests in the Company, including the
Partnership Interests. As of the date hereof and as of Closing, the Company owns
the Assets.

         (f) No Subsidiaries. The Company does not own, directly or indirectly,
any capital stock or other equity securities of any corporation or have any
direct or indirect equity or ownership interest in any other entity.

         (g) Related Agreements. The Related Agreements include (as of the date
of this Agreement) all of the following contracts and all other agreements to
which the Company is a party:

                  (i) any agreement (or group of related agreements) (A) for the
         purchase or sale of gas, raw materials, commodities, supplies,
         products, or other personal property, (B) for the furnishing or receipt
         of services, or (C) that is a gas exchange agreement, gas gathering
         agreement, gas transportation agreement, gas balancing agreement,
         transportation service agreement, tariff, or other related agreement;

                  (ii) any agreement creating or concerning a partnership, joint
         venture, or similar entity and any operating agreement, undivided
         ownership agreement, or similar agreement;

                  (iii) any agreement (or group of related agreements) (A) under
         which the Company has created, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed any
         indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) for any capitalized lease
         obligation, or (C) under which the Company has imposed a security
         interest on any of its assets, tangible or intangible;

                  (iv) any agreement concerning non-competition;

                  (v) any collective bargaining agreement or other union
         contract;

                  (vi) any preferential purchase right, right of first refusal,
         restriction on assignability, or similar right that would be applicable
         to or invoked by the consummation of the transaction contemplated by
         this Agreement or that would otherwise apply to the Assets;

                  (vii) any lease, in either the capacity of lessee or lessor;
         and

                  (viii) any other agreement to which the Company is a party and
         is material to the Company's Business, financial condition, operations,
         results of operations, or future prospects.

         Sellers have delivered to Buyer a correct and complete copy of each
Related Agreement. With respect to each such agreement and except as disclosed
on Schedule 4.1(g), to the Sellers' Knowledge: (A) the agreement is legal,
valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect,

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(B) the agreement will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in
full force and effect on identical terms following the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (C) the Company is not in breach or default,
and is not aware of any person claiming there is a breach or default, and no
event has occurred of which Sellers are aware that with notice or lapse of time
would constitute a breach or default, or permit termination, modification, or
acceleration, under the agreement, (D) no party has repudiated any provision of
the agreement, and (E) neither Sellers nor the Company are participating in any
attempts to renegotiate any amounts paid or payable to the Company under any of
the Related Agreements, have not made a specific, written demand for such
renegotiations, and have not received a specific, written demand by another
party to the Related Agreements Contracts for such renegotiations.

         (h) Compliance With Laws. To Sellers' Knowledge, except as set forth on
Schedule 4.1(q), (i) the Company is not in violation of any federal, state, or
local law, rule or regulation or any other requirement of any governmental body,
court or arbitrator applicable to the operation of the Assets; and (ii) all
Permits and approvals of any federal, state or local governmental body that are
necessary for operation of the Assets are in full force and effect, and no
proceeding is pending or threatened to revoke or limit any Permit.

         (i) Litigation and Claims. Except as shown on Schedule 4.1(i) hereto,
there are no governmental or other legal actions, judgments, liens or other
proceedings, outstanding, pending or, to the knowledge of Sellers, threatened,
to which Sellers or the Company are or would be a party and which relate to the
Assets.

         (j) Consents. Except for actions that have been or will be taken prior
to the Closing, including the filings to be made pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof,
or those consents from governmental authorities that are customarily obtained
after Closing, no consent, approval, registration, qualification, or filing
with, any governmental or regulatory authority on the part of Sellers is
required in connection with the consummation of the transaction contemplated by
this Agreement and there are no consents of any third party that are required in
order to consummate such transaction.

         (k) Taxes. To Sellers' Knowledge:

                  (i) all tax returns required to be filed by the Company or
         with respect to the Partnership Interests have been duly and timely
         filed with the appropriate governmental entity;

                  (ii) all Taxes owed by the Company or with respect to the
         Partnership Interests that are or have become due have been timely paid
         in full;

                  (iii) there is no claim pending or, to the knowledge of the
         Sellers, threatened by any applicable governmental authority in
         connection with any such Tax;

                  (iv) none of the Company's tax returns is now under audit or
         examination by any Governmental Authority;

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                  (v) the Company has been treated for federal tax purposes as a
         partnership since its inception; and

                  (vi) the Company has in effect an election to adjust the basis
         of the Assets under section 754 of the Code.

         (l) Employees. Since Sellers have owned the Company, the Company has
had no employees and, to Sellers' Knowledge, the Company has no obligations
under any Benefits Plan, whether of a legally binding nature or in the nature of
informal understandings.

         (m) Advisors' and Brokers' Fees. Sellers and the Company have not
retained any advisor or broker in respect of the transaction contemplated by
this Agreement for which Buyer shall incur any liability.

         (n) Information Regarding the Assets. All equipment included in the
Assets is in good working condition and has been maintained in an operable state
of repair adequate to maintain normal operation of the Assets in a manner
consistent with the Company's past practices.

         (o) No Foreign Person. Neither Seller is a "foreign person" within the
meaning of Section 1445 of the Code.

         (p) Authorized Expenditures. Except with respect to the Expansion
Project and as set forth on Schedule 4.1(p), there are no outstanding
authorizations for capital expenditure respecting the Assets for which Company
or Buyer will be liable other than ordinary trade payables and well connections
made in the ordinary course of business pursuant to which such expenditures are
or may be required to be made.

         (q) Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.1(q), to
Sellers' Knowledge:

                  (i) there are no Assets which are in violation of
         Environmental Laws;

                  (ii) the Company has in force and effect all permits and
         licenses necessary under Environmental Laws, and has operated the
         Assets in substantial compliance with such permits and licenses;

                  (iii) no underground storage tanks, in use or abandoned, have
         been placed on the Property during the Company's ownership of the
         Property and no underground storage tanks, in use or abandoned, have
         been placed on the Property prior to the Company's ownership of the
         Property;

                  (iv) there are no Hazardous Materials present on or in the
         environment at the Assets, including hazardous substances contained in
         barrels, above or underground storage tanks, landfills, equipment or
         other containers; and

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                  (v) there are no existing or pending actions, suits,
         investigations, inquiries, proceedings or clean-up obligations by any
         governmental authority or third party against the Company relating to
         or arising out of any Environmental Laws with respect to the Assets or
         the Company's operation of the Assets, to Sellers' Knowledge, none are
         threatened, and no event has occurred or condition exists which can
         reasonably be expected to give rise to such an action.

         (r) Liens. Except for (i) liens for taxes not yet due and payable or
being contested in good faith, (ii) inchoate mechanics, materialmens or similar
liens arising in the ordinary course of business or being contested in good
faith, and (iii) any customary right reserved to a governmental authority to
regulate the affected property, the Assets are free and clear of liens, pledges,
encumbrances and adverse claims created by, through or under the Company or
Sellers or the Affiliates of any of them, but not otherwise.

         (s) Property. Except for matters disclosed by Sellers to Buyer in
writing prior to Closing, to Sellers' Knowledge, (i) the Company is not in
breach or default, (ii) there is no person claiming there is a breach or
default, and (iii) no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time would
constitute a breach or default, or permit termination, modification, or
acceleration, under any agreement or other instruments related to the Property.
Exhibit C lists all of the material Property of the Company related to the
Facilities.

         (t) Financial Statements. Set forth on Schedule 4.1(t) are true and
complete copies of the unaudited balance sheet of the Company (the "Balance
Sheet") as of December 31, 2000 (the "Balance Sheet Date") and the unaudited
statements of income of the Company for the respective seven (7) month period
then ended (collectively, with the Balance Sheet, the "Financial Statements").
The Financial Statements fairly present the financial position of the Company as
of its respective date and the results of its respective operations for the
seven (7) month period, respectively, then ended, in the context of its
membership in a consolidated group.

         (u) Absence of Certain Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date:

                  (i) the Company has not suffered any material loss, damage,
         destruction, or other casualty to any of its assets (whether or not
         covered by insurance) which would be reasonably expected to have a
         Material Adverse Effect;

                  (ii) the Company has made no capital investment in, any loan
         to, or any acquisition of the securities or assets of, any third party
         (or series of related capital investments, loans, and acquisitions);
         and

                  (iii) the Company has issued no note, bond, or other debt
         security or created, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness
         for borrowed money or capitalized lease obligation.

         (v) Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company has no liabilities (and there
is no basis for any present or future action, suit, proceeding, hearing,
investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand against the Company giving
rise to any liability), except for (i) liabilities set forth on the

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face of the Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto), (ii) liabilities
which have arisen after the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of
business (none of which results from, arises out of, relates to, is in the
nature of, or was caused by any breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort,
infringement, or violation of law), or (iii) as otherwise disclosed in this
Agreement.

         (w) Disclosure. The representations and warranties contained in this
Section 4.1 do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact that, to Sellers' knowledge, is necessary in order to
make the statements and information contained in this Section 4.1 not
misleading.

         4.2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER.

         (a) Organization and Qualification. Buyer is a limited partnership,
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware, and has the requisite power to carry on its business as it is
now being conducted.

         (b) Authority. Buyer has the power and authority to enter into and
perform this Agreement and to carry out the transaction contemplated herein. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by
the Buyer of the transaction contemplated herein have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of Buyer.

         (c) Enforceability. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of Buyer and is enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and (ii) equitable principles which may limit the
availability of certain equitable remedies (such as specific performance) in
certain instances.

         (d) No Conflict or Violation. Neither the execution and delivery of
this Agreement nor the consummation of the transaction and performance of the
terms and conditions contemplated hereby by Buyer will (i) conflict with or
result in a violation or breach of any provision of the certificate of
incorporation, bylaws, agreement of limited partnership or other similar
governing documents of Buyer or any material agreement, indenture or other
instrument under which Buyer is bound, or (ii) violate or conflict with any law
applicable to Buyer or the properties or assets of Buyer.

         (e) Consents. Except for actions that have been or will be taken prior
to the Closing, including the filings to be made pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof,
or those that are customarily obtained after Closing, to the knowledge of Buyer,
no consent, approval, registration, qualification, or filing with, any
governmental or regulatory authority on the part of Buyer is required in
connection with the consummation of this transaction. To the knowledge of Buyer,
there is no consent of any third party that Buyer will be required to obtain in
order to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement except as set
forth in Schedule 4.2(e).

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         (f) Actions. There is no action pending against Buyer or, to the
knowledge of Buyer, threatened against Buyer, which would be likely to have a
material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to consummate and perform the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

         (g) Advisors' and Brokers' Fees. Buyer has not retained any advisor or
broker in respect of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement for which
Sellers are liable or shall incur any liability.

         (h) Funds. Buyer has, and all times prior to Closing will have,
sufficient funds available to enable Buyer to consummate the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement and to pay the Purchase Price and all related
fees and expenses of Buyer.

                                    ARTICLE 5
                  ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

         5.1 ACCESS. Prior to and after the execution of this Agreement, Sellers
shall (a) permit Buyer and its representatives access to the Records and
employees involved in the Business (i) insofar as Sellers could do so without
violating legal constraints or any legal obligation, or waiving any
attorney/client work product or like privilege, and (ii) subject to any required
consent of any third person (the "Record Review") and (b) permit Buyer and its
representatives at reasonable times and at Buyer's sole risk, cost and expense
to conduct an inspection of the condition of the Assets ("Inspection").

         5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTION. Sellers shall provide Buyer with any
environmental audits or reports previously prepared by or for Sellers or the
Company in Sellers' possession that are related to the Assets and shall disclose
the location of any known or suspected environmental conditions promptly after
execution of this Agreement. Sellers shall cause the Company to provide Buyer
with access to the Assets for the purpose of inspecting the environmental
condition of the Assets (the "Environmental Review"). In conducting the
Environmental Review, Buyer shall have the right to conduct tests, including
subsurface sampling, related to the environmental condition of the Assets so
long as the tests do not unreasonably interfere with the operation of the
Assets. Buyer shall furnish Sellers with copies of all reports obtained by, or
prepared by or for Buyer in connection with the foregoing inspections which
shall be kept confidential by both Buyer and Sellers unless disclosure is
required by law. Buyer's access to the Assets shall be at Buyer's risk, cost and
expense, and Buyer shall release the Company and Sellers from and shall fully
protect, indemnify and defend the Company and Sellers and their respective
officers, agents, employees and Affiliates and hold them harmless from and
against any and all Claims relating to, arising out of Buyer's exercise of its
rights under this Section 5.2, including without limitation, claims relating to
(a) injury or death of any person or persons whomsoever (b) damage to or loss of
any property or resource caused by Buyer and not related to existing
environmental conditions (c) common law causes of action of Buyer such as
negligence, gross negligence, strict liability, nuisance or trespass, or (d)
fault imposed by statute, rule, regulation or otherwise unless caused by the
negligence of Sellers.

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         5.3 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.

         (a) As soon as reasonably practical, but in no event later than 5:00
p.m., Mountain Time, on September 21, 2001 (the "Examination Period"), Buyer
shall notify Sellers, in writing, of any Environmental Condition(s) disclosed as
a result of the Environmental Review. Buyer's notice of Environmental
Condition(s) shall include a reasonably complete description of each individual
environmental condition as to which Buyer takes exception (including those
disclosed by Sellers) and the costs which Buyer in good faith attributes to
remediating the same.

         (b) Buyer shall be responsible for remediation costs attributable to
the Environmental Condition(s) of the Assets disclosed by Sellers or identified
by Buyer in the Environmental Review that do not exceed in the aggregate one
percent (1%) of the Purchase Price. Sellers shall be responsible for any
remediation costs associated with such Environmental Conditions to the extent
such costs exceed in the aggregate one percent (1%) of the Purchase Price.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Buyer or Sellers shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement if Buyer's good-faith estimate of the potential
remediation costs attributable to Environmental Condition(s) exceeds more than
three percent (3%) of the Purchase Price. In the event of termination, Buyer
shall not be responsible for any Environmental Liabilities with respect to the
Assets.

         (c) In the event the Parties disagree as to the existence of an
Environmental Condition and/or the remediation costs attributable to such
Environmental Condition, the Parties shall submit the dispute to final and
binding arbitration in accordance with Section 16.8 hereof.

         5.4 WAIVER AND RELEASE. All Environmental Conditions not raised by
Buyer prior to Closing shall be waived by Buyer for all purposes, and Buyer
shall have no right to seek an adjustment to the Purchase Price, make a claim
against Sellers or seek indemnification from Sellers associated with the same
except with respect to any breach of Section 4.1(q) or Environmental Liabilities
constituting part of the Retained Liabilities under Section 2.3(a).

         5.5 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Buyer agrees to maintain all information
made available or revealed to it pursuant to the Record Review, Inspection and
Environmental Review, confidential and to cause its officers, employees,
representatives, consultants and advisors to maintain all information made
available to them pursuant to this Agreement confidential in accordance with the
terms of the confidentiality agreement by and between Affiliates of Sellers and
Buyer (the "Confidentiality Agreement"). Buyer's obligations under the
Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate as of the Closing Date. On and after
the Closing Date, Sellers shall maintain all information related to the Company
and the Assets confidential except for financial statement or public reporting
purposes or for filings with governmental authorities and shall not use such
information in a manner detrimental to Buyer or disclose to any third party
without the prior written consent of Buyer.

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                                    ARTICLE 6
                                      TITLE

         6.1 TITLE WARRANTY. Sellers represent and warrant that the Company has
good and marketable title to the Facilities and Related Facilities from and
against all persons claiming by through or under the Company, Sellers or their
Affiliates, but not otherwise.

         6.2 BUYER'S TITLE REVIEW.

         (a) Buyer's Assertion of Title Defects. Prior to the termination of the
Examination Period, Buyer shall have the right to furnish Sellers written notice
meeting the requirements of this Section 6.2(a) (the "Title Defects Notice")
setting forth any matters which, in Buyer's reasonable opinion, constitute Title
Defects. For all purposes of this Agreement, Buyer shall be deemed to have
waived any Title Defect which Buyer fails to assert by a Title Defect Notice
given to Sellers on or before the expiration of the Examination Period. To be
effective, Buyer's Title Defect Notice of a Title Defect must include (i) a
brief description of the matter constituting the asserted Title Defect, (ii) the
estimated cost or other remedial action required to cure such Title Defect, and
(iii) supporting documents reasonably necessary for Sellers (as well as any
title attorney or examiner hired by Sellers) to verify the existence of such
asserted Title Defect.

         (b) Sellers' Obligations. If Buyer furnishes to Sellers timely Title
Defect Notice(s), subject to Sellers' continuing right to dispute the existence
of a Title Defect(s) referred to in such Title Defect Notice pursuant to Section
6.3, Sellers shall (i) assume the obligation to cure such Title Defects in a
timely manner following Closing but in no event later than one year from the
Closing Date, or (ii) pay Buyer an agreed upon Purchase Price adjustment to cure
such Title Defect. If Sellers elect to cure a Title Defect, but have not cured
such Title Defect within one (1) year of Closing, Buyer shall have the right to
cure the Title Defect at Sellers' cost and expense. Sellers shall indemnify
Buyer from and against any Losses incurred by the Company with respect any Title
Defects remaining uncured after Closing.

         6.3 TITLE DEFECT DISPUTES. In the event that Buyer and Sellers have not
agreed upon the existence of one or more Title Defects, the Parties shall submit
the dispute to final and binding arbitration in accordance with Section 16.8
hereof. In no event shall the existence of a Title Defect or a dispute
concerning such existence postpone Closing.

                                    ARTICLE 7
                          COVENANTS OF SELLER AND BUYER

         7.1 HART-SCOTT-RODINO ACT. Immediately following the execution of this
Agreement, the Parties will file any notification and report forms and related
material that it may be required to file with the Federal Trade Commission and
the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, will join in a request for early termination under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, will use their best efforts to obtain such early
termination, and will make any further filings pursuant thereto that may be
necessary in connection therewith. Each Party will furnish the other Party(s)
with copies of any of its filings

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under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act at the time such filings are made. Buyer shall
pay the filing fee and all other fees required to be paid in connection with any
such filings.

         7.2 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING CLOSING. Subject to the provisions of
the Related Agreements, from the date hereof through the Closing, except as
consented to or approved by Buyer, Sellers covenant and agree that:

         (a) Changes in Business Related to the Assets. Subject to continuing to
implement the Expansion Project as described on Schedule 2.4, Sellers shall use
their best efforts to ensure that the Company does not without prior written
consent of Buyer:

                  (i) make any material change in the conduct of its business or
         operations related to the Assets;

                  (ii) enter into, modify, assign, terminate or amend, in any
         material respect, any of the Related Agreements; or

                  (iii) sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of the Assets,
         except (A) Assets sold, leased or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary
         course of business and having a value of less than $25,000, and (B) the
         Questar settlement for the remaining portion of the Jonah Gas Gathering
         System, not included in the Assets.

         (b) Operation of Assets. Subject to continuing to implement the
Expansion Project as described on Schedule 2.4, Sellers shall use their best
efforts to require the Company to:

                  (i) cause the Assets to be maintained and operated in the
         ordinary course of business in accordance with Seller's past practices
         (including the repair or replacement of damaged, destroyed, obsolete,
         depreciated, non-working or non-economical items of equipment or other
         personal property), maintain insurance now in force with respect to the
         Assets and pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses in connection
         therewith promptly when due;

                  (ii) cause the Assets to be maintained and operated in
         compliance with all applicable laws;

                  (iii) use reasonable diligence to maintain its relationships
         with suppliers, customers and others having material business relations
         with the Seller with respect to the Assets so that they will be
         preserved for Buyer on and after the Closing Date; and

                  (iv) avoid any act, which shall have or cause a Material
         Adverse Effect.

         7.3 GAS GATHERING AGREEMENTS; GAS PURCHASE AGREEMENTS. That certain Gas
Gathering Agreement dated April 1, 1996 between the Company and MOC, as amended
(the "MOC Gas Gathering Agreement"), is included in the Related Agreements.
Buyer covenants and agrees that following Closing, it will cause the Company to
comply with the terms and conditions of such MOC Gas Gathering Agreement, as so
amended, and with the terms and conditions of the other Related Agreements. The
Parties agree that there also are included in the Related Agreements separate
gas gathering agreements between the Company and Forrest Oil

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Corp., McMurry Energy Company, Yates Petroleum Corp., and HS Resources, Inc.,
and that separate gas purchase agreements between MOC and the aforementioned
companies and STC Oil Co. are not held by the Company and are not included in
the Related Agreements. MOC or its Affiliates may continue to purchase gas under
such gas purchase agreements and such gas will be gathered by Buyer pursuant to
the MOC Gas Gathering Agreement.

         7.4 EMPLOYEES. Buyer or its Affiliates shall be permitted to review
non-confidential employment records of those employees of the Company's
Affiliates identified in Schedule 7.4, and discuss with such employees the terms
and conditions under which Buyer will offer to hire such employees (a
"Transferred Employee"). Buyer will offer all Transferred Employees a salary
equivalent to their current salary as set forth on Schedule 7.4 and, for those
Transferred Employees who accept Buyer's offer, Buyer will provide such
Transferred Employees with the following:

         (a) Buyer will pay such Transferred Employee the equivalent of twelve
(12) months salary as severance pay if such Transferred Employee is terminated
without cause prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date; provided,
however, that the amount of severance pay shall be reduced by the payments made
by Buyer or its Affiliates to such Transferred Employee from Closing until his
or her termination date, but in no case shall the terminated Transferred
Employee receive less than three (3) months severance pay.

         (b) Buyer agrees that each Transferred Employee shall be eligible to
participate in Buyer's or its Affiliates' benefit arrangements to the same
extent as other similarly situated employees of Buyer or such Affiliates
including, without limitation, (i) the right to participate in any employee
benefit plans (as that term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), (ii) the right
to participate in group health insurance without any waiting period and without
exclusion or limitation based on pre-existing conditions and with full credit
for then-accumulated deductible and out-of-pocket expenses, and (iii)
preservation (including proper notice) of all benefits under COBRA. Buyer will
give all such Transferred Employees full credit, for purposes of eligibility and
vesting, for such Transferred Employees' service with Sellers or Sellers'
Affiliates.

         (c) Buyer shall also pay Transferred Employees a retention bonus funded
by Sellers of no more than three (3) months salary for those Transferred
Employees who remain employed by Buyer for at least three (3) months following
Closing.

         7.5 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. No Party will issue any press release or
otherwise make any public statements with respect to this Agreement and the
transaction contemplated hereby without the prior consent of the other Party,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If a Party is required by law
to make any such disclosure, it must first provide to the other Party(s) the
content of the proposed disclosure, the reasons that such disclosure is required
by law and the time and place that the disclosure will be made and afford such
other Party a reasonable opportunity to comment upon and request changes in the
disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sellers or Sellers' Affiliates or
Buyer or Buyer's Affiliates shall be permitted in the context of public
financing or otherwise to disclose the details of and information regarding the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement to Canadian and U.S. securities
regulators, stock exchanges, its advisors (including, but not limited to,
underwriters and their counsel), lenders,

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potential investors or the investing public, whether by way of prospectus,
information memorandum, filing with securities regulatory authorities or
otherwise.

         7.6 ACTIONS BY PARTIES. The Parties agree to use reasonable diligence
to satisfy the conditions to Closing set forth in Article 8 and to refrain from
taking any action within their control which would cause a breach by such Party
of a representation or warranty set forth herein; provided, however, that
Sellers shall not be required to expend any funds or incur any costs to prevent
or cure a breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1.

         7.7 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Sellers and Buyer agree that, from time to time
after the Closing Date, they will execute and deliver such further instruments,
and take or cause to take, such other action, as may be necessary to carry out
the purposes and intents of this Agreement or as a Party may reasonably request
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Parties agree to cooperate
in the preparation and filing of any post-Closing tax returns.

         7.8 RECORDS. Buyer agrees to maintain the Records until the fourth
anniversary of the Closing Date (or for such longer period of time as Sellers
shall advise Buyer is necessary in order to have Records available with respect
to open years for tax audit purposes), or, if any of the Records pertain to any
claim or dispute pending on the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date, which
claim Sellers have advised Buyer of in writing, Buyer shall maintain any of the
Records designated by Sellers until such claim or dispute is finally resolved
and the time for all appeals has been exhausted. Buyer shall provide Sellers and
its representatives reasonable access at reasonable times to and the right to
copy all or any portion of the Records.

         7.9 NO SHOP. Sellers represent that they have neither entered into nor
executed any instrument with any other person, which would constitute a
currently binding purchase and sale agreement or right to match relating to the
sale of the Company or the Assets, or any part thereof. Sellers agree promptly
to (a) suspend negotiations with any third parties until this Agreement is
terminated or, if the sale contemplated by this Agreement is culminated,
terminate any and all negotiations and discussions in which Sellers may be
currently involved with any other persons with regard to the sale or
disposition, either directly or indirectly, of all or any part of the Company,
and (b) neither solicit nor evaluate additional bids nor discuss with or provide
information to third persons with respect to the purchase by or sale to any
other person of all or any part of the Company, either directly or indirectly,
until such time, if any, as this Agreement terminates without closing of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

         7.10 CASUALTY LOSS. If, prior to the Closing, all or any material
portion of the Assets are destroyed by fire or other casualty, are taken in
condemnation or under the right of eminent domain or proceedings for such
purposes are pending or threatened, Buyer shall purchase the Company
notwithstanding any such destruction, taking or pending or threatened taking and
the Purchase Price shall not be adjusted provided such casualty loss or
condemnation does not have a Material Adverse Effect. In that case, Sellers
shall, at the Closing, pay to Buyer all sums paid to Sellers by third parties by
reason of the destruction or taking of such Assets to be assigned to Sellers,
and shall assign, transfer and set over unto Buyer all of the right, title and
interest of Sellers in and to any unpaid awards or other payments from third
parties arising out of the destruction, taking or pending or threatened taking
as to such Assets to be conveyed to Buyer. Sellers shall not voluntarily
compromise, settle or adjust any material amounts payable by reason

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of any material destruction, taking or pending or threatened taking as to the
Assets to be conveyed to Buyer without first obtaining the written consent of
Buyer. If the casualty loss has a Material Adverse Effect, the Parties shall
agree on an equitable adjustment to the Purchase Price, which if not agreed upon
by the Parties, shall be determined by arbitration.

         7.11 RADIO FREQUENCIES. The Parties will, during the transition period
from the date hereof through Closing, seek to find a solution to share existing
radio frequencies. To the extent frequencies cannot be shared, the Parties will
seek an equitable solution to obtain additional licenses and/or split the
frequencies to accommodate their respective needs.

         7.12 FISHER ROC RTUS. Within sixty (60) days after Closing Sellers will
pay Buyer $250,000 for related metering facilities. During the transition
period, the Parties will seek a solution to utilize existing Fisher ROC RTUs
jointly. If Buyer is not satisfied with joint use of Fisher ROC RTUs at any time
during the transition period, Buyer can install total flow meters at Buyer's
sole cost and expense and ownership of the Fisher ROC RTUs shall revert to
Seller.

         7.13 TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT. Prior to Closing, the Parties agree
to enter into a mutually agreeable transition service agreement, including, but
not limited to, IT, accounting and gas control services.

                                    ARTICLE 8
                               CLOSING CONDITIONS

         8.1 SELLERS' CLOSING CONDITIONS. The obligation of Sellers to proceed
with the Closing contemplated hereby is subject, at the option of Sellers, to
the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of all of the following
conditions:

         (a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The (i) representations
and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in
all material respects on and as of the Closing Date, and (ii) covenants and
agreements of Buyer to be performed on or before the Closing Date in accordance
with this Agreement shall have been duly performed in all material respects.

         (b) Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. All applicable waiting periods (and any
extensions thereof) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act shall have expired or
otherwise been terminated.

         (c) Buyer's Officer's Certificate. Sellers shall have received a
certificate dated as of the Closing Date, executed by a duly authorized officer
of Buyer, to the effect that to such officer's knowledge the conditions set
forth in this subsection (a) of Section 8.1 have been satisfied.

         (d) No Action. On the Closing Date, no suit, action or other proceeding
(excluding any such matter initiated by a Seller) shall be pending or threatened
before any court or governmental agency or body of competent jurisdiction
seeking to enjoin or restrain the consummation of the Closing or recover damages
from Seller resulting therefrom.

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         8.2 BUYER'S CLOSING CONDITIONS. The obligations of Buyer to proceed
with the Closing contemplated hereby is subject, at the option of Buyer, to the
satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of all of the following conditions:

         (a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants. (i) The representations
and warranties of Sellers contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct
in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though made as of the Closing
Date; and (ii) the covenants and agreements of Sellers to be performed on or
before the Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement shall have been duly
performed in all material respects.

         (b) Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. All applicable waiting periods (and any
extensions thereof) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act shall have expired or
otherwise been terminated.

         (c) Sellers' Certificates. Buyer shall have received certificates dated
as of the Closing Date, executed by a duly authorized officer or manager of each
Seller to the effect that to such officer's or manager's knowledge, the
conditions set forth in subsection (a) of this Section 8.2 have been satisfied.

         (d) No Action. On the Closing Date, no suit, action or other proceeding
(excluding any such matter initiated by Buyer) shall be pending or threatened
before any court or governmental agency or body of competent jurisdiction
seeking to enjoin or restrain the consummation of the Closing or recover damages
from Buyer or resulting therefrom.

                                    ARTICLE 9
                                     CLOSING

         9.1 CLOSING. The Closing shall be held on the Closing Date at 10:00
a.m., Mountain Time, at the offices of Sellers, Denver, Colorado, or at such
other time or place as Sellers and Buyer may otherwise agree in writing.

         9.2 SELLERS' CLOSING OBLIGATIONS. At Closing, Sellers shall execute and
deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to Buyer the following:

         (a) an Assignment of the Partnership Interests in mutually agreeable
form;

         (b) the Sellers' certificates referred to in Section 8.2(c); and

         (c) non-foreign affidavits, as such affidavit is referred to in Section
1445(b)(2) of the Code, dated as of the Closing Date.

         9.3 BUYER'S CLOSING OBLIGATIONS. At Closing, Buyer shall execute and
deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to Sellers the following:

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         (a) an amount equal to the Purchase Price, as adjusted, to Sellers in
immediately available funds to Sellers' designated bank account; and

         (b) the officer's certificate of Buyer referred to in Section 8.1(c).

                                   ARTICLE 10
                              POST-CLOSING MATTERS

         10.1 FINAL SETTLEMENT STATEMENT. At Closing, Sellers and Buyer shall
agree upon an interim Statement of Adjustments setting out, to the extent
reasonably practicable, based on information reasonably available, the
adjustments to the Purchase Price pursuant to this Article 10. The net amount of
the interim Statement of Adjustments will be added to or deducted from the
amount payable under Section 3.1 by Buyer to Sellers at Closing (the "Closing
Purchase Price"). As soon as practicable after Closing, but in no event later
than sixty (60) days after Closing, Sellers shall prepare and deliver to Buyer,
in accordance with this Agreement and generally accepted accounting principles,
a statement ("Final Settlement Statement") setting forth each adjustment to the
Closing Purchase Price determined as of the Effective Date and showing the
calculation of such adjustments. Within thirty (30) days after receipt of the
Final Settlement Statement, Buyer shall have the right to audit such Final
Settlement Statement, will have access to Sellers' books and will deliver to
Sellers a written report containing any changes that Buyer proposes be made in
good faith to resolve any questions with respect to the amounts due pursuant to
such Final Settlement Statement and to establish the final Purchase Price (the
"Final Purchase Price") no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after
Closing. Within five (5) days after the Final Purchase Price has been agreed
upon by the Parties, the difference between the Closing Purchase Price and the
Final Purchase Price shall be (i) paid by Buyer to Sellers, if the Final
Purchase Price is greater than the Closing Purchase Price or (ii) paid by
Sellers to Buyer, if the Closing Purchase Price paid is greater than the Final
Purchase Price, in each case in immediately available funds with interest
calculated from the Effective Date through the date of payment at the prime rate
in effect as of the Closing Date as published in the Wall Street Journal. If the
Parties cannot agree on the Final Settlement Statement, the dispute shall be
resolved pursuant to arbitration in accordance with Section 16.8.

         10.2 ADJUSTMENTS. Adjustments to the Purchase Price shall be made and
the Final Purchase Price shall be established as follows:

         (a) Upward Adjustments. The Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward by
the following:

                  (i) The amount of all direct expenses, costs, taxes and
         charges paid by Sellers or the Company (exclusive of general and
         administrative expense) that are attributable to the ownership and
         operation of the Assets on or after the Effective Date, including but
         not limited to (A) the operation and maintenance of the Assets after
         the Effective Date, (B) capital expenditures accrued after the
         Effective Date that are directly attributable to the Assets, (C) any
         amounts paid for the acquisition, extension or renewal of any Asset
         after the Effective Date, (D) any amounts paid for the acquisition of
         any asset included

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         within the Assets and approved in writing by Buyer, (E) the aggregate
         amount of all other expenditures made by Sellers or the Company prior
         to the Effective Date for costs and expenses directly attributable to
         the Assets after the Effective Date, and (F) amounts relating to
         obligations accruing under the Related Agreements after the Effective
         Date;

                  (ii) the amount of all income, revenues and proceeds received
         by Buyer that are attributable to the ownership and operation of the
         Assets prior to the Effective Date;

                  (iii) Expansion Project costs credited to Sellers, if any,
         pursuant to Section 2.4; and

                  (iv) any other amount agreed upon by Sellers and Buyer.

         (b) Downward Adjustments. The Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward
by the following:

                  (i) The amount of all income, revenues and proceeds received
         by Sellers that are attributable to the ownership and operation of the
         Assets after the Effective Date;

                  (ii) Expansion Project costs credited to Buyer, if any,
         pursuant to Section 2.4;

                  (iii) Ad valorem or other similar taxes to be paid by the
         Company after Closing pursuant to Section 12.1(a);

                  (iv) the amount of $120,000 provided that Closing occurs on
         September 28, 2001 only; and

                  (v) Any other amount agreed upon by Sellers and Buyer.

                                   ARTICLE 11
                                   LIMITATIONS

         11.1 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. Notwithstanding anything contained to
the contrary in any other provision of this Agreement, it is the explicit intent
of each Party hereto that Sellers are not making any representation or warranty
whatsoever, express, implied, statutory or otherwise, except for those
representations or warranties expressly given in this Agreement, and it is
understood that, subject to such express representations and warranties, Buyer
takes the Company and the Assets "as is" and "where is". Without limiting the
generality of the immediately preceding sentence but subject to the
representations or warranties expressly given in this Agreement, Sellers hereby
(i) expressly disclaim and negate any representation or warranty, express or
implied, at common law, by statute or otherwise, relating to the condition of
the Assets (including, without limitation, any implied or express warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or of conformity to models
or samples of material, or any infringement by Sellers of any patent or
proprietary right of any third party, and (ii) negates any rights of Buyer under
statutes to claim diminution of consideration, it being the intention of

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Sellers and Buyer that the Assets are to be accepted by Buyer in their present
condition and state of repair.

         11.2 DAMAGES. Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in any
other provision of this Agreement, Sellers and Buyer agree that the recovery of
any damages suffered or incurred as a result of any breach by any Party of any
of its representations, warranties or obligations under this Agreement shall be
limited to the actual damages suffered or incurred (which shall include any
indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or punitive damages awarded against,
or paid to any third party by, the indemnified Party) as a result of the breach
by the breaching Party of its representations, warranties or obligations
hereunder and in no event shall the breaching Party be liable to the
non-breaching Party for any indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or
punitive damages (including, without limitation, any damages on account of lost
profits or opportunities or lost or delayed production) suffered or incurred by
the non-breaching Party as a result of the breach by the breaching Party of any
of its representations, warranties or obligations hereunder.

                                   ARTICLE 12
                                      TAXES

         12.1 TAXES.

         (a) Apportionment of Tax Liability. For the calendar year in which
Closing occurs, all ad valorem or similar Taxes accrued but not yet due and
payable in respect of the Assets shall be prorated between Sellers and Buyer as
of the Effective Date. Such taxes shall be prorated as though payable in twelve
equal monthly installments. Based on the best current information available as
of the Closing Date, which shall not be less than the assessment for the prior
year, the proration shall be made between the Parties as an adjustment to the
Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.1(a) and shall be deemed a final settlement
of such Taxes between the parties. Accordingly, after Closing, Buyer expressly
assumes all obligations and liabilities for all ad valorum or similar Taxes
payable by the Company in the year of Closing with respect to the Assets.

         (b) Tax Proceedings. In the event Buyer receives notice of any
examination, claim, adjustment or other proceeding relating to the liability for
Taxes of or with respect to the Assets for any period prior to the Effective
Date other than obligations and liabilities for Taxes assumed by Buyer in this
Section 12.1 (a), Buyer shall notify Sellers in writing as soon as possible but
in no event later than thirty (30) days of receiving notice thereof. As to any
such Taxes for which Sellers are or may be liable, Sellers shall at Sellers'
expense control or settle the contest of such examination, claim, adjustment or
other proceeding. The Parties shall cooperate with each other and with their
respective Affiliates in the negotiations and settlement of any proceeding
described in this Section 12.1.

         (c) Sales Taxes. Buyer shall be liable for all sales taxes, if any,
attributable to the sale of Partnership Interests.

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                                   ARTICLE 13
                                    INDEMNITY

         13.1 OBLIGATION OF PARTIES TO INDEMNIFY.

         (a) Effective as of the Closing, Sellers hereby indemnify, defend and
hold harmless Buyer, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers,
employees and agents (the "Buyer Indemnified Parties") from and against any and
all Losses arising out of or resulting from any of the following:

                  (i) the Retained Liabilities; and

                  (ii) the breach by Sellers of any representation, warranty,
         agreement or covenant of Sellers hereunder.

         (b) Buyer, effective as of the Closing, hereby indemnifies, defends and
holds harmless Sellers, their affiliates and their respective directors,
officers, employees, agents and successors and assigns (the "Seller Indemnified
Parties"), from and against any and all Losses arising out of or resulting from
any of the following:

                  (i) the Assumed Liabilities; and

                  (ii) the breach by Buyer of any representation, warranty,
         agreement or covenant of Buyer hereunder.

         13.2 INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES - THIRD PARTY CLAIMS.

         (a) If any Party (the "Indemnified Party") receives written notice of
the commencement of any action or proceeding or the assertion of any claim by a
third party or the imposition of any penalty or assessment for which indemnity
may be sought under this Article 13 (a "Third Party Claim"), and such
Indemnified Party intends to seek indemnity pursuant to this Article 13, the
Indemnified Party shall promptly provide the other party (the "Indemnifying
Party") with notice of such Third Party Claim. The Indemnifying Party shall be
entitled to participate in or, at its option, assume the defense, appeal or
settlement of such Third Party Claim. Such defense or settlement shall be
conducted through counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and approved by the
Indemnified Party, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed,
and the Indemnified Party shall fully cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in
connection therewith. In the event that the Indemnifying Party fails to assume
the defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim within ten (10) business days
after receipt of notice thereof from the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified
Party shall have the right to undertake the defense, appeal or settlement of
such Third Party Claim at the expense and for the account of the Indemnifying
Party.

         (b) The Indemnified Party shall be entitled, at its own expense, to
participate in the defense of such Third Party Claim (provided, however, that
the Indemnifying Parties shall pay the attorneys' fees of the Indemnified Party
if the employment of separate counsel shall have

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been authorized in writing by any such Indemnifying Party in connection with the
defense of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Parties shall not have
employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to have charge
of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded
that there may be defenses available to such Indemnified Party that are
different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party, or
the Indemnified Party's counsel shall have advised the Indemnified Party in
writing, with a copy delivered to the Indemnifying Party, that there is a
conflict of interest that could make it inappropriate under applicable standards
of professional conduct to have common counsel).

         (c) The Indemnifying Party shall obtain the prior written approval of
the Indemnified Party (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) before
entering into or making any settlement, compromise, admission, or acknowledgment
of the validity of any Third Party Claim or any liability in respect thereof if,
pursuant to or as a result of such settlement, compromise, admission, or
acknowledgment, injunctive or other equitable relief would be imposed against
the Indemnified Party or if, in the opinion of the Indemnified Party, such
settlement, compromise, admission, or acknowledgment could have an adverse
effect on its business, operations, assets, or financial condition.

         (d) No Indemnifying Party shall consent to the entry of any judgment or
enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof
the giving by each claimant or plaintiff to each Indemnified Party of a release
from all liability in respect of such Third Party Claim.

         (e) Notwithstanding Section 13.2(a), the Indemnifying Party shall not
be entitled to control (but shall be entitled to participate at its own expense
in the defense of), and the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to have sole
control over, the defense or settlement, compromise, admission, or
acknowledgment of any Third Party Claim as to which the Indemnifying Party fails
to assume the defense within ten (10) business days after receipt of notice
thereof from the Indemnified Party or to the extent the Third Party Claim seeks
an order, injunction, or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Party
which, if successful, would materially adversely affect the business,
operations, assets, or financial condition of the Indemnified Party; provided,
however, that the Indemnified Party shall make no settlement, compromise,
admission, or acknowledgment that would give rise to liability on the part of
any Indemnifying Party without the prior written consent of such Indemnifying
Party.

         13.3 DIRECT CLAIMS. In any case in which an Indemnified Party seeks
indemnification hereunder which is not subject to Section 13.2 because no Third
Party Claim is involved, the Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying
Party in writing of any Losses which such Indemnified Party claims are subject
to indemnification under the terms hereof. Subject to the limitations otherwise
set forth in this Section 13, the failure of the Indemnified Party to exercise
promptness in such notification shall not amount to a waiver of such claim
unless and to the extent the resulting delay materially prejudices the position
of the Indemnifying Party with respect to such claim.

         13.4 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations
and warranties made by Sellers pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate or
other document

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delivered by Sellers at the Closing shall survive the Closing for a period of
one (1) year following the Closing Date except with respect to Sections 4.1(e)
and 6.1, which shall survive indefinitely. Representations and warranties of
Sellers under this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect after the
expiration date specified above; provided, however, that there shall be no such
termination of any representation and warranty with respect to a bona fide claim
asserted with respect thereto in writing by Buyer with reasonable specificity
prior to such date in accordance with this Section 13. All representations,
warranties, covenants, and indemnities of Buyer shall survive indefinitely. All
covenants and indemnities of Sellers shall survive indefinitely.

                                   ARTICLE 14
                                     RELEASE

         14.1 ASBESTOS AND NORM. Buyer acknowledges that the Assets may
currently or have in the past contained asbestos or naturally occurring
radioactive materials ("NORM") and that special procedures may be required for
the assessment, remediation, removal, transportation or disposal of such
asbestos and NORM. Buyer agrees to accept full responsibility, and indemnify
Sellers from and against, any costs and expenses associated with the assessment,
remediation, removal, transportation and disposal of the asbestos or NORM
associated with the Assets.

                                   ARTICLE 15
                       TERMINATION; REMEDIES; LIMITATIONS

         15.1 TERMINATION.

         (a) Termination of Agreement. This Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby may be terminated at any time at or prior to the Closing:

                  (i) by mutual written consent of Sellers and Buyer;

                  (ii) by Sellers if any condition specified in Section 8.1 has
         not been satisfied on or before Closing and shall not have been waived
         by Sellers;

                  (iii) by Buyer if any condition specified in Section 8.2 has
         not been satisfied on or before Closing and shall not have been waived
         by Buyer; or

                  (iv) by Sellers or Buyer if Closing has not occurred on or
         before October 31, 2001.

         (b) Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this
Agreement by Sellers, on the one hand, or Buyer, on the other hand, pursuant to
Section 15.1(a), written notice thereof shall forthwith be given by the
terminating Party or Parties to the other Party or Parties hereto, and this
Agreement shall thereupon terminate; provided, however, that following such

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termination Buyer will continue to be bound by its obligations set forth in
Section 5.2. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, all filings,
applications and other submissions made to any governmental authority shall, to
the extent practicable, be withdrawn from the governmental authority to which
they were made.

         15.2 REMEDIES.

         (a) Sellers' Remedies. Notwithstanding anything herein provided to the
contrary, upon the failure by Buyer to satisfy the conditions to Closing or the
Closing obligations, as the case may be, on account of breaches of any of the
representations and warranties made by Buyer in this Agreement, or the failure
by Buyer to comply with the covenants or other obligations of Buyer set forth
herein, Sellers may seek to enforce their legal remedies for Buyer's breach or
default hereunder, including, but not limited, specific performance of this
Agreement.

         (b) Buyer's Remedies. Notwithstanding anything herein provided to the
contrary, upon failure of the Sellers to satisfy the conditions to Closing or
the Closing obligations, as the case may be, on account of breaches of any of
the representations and warranties made by Sellers in this Agreement, or the
failure by Sellers to comply with the covenants or other obligations of Sellers
set forth herein, Buyer may seek to enforce its legal remedies for Seller's
breach or default hereunder, including, but not limited to, specific performance
of this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE 16
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         16.1 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement and any document or other instrument
delivered hereunder may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original instrument, but which together shall constitute but one and
the same instrument. Any counterpart of this Agreement or any document or other
instrument delivered hereunder may be delivered by facsimile, which shall be
deemed an original. However, the Parties agree that they will provide original
copies of the Agreement to the other Parties as soon as reasonably practicable.

         16.2 GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; PROCESS.

         (a) This Agreement and the transaction contemplated hereby shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Wyoming
without giving effect to principles thereof relating to conflicts of law rules
that would direct the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

         (b) Subject to the arbitration agreement set forth in Section 16.8,
Buyer and Sellers consent to personal jurisdiction in any legal action, suit or
proceeding with respect to this agreement in the Federal District Court in
Denver, Colorado, and with respect to any such claim, Buyer and Sellers
irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claim, or any
objection that Buyer or Sellers may now or hereafter have, that venue or
jurisdiction is not proper with respect to any such legal action, suit or
proceeding brought in such court in the City

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and County of Denver, Colorado, including any claim that such legal action, suit
or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum
and any claim that Buyer or Sellers are not subject to personal jurisdiction or
service of process in such City and County of Denver, Colorado, forum.

         16.3 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules
hereto and the Confidentiality Agreement contain the entire agreement between
the Parties or their Affiliates with respect to the subject matter hereof and
there are no agreements, understandings, representations or warranties between
the Parties concerning such subject matter other than those set forth or
referred to herein.

         16.4 EXPENSES. Buyer shall be responsible for all recording, filing or
registration fees for any assignment or conveyance delivered to Buyer under or
pursuant to this Agreement. All other costs and expenses incurred by each Party
hereto in connection with all things required to be done by it hereunder,
including attorneys' fees, accountant fees and the expense of environmental and
title examination, shall be borne by the Party incurring same.

         16.5 NOTICES. All notices hereunder shall be sufficiently given for all
purposes hereunder if in writing and delivered personally, sent by documented
overnight delivery service or, to the extent receipt is confirmed, by United
States mail, telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission service to the
appropriate address or number as set forth below.

         To Sellers:

         Green River Pipeline, LLC
         McMurry Oil Company
         950 17th Street, Suite 2600
         Denver, Colorado 80202
         Attention:  Roger J. Biemans
         Telephone:  (303) 389-5001
         Facsimile:  (303) 623-2400

         Copy to:

         Green River Pipeline, LLC
         McMurry Oil Company
         950 17th Street, Suite 2600
         Denver, Colorado 80202
         Attention:  Mary V. Laitos, Esq.
         Telephone:  (303) 389-5020
         Facsimile:  (303) 623-2400

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         To Buyer:

         Teppco Partners, L.P.
         PO Box 2521
         Houston, Texas 77252
         Attention:  Barry R. Pearl
         Telephone:  (713) 759-3636
         Facsimile:  (713) 759-3957

         Copy to:

         Duke Energy Field Services, LP
         370 17th Street, Suite 900
         Denver, Colorado 80202
         Attention:  M.J. Bradley
         Telephone:  (303) 605-1624
         Facsimile:  (303) 605-1605

Or at such other address and to the attention of such other person as a Party
may designate by written notice to the other Party.

         16.6 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns. This Agreement may be assigned by any Party hereto in whole
or in part to an Affiliate upon written notice to the other Party(s), provided,
however, that such assignment shall not release the assigning Party of its
obligations hereunder. No other assignment shall be permitted by either Party
except with the prior written consent of the other Party. Any prohibited
assignment shall be void and have no force or effect.

         16.7 AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. This Agreement may not be modified or
amended except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by the Parties.
Any Party may, only by an instrument in writing, waive compliance by another
Party with any term or provision of this Agreement on the part of such other
Party to be performed or complied with. The waiver by a Party of a breach of any
term or provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any
subsequent breach.

         16.8 ARBITRATION. Any dispute, controversy, or claim (a "Dispute")
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be referred to and
determined by binding arbitration, as the sole and exclusive remedy of the
Parties as to the Dispute, conducted in accordance with the American Arbitration
Association ("AAA") arbitration rules for commercial disputes (the "Rules"),
which are deemed to be incorporated by reference, except that in the event of
any conflict between those Rules and the arbitration provisions set forth below,
the provisions set forth below shall govern and control. The arbitral tribunal
(the "Tribunal") shall apply the law referred to in Section 16.2 in resolving
the Dispute. The Tribunal shall be composed of three (3) arbitrators, with Buyer
and Sellers each appointing one arbitrator, and the two (2) arbitrators so
appointed appointing the third arbitrator who shall act as Chairman of the
Tribunal. Should any arbitrator fail to be appointed as aforesaid, then such
arbitrator shall be appointed by the AAA in

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accordance with the Rules. The arbitration shall be held in Denver, Colorado,
and the proceedings shall be conducted and concluded as soon as reasonably
practicable, based upon the schedule established by the Tribunal, but in any
event the decision of the Tribunal shall be rendered within ninety (90) days
following the selection of the Chairman of the Tribunal. The decision of the
Tribunal shall be final and binding upon the Parties. Judgment upon the award
rendered by the Tribunal may be entered in, and enforced by, any court of
competent jurisdiction. If the arbitration involves the Final Settlement
Statement, the Parties shall each bear their own expenses including attorneys'
fees and share the fees of the Chairman of the Tribunal. If the arbitration
concerns any other disputes then the prevailing Party(s) shall be awarded its
expenses, including attorneys' fees.

         16.9 PREFERENTIAL RIGHTS. The Parties do not believe there exist any
preferential rights to purchase with respect to the sale of the Company.
However, if before Closing it is determined that a valid preferential right,
right of first refusal, or similar right exists and such right is exercised, the
Sellers will sell the Company to the holder of such right and Sellers shall pay
Buyer all reasonable costs incurred by Buyer and its Affiliates in connection
with this Agreement and the transaction contemplated hereby. If, following
Closing, it is determined that such a right exists and such right is exercised
and Buyer sells the Company to a holder or holders of such a right, Sellers will
pay Buyer (A) all costs incurred by Buyer and its Affiliates in connection with
this Agreement and the transaction contemplated hereby and (B) forty percent
(40%) of all capital expenditures in excess of the Expansion Project incurred by
Buyer, its Affiliates or Company in connection with the Assets that are not
recovered in such sale of the Company or other resolution of the dispute, but
subject to a maximum amount of $10,000,000.

         16.10 SEVERABILITY. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public
policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless
remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of
the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any adverse manner to
either Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in
good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the
Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the
transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

         16.11 TIME OF ESSENCE. Time is of the essence in this Agreement. If the
date specified in this Agreement for giving any notice or taking any action is
not a business day, then the date for giving such notice or taking such action
shall be the next day, which is a business day.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been signed by or on behalf of
each of the Parties as of the day first above written.

                               SELLERS:

                               GREEN RIVER PIPELINE, LLC

                               By:  /s/ Roger J. Biemans
                                  ---------------------------------------------
                               Name: Roger J. Biemans
                               Title: President of Fort Collins Consolidated
                               Royalties, Inc., Member of Green River Pipeline,
                               LLC
                               Date: September 7, 2001

                               By:  /s/ Roger J. Biemans
                                  ---------------------------------------------
                               Name: Roger J. Biemans
                               Title: President of McMurry Oil Company,
                               Member of Green River Pipeline, LLC
                               Date: September 7, 2001

                               McMURRY OIL COMPANY

                               By:  /s/ Roger J. Biemans
                                  ---------------------------------------------
                               Name: Roger J. Biemans
                               Title: President

                               BUYER:

                               TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P

                               By:     /s/ Michael J. Bradley
                                   --------------------------------------------
                               Name: Michael J. Bradley
                               Title: Agent and Attorney in Fact
                               Date: September 7, 2001

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                  DEFINITIONS

"AAA" shall be as defined in Section 16.8.

"Affiliate" shall mean, as to the Party specified, any entity controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such specified Party. Control,
controlling or controlled as used herein means the possession, direct or
indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of another, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.

"Assets" shall mean:

         (a) the natural gas pipelines and gathering systems, the compressor
stations and metering stations (the "Facilities"), as particularly described by
size and location on Exhibit B hereto and generally described on the maps
attached hereto as Exhibit B-1, and the line pack gas, condensate and inventory
gas included therein;

         (b) the surface leases (and other rights to use the surface),
easements, right-of-way, servitudes and similar instruments (the "Property")
described on Exhibit C hereto and the assignable environmental and other
governmental permits, licenses, and related instruments or rights (the
"Permits") described on Exhibit C-1 hereto;

         (c) the motor vehicles, equipment, pipes, valves, pumps, compressors,
materials and parts inventory, tools, storage tanks, the Pinedale field office
and office furnishings, computer hardware, storage sheds, and other personal
property, fixtures and improvements used or held primarily for use in the
Business (the "Related Facilities"), including, without limitation, the items
described on Exhibit D hereto; and

         (d) the gas gathering agreements, gas purchase agreements, gas
transportation agreements, equipment lease agreements, software agreement for
gas nominations, and the Pinedale field office lease agreement (the "Related
Agreements") described on Exhibit E hereto and the associated contract files and
production records of the Jonah Gas Gathering System (the "Records").

"Assumed Liabilities" shall be as defined in Section 2.2.

"Benefit Plans" means all employee benefit plans or arrangements, including any
stock purchase, stock option, stock bonus, stock ownership, phantom stock or
other stock plan, pension, profit sharing, bonus, deferred compensation,
incentive compensation, severance or termination pay, retirement,
hospitalization or other medical or dental, life or other insurance,
supplemental unemployment benefits plan or agreement or policy or other
arrangement providing employment-related compensation, deferred compensation,
defined benefits, fringe benefits or other benefits and including "employee
benefit plans," "employee pension benefit plans," and "employee welfare benefit
plans as defined in Sections 3(1), 3(2) and 3(3) of ERISA.

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"Business" shall be as defined in Recital A.

"Closing" shall be the consummation of the transaction contemplated by Article
9.

"Closing Date" shall mean (a) the later of (i) September 28, 2001, or (ii) the
first business day following the expiration or termination of all applicable
waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, or (b) such other date as may
be mutually agreed to by Sellers and Buyer.

"COBRA" shall mean the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986,
as amended.

"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

"Confidentiality Agreement" shall be as defined in Section 5.5.

"Defensible Title" shall mean such title held by the company to a Property that
is free and clear of all claims, liens and encumbrances that materially detract
or could materially detract from the value or interfere or could interfere with
the use of the Property for the purpose for which the Property is presently
used.

"Dispute" shall be as defined in Section 16.8.

"Effective Date" shall be 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time on September 30, 2001.

"Environmental Claim" shall mean any action or written notice threatening same
by a third party alleging potential liability of Sellers arising out of or
resulting from any actual or alleged violation of, or liability under, or any
remedial obligation under, any Environmental Law as a result of an Environmental
Condition with respect to the Assets.

"Environmental Condition" shall mean a condition or circumstance existing at the
Effective Date with respect to the air, soil, subsurface, surface waters,
groundwaters, and/or sediments that causes (i) an Asset or Sellers not to be in
compliance with any Environmental Law, including any permits issued thereunder,
in all material respects, or (ii) an Asset to be required to be remediated (or
other corrective action taken with respect to such Asset) under any
Environmental Law.

"Environmental Laws" shall mean all laws relating to (a) the control of any
potential pollutant, or protection of the air, water, land, wetlands, natural
resources, wildlife and endangered species, (b) solid, gaseous or liquid waste
generation, handling, treatment, storage, disposal or transportation, and (c)
exposure to hazardous, toxic, radioactive or other substances alleged to be
harmful. Environmental Laws shall include, but are not limited to, the Clean Air
Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation Recovery Act, the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Safe
Drinking Water Act, and CERCLA and shall also include all state, local and
municipal laws dealing with the subject matter of the above listed Federal
statutes or promulgated by any governmental or

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quasigovernmental agency thereunder in order to carry out the purposes of any
Federal, state, local or municipal law.

"Environmental Liabilities" shall mean any and all costs (including costs of
remediation), damages, settlements, expenses, penalties, fines, taxes,
prejudgment and post-judgment interest, court costs and attorneys' fees incurred
or imposed (i) pursuant to any order, notice of responsibility, directive
(including requirements embodied in Environmental Laws), injunction, judgment or
similar act (including settlements) by any governmental authority to the extent
arising out of or under Environmental Laws or (ii) pursuant to any claim or
cause of action by a governmental authority or third party for personal injury,
property damage, damage to natural resources, remediation or response costs to
the extent arising out of or attributable to any violation of, or any remedial
obligation under, any Environmental Law.

"Environmental Matters" shall mean (i) any order, notice of responsibility,
directive (including requirements embodied in Environmental Laws), injunction,
judgment or similar act (including settlements) by any governmental authority
arising out of or under any Environmental Laws or (ii) any claim or cause of
action by a governmental authority or third party for personal injury, property
damage, damage to natural resources, remediation or response costs arising out
of or attributable to any Hazardous Materials or any violation of, or any
remedial obligation under, any Environmental Law.

"Environmental Review" shall be as defined in Section 5.2.

"Estimated Expansion Costs" shall be as defined in Section 2.4.

"Examination Period" shall be as defined in Section 5.3(a).

"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.

"Expansion Project" shall be as defined in Section 2.4.

"Facilities" shall be as defined in the definition of "Assets."

"Hart-Scott-Rodino Act" shall mean The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. Section 18a, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.

"Hazardous Materials" shall mean any explosives, radioactive materials, asbestos
material, urea formaldehyde, hydrocarbon contaminants, underground tanks,
pollutants, contaminants, hazardous, corrosive or toxic substances, special
waste or waste of any kind, including compounds known as chlorobiophenyls and
any material or substance the storage, manufacture, disposal, treatment,
generation, use, transport, mediation or release into the environment of which
is prohibited, controlled, regulated or licensed under Environmental Laws,
including, but not limited to, (i) all "hazardous substances" as that term is
defined in Section 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, and (ii) petroleum and petroleum
products.

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"Losses" shall mean any and all debts, damages, costs, losses, liabilities,
duties, obligations, commitments, claims (including, without limitation, those
arising out of any demand, cause of action, assessment, settlement, judgment or
compromise relating to any actual or threatened action), taxes, costs and
expenses (including, without limitation, any attorneys' fees and any and all
expenses whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any
action), matured or unmeasured, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued,
liquidated or unliquidated, known or unknown, including, without limitation, any
Environmental Liabilities.

"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean, with respect to the Assets, any adverse
changes, circumstance, effect or condition in or relating to the Assets,
financial condition, prospects, results of operations, business or operations of
the Company that individually or in the aggregate with all other adverse
changes, circumstances, effects or conditions with respect to the ownership, use
or operation of the Assets which result in or could reasonably be expected to
result in a quantifiable diminution in value of the Assets which exceeds an
aggregate of $500,000; provided however, that any prospective change or changes
in financial condition caused by the reduction or depletion of reserves or
decline in deliverability or change in prices of oil, gas, feedstock, ethylene
or other hydrocarbon products, declines in production, general economic
conditions or local, regional, national or international industry conditions
shall not be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect;

"Offsite Environmental Matter" shall mean any Environmental Condition (i)
resulting from Hazardous Materials originating from the Assets that have been
transported for disposal, reclamation or recycling from the Assets prior to the
Effective Date (or prior to the Closing Date as a result of a breach by a
Sellers of Section 8.1) to properties owned by third parties or (ii) arising
from or attributable to property previously owned or operated by the Company and
conveyed or alienated by the Company prior to the Effective Date.

"Partnership Interests" shall be as defined in Recital B.

"Permits" shall be as defined in the definition of "Assets."

"Property" shall be as defined in the definition of "Assets."

"Purchase Price" shall be as defined in Section 3.1.

"Record Review" shall be as defined in Section 5.1.

"Records" shall be as defined in the definition of "Assets."

"Related Agreements" shall be as defined in the definition of "Assets."

"Related Facilities" shall be as defined in the definition of "Assets."

"Retained Liabilities" shall be as defined in Section 2.3.

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"Sellers' Knowledge" shall mean the knowledge of Sellers and shall include the
knowledge of employees of Sellers' Affiliates involved in the operation of the
Assets.

"Taxes" shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts,
license, payroll, parking, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation,
premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Code Section
59A), customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social
security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales,
use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum,
estimated tax or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest,
fines, penalty or other like assessment or addition thereto, whether disputed or
not, including such item for which a liability arises as a transferee or
successor-in-interest.

"Title Defect" shall mean a defect that causes the Company's title to the
affected Property or a portion thereof to be less than Defensible Title.

"Transferred Employee" shall be as defined in Section 7.4.

"Tribunal" shall be as defined in Section 16.8.

                                       33
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                                    EXHIBIT B

              PIPELINES, COMPRESSOR STATIONS AND METERING STATIONS

                                       34
<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT B-1

          MAPS OF PIPELINES, COMPRESSOR STATIONS AND METERING STATIONS

                                       35
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                                    EXHIBIT C

                                    PROPERTY

                                       36
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                                   EXHIBIT C-1

                                     PERMITS

                                       37
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                                    EXHIBIT D

                               RELATED FACILITIES

                                       38
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                                    EXHIBIT E

                               RELATED AGREEMENTS

                                       39
<PAGE>

                                  SCHEDULE 2.4

                                EXPANSION PROJECT

                                       40
<PAGE>

                                 SCHEDULE 4.1(g)

                               RELATED AGREEMENTS

                                       41
<PAGE>

                                 SCHEDULE 4.1(i)

                              LITIGATION AND CLAIMS

(1) Litigation between Questar Gas Management Company and Questar Exploration
and Production Company (as plaintiffs) and Ultra Petroleum, Ultra Resources and
Jonah Gas Gathering Company (as defendants) regarding the rights of the parties
for certain gas gathering in the Pinedale/Mesa area.

                                       42
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                                 SCHEDULE 4.1(p)

                             AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES

                                       43
<PAGE>

                                 SCHEDULE 4.1(q)

                              ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

                                       44
<PAGE>

                                 SCHEDULE 4.1(t)

                  BALANCE SHEET OF JONAH GAS GATHERING COMPANY

                                       45
<PAGE>

                                 SCHEDULE 4.2(e)

                                    CONSENTS

                                       46
<PAGE>

                                  SCHEDULE 7.4

                              TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES

                                       47<PAGE>
                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.32

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                                CREDIT AGREEMENT

                                      AMONG

                              TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P.
                                  AS BORROWER,

                                 SUNTRUST BANK,
                             AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

                                       AND

                                CERTAIN LENDERS,
                                   AS LENDERS

                         DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2001

                           $400,000,000 TERM FACILITY

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.,
                  A DIVISION OF SUNTRUST CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.,
                              AS SOLE LEAD ARRANGER

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                                                                            PAGE

                         ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

<S>           <C>                                                           <C>
SECTION 1.1.  Definitions..................................................   1
SECTION 1.2.  Time References..............................................  16
SECTION 1.3.  Other References.............................................  16
SECTION 1.4.  Accounting Principles........................................  17

                           ARTICLE II THE COMMITMENTS

SECTION 2.1.  Term Loan....................................................  17
SECTION 2.2.  Borrowing Procedure..........................................  17
SECTION 2.3.  Effect of Requests...........................................  18
SECTION 2.4.  Termination of the Commitments...............................  18

                            ARTICLE III PAYMENT TERMS

SECTION 3.1.  Notes and Payments...........................................  19
SECTION 3.2.  Interest and Principal Payments..............................  19
SECTION 3.3.  Interest Options.............................................  20
SECTION 3.4.  Quotation of Rates...........................................  21
SECTION 3.5.  Default Rate.................................................  21
SECTION 3.6.  Interest Recapture...........................................  21
SECTION 3.7.  Interest and Fee Calculations................................  21
SECTION 3.8.  Maximum Rate.................................................  21
SECTION 3.9.  Interest Periods.............................................  22
SECTION 3.10. Conversions..................................................  22
SECTION 3.11. Order of Application.........................................  23
SECTION 3.12. Sharing of Payments, Etc.....................................  23
SECTION 3.13. Offset.......................................................  23
SECTION 3.14. Booking Borrowings...........................................  24
SECTION 3.15. Basis Unavailable or Inadequate for LIBOR Rate...............  24
SECTION 3.16. Additional Costs.............................................  24
SECTION 3.17. Change in Legal Requirements.................................  25
SECTION 3.18. Funding Loss.................................................  26
SECTION 3.19. Foreign Lenders, Participants and Assignees..................  26
SECTION 3.20. Discharge and Reinstatement..................................  26

                                 ARTICLE IV FEES

SECTION 4.1.  Treatment of Fees............................................  27
SECTION 4.2.  Commitment Fee...............................................  27

                         ARTICLE V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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<S>           <C>                                                            <C>
                              ARTICLE VI GUARANTIES

                   ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 7.1.  Purpose......................................................  28
SECTION 7.2.  Subsidiaries and Significant Subsidiaries....................  28
SECTION 7.3.  Existence, Authority and Good Standing.......................  28
SECTION 7.4.  Authorization and Contravention..............................  29
SECTION 7.5.  Binding Effect...............................................  29
SECTION 7.6.  Current Financials...........................................  29
SECTION 7.7.  Solvency.....................................................  29
SECTION 7.8.  Litigation...................................................  29
SECTION 7.9.  Taxes........................................................  30
SECTION 7.10. Compliance with Law and Environmental Matters................  30
SECTION 7.11. Employee Plans...............................................  30
SECTION 7.12. Debt.........................................................  30
SECTION 7.13. Properties; Liens............................................  30
SECTION 7.14. Governmental Regulations.....................................  31
SECTION 7.15. Transactions with Affiliates.................................  31
SECTION 7.16. Leases.......................................................  31
SECTION 7.17. Labor Matters................................................  31
SECTION 7.18. Intellectual Property........................................  31
SECTION 7.19. Insurance....................................................  32
SECTION 7.20. Restrictions on Distributions................................  32
SECTION 7.21. Full Disclosure..............................................  32

                       ARTICLE VIII AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

SECTION 8.1.  Certain Items Furnished......................................  32
SECTION 8.2.  Use of Credit................................................  33
SECTION 8.3.  Books and Records............................................  34
SECTION 8.4.  Inspections..................................................  34
SECTION 8.5.  Taxes........................................................  34
SECTION 8.6.  Payment of Material Obligations..............................  34
SECTION 8.7.  Expenses.....................................................  34
SECTION 8.8.  Maintenance of Existence, Assets and Business................  35
SECTION 8.9.  Insurance....................................................  35
SECTION 8.10. Environmental Matters........................................  35
SECTION 8.11. Indemnification..............................................  35

                          ARTICLE IX NEGATIVE COVENANTS

SECTION 9.1.  Debt.........................................................  37
SECTION 9.2.  Prepayments..................................................  37
SECTION 9.3.  Liens........................................................  37
SECTION 9.4.  Employee Plans...............................................  39
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<S>            <C>                                                           <C>
SECTION 9.5.   Transactions with Affiliates................................  39
SECTION 9.6.   Compliance with Legal Requirements and Documents............  39
SECTION 9.7.   Distributions...............................................  39
SECTION 9.8.   Disposition of Assets.......................................  40
SECTION 9.9.   Mergers, Consolidations and Dissolutions....................  40
SECTION 9.10.  Amendment of Constituent Documents..........................  40
SECTION 9.11.  Assignment..................................................  40
SECTION 9.12.  Fiscal Year and Accounting Methods..........................  40
SECTION 9.13.  New Business................................................  40
SECTION 9.14.  Government Regulations......................................  41
SECTION 9.15.  Senior Notes................................................  41
SECTION 9.16.  Strict Compliance...........................................  41
SECTION 9.17.  Restrictive Agreements......................................  41

                          ARTICLE X FINANCIAL COVENANTS

SECTION 10.1.  Minimum Net Worth...........................................  42
SECTION 10.2.  Maximum Funded Debt to Pro Forma EBITDA.....................  42
SECTION 10.3.  Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.................................  42

                          ARTICLE XI EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 11.1.  Payment of Obligations......................................  42
SECTION 11.2.  Covenants...................................................  42
SECTION 11.3.  Debtor Relief...............................................  43
SECTION 11.4.  Judgments and Attachments...................................  43
SECTION 11.5.  Government Action...........................................  43
SECTION 11.6.  Misrepresentation...........................................  43
SECTION 11.7.  Change of Control...........................................  43
SECTION 11.8.  Other Debt..................................................  43
SECTION 11.9.  FINA/BASF Contracts.........................................  44
SECTION 11.10. Validity and Enforceability.................................  44
SECTION 11.11. Hedging Agreements..........................................  44

                         ARTICLE XII RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

SECTION 12.1.  Remedies Upon Event of Default..............................  44
SECTION 12.2.  Company Waivers.............................................  45
SECTION 12.3.  Not in Control..............................................  45
SECTION 12.4.  Course of Dealing...........................................  45
SECTION 12.5.  Cumulative Rights...........................................  46
SECTION 12.6.  Application of Proceeds.....................................  46
SECTION 12.7.  Expenditures by Lenders.....................................  46
SECTION 12.8.  Limitation of Liability.....................................  46

                  ARTICLE XIII ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS

SECTION 13.1.  The Administrative Agent....................................  46
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<S>            <C>                                                           <C>
SECTION 13.2.  Expenses....................................................  48
SECTION 13.3.  Proportionate Absorption of Losses..........................  48
SECTION 13.4.  Delegation of Duties; Reliance..............................  48
SECTION 13.5.  Limitation of the Administrative Agent's Liability..........  49
SECTION 13.6.  Event of Default............................................  50
SECTION 13.7.  Limitation of Liability.....................................  50
SECTION 13.8.  Other Agents................................................  51
SECTION 13.9.  Relationship of Lenders.....................................  51
SECTION 13.10. Benefits of Agreement.......................................  51

                            ARTICLE XIV MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 14.1.  Nonbusiness Days............................................  51
SECTION 14.2.  Communications..............................................  51
SECTION 14.3.  Form and Number.............................................  52
SECTION 14.4.  Exceptions..................................................  52
SECTION 14.5.  Survival....................................................  52
SECTION 14.6.  Governing Law...............................................  52
SECTION 14.7.  Invalid Provisions..........................................  52
SECTION 14.8.  Amendments, Supplements, Waivers, Consents and Conflicts....  52
SECTION 14.9.  Counterparts................................................  53
SECTION 14.10. Parties.....................................................  54
SECTION 14.11. Venue, Service of Process and Jury Trial....................  55
SECTION 14.12. Non-Recourse to the General Partner.........................  56
SECTION 14.13. Confidentiality.............................................  56
SECTION 14.14. Entirety....................................................  57
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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

Schedule 2         --      Lenders and Commitments
Schedule 5         --      Closing Documents
Schedule 7.2       --      List of Companies and Significant Subsidiaries
Schedule 7.8       --      Litigation
Schedule 7.10      --      Environmental Matters
Schedule 7.11      --      Employee Plan Matters
Schedule 7.12      --      Existing Debt
Schedule 7.13      --      Existing Liens
Schedule 7.15      --      Affiliate Transactions
Schedule 7.20      --      Restrictions on Distributions

Exhibit A          --      Form of Note
Exhibit B          --      Form of Guaranty
Exhibit C-1        --      Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit C-2        --      Form of Notice of Conversion
Exhibit C-3        --      Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit D          --      Form of Opinion of Counsel
Exhibit E          --      Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement

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                                CREDIT AGREEMENT

         THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is entered into as of
September 28, 2001, among TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(the "BORROWER"), the Lenders (defined below) and SUNTRUST BANK ("SUNTRUST"), as
the Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

         The Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend to the Borrower a
$400,000,000 term loan to be funded by the Lenders in no more than three
Borrowings and to be used by the Borrower as provided in Section 7.1. The
Lenders are willing to extend the requested loans on the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.

         ACCORDINGLY, for adequate and sufficient consideration, the Borrower,
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I
                              DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

         SECTION 1.1. DEFINITIONS.

         As used in the Credit Documents:

                  "ACQUISITION" by any Person means any transaction or series of
         transactions on or after the date hereof pursuant to which that Person
         directly or indirectly, whether in the form of a capital expenditure,
         an Investment, a merger, a consolidation or otherwise and whether
         through a solicitation of tender of Equity Interests, one or more
         negotiated block, market, private or other transactions, or any
         combination of the foregoing, purchases (a) all or substantially all of
         the business or assets of any other Person or operating division or
         business unit of any other Person, or (b) more than 25% of the Equity
         Interests in any other Person.

                  "ADDITIONAL DEBT" means Funded Debt issued or incurred by any
         Company after the date hereof, other than Funded Debt under this
         Agreement and Funded Debt (a) that is Permitted Non-Recourse Debt of
         any Person used for the purposes described in clause (i) of the
         definition of "Permitted Non-Recourse Debt" or (b) the proceeds of
         which are used to refinance the Senior Notes, provided that the
         principal amount of the refinancing shall not exceed the sum of (i) the
         principal amount of, and accrued interest on, the Senior Notes so
         refinanced and (ii) reasonable fees and expenses and the premium, if
         any, incurred in connection with any such refinancing.

                  "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT" means, at any time, SunTrust Bank (or
         its successor appointed under Section 13.1), acting as administrative
         agent for the Lenders under the Credit Documents.

                  "AERIE" means Aerie Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

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                  "AERIE LEASES" means (a) the Master Fiber Optics Agreement,
         dated September 1, 2000, between Aerie and TE Products, pursuant to
         which TE Products has leased to Aerie a portion of TE Product's
         pipeline right-of-way for Aerie's installation, construction, operation
         and maintenance of a telecommunications network and related facilities,
         and (b) the Master Fiber Optics Agreement, dated September 1, 2000,
         between Aerie and TEPPCO Crude Pipeline, pursuant to which TEPPCO Crude
         Pipeline has leased to Aerie a portion of TEPPCO Crude Pipeline's
         pipeline right-of-way for Aerie's installation, construction, operation
         and maintenance of a telecommunications network and related facilities,
         in each case as amended from time to time.

                  "AFFILIATE" of a Person means any other individual or entity
         that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under
         common control with that Person. For purposes of this definition, (a)
         "control", "controlled by" and "under common control with" mean
         possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the
         direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of
         voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise), and
         (b) the General Partner and all of the Companies are Affiliates with
         each other.

                  "AGREEMENT" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

                  "APPLICABLE MARGIN" shall mean, as of any date of
         determination, the percentage per annum designated in the below grids
         applicable to such time of determination and based on the Reference
         Rating.

               APPLICABLE MARGINS ON OR PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2001

<Table>
<Caption>
                          LEVEL 1       LEVEL 2       LEVEL 3      LEVEL 4      LEVEL 5

                         REFERENCE     REFERENCE     REFERENCE    REFERENCE
                         RATING AT     RATING AT     RATING AT    RATING AT
                        LEAST A- BY    LEAST BBB+    LEAST BBB    LEAST BBB-   REFERENCE
                          S&P AND        BY S&P        BY S&P       BY S&P       RATING
                           A3 BY        AND Baa1      AND Baa2     AND Baa3    LOWER THAN
BASIS FOR PRICING         MOODY'S      BY MOODY'S    BY MOODY'S   BY MOODY'S     LEVEL 4
-----------------       -----------    ----------    ----------   ----------   ----------
<S>                     <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>
Applicable Margin for
LIBOR Advances             95.0          110.0          125.0        150.0       190.0

Applicable Margin for
Base Rate Advances          0.0           10.0           25.0         50.0        90.0
</Table>

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       APPLICABLE MARGINS JANUARY 1, 2002 TO AND INCLUDING MARCH 31, 2002

<Table>
<Caption>
                          LEVEL 1       LEVEL 2       LEVEL 3      LEVEL 4      LEVEL 5

                         REFERENCE     REFERENCE     REFERENCE    REFERENCE
                         RATING AT     RATING AT     RATING AT    RATING AT
                        LEAST A- BY    LEAST BBB+    LEAST BBB    LEAST BBB-   REFERENCE
                          S&P AND        BY S&P        BY S&P       BY S&P       RATING
                           A3 BY        AND Baa1      AND Baa2     AND Baa3    LOWER THAN
BASIS FOR PRICING         MOODY'S      BY MOODY'S    BY MOODY'S   BY MOODY'S     LEVEL 4
-----------------       -----------    ----------    ----------   ----------   ----------
<S>                     <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>
Applicable Margin for
LIBOR Advances            120.0         135.0          150.0         175.0       215.0

Applicable Margin for
Base Rate Advances         20.0          35.0           50.0          75.0       115.0
</Table>

                     APPLICABLE MARGINS POST MARCH 31, 2002

<Table>
<Caption>
                          LEVEL 1       LEVEL 2       LEVEL 3      LEVEL 4      LEVEL 5

                         REFERENCE     REFERENCE     REFERENCE    REFERENCE
                         RATING AT     RATING AT     RATING AT    RATING AT
                        LEAST A- BY    LEAST BBB+    LEAST BBB    LEAST BBB-   REFERENCE
                          S&P AND        BY S&P        BY S&P       BY S&P       RATING
                           A3 BY        AND Baa1      AND Baa2     AND Baa3    LOWER THAN
BASIS FOR PRICING         MOODY'S      BY MOODY'S    BY MOODY'S   BY MOODY'S     LEVEL 4
-----------------       -----------    ----------    ----------   ----------   ----------
<S>                     <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>
Applicable Margin for
LIBOR Advances            145.0         160.0          175.0         200.0       240.0

Applicable Margin for
Base Rate Advances         45.0          60.0           75.0         100.0       140.0
</Table>

                  "ASSIGNEE" is defined in Section 14.10(d).

                  "ASSIGNMENT" is defined in Section 14.10(d).

                  "BASE RATE" means, for any day, the greater of (a) the annual
         interest rate most recently announced by the Administrative Agent as
         its prime lending rate (which may not necessarily represent the lowest
         or best rate actually charged to any customer, as the Administrative
         Agent may make commercial loans or other loans at interest rates higher
         or lower than that prime lending rate) in effect at its principal
         office in Atlanta, Georgia, which rate may automatically increase or
         decrease without notice to the Borrower or any other Person, and (b)
         the sum of the Fed Funds Rate plus 0.5%.

                  "BASE RATE BORROWING" means a Borrowing bearing interest at
         the sum of the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

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                                                                               4

                  "BORROWER" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

                  "BORROWING" means any amount disbursed to or on behalf of the
         Borrower by one or more Lenders under Section 2.1 pursuant to the
         procedures specified in Section 2.2 either as an original disbursement
         of funds, a renewal, extension or continuation of an amount
         outstanding.

                  "BORROWING DATE" is defined in Section 2.1.

                  "BORROWING REQUEST" means a request pursuant to Section
         2.2(a), substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1.

                  "BUSINESS DAY" means (a) for purposes of any LIBOR Rate
         Borrowing, a day on which commercial banks are open for international
         business in London, England, and (b) for all other purposes, any day
         other than Saturday, Sunday, and any other day on which commercial
         banks are authorized by Legal Requirement to be closed in Georgia or
         New York.

                  "CAPITAL LEASE" means any capital lease or sublease that is
         required by GAAP to be capitalized on a balance sheet.

                  "CENTENNIAL GUARANTY" means the guaranty by TE Products of
         certain Debt of Centennial Pipeline LLC relating to the Centennial
         Pipeline Project in a principal amount not to exceed, at any one time
         outstanding, $75,000,000.

                  "CENTENNIAL PIPELINE PROJECT" means a refined petroleum
         products pipeline extending from the Upper Texas Gulf Coast to
         Illinois, of which TE Products will own a one-third interest.

                  "CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
         Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. Sections 9601 et seq.

                  "CLOSING DATE" means the date, which must be a Business Day
         occurring no later than October 15, 2001, upon which all of the
         conditions precedent set forth in Article V to the effectiveness of
         this Agreement have been satisfied.

                  "COMMITMENT" means, as the context may require and at any time
         and for any Lender, either (a) the amount stated beside that Lender's
         name under the column captioned "Commitment" on the most recently
         amended Schedule 2 (which amount is subject to reduction and
         cancellation as provided in this Agreement), or (b) the commitment of
         such Lender to make a disbursement of the proceeds of any Borrowing.

                  "COMMITMENT PERCENTAGE" means, for any Lender and at any time,
         the proportion (stated as a percentage) that its Commitment bears to
         the total Commitments of all the Lenders.

                  "COMPANIES" means, at any time, the Borrower and each of its
         Subsidiaries.

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                  "COMPLETION DATE" means, in respect of the FINA/BASF Project,
         the date on which all of the "Completion Standards" set forth in
         Exhibit 2.1 to the Services Agreement have been satisfied.

                  "COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE" means a certificate substantially in
         the form of Exhibit C-3 and signed by a Responsible Officer on behalf
         of the Borrower.

                  "CONSOLIDATED EBITDA" means EBITDA of the Borrower and its
         consolidated Subsidiaries.

                  "CONSOLIDATED FUNDED DEBT" means Funded Debt of the Borrower
         and its consolidated Subsidiaries, other than Permitted Non-Recourse
         Debt of such Subsidiaries.

                  "CONSOLIDATED NET WORTH" means as at any date total partners'
         capital of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at such
         date, excluding the effects of any write-ups of assets after December
         31, 2000, determined in accordance with GAAP. The effect of any
         increase or decrease in net worth in any period as a result of (i)
         items of income or loss not reflected in the determination of net
         income but reflected in the determination of comprehensive income, to
         the extent required by United States Financial Accounting Standards
         Board Statement 130 or (ii) items of assets, liabilities, income or
         loss reflected in the determination of the statement of financial
         position, to the extent required by United States Financial Accounting
         Standards Board Statement 133, each as in effect from time to time,
         shall be excluded in determining Consolidated Net Worth.

                  "CONSTITUENT DOCUMENTS" means, for any Person, the documents
         for its formation and organization, which, for example, (a) for a
         corporation are its corporate charter and bylaws, (b) for a partnership
         is its partnership agreement, (c) for a limited liability company are
         its certificate of organization and regulations, and (d) for a trust is
         the trust agreement or indenture under which it is created.

                  "CONVERSION NOTICE" means a request pursuant to Section 3.10,
         substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2.

                  "CREDIT DOCUMENTS" means (a) this Agreement, all certificates
         and reports delivered by or on behalf of any Company or the General
         Partner under this Agreement and all exhibits and schedules to this
         Agreement, (b) all agreements, documents and instruments in favor of
         the Administrative Agent or the Lenders (or the Administrative Agent on
         behalf of the Lenders) delivered by or on behalf of any Company or the
         General Partner in connection with or under this Agreement or otherwise
         delivered by or on behalf of any Company or the General Partner in
         connection with all or any part of the Obligations, and (c) all
         renewals, extensions and restatements of, and amendments and
         supplements to, any of the foregoing.

                  "CURRENT FINANCIALS" means, unless otherwise specified, either
         (a) the Borrower's consolidated Financials for the year ended December
         31, 2000, or (b) at any time after annual Financials are first
         delivered under Section 8.1, the Borrower's annual Financials then most
         recently delivered to the Lenders under Section 8.1(a), together with

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         the Borrower's quarterly Financials then most recently delivered to the
         Lenders under Section 8.1(b).

                  "DEBT" means, for any Person, at any time and without
         duplication, the sum of the following obligations of such Person and
         its consolidated Subsidiaries: (a) all Funded Debt, (b) all obligations
         arising under acceptance facilities or facilities for the discount or
         sale of accounts receivable, (c) all direct or contingent obligations
         in respect of letters of credit and (d) all guaranties, endorsements
         and other contingent obligations in respect of obligations of other
         Persons or entities of the nature described in clauses (a) through (c)
         above.

                  "DEBT EVENT" means the issuance or incurrence by the Borrower
         or any Significant Subsidiary of any Debt other than under this
         Agreement or under the Other Credit Agreements.

                  "DEBTOR LAWS" means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States
         of America and all other applicable liquidation, conservatorship,
         bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency,
         re-organization, suspension of payments or similar Legal Requirements
         affecting creditors' Rights.

                  "DEFAULT PERCENTAGE" means, for any Lender and at any time,
         the proportion (stated as a percentage) that the aggregate principal
         amount of Borrowings owed to it bears to the aggregate principal amount
         of Borrowings owed all the Lenders.

                  "DEFAULT RATE" means, for any day, an annual interest rate
         equal from day to day to the lesser of (a) the sum of the rate of
         interest applicable to Base Rate Borrowings plus 2%, and (b) the
         Maximum Rate.

                  "DILUTED VALUE" means, with respect to any assets of the
         Borrower, the Fair Market Value of such assets, and, with respect to
         any assets of any other Person, the Fair Market Value of such assets
         multiplied by the percentage of the Equity Interests held directly or
         indirectly by the Borrower in such Person.

                  "DISTRIBUTION" means, with respect to any Equity Interests
         issued by a Person (a) the retirement, redemption, purchase or other
         acquisition for value of those Equity Interests, (b) the declaration or
         payment of any dividend on or with respect to those Equity Interests,
         (c) any Investment by that Person in the holder of any of those Equity
         Interests, and (d) any other payment by that Person with respect to
         those Equity Interests.

                  "EBITDA" means, for any Person and its consolidated
         Subsidiaries and for any period, the sum of, without duplication, (i)
         Net Income of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries (other than
         any Excluded Subsidiary of such Person) for such period plus (ii) to
         the extent actually deducted in determining Net Income of such Person
         and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, Interest Expense,
         Tax Expense, depreciation and amortization, in each case, of such
         Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded
         Subsidiary of such Person) for such period.

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                  "EMPLOYEE PLAN" means any employee pension benefit plan
         covered by Title IV of ERISA and established or maintained by any
         Company or any ERISA Affiliate (other than a Multiemployer Plan).

                  "ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" means any applicable Legal Requirement
         that relates to protection of the environment or to the regulation of
         any Hazardous Substances, including CERCLA, the Hazardous Materials
         Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. Section 1801 et seq.), the Resource
         Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.), the
         Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42
         U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
         U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
         Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Section 136 et seq.), the Emergency Planning
         and Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.), the
         Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section 201 and Section 300f et
         seq.), the Rivers and Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. Section 401 et seq.), the
         Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. Section 2701 et seq.), analogous state and
         local Legal Requirements, and any analogous future enacted or adopted
         Legal Requirement.

                  "ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY" means any liability, loss, fine,
         penalty, charge, lien, damage, cost or expense of any kind to the
         extent that it results (a) from the violation of any Environmental Law,
         (b) from the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substance,
         or (c) from actual or threatened damages to natural resources.

                  "ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT" means any permit or license from any
         Person defined in clause (a) of the definition of Governmental
         Authority that is required under any Environmental Law for the lawful
         conduct of any business, process or other activity.

                  "EQUITY EVENT" means (a) the contribution in cash of capital
         (x) to the Borrower by any Person or (y) to any Significant Subsidiary
         (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by any Person other than the
         Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, or (b) any
         issuance of Equity Interests (x) by the Borrower to any Person or (y)
         by any Significant Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to
         any Person other than the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the
         Borrower.

                  "EQUITY INTERESTS" means, (a) with respect to a corporation,
         shares of capital stock of such corporation or any other interest
         convertible or exchangeable into any such interest, (b) with respect to
         a limited liability company, a membership interest in such company, (c)
         with respect to a partnership, a partnership interest in such
         partnership, and (d) with respect to any other Person, an interest in
         such Person analogous to interests described in clauses (a) through
         (c).

                  "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
         1974.

                  "ERISA AFFILIATE" means any Person that, for purposes of Title
         IV of ERISA, is a member of any Company's controlled group or is under
         common control with any Company within the meaning of Section 414 of
         the IRC.

                  "EVENT OF DEFAULT" is defined in Article 11.

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                  "EXCLUDED SUBSIDIARY" means, for any Company (the "FIRST
         PERSON"), any other Company (the "SECOND PERSON") in which the first
         Person owns Equity Interests and where the second Person (a) has no
         Funded Debt other than Permitted Non-Recourse Debt and (b) the sole
         purpose of which is to engage in the acquisition, construction,
         development and/or operation activities financed or refinanced with
         such Permitted Non-Recourse Debt.

                  "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, with respect to any Equity Interest
         or other property or asset, the price obtainable for such Equity
         Interest or other property or asset in an arm's-length sale between an
         informed and willing purchaser under no compulsion to purchase and an
         informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell.

                  "FED FUNDS RATE" means, for any day, the annual rate (rounded
         upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 0.01%) determined (which
         determination is conclusive and binding, absent manifest error) by the
         Administrative Agent to be equal to (a) the weighted average of the
         rates on overnight federal funds transactions with member banks of the
         Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers on that day
         (or, if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately
         preceding Business Day), as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of
         New York on the next Business Day, or (b) if those rates are not
         published for any such day, the average of the quotations at
         approximately 10:00 a.m. received by the Administrative Agent from
         three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the
         Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

                  "FINA/BASF CONTRACTS" means, in each case as amended and in
         effect from time to time, collectively: (a) the Service Agreement; (b)
         the Call Option Agreement, dated February 9, 1999, among TE Products,
         BASF Fina Petrochemicals Limited Partnership, BASF Corporation and FINA
         Oil and Chemical Company; (c) the Agreement between Owner and
         Contractor, dated February 4, 1999, between TE Products and Eagleton
         Engineering Company; and (d) the Parent Company Guaranty, dated
         February 4, 1999, between Babcock International Group PLC and TE
         Products.

                  "FINA/BASF PROJECT" means the construction of pipelines by TE
         Products from Mont Belvieu, Texas to Port Arthur, Texas.

                  "FINANCIALS" of a Person means balance sheets, profit and loss
         statements, reconciliations of capital and surplus and statements of
         cash flow of such Person prepared (a) according to GAAP (subject to
         year-end audit adjustments with respect to interim Financials) and (b)
         except as stated in Section 1.4, in comparative form to prior year-end
         figures or corresponding periods of the preceding fiscal year or other
         relevant period, as applicable.

                  "FUNDED DEBT" means, for any Person at any time, and without
         duplication, the sum of the following for such Person and its
         consolidated Subsidiaries: (a) the unpaid principal amount or component
         of all obligations for borrowed money, (b) the unpaid principal amount
         or component of all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes
         or similar instruments, (c) the unpaid principal amount or component of
         all obligations to

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         pay the deferred purchase price of property or services except trade
         accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (d) in
         respect of all obligations that are secured (or for which the holder of
         any such obligation has an existing Right, contingent or otherwise, to
         be so secured) by any Lien on property owned or acquired by that
         Person, the lesser of (x) the unpaid amount of all of those obligations
         from time to time outstanding and (y) the Fair Market Value of the
         property securing all of those obligations, liabilities secured (or for
         which the holder of such obligations has an existing Right, contingent
         or otherwise, to be so secured) by any Lien existing on property owned
         or acquired by that Person, (e) all Capital Lease obligations, (f) the
         unpaid principal amount or component of all obligations under synthetic
         leases, and (g) the unpaid principal amount or component of all
         guaranties, endorsements, and other contingent obligations in respect
         of obligations of other Persons or entities of the nature described in
         clauses (a) through (f) above.

                  "FUNDING LOSS" means any loss, expense or reduction in yield
         (but not any Applicable Margin) that any Lender reasonably incurs
         because (i) the Borrower fails or refuses (for any reason whatsoever
         other than a default by the Administrative Agent or the Lender claiming
         that loss, expense or reduction in yield) to take any Borrowing or
         convert a Borrowing that it has requested, or given notice for, under
         this Agreement, or (ii) the Borrower voluntarily or involuntarily
         prepays or pays any LIBOR Rate Borrowing or converts any LIBOR Rate
         Borrowing to a Borrowing of another Type, in each case, other than on
         the last day of the applicable Interest Period. The amount of any
         Funding Loss shall be determined by the relevant Lender to be the
         excess, if any, of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued
         on the principal amount of such Borrowing had such event not occurred,
         at the LIBOR Rate, for the period from the date of such event to the
         last day of the then current Interest Period (or, in the case of a
         failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have
         been the Interest Period for that Borrowing), over (B) the amount of
         interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at
         the interest rate that such Lender would bid (were it to bid), at the
         commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount
         and period from other banks in the London interbank market.

                  "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles of the
         Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified
         Public Accountants and the Financial Accounting Standards Board that
         are applicable from time to time.

                  "GENERAL PARTNER" means Texas Eastern or any other Person that
         serves as the general partner of the Borrower without causing the
         occurrence of a Potential Default or an Event of Default under Section
         11.7(b).

                  "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" means any (a) local, state,
         territorial, federal or foreign judicial, executive, regulatory,
         administrative, legislative or governmental agency, board, bureau,
         commission, department or other instrumentality, (b) private
         arbitration board or panel or (c) central bank.

                  "GUARANTOR" means each Person delivering a Guaranty as
         required by Article 6.

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                  "GUARANTY" means a guaranty substantially in the form of
         Exhibit B.

                  "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE" means any substance that is designated,
         defined, classified or regulated as a hazardous waste, hazardous
         material, pollutant, contaminant, explosive, corrosive, flammable,
         infectious, carcinogenic, mutagenic, radioactive or toxic or hazardous
         substance under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation,
         any hazardous substance within the meaning of Section 101(14) of
         CERCLA.

                  "HEDGING AGREEMENT" means any swap, cap or collar arrangement
         or any other derivative product customarily offered by banks or other
         institutions to their customers in order to manage the exposure of such
         customers to interest rate fluctuations or commodity price
         fluctuations.

                  "INTEREST EXPENSE" means, for any Person and its consolidated
         Subsidiaries and for any period, all interest expense (including all
         amortization of debt discount and expenses and reported interest) on
         all Funded Debt of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries during
         such period.

                  "INTEREST PERIOD" is defined in Section 3.9.

                  "INVESTMENT" means, in respect of any Person, any loan,
         advance, extension of credit or capital contribution to that Person,
         any other investment in that Person, or any purchase or commitment to
         purchase any Equity Interest or Debt issued by that Person or
         substantially all of the assets or a division or other business unit of
         that Person. The term "Investment", however, does not include any
         extension of trade debt in the ordinary course of business or, as a
         result of collection efforts, the receipt of any equity in or property
         of a Person.

                  "IRC" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

                  "JGCC" means Jonah Gas Gathering Company, a Wyoming
         partnership.

                  "LEGAL REQUIREMENTS" means all applicable statutes, laws,
         treaties, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions,
         decrees, judgments, opinions and interpretations of any Governmental
         Authority.

                  "LENDER" means (a) each financial institution (including,
         without limitation, SunTrust, in its capacity as a Lender, in respect
         of its Commitment) initially named on Schedule 2, (b) each Assignee
         pursuant to Section 14.10(d) and (c) each Additional Lender.

                  "LIBOR RATE" means, for a LIBOR Rate Borrowing and its
         Interest Period, the quotient of (a) the annual interest rate for
         deposits in United States dollars of amounts equal or comparable to the
         principal amount of that LIBOR Rate Borrowing offered for a term
         comparable to that Interest Period, which rate appears on the Telerate
         Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two Business Days
         before the beginning of that Interest Period or, if no such offered
         rates appear on such page, then the rate used for that Interest Period
         shall be the arithmetic average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
         next

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         higher 0.001%) of the rates offered to the Administrative Agent by not
         less than two major banks in New York, New York at approximately 10:00
         a.m. (Atlanta, Georgia time) two Business Days before the beginning of
         that Interest Period for deposits in United States dollars in the
         London interbank market of the principal amount of that LIBOR Rate
         Borrowing offered for a term comparable to that Interest Period,
         divided by (b) a number equal to 1.00 minus the LIBOR Reserve
         Percentage. The rate so determined in accordance herewith shall be
         rounded upwards to the nearest multiple of 0.001%, and the term
         "Telerate Page 3750" means the display designated as "Page 3750" on the
         Dow Jones Markets Service, Inc. (or such other page as may replace Page
         3750 on that service or another service as may be nominated by the
         British Bankers' Association as the information vendor for the purpose
         of displaying British Bankers' Association Interest Settlement Rates
         for United States dollars).

                  "LIBOR RATE BORROWING" means a Borrowing bearing interest at
         the sum of the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

                  "LIBOR RESERVE PERCENTAGE" means, for any Interest Period with
         respect to a LIBOR Rate Borrowing, the reserve percentage applicable to
         that Interest Period (or, if more than one such percentage shall be so
         applicable, then the daily average of such percentages for those days
         in that Interest Period during which any such percentage shall be
         applicable) under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of
         Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for
         determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency,
         supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) for the Lenders
         with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including
         "eurocurrency liabilities" (as defined in Regulation D of the Board of
         Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to
         time) having a term equal to that Interest Period.

                  "LIEN" means any lien, mortgage, security interest, pledge,
         assignment, charge, title retention agreement or encumbrance of any
         kind and any other arrangement for a creditor's claim to be satisfied
         from assets or proceeds prior to the claims of other creditors or the
         owners (other than title of the lessor under an operating lease).

                  "LITIGATION" means any action by or before any Governmental
         Authority.

                  "MAINTENANCE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES" means, for any Person and
         its consolidated Subsidiaries and for any period, all expenditures of
         such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries during such period for
         the maintenance or repair of capital assets, determined in accordance
         with GAAP.

                  "MARGIN REGULATIONS" means Regulations T, U and X of the Board
         of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.

                  "MATERIAL ADVERSE EVENT" means any circumstance or event that,
         individually or collectively, is, or is reasonably expected to result
         in, any (a) material impairment of (i) the ability of the Borrower or
         any other Company to perform any of their respective payment or other
         material obligations under any Credit Document, or (ii) the ability of

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         the Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce any of those
         obligations or any of their respective Rights under the Credit
         Documents (other than as a result of its own act or omission), (b)
         material and adverse effect on the financial condition of the Borrower
         and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as represented to the Lenders
         in the Current Financials most recently delivered before the date of
         this Agreement, or (c) Event of Default or Potential Default.

                  "MAXIMUM AMOUNT" and "MAXIMUM RATE" respectively mean, for any
         Lender, the maximum non-usurious amount and the maximum non-usurious
         rate of interest that, under applicable Legal Requirement, that such
         Lender is permitted to contract for, charge, take, reserve or receive
         on the Obligations.

                  "MOODY'S" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or any
         successor thereto.

                  "MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN" means a multiemployer plan as defined in
         Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA or Section 414(f) of the IRC to
         which any Company or any ERISA Affiliate is making, or has made, or is
         accruing, or has accrued, an obligation to make contributions.

                  "NET CASH PROCEEDS" means, with respect to any Debt Event or
         Equity Event (each, for purposes of this definition, a "TRANSACTION"),
         the aggregate amount of cash received, as the case may be, by (x) the
         Borrower or (y) any Significant Subsidiary and legally available to be
         distributed to the Borrower in the form of dividends or distributions
         in connection with such transaction after, in each case, deducting
         therefrom (i) payments made in respect of any Funded Debt to the extent
         that such payments are required to be made (other than under the Other
         Credit Agreements or the Credit Documents but subject to Section
         9.2(b)(ii)) as a result of or in connection with such transaction by
         applicable law or the terms of any contractual agreement relating to
         such Funded Debt, (ii) customary transaction costs that are paid or
         reserved for payment (A) to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the
         Borrower or (B) to the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower to
         reimburse such Person for payments made by such Person to another
         Person that is not the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower in
         respect of such transaction costs, and (iii) the amount of taxes paid
         or reserved for payment by the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary
         in connection with or as a result of such transaction.

                  "NET INCOME" means, for any Person and its consolidated
         Subsidiaries and for any period, the profit or loss of such Person and
         its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period after deducting all
         operating expenses, provision for Taxes and reserves (including
         reserves for deferred income Taxes), and all other deductions
         calculated, in each case, in accordance with GAAP, but excluding (a)
         extraordinary items, and (b) the profit or loss of any Subsidiary
         accrued before the date that (i) it becomes a Subsidiary of such
         Person, (ii) it is merged with such Person or any of its Subsidiaries,
         or (iii) its assets are acquired by such Person of any of its
         Subsidiaries.

                  "NON-RECOURSE" means, with respect to any Person as applied to
         any Funded Debt (or portion thereof), (a) that such Person is not
         directly or indirectly liable to make

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         any payments with respect to such Funded Debt (or portion thereof),
         other than payments deemed made by or on behalf of such Person as a
         result of any realization on assets that were pledged to secure such
         Funded Debt and that consist of such Person's Equity Interests in the
         Person primarily incurring such Funded Debt (or any shareholder,
         partner, member or participant of such Person), (b) that such Funded
         Debt (or portion thereof) does not constitute Funded Debt of such
         Person other than to the extent of recourse to such Person's Equity
         Interests in the Person primarily incurring such Debt (or any
         shareholder, partner, member or participant of such Person) and that
         (c) such Funded Debt (or portion thereof) is not secured by a Lien on
         any asset of such Person other than such Person's Equity Interests in
         the Person primarily incurring such Funded Debt or any shareholder,
         partner, member, participant or other owner, directly or indirectly, of
         such Person or the Person the obligations of which were guaranteed.

                  "NOTE" means one of the promissory notes substantially in the
         form of Exhibit A.

                  "OBLIGATIONS" means all present and future (a) Debts,
         liabilities and obligations of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent
         or any Lender that arise under any Credit Document, whether for
         principal, interest, fees, costs, attorneys' fees or otherwise and (b)
         renewals, extensions and modifications of any of the foregoing.

                  "OSHA" means the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970,
         29 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.

                  "OTHER CREDIT AGREEMENTS" means (i) the 3-Year Amended and
         Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2001, and (ii) the
         364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2001, each among the
         Borrower, certain lenders party thereto and SunTrust, as administrative
         agent.

                  "PARTICIPANT" is defined in Section 14.10(c).

                  "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

                  "PERMITTED DEBT" is defined in Section 9.1.

                  "PERMITTED LIENS" is defined in Section 9.3.

                  "PERMITTED NON-RECOURSE DEBT" means Funded Debt of any Person
         (other than the Borrower) that is Non-Recourse to any Company other
         than such Person and is used by such Person (i) to acquire, construct,
         develop and/or operate assets not owned by any Company as of the date
         hereof or (ii) to finance the acquisition of the Service Agreement.

                  "PERSON" means an individual, partnership, corporation
         (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust,
         unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company or
         other entity, or a Governmental Authority.

                  "POTENTIAL DEFAULT" means any event, occurrence or
         circumstance, the existence of which upon any required notice, time
         lapse, or both, would become an Event of Default.
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                  "PREDECESSOR" means any Person for whose obligations and
         liabilities any Company is reasonably expected to be liable as the
         result of any merger, de facto merger, stock purchase, asset purchase
         or divestiture, combination, joint venture, investment,
         reclassification or other similar business transaction.

                  "PRO FORMA EBITDA" means, for any fiscal period of the
         Borrower, the sum of Consolidated EBITDA for such period plus, to the
         extent not already reflected in Consolidated EBITDA for such period,
         EBITDA for such period of any other Person or all or substantially all
         of the business or assets of any other Person or operating division or
         business unit of any other Person acquired in an Acquisition during
         such period.

                  "REAL PROPERTY" means any land, buildings, fixtures and other
         improvements to land now or in the future directly or indirectly owned
         by any Company, leased to or otherwise operated by any Company or
         subleased by any Company to any other Person.

                  "REFERENCE RATING" means (i) the ratings assigned by S&P and
         Moody's to the senior unsecured non-credit enhanced long-term debt of
         the Borrower, or (ii) if S&P and Moody's have not assigned ratings to
         the senior unsecured non-credit enhanced long-term debt of the
         Borrower, the ratings that are one level below the ratings assigned by
         S&P and Moody's to the senior unsecured non-credit enhanced long-term
         debt of TE Products. For purposes of the foregoing, (x) if the ratings
         assigned by S&P and Moody's are not comparable (i.e., a "split
         rating"), the higher of such two ratings shall control, unless either
         rating is below BBB- (in the case of S&P) or Baa3 (in the case of
         Moody's), in which case the lower of the two ratings shall control, and
         (y) for purposes of illustration an S&P rating of BBB will be
         considered to be "one level below" an S&P rating, of BBB+.

                  "RELEASE" means any "release" as defined under any
         Environmental Law.

                  "REPRESENTATIVES" means officers, directors, employees,
         accountants, attorneys and agents.

                  "REQUIRED LENDERS" means any combination of the Lenders
         holding (directly or indirectly) more than (a) 50% of the total
         Commitments, if there are no Borrowings outstanding, (b) 50% of the sum
         of (i) the total unused Commitments plus (ii) the aggregate principal
         amount of all Borrowings outstanding, if there are any Borrowings
         outstanding and the maturity of the Obligations has not been
         accelerated and the Commitments have not been terminated under Section
         12.1(a) or (b), as the case may be, and (c) 50% of the aggregate
         principal amount of all Borrowings outstanding if there are any
         Borrowings outstanding and the maturity of the Obligations has been
         accelerated or the Commitments have been terminated under Section
         12.1(a) or (b), as the case may be.

                  "RESPONSIBLE OFFICER" means the chairman, president, vice
         president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer,
         corporate secretary, member or manager of the General Partner or Person
         of comparable authority.

                  "RIGHTS" means rights, remedies, powers, privileges and
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                  "S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of
         McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor thereto.

                  "SENIOR NOTES" means the 6.45% Senior Notes Due 2008 in the
         original aggregate principal amount of $180,000,000 and the 7.51%
         Senior Notes Due 2028 in the original aggregate principal amount of
         $210,000,000, in each case issued by TE Products under the Indenture
         dated as of January 27, 1998, between TE Products and The Bank of New
         York, Trustee.

                  "SERVICE AGREEMENT" means the Service and Transportation
         Agreement, dated February 9, 1999, among TE Products, BASF Fina
         Petrochemicals Limited Partnership, BASF Corporation and FINA Oil and
         Chemical Company, as amended and in effect from time to time.

                  "SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARY" means each Subsidiary of the Borrower
         (a) in which the Borrower's direct and indirect Equity Interests in
         such Subsidiary and the Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' advances to
         such Subsidiary constitute more than 10% of the total assets of the
         Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, (b) in which the Borrower's
         and its Subsidiaries' share of the total assets (after intercompany
         eliminations) of such Subsidiary exceed 10% of the total assets of the
         Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, or (c) in which the equity
         of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the income from continuing
         operations of such Subsidiary before income taxes, extraordinary items
         and cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles exceed 10%
         of such income of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries.

                  "SOLVENT" means, as to any Person, that (a) the aggregate fair
         market value of its assets exceeds its liabilities, (b) it is able to
         pay its debts as they mature, and (c) it does not have unreasonably
         small capital to conduct its businesses.

                  "STATED TERMINATION DATE" means June 28, 2002.

                  "SUBSIDIARY" of any Person means any corporation, limited
         liability company, general or limited partnership or other entity of
         which more than 50% (in number of votes) of the Equity Interests is
         owned of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, by that
         Person.

                  "SUNTRUST" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

                  "TAXES" means, for any Person, taxes, assessments or other
         governmental charges or levies imposed upon it, its income or any of
         its properties, franchises or assets.

                  "TAX EXPENSE" means, for any Person and its consolidated
         Subsidiaries and for any period, the taxes on income of that Person and
         its consolidated Subsidiaries accrued during that period.

                  "TCTM" means TCTM, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

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                  "TE PRODUCTS" means TE Products Pipeline Company, Limited
         Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership.

                  "TEPPCO CRUDE" means TEPPCO Crude Oil, L.P., a Delaware
         limited partnership.

                  "TEPPCO CRUDE PIPELINE" means TEPPCO Crude Pipeline, L.P., a
         Delaware limited partnership.

                  "TERMINATION DATE" means the earlier of (a) the Stated
         Termination Date and (b) the effective date on which the Commitments
         are fully canceled or terminated.

                  "TEXAS EASTERN" means Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company,
         LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

                  "TYPE" means any type of Borrowing determined with respect to
         the applicable interest option.

                  "WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary of a Person,
         all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of which are
         directly or indirectly owned by such Person, excluding (a) any general
         partner interests owned by the General Partner in any such Subsidiary
         that is a partnership and (b) any directors' qualifying shares or
         similar type of Equity Interests, as applicable.

         SECTION 1.2. TIME REFERENCES.

         Unless otherwise specified, in the Credit Documents: (a) time
references (e.g., 10:00 a.m.) are to time in Atlanta, Georgia, on the applicable
date, and (b) in calculating a period from one date to another, the word "from"
means "from and including" and the word "to" or "until" means "to but
excluding".

         SECTION 1.3. OTHER REFERENCES.

         Unless otherwise specified, in the Credit Documents: (a) where
appropriate, the singular includes the plural and vice versa, and words of any
gender include each other gender, (b) where appropriate, words include their
respective cognate expressions, (c) heading and caption references may not be
construed in interpreting provisions, (d) monetary references are to currency of
the United States of America, (e) section, paragraph, annex, schedule, exhibit
and similar references are to the particular Credit Document in which they are
used, (f) references to "telecopy", "facsimile", "fax" or similar terms are to
facsimile or telecopy transmissions, (g) references to "including" (in its
various forms) mean including without limiting the generality of any description
preceding that word, (h) the rule of construction that references to general
items that follow references to specific items are limited to the same type or
character of those specific items is not applicable in the Credit Documents, (i)
references to "writing" include printing, typing, lithography and other means of
reproducing words in a tangible, visible form, (j) references to any Person
include that Person's heirs, personal representatives, successors, trustees,
receivers and permitted assigns, (k) references to any Legal Requirement include
every amendment or supplement to it, rule and regulation adopted under it and
successor or

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replacement for it, (l) references to any Governmental Authority include any
Person succeeding to its relevant function, (m) references to any Credit
Document or other document include (to the extent not prohibited by the terms of
the Credit Documents) every renewal and extension of it, amendment and
supplement to it and replacement or substitution for it, (n) the terms "assets"
or "property" in relation to any Person includes all asset, property and Equity
Interests owned, used or acquired, or to be owned, used or acquired, by such
Person, as the context may require, and (o) the "months" referred to in the
definition of "Applicable Margin" shall mean the period that commences on the
Closing Date and ends on the numerically corresponding day in the next
succeeding month, and each successive period commencing on the last day of the
preceding period and ending on the numerically corresponding day of the next
succeeding month, provided, that if any such period begins on a day for which
there is no numerically corresponding day in the next succeeding month, than
such period will end on the last day of that month.

         SECTION 1.4. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.

         Unless otherwise specified, in the Credit Documents: (a) GAAP
determines all accounting and financial terms and compliance with financial
covenants, (b) GAAP in effect on the date of this Agreement determines
compliance with financial covenants, (c) otherwise, all accounting principles
applied in a current period must be comparable in all material respects to those
applied during the preceding comparable period and (d) all financial terms and
compliance with reporting and financial covenants must be on a consolidated
basis, as applicable.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                 THE COMMITMENTS

         Each Lender severally but not jointly agrees to extend credit to the
Borrower in accordance with the following provisions and subject to the other
terms and conditions of the Credit Documents.

         SECTION 2.1. TERM LOAN.

         Each Borrowing is subject to all of the provisions in the Credit
Documents, including the following: (a) each Borrowing may occur only on a
Business Day on or after the Closing Date and before the Termination Date and
(b) the aggregate principal amount of the Borrowings outstanding may never
exceed the total Commitments at such time.

         SECTION 2.2. BORROWING PROCEDURE.

         The following procedures apply to the Borrowings:

         (a) BORROWING REQUEST. The Borrower may request a Borrowing by making
or delivering a Borrowing Request to the Administrative Agent, which is
irrevocable and binding on the Borrower, stating the Type, amount, and Interest
Period for each Borrowing and which must be received by the Administrative Agent
no later than (i) 10:00 a.m. on the third Business Day before the date on which
funds are requested (the "BORROWING DATE") for any LIBOR Rate Borrowing, or (ii)
11:00 a.m. on the Borrowing Date for any Base Rate Borrowing. The Administrative
Agent shall promptly on the day received notify each Lender of any Borrowing

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Request. Each LIBOR Rate Borrowing must be in the amount of $10,000,000 or an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess of $10,000,000, and each Base Rate
Borrowing must be in the amount of $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of
$100,000 in excess of $1,000,000, or if less than $1,000,000, the total unused
Commitments. The Borrower may not make more than three Borrowings.

         (b) FUNDING. Each Lender shall remit its Commitment Percentage of each
requested Borrowing to the Administrative Agent's principal office in Atlanta,
Georgia, in funds that are available for immediate use by the Administrative
Agent by 2:00 p.m. on the applicable Borrowing Date. Subject to receipt of those
funds, the Administrative Agent shall (unless to its actual knowledge any of the
applicable conditions precedent have not been satisfied by the Borrower or
waived by the requisite Lenders) make those funds available to the Borrower by
wiring the funds to or for the account of the Borrower.

         (c) FUNDING ASSUMED. Absent contrary written notice from a Lender, the
Administrative Agent may assume that each Lender has made its Commitment
Percentage of the requested Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent on
the applicable Borrowing Date, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance
upon such assumption (but shall not be required to), make available to the
Borrower a corresponding amount. If a Lender fails to make its Commitment
Percentage of any requested Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent on
the applicable Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent may recover the
applicable amount on demand (i) from that Lender together with interest,
commencing on the Borrowing Date and ending on (but excluding) the date the
Administrative Agent recovers the amount from that Lender, at an annual interest
rate equal to the Fed Funds Rate, or (ii) if that Lender fails to pay its amount
upon demand, then from the Borrower, together with interest at the rate
applicable to that Borrowing. No Lender is responsible for the failure of any
other Lender to make its share of any Borrowing available as required by Section
2.2(b); however, failure of any Lender to make its share of any Borrowing so
available does not excuse any other Lender from making its share of any
Borrowing so available.

         SECTION 2.3. EFFECT OF REQUESTS.

         Each Borrowing Request constitutes a representation and warranty by the
Borrower that as of the date of the requested Borrowing all of the applicable
conditions precedent in Article 5 have been satisfied.

         SECTION 2.4. TERMINATION OF THE COMMITMENTS.

         (a) VOLUNTARY. The Borrower may, upon giving at least five Business
Days prior written and irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate
all or part of the Commitments. Each partial termination under this subsection
(a) must be in an amount of not less than $5,000,000 or a greater integral
multiple of $1,000,000 and must be ratable in accordance with each Lender's
Commitment Percentage.

         (b) MANDATORY. On the date of any prepayment of Borrowings pursuant to
Section 3.2(c)(ii), the Commitments shall automatically reduce by an amount
equal to such prepayment.

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         (c) MISCELLANEOUS. At the time of any termination of the Commitments
under this Section 2.4, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for
the account of each Lender, as applicable, all accrued and unpaid fees under
this Agreement, the interest attributable to the amount of that reduction, and
any related Funding Loss. Any part of the Commitments that is terminated may not
be reinstated.

                                  ARTICLE III
                                 PAYMENT TERMS

         SECTION 3.1. NOTES AND PAYMENTS.

         The Borrowings are evidenced by the Notes, one payable to each Lender
in the amount of its Commitment. The Borrower must make each payment and
prepayment on the Obligations to the Administrative Agent's principal office in
Atlanta, Georgia, in immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m. on the day due;
otherwise, but subject to Section 3.6, that portion of the Obligations in
respect of which such payment or prepayment was made shall continue to accrue
interest until the Business Day upon which such payment shall be received by the
Administrative Agent at the time and in the manner specified above. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to each Lender the part of any payment
or prepayment to which that Lender is entitled under this Agreement on the same
day the Administrative Agent receives the funds from the Borrower. Unless the
Administrative Agent has received notice from the Borrower before the date on
which any payment is due under this Agreement that the Borrower will not make
that payment in full, then on the date that payment is due the Administrative
Agent may assume that the Borrower has made the full payment due and the
Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon that assumption, cause to be
distributed to each Lender on that date the amount then due to each Lender. If
and to the extent the Borrower does not make the full payment due to the
Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent on
demand the amount distributed to that Lender by the Administrative Agent
together with interest for each day from the date that Lender received payment
from the Administrative Agent until the date that Lender repays the
Administrative Agent (unless such repayment is made on the same day as such
distribution), at an interest rate equal to the Fed Funds Rate.

         SECTION 3.2. INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS.

         (a) INTEREST. Accrued interest on each LIBOR Rate Borrowing shall be
due and payable on the last day of its Interest Period. If any Interest Period
for a LIBOR Rate Borrowing is greater than three months, then accrued interest
shall also be due and payable on the date three months after the commencement of
the Interest Period. Accrued interest on the unpaid principal amount of each
Base Rate Borrowing shall be due and payable in arrears on the last day of each
March, June, September and December, commencing on the first such date that
follows the Closing Date, and on the date such Borrowing becomes due and payable
or is otherwise paid in full.

         (b) PRINCIPAL. The principal amount of all Borrowings shall be due and
payable on the Termination Date.

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         (c) PREPAYMENTS.

                  (i) The Borrower may, from time to time, by giving notice to
         the Administrative Agent no later than three Business Days before the
         date of the prepayment, prepay, without premium or penalty and in whole
         or part, the principal amount of any Borrowing so long as:

                           (A) the notice by the Borrower specifies the amount
                  and Borrowing to be prepaid,

                           (B) each voluntary partial prepayment must be in a
                  principal amount of not less than $1,000,000 or a greater
                  integral multiple of $1,000,000, plus accrued interest on the
                  amount prepaid to the date of such prepayment, and

                           (C) the Borrower shall pay the Funding Loss, if any,
                  within 5 Business Days following an affected Lender's demand
                  and delivery to the Borrower of the certificate as provided in
                  Section 3.18. Conversions on the last day of Interest Period
                  pursuant to Section 3.10 are not prepayments.

                  (ii) The Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative
         Agent upon the receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds of any Debt Event and,
         at any time that any such Net Cash Proceeds received and not previously
         applied to any prepayment pursuant to this Section 3.2(c)(ii) shall
         equal or exceed $10,000,000, the Borrower shall prepay Borrowings,
         together with payment of any Funding Losses, as applicable, in an
         aggregate amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Debt
         Event.

                  (iii) If at any time, the sum of the aggregate principal
         amount of Borrowings outstanding shall exceed the total Commitments,
         the Borrower shall forthwith prepay Borrowings, in a principal amount
         equal to such excess, together with accrued interest to the date of
         such prepayment on the principal amount of Borrowings prepaid and any
         Funding Losses owing in connection therewith.

                  (iv) Prepayments of the Borrowings pursuant to this Section
         3.2 shall be applied, first, to prepay Base Rate Borrowings, second, to
         prepay any LIBOR Rate Borrowing that has an Interest Period the last
         day of which is the same as the date of such requirement prepayment,
         and, third to prepay other LIBOR Rate Borrowings, as selected by the
         Borrower, or, at the Borrower's option, to cash collateralize such
         other LIBOR Rate Borrowings (which cash collateral will be applied on
         the last day of the Interest Period of each such LIBOR Rate Borrowing
         to prepay such LIBOR Rate Borrowings).

         SECTION 3.3. INTEREST OPTIONS.

         Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Borrowings shall bear
interest at an annual rate equal to the lesser of (i) the Base Rate or the LIBOR
Rate plus the Applicable Margin, in each case as designated or deemed designated
by the Borrower, and (ii) the Maximum Rate; provided that the LIBOR Rate may not
be selected when an Event of Default or Potential Default has occurred and is
continuing.

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         SECTION 3.4. QUOTATION OF RATES.

         The Borrower may contact the Administrative Agent prior to delivering a
Borrowing Request to receive an indication of the interest rates then in effect,
but the indicated rates do not bind the Administrative Agent or the Lenders or
affect the interest rate that is actually in effect when the Borrower makes a
Borrowing Request or on the Borrowing Date.

         SECTION 3.5. DEFAULT RATE.

         To the extent lawful, any amount payable under any Credit Document that
is not paid when due (including interest on any such unpaid amount) shall bear
interest from the date due (stated or by acceleration) at the Default Rate until
paid, regardless whether payment is made before or after entry of a judgment,
payable on demand.

         SECTION 3.6. INTEREST RECAPTURE.

         If the designated interest rate applicable to any amount exceeds the
Maximum Rate, the interest rate on that amount is limited to the Maximum Rate,
but any subsequent reductions in the designated rate shall not reduce the
interest rate thereon below the Maximum Rate until the total amount of accrued
interest equals the amount of interest that would have accrued if that
designated rate had always been in effect. If at maturity (stated or by
acceleration), or at final payment of the Notes, the total interest paid or
accrued is less than the interest that would have accrued if the designated
rates had always been in effect, then, at that time and to the extent lawful,
the Borrower shall pay an amount equal to the difference between (a) the lesser
of the amount of interest that would have accrued if the designated rates had
always been in effect and the amount of interest that would have accrued if the
Maximum Rate had always been in effect, and (b) the amount of interest actually
paid or accrued on the Notes.

         SECTION 3.7. INTEREST AND FEE CALCULATIONS.

         All computations of interest based on the prime lending rate of the
Administrative Agent shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a
year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be. All computations of the Commitment
Fee and of interest based on the LIBOR Rate or the Fed Funds Rate shall be made
by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual
number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in
the period for which such interest is payable. Each determination by the
Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

         SECTION 3.8. MAXIMUM RATE.

         Regardless of any provision contained in any Credit Document, no Lender
is entitled to contract for, charge, take, reserve, receive or apply, as
interest on all or any part of the Obligations, any amount in excess of the
Maximum Rate, and, if any Lender ever does so, then any excess shall be treated
as a partial prepayment of principal (without regard to Section 3.9) and any
remaining excess shall be refunded to the Borrower. In determining if the
interest paid or payable exceeds the Maximum Rate, the Borrower and the Lenders
shall, to the maximum extent lawful, (a) characterize any nonprincipal payment
as an expense, fee or premium rather than as interest, (b) exclude voluntary
prepayments and their effects, and (c) amortize, prorate,

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allocate and spread the total amount of interest throughout the entire
contemplated term of the relevant Borrowings. However, if the Obligations are
paid in full before the end of their full contemplated term, and if the interest
received for the period that the Obligations were outstanding exceeds the
Maximum Amount, then the Lenders shall refund any excess (and the Lenders may
not, to the extent lawful, be subject to any penalties provided by any Legal
Requirements for contracting for, charging, taking, reserving or receiving
interest in excess of the Maximum Amount). If the Legal Requirements of the
State of Texas are applicable for purposes of determining the "Maximum Rate" or
the "Maximum Amount", then those terms mean the "indicated rate ceiling" from
time to time in effect under Chapter 303 of the Texas Finance Code. The Borrower
agrees that Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance Code (which regulates certain
revolving credit loan accounts and revolving tri-party accounts) does not apply
to any Borrowings.

         SECTION 3.9. INTEREST PERIODS.

         When the Borrower requests a LIBOR Rate Borrowing, the Borrower may
elect the applicable interest period (each an "INTEREST PERIOD"), which may be,
at the Borrower's option, one, two, three or six months for LIBOR Rate
Borrowings, subject to Section 14.1 and the following conditions: (a) the
initial Interest Period for a LIBOR Rate Borrowing commences on the applicable
Borrowing Date or conversion date, and each subsequent Interest Period
applicable to any Borrowing commences on the day when the next preceding
applicable Interest Period expires; (b) if any Interest Period for a LIBOR Rate
Borrowing begins on a day for which no numerically corresponding Business Day in
the calendar month at the end of the Interest Period exists, then the Interest
Period ends on the last Business Day of that calendar month; (c) if the Borrower
is required to pay any portion of a LIBOR Rate Borrowing before the end of its
Interest Period in order to comply with the payment provisions of the Credit
Documents, the Borrower shall also pay any related Funding Loss; and (d) no more
than six Interest Periods may be in effect at one time.

         SECTION 3.10. CONVERSIONS.

         The Borrower may in accordance with the procedures set forth below (a)
convert a LIBOR Rate Borrowing on the last day of the applicable Interest Period
to a Base Rate Borrowing, (b) convert a Base Rate Borrowing at any time to a
LIBOR Rate Borrowing, and (c) elect a new Interest Period for a LIBOR Rate
Borrowing to commence upon expiration of the then-current Interest Period;
provided that the Borrower may not convert to or select a new Interest Period
for a LIBOR Rate Borrowing at any time when an Event of Default or Potential
Default has occurred and is continuing. Any such conversion or election may be
made by telephonic request to the Administrative Agent no later than 10:00 a.m.
on the third Business Day before the conversion date or the last day of the
Interest Period, as the case may be (for conversion to a LIBOR Rate Borrowing or
election of a new Interest Period), and no later than 11:00 a.m. on the last day
of the Interest Period (for conversion to a Base Rate Borrowing). The Borrower
shall provide a Conversion Notice to the Administrative Agent no later than two
days after the date of the conversion or election. Absent the Borrower's
telephonic request for conversion or election of a new Interest Period or if an
Event of Default or Potential Default has occurred and is continuing, then, a
LIBOR Rate Borrowing shall be deemed converted to a Base Rate Borrowing
effective when the applicable Interest Period expires.

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         SECTION 3.11. ORDER OF APPLICATION.

         Each payment (including proceeds from the exercise of any Rights) of
the Obligations shall be applied either (a) if no Event of Default or Potential
Default has occurred and is continuing, then in the order and manner specified
elsewhere herein, and if not so specified, then in the order and manner as the
Borrower directs, or (b) if an Event of Default or Potential Default has
occurred and is continuing or if the Borrower fails to give any direction
required under clause (a) above, then in the following order: (i) to all fees,
expenses, and indemnified amounts for which the Administrative Agent has not
been paid or reimbursed in accordance with the Credit Documents and, except
while an Event of Default under Section 11.1 has occurred and is continuing, as
to which the Borrower has been invoiced and has failed to pay within ten
Business Days of that invoice; (ii) to all fees, expenses and indemnified
amounts for which any Lender has not been paid or reimbursed in accordance with
the Credit Documents (and if any payment is less than all unpaid or unreimbursed
fees and expenses, then that payment shall be applied against unpaid and
unreimbursed fees and expenses in the order of incurrence or due date) and,
except while an Event of Default under Section 11.1 has occurred and is
continuing, as to which the Borrower has been invoiced and has failed to pay
within ten Business Days of that invoice; (iii) to accrued interest on the
principal amount of the Borrowings outstanding; (iv) to the principal amount of
the Borrowings outstanding in such order as the Required Lenders may elect (but
the Lenders agree to apply proceeds in an order that will minimize any Funding
Loss); and (v) to the remaining Obligations in the order and manner the Required
Lenders deem appropriate.

         SECTION 3.12. SHARING OF PAYMENTS, ETC.

         Except as otherwise specifically provided, (a) principal and interest
payments on Borrowings shall be shared by the Lenders in accordance with their
respective Commitment Percentages and (b) each other payment on the Obligations
shall be shared by the Lenders in the proportion that the Obligations are owed
to the Lenders on the date of the payment. If any Lender obtains any payment or
prepayment with respect to the Obligations (whether voluntary, involuntary or
otherwise, including, without limitation, as a result of exercising its Rights
under Section 3.13) that exceeds the part of that payment or prepayment that it
is then entitled to receive under the Credit Documents, then that Lender shall
purchase from the other Lenders participations that will cause the purchasing
Lender to share the excess payment or prepayment ratably with each other Lender.
If all or any portion of any excess payment or prepayment is subsequently
recovered from the purchasing Lender, then the purchase shall be rescinded and
the purchase price restored to the extent of the recovery. The Borrower agrees
that any purchase of a participation in any Borrowing from a Lender may, to the
fullest extent lawful, exercise all of its Rights of payment (including the
Right of offset) with respect to that participation as fully as if that
purchaser were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of that
participation.

         SECTION 3.13. OFFSET.

         If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each Lender is
entitled to exercise (for the benefit of all the Lenders) the Rights of offset
and banker's Lien against each and every account and other property, or any
interest therein, that the Borrower or any Company, other than an Excluded
Subsidiary, may now or hereafter have with, or which is now or hereafter in the

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possession of, that Lender to the extent of the full amount of the Obligations
then matured and owed (directly or participated) to it.

         SECTION 3.14. BOOKING BORROWINGS.

         To the extent lawful, any Lender may make, carry or transfer its
Borrowings at, to or for the account of any of its branch offices or the office
or branch of any of its Affiliates. However, no Affiliate or branch is entitled
to receive any greater payment under Section 3.16 than the transferor Lender
would have been entitled to receive with respect to those Borrowings, and a
transfer may not be made if, as a direct result of it, Section 3.16 or 3.17
would apply to any of the Obligations. If any of the conditions of Sections 3.16
or 3.17 ever apply to a Lender, that Lender shall, to the extent possible, carry
or transfer its Borrowings at, to or for the account of any of its branch
offices or the office or branch of any of its Affiliates so long as the transfer
is consistent with the other provisions of this section, does not create any
burden or adverse circumstance for that Lender that would not otherwise exist,
and eliminates or ameliorates the conditions of Section 3.16 or 3.17 as
applicable.

         SECTION 3.15. BASIS UNAVAILABLE OR INADEQUATE FOR LIBOR RATE.

         If, on or before any date when a LIBOR Rate is to be determined for a
Borrowing, the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the basis for
determining the applicable rate is not available or any Lender reasonably
determines that the resulting rate does not accurately reflect the cost to that
Lender of making or converting Borrowings at that rate for the applicable
Interest Period, then the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the
Borrower and the Lenders of that determination (which is conclusive and binding
on the Borrower absent manifest error) and the applicable Borrowing shall bear
interest at the sum of the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin. Until the
Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that those circumstances no longer
exist, the Lenders' commitments under this Agreement to make, or to convert to,
LIBOR Rate Borrowings, as the case may be, are suspended.

         SECTION 3.16. ADDITIONAL COSTS.

         (a) RESERVES. With respect to any LIBOR Rate Borrowing (i) if any
change in any present Legal Requirement, any change in the interpretation or
application of any present Legal Requirement, or any future Legal Requirement
imposes, modifies or deems applicable (or if compliance by any Lender with any
requirement of any Governmental Authority results in) any requirement that any
reserves (including, without limitation, any marginal, emergency, supplemental
or special reserves) be maintained (other than any reserve included in the LIBOR
Reserve Percentage), and (ii) if those reserves reduce any sums receivable by
that Lender under this Agreement or increase the costs incurred by that Lender
in advancing or maintaining any portion of any LIBOR Rate Borrowing, then (A)
that Lender (through the Administrative Agent) shall deliver to the Borrower a
certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount
necessary to compensate it for its reduction or increase (which certificate is
conclusive and binding absent manifest error), and (B) the Borrower shall pay
that amount to that Lender within five Business Days after demand. The
provisions of and undertakings and indemnification in this subsection (a)
survive the satisfaction and payment of the Obligations and termination of this
Agreement.

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         (b) CAPITAL ADEQUACY. With respect to any Borrowing, if any change in
any present Legal Requirement (whether or not having the force of law), any
change in the interpretation or application of any present Legal Requirement
(whether or not having the force of law), or any future Legal Requirement
(whether or not having the force of law) regarding capital adequacy, or if
compliance by any Lender with any request, directive or requirement imposed in
the future by any Governmental Authority regarding capital adequacy, or if any
change by any Lender, its holding company, or its applicable lending office in
its written policies or in the risk category of this transaction, in any of the
foregoing events or circumstances, reduces the rate of return on its capital as
a consequence of its obligations under this Agreement to a level below that
which it otherwise could have achieved (taking into consideration its policies
with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by it to be material (and
it may, in determining the amount, utilize reasonable assumptions and
allocations of costs and expenses and use any reasonable averaging or
attribution method), then (unless the effect is already reflected in the rate of
interest then applicable under this Agreement) the Administrative Agent or that
Lender (through the Administrative Agent) shall notify the Borrower and deliver
to the Borrower a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation
of the amount necessary to compensate it (which certificate is conclusive and
binding absent manifest error), and the Borrower shall pay that amount to the
Administrative Agent or that Lender within five Business Days after demand. The
provisions of and undertakings and indemnification in this subsection (b) shall
survive the satisfaction and payment of the Obligations and termination of this
Agreement.

         (c) TAXES. Subject to Section 3.19, any Taxes payable by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender or ruled (by a Governmental Authority)
payable by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in respect of this Agreement
or any other Credit Document shall, if permitted by Legal Requirement, be paid
by the Borrower, together with interest and penalties, if any, except for Taxes
payable on or measured by the overall net income or capital of the
Administrative Agent or that Lender (or the Administrative Agent or that Lender,
as the case may be, together with any other Person with whom the Administrative
Agent or that Lender files a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar Tax
return) and except for interest and penalties incurred as a result of the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. The
Administrative Agent or that Lender (through the Administrative Agent) shall
notify the Borrower and deliver to the Borrower a certificate setting forth in
reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of payable Taxes, which
certificate is conclusive and binding (absent manifest error), and the Borrower
shall pay that amount to the Administrative Agent for its account or the account
of that Lender, as the case may be within five Business Days after demand. If
the Administrative Agent or that Lender subsequently receives a refund of the
Taxes paid to it by the Borrower, then the recipient shall promptly pay the
refund to the Borrower.

         SECTION 3.17. CHANGE IN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

         If any Legal Requirement makes it unlawful for any Lender to make or
maintain LIBOR Rate Borrowings, then that Lender shall promptly notify the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (a) as to undisbursed funds, that
requested Borrowing shall be made as a Base Rate Borrowing, and (b) as to any
outstanding Borrowing, (i) if maintaining the Borrowing until the last day of
the applicable Interest Period is unlawful, then the Borrowing shall be
converted to a Base Rate Borrowing as of the date of notice, in which event the
Borrower will not be required to pay any related Funding Loss, or (ii) if not
prohibited by Legal Requirement, then the

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Borrowing shall be converted to a Base Rate Borrowing as of the last day of the
applicable Interest Period, or (iii) if any conversion will not resolve the
unlawfulness, then the Borrower shall promptly prepay the Borrowing, without
penalty but with related Funding Loss.

         SECTION 3.18. FUNDING LOSS.

         The Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against, and pay to it within
five Business Days following demand and delivery by such Lender to the Borrower
of the certificate herein provided, any Funding Loss of that Lender. When any
Lender demands that the Borrower pay any Funding Loss, that Lender shall deliver
to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a certificate setting forth in
reasonable detail the basis for imposing Funding Loss and the calculation of the
amount, which calculation is conclusive and binding absent manifest error. The
provisions of and undertakings and indemnification in this section survive the
satisfaction and payment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

         SECTION 3.19. FOREIGN LENDERS, PARTICIPANTS AND ASSIGNEES.

         Each Lender, Participant (by accepting a participation interest under
this Agreement) and Assignee (by executing an Assignment) that is not organized
under the Legal Requirements of the United States of America or one of its
states (a) represents to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that (i) no
Taxes are required to be withheld by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower
with respect to any payments to be made to it in respect of the Obligations and
(ii) it has furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower two duly
completed copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI
or any other form acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that
entitles it to a complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding Tax on all
interest or fee payments under the Credit Documents, and (b) covenants to (i)
provide the Administrative Agent and the Borrower a new Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI or
other form acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower upon the
expiration or obsolescence according to Legal Requirement of any previously
delivered form, duly executed and completed by it, entitling it to a complete
exemption from U.S. federal withholding Tax on all interest and fee payments
under the Credit Documents, and (ii) comply from time to time with all Legal
Requirements with regard to the withholding Tax exemption. If any of the
foregoing is not true at any time or the applicable forms are not provided, then
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (without duplication) may deduct and
withhold from interest and fee payments under the Credit Documents any Tax at
the maximum rate under the IRC or other applicable Legal Requirement, and
amounts so deducted and withheld shall be treated as paid to that Lender,
Participant or Assignee, as the case may be, for all purposes under the Credit
Documents.

         SECTION 3.20. DISCHARGE AND REINSTATEMENT.

         Each Company's obligations under the Credit Documents remain in full
force and effect until no Lender has any commitment to extend credit under the
Credit Documents and the Obligations are fully paid (except for provisions under
the Credit Documents which by their terms expressly survive payment of the
Obligations and termination of the Credit Documents). If any payment under any
Credit Document is ever rescinded or must be restored or returned for

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any reason, then all Rights and obligations under the Credit Documents in
respect of that payment are automatically reinstated as though the payment had
not been made when due.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                      FEES

         SECTION 4.1. TREATMENT OF FEES.

         The fee described in this Article IV (a) is not compensation for the
use, detention or forbearance of money, (b) is in addition to, and not in lieu
of, interest and expenses otherwise described in this Agreement, (c) is payable
in accordance with Section 3.1, (d) is non-refundable and (e) to the fullest
extent permitted by Legal Requirement, bears interest, if not paid when due, at
the Default Rate.

         SECTION 4.2. COMMITMENT FEE.

         The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of
each Lender a commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the average daily unused
Commitments from the date hereof until the Termination Date, payable on the last
day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on the first such
date that follows the date hereof, and on the Termination Date.

                                   ARTICLE V
                              CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

         This Agreement shall not be effective unless the Administrative Agent
has received all of the items described in Schedule 5. In addition, no Lender is
obligated to fund (as opposed to continue or convert) any Borrowing unless on
the date of the applicable Borrowing (and after giving effect to the requested
Borrowing): (a) the Administrative Agent has timely received a properly
completed and duly executed Borrowing Request; (b) all of the representations
and warranties of the Companies in the Credit Documents are true and correct in
all material respects (unless they speak to a specific date or are based on
facts which have changed by transactions contemplated or expressly permitted by
this Agreement); (c) no Material Adverse Event, Event of Default or Potential
Default has occurred and is continuing; and (d) no limitation in Section 2.1 is
or would be exceeded by the requested Borrowing. Each Borrowing Request, however
delivered, constitutes the Borrower's representation and warranty that the
conditions in subsections (b) through (d) above are satisfied. Upon the
Administrative Agent's or any Lender's reasonable request, the Borrower shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent or such Lender evidence substantiating any
of the matters in the Credit Documents that are necessary to enable the Borrower
to qualify for the requested Borrowing. Each condition precedent in this
Agreement (including, without limitation, those on Schedule 5) is material to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and time is of the essence with
respect to each condition precedent.

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                                   ARTICLE VI
                                   GUARANTIES

         The Borrower shall cause each Significant Subsidiary (other than any
Excluded Subsidiary of the Borrower), whether now existing or in the future
formed or acquired as permitted by the Credit Documents, to unconditionally
guarantee the full payment and performance of the Obligations by execution of a
Guaranty. Any Guaranty delivered by a Guarantor after the Closing Date pursuant
to this Article VI shall be accompanied by (a) an opinion of counsel to such
Guarantor as to the enforceability of such Guaranty and such other matters as
the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (b) certified copies of the
Constituent Documents of such Guarantor, (c) certified copies of all corporate
or partnership (as the case may be) authorizations and approvals of Governmental
Authorities required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance
by such Guarantor of such Guaranty, and (d) such other certificates, documents
and other information regarding such Guarantor as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request.

                                  ARTICLE VII
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders as follows:

         SECTION 7.1. PURPOSE.

         The Borrower will use the proceeds of each Borrowing for (i) the
acquisition of JGCC and (ii) capital expenditures relating to the improvement of
JGCC's pipeline facilities. No Company is engaged principally, or as one of its
important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying any "margin stock" within the meaning of the Margin
Regulations, and no part of the proceeds of any Borrowing will be used, directly
or indirectly, for a purpose that violates any Legal Requirement, including the
Margin Regulations.

         SECTION 7.2. SUBSIDIARIES AND SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES.

         Schedule 7.2 describes the Borrower, all of its direct and indirect
Subsidiaries and all of its Significant Subsidiaries as of the date hereof.

         SECTION 7.3. EXISTENCE, AUTHORITY AND GOOD STANDING.

         Each Company (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Legal Requirements of its
jurisdiction of formation. Except where not a Material Adverse Event, each such
Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction where the nature and extent of its business and properties require
due qualification and good standing (each of which jurisdictions is identified
on Schedule 7.2). Each Company (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) possesses
all requisite authority and power to conduct its business as is now being
conducted and as proposed under the

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Credit Documents to be conducted and to own and operate its assets as now owned
and operated and as proposed to be owned and operated under the Credit
Documents.

         SECTION 7.4. AUTHORIZATION AND CONTRAVENTION.

         The execution and delivery by each Company of each Credit Document to
which it is a party and the performance by it of its obligations under those
Credit Documents (a) are within its corporate, partnership or comparable
organizational powers, (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate,
partnership or comparable organizational action, (c) require no notice to,
consents or approval of, action by or filing with, any Governmental Authority
(except any action or filing that has been taken or made on or before the
Closing Date), (d) do not violate any provision of any of its Constituent
Documents, and (e) except violations that individually or collectively are not a
Material Adverse Event, do not violate any provision of Legal Requirement
applicable to it or any material agreement to which it is a party.

         SECTION 7.5. BINDING EFFECT.

         Upon execution and delivery by all parties to it, each Credit Document
will constitute a legal and binding obligation of each Company party to it,
enforceable against it in accordance with that Credit Document's terms except as
that enforceability may be limited by Debtor Laws and general principles of
equity.

         SECTION 7.6. CURRENT FINANCIALS.

         The Current Financials were prepared in accordance with GAAP and
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the Companies as of, and for the portion
of the fiscal year ending on their dates (subject only to normal year-end
adjustments for interim statements). Except for transactions directly related
to, specifically contemplated by or expressly permitted by the Credit Documents,
no material adverse changes have occurred in such consolidated financial
condition from that shown in the Current Financials.

         SECTION 7.7. SOLVENCY.

         Each of the Borrower and each Guarantor is Solvent.

         SECTION 7.8. LITIGATION.

         Except as disclosed on Schedule 7.8 and matters covered (subject to
reasonable and customary deductible and retention) by insurance or
indemnification agreements as to which the insurer or indemnifying party, as
applicable, has acknowledged liability, (a) no Company is subject to, or aware
of the threat of, any Litigation that is reasonably likely to be determined
adversely to any Company and, if so adversely determined, would be a Material
Adverse Event, and (b) no outstanding and unpaid judgments against any Company
exist that would be a Material Adverse Event.

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         SECTION 7.9. TAXES.

         Except where not a Material Adverse Event, (a) all Tax returns of each
Company required to be filed have been filed (or extensions have been granted)
before delinquency, and (b) all Taxes imposed upon each Company that are due and
payable have been paid before delinquency except as being contested as permitted
by Section 8.5.

         SECTION 7.10. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.

         Except as disclosed on Schedule 7.10, (a) no Company has received
notice from any Governmental Authority that it has actual or potential
Environmental Liability and no Company has knowledge that it has any
Environmental Liability, which actual or potential Environmental Liability in
either case constitutes a Material Adverse Event, and (b) no Company has
received notice from any Governmental Authority that any Real Property is
affected by, and no Company has knowledge that any Real Property is affected by,
any Release of any Hazardous Substance which constitutes a Material Adverse
Event. Further, except as otherwise provided in any Credit Document, each
Company (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) is in compliance with clause (a) of
Section 9.6.

         SECTION 7.11. EMPLOYEE PLANS.

         Except as disclosed on Schedule 7.11 or where not a Material Adverse
Event, (a) no Employee Plan subject to ERISA has incurred an "accumulated
funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA or Section 512 of the
IRC), (b) neither any Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred liability,
except for liabilities for premiums that have been paid or that are not past
due, under ERISA to the PBGC in connection with any Employee Plan, (c) neither
any Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has withdrawn in whole or in part from
participation in a Multiemployer Plan in a manner that has given rise to a
withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA, (d) neither the Borrower nor any
ERISA Affiliate has engaged in any "prohibited transaction" (as defined in
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the IRC), (e) no "reportable event" (as
defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) has occurred excluding events for which the
notice requirement is waived under applicable PBGC regulations, (f) neither any
Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has any liability, or is subject to any Lien,
under ERISA or the IRC to or on account of any Employee Plan, (g) each Employee
Plan subject to ERISA and the IRC complies in all material respects, both in
form and operation, with ERISA and the IRC, and (h) no Multiemployer Plan
subject to the IRC is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 418 of the
IRC. None of the matters disclosed on Schedule 7.11 give rise to any other
"reportable events", as defined above.

         SECTION 7.12. DEBT.

         No Company has any Debt except as described on Schedule 7.12 or
otherwise incurred after the date hereof in accordance with this Agreement.

         SECTION 7.13. PROPERTIES; LIENS.

         Each Company (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) has good and
indefeasible title to all of its property reflected on the Current Financials as
being owned by it except for property

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that is obsolete or that has been disposed of in the ordinary course of business
between the date of the Current Financials and the date of this Agreement or,
after the date of this Agreement, as permitted by Sections 9.8 and 9.9. No Lien
exists on any property of any Company (other than any Excluded Subsidiary)
except as described on Schedule 7.13 and other Permitted Liens. No Company
(other than any Excluded Subsidiary) is party or subject to any agreement,
instrument or order which in any way restricts any such Company's ability to
allow Liens to exist upon any of its assets except relating to Permitted Liens.

         SECTION 7.14. GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS.

         No Company is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of
1940 or the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

         SECTION 7.15. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.

         Except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 7.15 or permitted by Section
9.5, no Company is a party to a material transaction with any of its Affiliates.

         SECTION 7.16. LEASES.

         Except where not a Material Adverse Event, (a) each Company enjoys
peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases necessary for the operation
of its properties and assets, and (b) all material leases under which any
Company is a lessee are in full force and effect.

         SECTION 7.17. LABOR MATTERS.

         Except where not a Material Adverse Event, (a) no actual or threatened
strikes, labor disputes, slow downs, walkouts, work stoppages or other concerted
interruptions of operations that involve any employees employed at any time in
connection with the business activities or operations at the Real Property
exist, (b) hours worked by and payment made to the employees of any Company or
any Predecessor have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or
any other applicable Legal Requirements pertaining to labor matters, (c) all
payments due from any Company for employee health and welfare insurance,
including, without limitation, workers compensation insurance, have been paid or
accrued as a liability on its books, and (d) the business activities and
operations of each Company are in compliance with OSHA and other applicable
health and safety Legal Requirements.

         SECTION 7.18. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

         Except where not a Material Adverse Event, (a) each Company owns or has
the right to use all material licenses, patents, patent applications,
copyrights, service marks, trademarks, trademark applications and trade names
necessary to continue to conduct its businesses as presently conducted by it and
proposed to be conducted by it immediately after the date of this Agreement, (b)
each Company is conducting its business without infringement or claim of
infringement of any license, patent, copyright, service mark, trademark, trade
name, trade secret or other intellectual property right of others and (c) no
infringement or claim of infringement by others of any material license, patent,
copyright, service mark, trademark, trade name, trade secret or other
intellectual property of any Company exists.

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         SECTION 7.19. INSURANCE.

         All insurance required under Section 8.9 is in full force and effect.

         SECTION 7.20. RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRIBUTIONS.

         Except as disclosed on Schedule 7.20, no Subsidiary (other than any
Excluded Subsidiary) of the Borrower is subject to any restriction on such
Subsidiary's ability to directly or indirectly declare, make or pay
Distributions to the Borrower.

         SECTION 7.21. FULL DISCLOSURE.

         Each fact or condition relating to any Company's financial condition,
business or property that is a Material Adverse Event has been disclosed in
writing to the Administrative Agent. All information previously furnished by any
Company to the Administrative Agent in connection with the Credit Documents (the
"DISCLOSED INFORMATION") was (and all information furnished in the future by any
Company to the Administrative Agent will be) true and accurate in all material
respects. As of the Closing Date, the Disclosed Information taken as a whole,
was not misleading in any material respect and did not omit to disclose any
matter the failure of which to be disclosed would result in any information
contained in the Disclosed Information being misleading in any material respect.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                              AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

         Until the Commitments have been terminated and the Obligations have
been fully paid and performed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, without first obtaining the Required
Lenders' written consent to the contrary:

         SECTION 8.1. CERTAIN ITEMS FURNISHED.

         The Borrower shall furnish or shall cause the following to be furnished
to each Lender:

         (a) ANNUAL FINANCIALS OF THE BORROWER. Promptly after preparation but
no later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year of the Borrower,
Financials showing the consolidated financial condition and results of
operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of, and for the year ended
on, that last day setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous
fiscal year, accompanied by (i) the opinion, without material qualification, of
KPMG LLP or other firm of nationally-recognized independent certified public
accountants reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, based on an audit
(other than in the case of consolidating Financials) using generally accepted
auditing standards, that those Financials were prepared in accordance with GAAP
and present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated and consolidating
financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, and (ii) a related Compliance Certificate from a Responsible
Officer, on behalf of the Borrower.

         (b) QUARTERLY REPORTS. Promptly after preparation but no later than 45
days after the last day of (i) each of the first three fiscal quarters of the
Borrower and the Companies each year,

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Financials showing the consolidated financial condition and results of
operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for that fiscal quarter and for
the period from the beginning of the current fiscal year to the last day of that
fiscal quarter setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for
the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal
year, accompanied, in each case, by a related Compliance Certificate, together
with a completed copy of the schedule to that certificate, signed by a
Responsible Officer, on behalf of the Borrower and (ii) each fiscal quarter of
the Borrower prior to the Completion Date, a report detailing the progress of
the FINA/BASF Project, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.

         (c) OTHER REPORTS. Promptly after preparation and distribution,
accurate and complete copies of all reports and other material communications
about material financial matters or material corporate plans or projections by
or for any Company for distribution to any Governmental Authority or any
creditor, other than credit, trade and other reports prepared and distributed in
the ordinary course of business and information otherwise furnished to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement.

         (d) EMPLOYEE PLANS. As soon as possible and within 30 days after any
Company knows that any event which would constitute a reportable event under
Section 4043(b) of Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Employee Plan subject
to ERISA has occurred, or that the PBGC has instituted or will institute
proceedings under ERISA to terminate that plan, deliver a certificate of a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details as to that reportable
event and the action that the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate, as the case may
be, proposes to take with respect to it, together with a copy of any notice of
that reportable event which may be required to be filed with the PBGC, or any
notice delivered by the PBGC evidencing its intent to institute those
proceedings or any notice to the PBGC that the plan is to be terminated, as the
case may be. For all purposes of this section, each Company is deemed to have
all knowledge of all facts attributable to the plan administrator under ERISA.

         (e) OTHER NOTICES. Notice, promptly after the Borrower knows, of (i)
the existence and status of any Litigation that is reasonably likely to be
adversely determined and, if determined adversely to any Company, would be a
Material Adverse Event, (ii) any change in any material fact or circumstance
represented or warranted by any Company in any Credit Document, (iii) an Event
of Default or Potential Default, specifying the nature thereof and what action
the Companies have taken, are taking or propose to take with respect to such
event, (iv) any default or potential default under any FINA/BASF Contract, and
(v) the Completion Date.

         (f) OTHER INFORMATION. Promptly when reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, such reasonable information (not otherwise
required to be furnished under this Agreement) about any Company's business
affairs, assets and liabilities.

         SECTION 8.2. USE OF CREDIT.

         The Borrower shall use the proceeds of Borrowings only for the purposes
specified in this Agreement.

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         SECTION 8.3. BOOKS AND RECORDS.

         The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to, maintain
books, records, and accounts necessary to prepare Financials in accordance with
GAAP.

         SECTION 8.4. INSPECTIONS.

         Upon reasonable request and subject to compliance with applicable
safety standards, with contractual privilege and non-disclosure agreements, and
with the same conditions applicable to any Company in respect of property of
that Company on the premises of other Persons, the Borrower shall, and shall
cause each other Company to, allow the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or
their respective Representatives) to inspect any of its properties, to review
reports, files and other records and to make and take away copies thereof, to
conduct reasonable tests or investigations, and to discuss any of its affairs,
conditions and finances with its other creditors, directors, officers, employees
or representatives from time to time, during reasonable business hours.

         SECTION 8.5. TAXES.

         The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to, promptly pay
when due any and all Taxes except Taxes that are being contested in good faith
by lawful proceedings diligently conducted, against which reserve or other
provision required by GAAP has been made, and in respect of which levy and
execution of any Lien sufficient to be enforced has been and continues to be
stayed.

         SECTION 8.6. PAYMENT OF MATERIAL OBLIGATIONS.

         The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company (other than any
Excluded Subsidiary) to, promptly pay (or renew and extend) all of its material
obligations as they become due (unless the obligations are being contested in
good faith by, if required, appropriate proceedings).

         SECTION 8.7. EXPENSES.

         Within ten Business Days after demand accompanied by an invoice
describing the costs, fees and expenses in reasonable detail (and subject to any
limitations separately agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent in respect of costs, fees and expenses of the
Administrative Agent or any of its Representatives), the Borrower shall pay (a)
all costs, fees and reasonable expenses paid or incurred by the Administrative
Agent incident to any Credit Document (including the reasonable fees and
expenses of the Administrative Agent's counsel in connection with the
negotiation, preparation, delivery and execution of the Credit Documents and any
related amendment, waiver or consent) and (b) all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the
enforcement of the obligations of any Company under the Credit Documents or the
exercise of any Rights under the Credit Documents (including reasonable
attorneys' fees and court costs), all of which are part of the Obligations,
bearing interest (if not paid within ten Business Days after demand accompanied
by an invoice describing the costs, fees and expenses in reasonable detail) on
the portion thereof from time to time unpaid at the Default Rate until paid.

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         SECTION 8.8. MAINTENANCE OF EXISTENCE, ASSETS AND BUSINESS.

         The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company (other than any
Excluded Subsidiary) to, (a) except in connection with dispositions permitted
under Section 9.8, mergers, consolidations and dissolutions permitted under
Section 9.9 and statutory conversions to another form of entity as permitted by
applicable Legal Requirements, maintain its existence and good standing in its
state of formation, and (b) except where not a Material Adverse Event, (i)
maintain its authority to transact business and good standing in all other
states, (ii) maintain all licenses, permits and franchises (including
Environmental Permits) necessary for its business, and (iii) keep all of its
material assets that are useful in and necessary to its business in good working
order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and make all necessary
repairs and replacements.

         SECTION 8.9. INSURANCE.

         The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company (other than any
Excluded Subsidiary) to, at its cost and expense, maintain with financially
sound, responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (or, as to
workers' compensation or similar insurance, with an insurance fund or by
self-insurance authorized by the jurisdictions in which it operates) insurance
concerning its properties and businesses against casualties and contingencies
and of types and in amounts (and with co-insurance and deductibles) as is
customary in the case of similar businesses.

         SECTION 8.10. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.

         The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to, (a) operate
and manage its businesses and otherwise conduct its affairs in compliance with
all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits except to the extent
noncompliance does not constitute a Material Adverse Event, (b) promptly deliver
to the Administrative Agent a copy of any notice received from any Governmental
Authority alleging that any such Company is not in compliance with any
Environmental Law or Environmental Permit if the allegation constitutes a
Material Adverse Event, and (c) promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent a
copy of any notice received from any Governmental Authority alleging that any
such Company has any potential Environmental Liability if the allegation
constitutes a Material Adverse Event.

         SECTION 8.11. INDEMNIFICATION.

         (a) AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (I) "INDEMNITEE" MEANS THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT, EACH LENDER, EACH PRESENT AND FUTURE AFFILIATE (WITH WHICH ANY COMPANY
HAS ENTERED INTO A WRITTEN CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT) OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
OR ANY LENDER, EACH PRESENT AND FUTURE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY OF THOSE AFFILIATES AND EACH PRESENT AND FUTURE
SUCCESSOR AND PERMITTED ASSIGN OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY OF
THOSE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES; AND (II) "INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES" MEANS
ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, FIXED AND CONTINGENT, ADMINISTRATIVE, INVESTIGATIVE,

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JUDICIAL AND OTHER CLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, INVESTIGATIONS,
SUITS, PROCEEDINGS, AMOUNTS PAID IN SETTLEMENT, DAMAGES, JUDGMENTS, PENALTIES,
COURT COSTS, LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS AND ALL COSTS AND REASONABLE EXPENSES
AND DISBURSEMENTS (INCLUDING ALL REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES WHETHER
OR NOT SUIT OR OTHER PROCEEDING EXISTS OR ANY INDEMNITEE IS PARTY TO ANY SUIT OR
OTHER PROCEEDING) IN ANY WAY RELATED TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING -- THAT MAY AT ANY
TIME BE IMPOSED ON, INCURRED BY OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY INDEMNITEE AND IN ANY
WAY ARISING OUT OF ANY (A) CREDIT DOCUMENT, TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED BY ANY
CREDIT DOCUMENT OR REAL PROPERTY, (B) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY IN ANY WAY RELATED
TO ANY COMPANY, PREDECESSOR, REAL PROPERTY OR ACT, OMISSION, STATUS, OWNERSHIP
OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP, CONDITION OR CIRCUMSTANCE CONTEMPLATED BY, CREATED UNDER
OR ARISING PURSUANT TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CREDIT DOCUMENT, OR (C)
INDEMNITEE'S SOLE OR CONCURRENT ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE.

         (b) THE BORROWER SHALL INDEMNIFY EACH INDEMNITEE FROM AND AGAINST,
PROTECT AND DEFEND EACH INDEMNITEE FROM AND AGAINST, HOLD EACH INDEMNITEE
HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST, AND ON DEMAND PAY OR REIMBURSE EACH INDEMNITEE FOR,
ALL INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES.

         (c) THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS (i) ARE NOT LIMITED IN AMOUNT EVEN IF THAT
AMOUNT EXCEEDS THE OBLIGATIONS, (ii) INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE
FEES AND EXPENSES OF ATTORNEYS AND OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES OF LITIGATION OR
PREPARING FOR LITIGATION AND DAMAGES OR INJURY TO PERSONS, PROPERTY OR NATURAL
RESOURCES ARISING UNDER ANY STATUTORY OR COMMON LEGAL REQUIREMENT, PUNITIVE
DAMAGES, FINES AND OTHER PENALTIES, AND (iii) ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THE SOURCE OR
ORIGIN OF ANY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, AND (iv) ARE NOT AFFECTED BY ANY INDEMNITEE'S
INVESTIGATION, ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE KNOWLEDGE, COURSE OF DEALING OR WAIVER.

         (d) HOWEVER, NO INDEMNITEE IS ENTITLED TO BE INDEMNIFIED UNDER THE
CREDIT DOCUMENTS FOR ITS OWN SOLE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR SOLE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                               NEGATIVE COVENANTS

         Until the Commitments have been terminated and the Obligations have
been fully paid and performed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, without first obtaining the Required
Lenders' consent to the contrary:

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         SECTION 9.1. DEBT.

         The Borrower will not cause or permit any other Company to, create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt except the following (the "PERMITTED
DEBT"):

         (a) SUBSIDIARY GUARANTIES. Guaranties of any Debt of the Borrower.

         (b) PERMITTED NON-RECOURSE DEBT. Permitted Non-Recourse Debt.

         (c) CENTENNIAL GUARANTY. Upon the acquisition by TE Products of a
one-third interest in the Centennial Pipeline Project, Debt arising under the
Centennial Guaranty.

         (d) ADDITIONAL DEBT. Additional Debt not described in clauses (a)
through (c) above incurred by the Guarantors in an aggregate principal amount
not to exceed $25,000,000.

         (e) EXISTING DEBT. The Debt described on Schedule 7.12, together with
all renewals, extensions, amendments, modifications and refinancings of (but not
any principal increases to) any of such Debt.

         SECTION 9.2. PREPAYMENTS.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company,
other than an Excluded Subsidiary, to, prepay or redeem or cause to be prepaid
or redeemed any principal of, or any interest on, any of its Debt except (a) the
Obligations and (b) any of its other Debt if (i) no Event of Default or
Potential Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before, or will
occur as a result of (or otherwise will occur immediately after), the prepayment
or redemption, and (ii) in respect of any prepayment or redemption of the Senior
Notes, the Borrower concurrently prepays to the Lenders Borrowings in a
principal amount that is in the same proportion to the total principal amount of
Borrowings outstanding immediately before such prepayment as the amount of
principal of the Senior Notes then being prepaid or redeemed bears to the total
principal amount of the Senior Notes immediately before such prepayment or
redemption in accordance with Section 3.2(c)(iv).

         SECTION 9.3. LIENS.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company:
(a) to create, incur or suffer or permit to be created or incurred or to exist
any Lien upon any of its assets except Permitted Liens or (b) to enter into or
permit to exist any arrangement or agreement that directly or indirectly
prohibits any Company from creating or incurring any Lien on any of its assets
except (i) the Credit Documents, (ii) any lease that places a Lien prohibition
on only the property subject to that lease and (iii) arrangements and agreements
that apply only to property subject to Permitted Liens. The following are
"PERMITTED LIENS":

         (a) EXISTING LIENS. The Liens existing on the date of this Agreement
and described on Schedule 7.13 and any renewal, extension, amendment or
modification of any of such Lien, provided that the total principal amount
secured by any such Lien never exceeds the total principal amount secured by
such Lien on the date of this Agreement.

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         (b) THIS TRANSACTION. Liens, if any, ever granted to the Administrative
Agent in favor of the Lenders to secure all of any part of the Obligations.

         (c) BONDS. Liens securing any industrial development, pollution control
or similar revenue bonds that never exceed a total principal amount of
$25,000,000.

         (d) FORECLOSED PROPERTIES. Liens existing on any property acquired by
any Company in connection with the foreclosure or other exercise of its Lien on
the property.

         (e) SETOFFS. Rights of set off or recoupment and banker's Liens,
subject to any limitations imposed upon them in the Credit Documents.

         (f) INSURANCE. Pledges or deposits made to secure payment of workers'
compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or
benefits or to participate in any fund in connection with workers' compensation,
unemployment insurance, pensions or other social security programs.

         (g) BIDS AND BONDS. Good faith pledges or deposits (i) for 10% or less
of the amounts due under (and made to secure) any Company's performance of bids,
tenders, contracts (except for the repayment of borrowed money), (ii) in respect
of any operating lease, that are for up to but not more than the greater of
either 10% of the total rental obligations for the term of the lease or 50% of
the total rental obligations payable during the first year of the lease, or
(iii) made to secure statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, or
indemnity, performance or other similar bonds benefiting any Company in the
ordinary course of its business.

         (h) PERMITS. Conditions in any permit, license or order issued by a
Governmental Authority for the ownership and operation of a pipeline that do not
materially impair the ownership or operation of such pipeline.

         (i) PROPERTY RESTRICTIONS. Zoning and similar restrictions on the use
of, and easements, restrictions, covenants, title defects and similar
encumbrances on, any Real Property or pipeline right-of-way that (i) do not
materially impair the Company's use of the Real Property or pipeline
right-of-way and (ii) are not violated by existing structures (including the
pipeline) or current land use.

         (j) EMINENT DOMAIN. The Right reserved to, or vested in, any
Governmental Authority (or granted by a Governmental Authority to another
Person) by the terms of any Right, franchise, grant, license, permit or Legal
Requirements to purchase or recapture, or to designate a purchaser of, any
property.

         (k) INCHOATE LIENS. If no Lien has been filed in any jurisdiction or
agreed to, (i) claims and Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable, (ii)
mechanic's Liens and materialman's Liens for services or materials and similar
Liens incident to construction and maintenance of real property, in each case
for which payment is not yet due and payable, (iii) landlord's Liens for rental
not yet due and payable, and (iv) Liens of warehousemen and carriers and similar
Liens securing obligations that are not yet due and payable.

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         (l) PERMITTED NON-RECOURSE DEBT. Liens securing obligations in respect
of Permitted Non-Recourse Debt of any Subsidiary of the Borrower.

         (m) MISCELLANEOUS. Any of the following to the extent that the validity
or amount is being contested in good faith and by appropriate and lawful
proceedings diligently conducted, reserve or other appropriate provision (if
any) required by GAAP has been made, levy and execution has not issued or
continues to be stayed, and they do not individually or collectively detract
materially from the value of the property of the Company in question or
materially impair the use of that property in the operation of its business: (i)
claims and Liens for Taxes; (ii) claims and Liens upon, and defects of title to,
real or personal property, including any attachment of personal or real property
or other legal process before adjudication of a dispute on the merits; (iii)
claims and Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers, landlords or
other similar Liens; (iv) Liens incident to construction and maintenance of real
property; and (v) adverse judgments, attachments or orders on appeal for the
payment of money.

         SECTION 9.4. EMPLOYEE PLANS.

         Except as disclosed on Schedule 7.11 or where not a Material Adverse
Event, the Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company to,
permit any of the events or circumstances described in Section 7.11 to exist or
occur.

         SECTION 9.5. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company
to, enter into any material transaction with any of its Affiliates except (a)
those described on Schedule 7.15, (b) transactions between the Borrower and a
Guarantor, (c) transactions permitted under Section 9.1 or 9.7, (d) transactions
in the ordinary course of business and upon fair and reasonable terms not
materially less favorable than it could obtain or could become entitled to in an
arm's-length transaction with a Person that was not its Affiliate, and (e)
compensation arrangements in the ordinary course of business with directors and
officers of the Companies.

         SECTION 9.6. COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND DOCUMENTS.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company
to: (a) violate the provisions of any Legal Requirements (including, without
limitation, OSHA and Environmental Laws) applicable to it or of any material
agreement to which it is a party if that violation alone, or when aggregated
with all other violations of Legal Requirements or other material agreements,
would be a Material Adverse Event, (b) violate in any material respect any
provision of its Constituent Documents, or (c) repeal, replace or amend any
provision of its Constituent Documents if that action would be a Material
Adverse Event.

         SECTION 9.7. DISTRIBUTIONS.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company
to declare, make or pay any Distribution other than (a) Distributions from any
Subsidiary of the Borrower to the Borrower and the other owners (if any) of
Equity Interests in such Subsidiary, and (b) Distributions by the Borrower that
(i) will not violate its Constituent Documents and (ii) do not exceed "Available
Cash" as defined in the Borrower's Agreement of Limited Partnership, in

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each case, so long as no Event of Default or Potential Default has occurred and
is continuing or will occur as a result of such Distribution.

         SECTION 9.8. DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company
(other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to, sell, assign, lease, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any of its assets (including equity interests in any other
Company) other than (a) pursuant to the Aerie Leases, (b) dispositions in the
ordinary course of business for a fair and adequate consideration, (c)
dispositions to any other Company that is a Guarantor, (d) dispositions to any
Excluded Subsidiary in connection with a transaction involving the issuance by
such Excluded Subsidiary of Permitted Non-Recourse Debt for the purposes
described in clause (ii) of the definition of "Permitted Non-Recourse Debt", (e)
dispositions of assets that are obsolete or are no longer in use and are not
significant to the continuation of such Company's business and (f) any other
disposition of assets, provided that the Borrower is in compliance with Section
3.2(c), if applicable, with respect to such disposition of assets.

         SECTION 9.9. MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS AND DISSOLUTIONS.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company
(other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to, merge or consolidate with any other
Person or dissolve, except (a) so long as no Event of Default or Potential
Default has occurred and is continuing or will occur as a result of such
transaction, any merger or consolidation involving one or more Companies (so
long as, if the Borrower is involved, it is the survivor), and (b) dissolution
of any Company (other than the Borrower) if substantially all of its assets have
been conveyed to any Company or disposed of as permitted in Section 9.8.

         SECTION 9.10. AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUENT DOCUMENTS.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company
(other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to, materially amend or modify its
Constituent Documents.

         SECTION 9.11. ASSIGNMENT.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company
to, assign or transfer any of its Rights, duties or obligations under any of the
Credit Documents.

         SECTION 9.12. FISCAL YEAR AND ACCOUNTING METHODS.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company
to, change its fiscal year for accounting purposes or any material aspect of its
method of accounting except to conform any new Subsidiary's accounting methods
to the Borrower's accounting methods.

         SECTION 9.13. NEW BUSINESS.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company
to, engage in any business except the businesses in which it is presently
engaged and any other reasonably related business.

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         SECTION 9.14. GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company
to, conduct its business in a way that causes the Borrower or such Company to
become regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935.

         SECTION 9.15. SENIOR NOTES.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company
to, (i) secure the obligations of any Company under the Senior Notes or the
related Indenture, (ii) increase the principal amount of the Senior Notes, (iii)
amend or modify any scheduled date of payment of principal under the Senior
Notes or the related Indenture, or (iv) increase the stated rate of any interest
applicable to the Senior Notes.

         SECTION 9.16. STRICT COMPLIANCE.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company
to, do indirectly anything that it may not do directly under any covenant in any
Credit Document.

         SECTION 9.17. RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS.

         The Borrower will not, and will not cause or permit any other Company
to, enter into any agreement, contract, arrangement or other obligation if the
effect of such agreement, contract, arrangement or other obligation is (a) to
impose any restriction, other than in connection with the issuance by any
Subsidiary of the Borrower of Permitted Non-Recourse Debt, on the ability of any
such Subsidiary to make or declare Distributions to the holders of its Equity
Interests that is more restrictive than the restrictions that are in effect on
the date of this Agreement and disclosed on Schedule 7.20 or (b) to restrict the
ability of any Company to create or maintain Liens on its assets in favor of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to secure, in whole or part, the
Obligations, except with respect to (i) agreements, contracts, arrangements or
other obligations of any Subsidiary of the Borrower acquired by the Borrower or
any Subsidiary of the Borrower after the date hereof to the extent that such
acquired Subsidiary was a party to such agreements, contracts, arrangements or
other obligations prior to its acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of
the Borrower and (ii) the issuance by any Subsidiary of the Borrower of
Permitted Non-Recourse Debt.

                                   ARTICLE X
                               FINANCIAL COVENANTS

         Until the Commitments have been terminated and the Obligations have
been fully paid and performed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, without first obtaining the Required
Lenders' consent to the contrary:

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         SECTION 10.1. MINIMUM NET WORTH.

         As of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, Consolidated
Net Worth will not be less than the sum of (a) 80% of Consolidated Net Worth as
of December 31, 2000, plus (b) 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of all Equity
Events occurring after December 31, 2000.

         SECTION 10.2. MAXIMUM FUNDED DEBT TO PRO FORMA EBITDA.

         As of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the ratio of
Consolidated Funded Debt to Pro Forma EBITDA for the period consisting of four
consecutive fiscal quarters taken as a single accounting period and ending on
such day will be less than the amount specified below for such fiscal quarter:

<Table>
<Caption>
                QUARTER(S) ENDING                                RATIO
                -----------------                                -----
<S>                                                          <C>
                09/30/01 through 12/31/01                    5.00 to 1.00

                03/31/02 and thereafter                      4.50 to 1.00
</Table>

         SECTION 10.3. FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO.

         As of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the ratio of
(a) EBITDA of the Borrower to (b) the sum of Interest Expense of the Borrower
and Maintenance Capital Expenditures of the Borrower, in each case, (x) for the
four consecutive fiscal quarters taken as a single accounting period and ending
on such day and (y) excluding Interest Expense and Maintenance Capital
Expenditures of any Excluded Subsidiary of the Borrower, will not be less than
1.75 to 1.00.

                                   ARTICLE XI
                                EVENTS OF DEFAULT

         The term "EVENT OF DEFAULT" means the occurrence of any one or more of
the following:

         SECTION 11.1. PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.

         The Borrower's failure or refusal to pay (a) principal of any Note on
or before the date due or (b) any other part of the Obligations (including fees
due under the Credit Documents) on or before three Business Days after the date
due.

         SECTION 11.2. COVENANTS.

         Any Company's failure or refusal to punctually and properly perform,
observe and comply with any covenant (other than covenants to pay the
Obligations) applicable to it:

         (a) In Article 9 or 10; or

         (b) In Section 8.1, and such failure or refusal continues for ten days
after the earlier of (i) any Company's obtaining knowledge of such failure or
refusal and (ii) any Company's being notified of such failure or refusal by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender; or

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         (c) In any other provision of any Credit Document, and that failure or
refusal continues for 30 days after the earlier of (i) any Company's obtaining
knowledge of such failure or refusal and (ii) any Company's being notified of
such failure or refusal by the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

         SECTION 11.3. DEBTOR RELIEF.

         The Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary (a) is not Solvent, (b)
fails to pay its Debts generally as they become due, (c) voluntarily seeks,
consents to or acquiesces in the benefit of any Debtor Law, or (d) becomes a
party to or is made the subject of any proceeding (except as a creditor or
claimant) provided for by any Debtor Law (unless, if the proceeding is
involuntary, the applicable petition is dismissed within 60 days after its
filing).

         SECTION 11.4. JUDGMENTS AND ATTACHMENTS.

         Where the amounts in controversy or of any judgments, as the case may
be, exceed (from and after the date hereof and individually or collectively)
$25,000,000 for the Borrower or TE Products or $1,000,000 for any other Company,
and such Person fails (a) to have discharged, within 60 days after its
commencement, any attachment, sequestration or similar proceeding against any of
its assets or (b) to pay any money judgment against it within ten days before
the date on which any of its assets may be lawfully sold to satisfy that
judgment.

         SECTION 11.5. GOVERNMENT ACTION.

         Either (a) a final non-appealable order is issued by any Governmental
Authority (including the United States Justice Department) seeking to cause any
Company (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to divest a significant portion of
its assets under any antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair competition, industry
or similar Legal Requirements, or (b) any Governmental Authority condemns,
seizes or otherwise appropriates or takes custody or control of all or any
substantial portion of any Company's (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) assets
and, in either case, such event constitutes a Material Adverse Event.

         SECTION 11.6. MISREPRESENTATION.

         Any representation or warranty made by any Company in any Credit
Document at any time proves to have been materially incorrect when made.

         SECTION 11.7. CHANGE OF CONTROL.

         Any one or more of the following occurs or exists: (a) the Borrower
ceases to own at least 98.9899% of the limited partner interests in TE Products
or TCTM; or (b) Texas Eastern or any other Subsidiary of Duke Energy Corporation
or Duke Energy Field Services Corporation ceases to be the sole general partner
of the Borrower, TCTM or TE Products.

         SECTION 11.8. OTHER DEBT.

         In respect of the Senior Notes or any other Debt owed by any Company
(other than the Obligations) individually or collectively of at least
$10,000,000 (a) any Company fails to make

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any payment when due (inclusive of any grace, extension, forbearance or similar
period), or (b) any default or other event or condition occurs or exists beyond
the applicable grace or cure period, the effect of which is to cause or to
permit any holder of that Debt to cause (whether or not it elects to cause) any
of that Debt to become due before its stated maturity or regularly scheduled
payment dates, or (c) any of that Debt is declared to be due and payable or
required to be prepaid by any Company before its stated maturity.

         SECTION 11.9. FINA/BASF CONTRACTS.

         Any default or other condition or event shall occur and be continuing
under any FINA/BASF Contract that constitutes a Material Adverse Event.

         SECTION 11.10. VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY.

         Once executed, this Agreement, any Note or Guaranty ceases to be in
full force and effect in any material respect or is declared to be null and void
or its validity or enforceability is contested in writing by any Company party
to it or any Company party to it denies in writing that it has any further
liability or obligations under it except in accordance with that document's
express provisions or as the appropriate parties under Section 14.8 below may
otherwise agree in writing.

         SECTION 11.11. HEDGING AGREEMENTS.

         In respect of any obligation under any Hedging Agreement entered into
by any Company individually or collectively of at least $10,000,000 (a) any
Company fails to make any payment when due (inclusive of any grace, extension,
forbearance or similar period), the effect of which is to cause (whether or not
it elects to cause) any of the obligations under such Hedging Agreement to
become due before its stated payment date, or (b) any default or other event or
condition occurs or exists beyond the applicable grace or cure period, the
effect of which is to cause (whether or not it elects to cause) any of the
obligations under such Hedging Agreement to become due before its stated payment
date or (c) any such obligation is declared to be due and payable or required to
be prepaid by any Company before its stated payment date.

                                  ARTICLE XII
                               RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

         SECTION 12.1. REMEDIES UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.

         (a) DEBTOR RELIEF. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under
Section 11.3, the Commitments shall automatically terminate, and the entire
outstanding principal amount of the Borrowings and all other accrued and unpaid
portions of the Obligations shall automatically become due and payable without
any action of any kind whatsoever.

         (b) OTHER EVENTS OF DEFAULT. If any Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, subject to the terms of Section 13.5(b), the Administrative Agent
shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, upon
notice to the Borrower, do any one or more of the following: (i) If the maturity
of the Obligations has not already been accelerated under

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Section 12.1(a), declare the outstanding principal amount of the Borrowings and
all other accrued and unpaid portion of the Obligations immediately due and
payable, whereupon they shall be due and payable; (ii) terminate the
Commitments; (iii) reduce any claim to judgment and (iv) exercise any and all
other legal or equitable Rights afforded by the Credit Documents, by applicable
Legal Requirements, or in equity.

         (c) OFFSET. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to
the extent lawful, upon notice to the Borrower, each Lender may exercise the
Rights of offset and banker's lien against each and every account and other
property, or any interest therein, which the Borrower may now or hereafter have
with, or which is now or hereafter in the possession of, such Lender to the
extent of the full amount of the Obligations then matured and owed to that
Lender.

         SECTION 12.2. COMPANY WAIVERS.

         To the extent lawful, the Borrower waives all other presentment and
demand for payment, protest, notice of intention to accelerate, notice of
acceleration and notice of protest and nonpayment and agrees that its liability
with respect to all or any part of the Obligations is not affected by any
renewal or extension in the time of payment of all or any part of the
Obligations, by any indulgence, or by any release or change in any security for
the payment of all or any part of the Obligations.

         SECTION 12.3. NOT IN CONTROL.

         Nothing in any Credit Documents gives or may be deemed to give to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender the Right to exercise control over any
Company's Real Property, other assets, affairs or management or to preclude or
interfere with any Company's compliance with any Legal Requirement or require
any act or omission by any Company that may be harmful to Persons or property.
Any "Material Adverse Event" or other materiality or substantiality qualifier of
any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or other provision of any
Credit Document is included for credit documentation purposes only and does not
imply or be deemed to mean that the Administrative Agent or any Lender
acquiesces in any non-compliance by any Company with any Legal Requirement,
document, or otherwise or does not expect the Companies to promptly, diligently
and continuously carry out all appropriate removal, remediation, compliance,
closure or other activities required or appropriate in accordance with all
Environmental Laws. The Administrative Agent's and the Lenders' power is limited
to the Rights provided in the Credit Documents. All of those Rights exist solely
(and may be exercised in manner calculated by the Administrative Agent or the
Lenders in their respective good faith business judgment) to assure payment and
performance of the Obligations.

         SECTION 12.4. COURSE OF DEALING.

         The acceptance by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders of any
partial payment on the Obligations is not a waiver of any Event of Default then
existing. No waiver by the Administrative Agent the Required Lenders or the
Lenders of any Event of Default is a waiver of any other then-existing or
subsequent Event of Default. No delay or omission by the Administrative Agent,
the Required Lenders or the Lenders in exercising any Right under the Credit
Documents impairs that Right or is a waiver thereof or any acquiescence therein,
nor will

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any single or partial exercise of any Right preclude other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other Right under the Credit Documents or
otherwise.

         SECTION 12.5. CUMULATIVE RIGHTS.

         All Rights available to the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders
and the Lenders under the Credit Documents are cumulative of and in addition to
all other Rights granted to the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and
the Lenders at law or in equity, whether or not the Obligations are due and
payable and whether or not the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders or the
Lenders have instituted any suit for collection, foreclosure or other action in
connection with the Credit Documents.

         SECTION 12.6. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS.

         Any and all proceeds ever received by the Administrative Agent or the
Lenders from the exercise of any Rights pertaining to the Obligations shall be
applied to the Obligations according to Section 3.11.

         SECTION 12.7. EXPENDITURES BY LENDERS.

         Any costs and reasonable expenses spent or incurred by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender in the exercise of any Right under any Credit
Document shall be payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent within ten
Business Days after such Person made demand for payment of such amount from
Borrower, accompanied by copies of supporting invoices or statements (if any),
shall become part of the Obligations and shall bear interest at the Default Rate
from the date spent until the date repaid.

         SECTION 12.8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

         Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be liable to any
Company for any amounts representing indirect, special or consequential damages
suffered by any Company, except where such amounts are based substantially on
willful misconduct by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, but then only to
the extent any damages resulting from such willful misconduct are covered by the
Administrative Agent's or the Lender's fidelity bond or other insurance.

                                  ARTICLE XIII
                        ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS

         SECTION 13.1. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.

         (a) APPOINTMENT. Each Lender appoints the Administrative Agent
(including, without limitation, each successor Administrative Agent in
accordance with this Section 13.1) as its nominee and agent to act in its name
and on its behalf (and the Administrative Agent and each such successor accepts
that appointment): (i) To act as its nominee and on its behalf in and under all
Credit Documents; (ii) to arrange the means whereby its funds are to be made
available to the Borrower under the Credit Documents; (iii) to take any action
that it properly requests

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under the Credit Documents (subject to the concurrence of other Lenders as may
be required under the Credit Documents); (iv) to receive all documents and items
to be furnished to it under the Credit Documents; (v) to be the secured party,
mortgagee, beneficiary, recipient and similar party in respect of any collateral
for the benefit of the Lenders (at any time an Event of Default or Potential
Default has occurred and is continuing); (vi) to promptly distribute to it all
material information, requests, documents and items received from any Company
under the Credit Documents; (vii) to promptly distribute to it its ratable part
of each payment or prepayment (whether voluntary, as proceeds of collateral upon
or after foreclosure, as proceeds of insurance thereon or otherwise) in
accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents; and (viii) to deliver to the
appropriate Persons requests, demands, approvals and consents received from it.
The Administrative Agent, however, may not be required to take any action that
exposes it to personal liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or
applicable Legal Requirement.

         (b) SUCCESSOR. The Administrative Agent may, subject (at any time no
Event of Default or Potential Default has occurred and is continuing) to the
Borrower's prior written consent that may not be unreasonably withheld, assign
all of its Rights and obligations as the Administrative Agent under the Credit
Documents to any of its Affiliates, which Affiliate shall then be the successor
Administrative Agent under the Credit Documents. The Administrative Agent may
also, upon 30 days' prior notice to the Borrower, voluntarily resign. If the
initial or any successor Administrative Agent ever ceases to be a party to this
Agreement or if the initial or any successor Administrative Agent ever resigns,
then the Required Lenders shall (which, if no Event of Default or Potential
Default has occurred and is continuing, is subject to the Borrower's approval
that may not be unreasonably withheld) appoint the successor Administrative
Agent from among the Lenders (other than the resigning Administrative Agent). If
the Required Lenders fail to appoint a successor Administrative Agent within 30
days after the resigning Administrative Agent has given notice of resignation,
then the resigning Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, upon 30
days prior notice to the Borrower, appoint a successor Administrative Agent,
subject (at any time no Event of Default or Potential Default has occurred and
is continuing) to the Borrower's prior written consent that may not be
unreasonably withheld, which must be a commercial bank having a combined capital
and surplus of at least $1,000,000,000 (as shown on its most recently published
statement of condition). Upon its acceptance of appointment as successor
Administrative Agent, the successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to and
become vested with all of the Rights of the prior Administrative Agent, and the
prior Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
as Administrative Agent under the Credit Documents, and each Lender shall
execute the documents that any Lender, the resigning Administrative Agent or the
successor Administrative Agent reasonably requests to reflect the change. After
any Administrative Agent's resignation as the Administrative Agent under the
Credit Documents, the provisions of this section inure to its benefit as to any
actions taken or not taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent under the
Credit Documents.

         (c) RIGHTS AS LENDER. The Administrative Agent, in its capacity as a
Lender, has the same Rights under the Credit Documents as any other Lender and
may exercise those Rights as if it were not acting as the Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent's resignation or removal does not impair or otherwise
affect any Rights that it has or may have in its capacity as an individual
Lender. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that the Administrative Agent is not
a fiduciary for the Lenders or the Borrower but is simply acting in the capacity
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Agreement to alleviate administrative burdens for the Borrower and the Lenders,
that the Administrative Agent has no duties or responsibilities to the Lenders
or the Borrower except those expressly set forth in the Credit Documents, and
that the Administrative Agent in its capacity as a Lender has the same Rights as
any other Lender.

         (d) OTHER ACTIVITIES. The Administrative Agent or any Lender may now or
in the future be engaged in one or more loan, letter of credit, leasing or other
financing transactions with the Borrower, act as trustee or depositary for the
Borrower or otherwise be engaged in other transactions with the Borrower
(collectively, the "other activities") not the subject of the Credit Documents.
Without limiting the Rights of the Lenders specifically set forth in the Credit
Documents, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender is responsible to
account to the other Lenders for those other activities, and no Lender shall
have any interest in any other Lender's activities, any present or future
guaranties by or for the account of the Borrower that are not contemplated by or
included in the Credit Documents, any present or future offset exercised by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender in respect of those other activities, any
present or future property taken as security for any of those other activities
or any property now or hereafter in the Administrative Agent's or any other
Lender's possession or control that may be or become security for the
obligations of the Borrower arising under the Credit Documents by reason of the
general description of indebtedness secured or of property contained in any
other agreements, documents or instruments related to any of those other
activities (but, if any payments in respect of those guaranties or that property
or the proceeds thereof is applied by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to
reduce the Obligations, then each Lender is entitled to share in the application
as provided in the Credit Documents).

         SECTION 13.2. EXPENSES.

         Each Lender shall pay its Commitment Percentage of any reasonable
expenses (including court costs, reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs of
collection) incurred by the Administrative Agent or in connection with any of
the Credit Documents if the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed from other
sources within 30 days after incurrence. Each Lender is entitled to receive its
Commitment Percentage of any reimbursement that it makes to the Administrative
Agent if the Administrative Agent is subsequently reimbursed from other sources.

         SECTION 13.3. PROPORTIONATE ABSORPTION OF LOSSES.

         Except as otherwise provided in the Credit Documents, nothing in the
Credit Documents gives any Lender any advantage over any other Lender insofar as
the Obligations are concerned or relieves any Lender from ratably absorbing any
losses sustained with respect to the Obligations (except to the extent
unilateral actions or inactions by any Lender result in the Borrower or any
other obligor on the Obligations having any credit, allowance, setoff, defense
or counterclaim solely with respect to all or any part of that Lender's part of
the Obligations).

         SECTION 13.4. DELEGATION OF DUTIES; RELIANCE.

         The Lenders may perform any of their duties or exercise any of their
Rights under the Credit Documents by or through the Administrative Agent, and
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Administrative Agent may perform any of their duties or exercise any of their
Rights under the Credit Documents by or through their respective
Representatives. The Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective
Representatives (a) are entitled to rely upon (and shall be protected in relying
upon) any written or oral statement believed by it or them to be genuine and
correct and to have been signed or made by the proper Person and, with respect
to legal matters, upon opinion of counsel selected by the Administrative Agent,
that Lender (but nothing in this clause (a) permits the Administrative Agent to
rely on (i) oral statements if a writing is required by this Agreement or (ii)
any other writing if a specific writing is required by this Agreement), (b) are
entitled to deem and treat each Lender as the owner and holder of its portion of
the Obligations for all purposes until written notice of the assignment or
transfer is given to and received by the Administrative Agent (and any request,
authorization, consent or approval of any Lender is conclusive and binding on
each subsequent holder, assignee or transferee of or Participant in that
Lender's portion of the Obligations until that notice is given and received),
(c) are not deemed to have notice of the occurrence of an Event of Default
unless a responsible officer of the Administrative Agent, who handles matters
associated with the Credit Documents and transactions thereunder, has actual
knowledge or the Administrative Agent has been notified by a Lender or the
Borrower, and (d) are entitled to consult with legal counsel (including counsel
for the Borrower), independent accountants, and other experts selected by the
Administrative Agent and are not liable for any action taken or not taken in
good faith by it in accordance with the advice of counsel, accountants or
experts.

         SECTION 13.5. LIMITATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S LIABILITY.

         (a) EXCULPATION. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its
Affiliates or Representatives will be liable to any Lender for any action taken
or omitted to be taken by it or them under the Credit Documents in good faith
and believed by it to be within the discretion or power conferred upon it or
them by the Credit Documents or be responsible for the consequences of any error
of judgment (except for gross negligence or willful misconduct), and neither the
Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates or Representatives has a
fiduciary relationship with any Lender by virtue of the Credit Documents (but
nothing in this Agreement negates the obligation of the Administrative Agent to
account for funds received by it for the account of any Lender).

         (b) INDEMNITY. Unless indemnified to its satisfaction against loss,
cost, liability and expense, the Administrative Agent may not be compelled to do
any act under the Credit Documents or to take any action toward the execution or
enforcement of the powers thereby created or to prosecute or defend any suit in
respect of the Credit Documents. If the Administrative Agent requests
instructions from the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as the case may be, with
respect to any act or action in connection with any Credit Document, the
Administrative Agent is entitled to refrain (without incurring any liability to
any Person by so refraining) from that act or action unless and until it has
received instructions. In no event, however, may the Administrative Agent or any
of its Representatives be required to take any action that it or they determine
could incur for it or them criminal or onerous civil liability. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, no Lender has any right of action against the
Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent's acting or
refraining from acting under this Agreement in accordance with instructions of
the Required Lenders.

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         (c) RELIANCE. The Administrative Agent is not responsible to any Lender
or any Participant for, and each Lender represents and warrants that it has not
relied upon the Administrative Agent in respect of, (i) the creditworthiness of
any Company and the risks involved to such Lender, (ii) the effectiveness,
enforceability, genuineness, validity or the due execution of any Credit
Document, (iii) any representation, warranty, document, certificate, report or
statement made therein or furnished thereunder or in connection therewith, (iv)
the adequacy of any collateral now or hereafter securing the Obligations or the
existence, priority or perfection of any Lien now or hereafter granted or
purported to be granted on the collateral under any Credit Document, or (v)
observation of or compliance with any of the terms, covenants or conditions of
any Credit Document on the part of the General Partner or any Company. EACH
LENDER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES AND
HOLD THEM HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST (BUT LIMITED TO SUCH LENDER'S COMMITMENT
PERCENTAGE OF) ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, PENALTIES,
ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, SUITS, COSTS, REASONABLE EXPENSES AND REASONABLE
DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER THAT MAY BE IMPOSED ON, ASSERTED
AGAINST OR INCURRED BY THEM IN ANY WAY RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THE CREDIT
DOCUMENTS OR ANY ACTION TAKEN OR OMITTED BY THEM UNDER THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS IF
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOT REIMBURSED FOR SUCH
AMOUNTS BY ANY COMPANY. ALTHOUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND ITS
REPRESENTATIVES HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE INDEMNIFIED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT BY THE
LENDERS FOR ITS OR THEIR OWN ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND
ITS REPRESENTATIVES DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE INDEMNIFIED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
FOR ITS OR THEIR OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

         SECTION 13.6. EVENT OF DEFAULT.

         If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Lenders
agree to promptly confer in order that the Required Lenders or the Lenders, as
the case may be, may agree upon a course of action for the enforcement of the
Rights of the Lenders. The Administrative Agent is entitled to act or refrain
from taking any action (without incurring any liability to any Person for so
acting or refraining) unless and until it has received instructions from the
Required Lenders. In actions with respect to any Company's property, the
Administrative Agent is acting for the ratable benefit of each Lender.

         SECTION 13.7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

         No Lender or any Participant will incur any liability to any other
Lender or Participant except for acts or omissions in bad faith, and neither the
Administrative Agent nor any Lender or Participant will incur any liability to
any other Person for any act or omission of any other Lender or any Participant.

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         SECTION 13.8. OTHER AGENTS.

         SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Capital Markets, Inc., a division of
SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc., is named on the cover page as "Sole Lead
Arranger" but does not, in such capacity, assume any responsibility or
obligation under this Agreement for syndication, documentation, servicing,
enforcement or collection of any part of the Obligations, nor any other duties,
as agent for the Lenders.

         SECTION 13.9. RELATIONSHIP OF LENDERS.

         The Credit Documents do not create a partnership or joint venture
between the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or among the Lenders.

         SECTION 13.10. BENEFITS OF AGREEMENT.

         None of the provisions of this Article XIII inures to the benefit of
any Company or any other Person except the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
Therefore, no Company or any other Person is responsible or liable for, entitled
to rely upon or entitled to raise as a defense, in any manner whatsoever, the
failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to comply with these
provisions.

                                  ARTICLE XIV
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         SECTION 14.1. NONBUSINESS DAYS.

         Any payment or action that is due under any Credit Document on a
non-Business Day may be delayed until the next succeeding Business Day (but
interest accrues on any payment until it is made). If, however, the payment
concerns a LIBOR Rate Borrowing and if the next succeeding Business Day is in
the next calendar month, then that payment must be made on the next preceding
Business Day.

         SECTION 14.2. COMMUNICATIONS.

         Unless otherwise specified, any communication from one party to another
under any Credit Document must be in writing (which may be by fax) to be
effective and will be deemed to have been given (a) if by fax, when transmitted
to the appropriate fax number (which, without affecting the date when deemed
given, must be promptly confirmed by telephone) or (b) if by any other means,
when actually delivered; provided, further, that any such communication to a
Company from any Person that is not a Company shall be deemed made to that
Company only if it is sent to the Borrower or, if other than the Borrower, to
such Company in care of the Borrower. Until changed by notice under this
Agreement, the address, fax number and telephone number for the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent are stated beside their respective signatures to this
Agreement and for each Lender are stated beside its name on Schedule 2.

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         SECTION 14.3. FORM AND NUMBER.

         The form, substance and number of counterparts of each writing to be
furnished under this Agreement must be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
and the Borrower.

         SECTION 14.4. EXCEPTIONS.

         An exception to any Credit Document covenant or agreement does not
permit violation of any other Credit Document covenant or agreement.

         SECTION 14.5. SURVIVAL.

         All Credit Document provisions survive all closings and are not
affected by any investigation by any party.

         SECTION 14.6. GOVERNING LAW.

         Unless otherwise specified, each Credit Document shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York and the
United States of America.

         SECTION 14.7. INVALID PROVISIONS.

         If any provision of a Credit Document is judicially determined to be
unenforceable, then all other provisions of it remain enforceable. If the
provision determined to be unenforceable is a material part of that Credit
Document, then, to the extent lawful, it shall be replaced by a
judicially-construed provision that is enforceable but otherwise as similar in
substance and content to the original provision as the context of it reasonably
allows.

         SECTION 14.8. AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS, WAIVERS, CONSENTS AND CONFLICTS.

         (a) ALL LENDERS. Any amendment or supplement to, or waiver or consent
under, any Credit Document that purports to accomplish any of the following must
be by a writing executed by the Borrower and executed (or approved in writing,
as the case may be) by all the Lenders: (i) extends the due date for, decreases
the amount or rate of calculation of or waives the late or non-payment of, any
scheduled payment or mandatory prepayment of principal or interest of any of the
Obligations or any fees payable ratably to the Lenders under the Credit
Documents, except, in each case, any adjustments or reductions that are
contemplated by any Credit Document; (ii) changes the definition of
"Commitment", "Commitment Percentage", "Default Percentage" or "Required
Lenders", (iii) increases any part of any Lender's Commitment; (iv) fully or
partially releases or amends any Guaranty except, in each case, as expressly
provided by any Credit Document or as a result of a merger, consolidation or
dissolution expressly permitted in the Credit Documents; (v) consents to any
assignment by the Borrower under Section 14.10(a); or (vi) changes this clause
(a) or any other matter specifically requiring the consent of all the Lenders
under any Credit Document; provided that this Agreement may be amended and
restated without the consent of any Lender or the Administrative Agent if, upon
giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender or the
Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall no longer be a party to this
Agreement (as so amended and restated) or have any Commitment or

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other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all amounts payable
hereunder to such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.

         (b) THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. Any amendment or supplement to, or waiver
or consent under, any Credit Document that purports to accomplish any of the
following must be by a writing executed by the Borrower and executed (or
approved in writing, as the case may be) by the Administrative Agent: (i)
extends the due date for, decreases the amount or rate of calculation of, or
waives the late or non-payment of, any fees payable to the Administrative Agent
under any Credit Document, except, in each case, any adjustments or reductions
that are contemplated by any Credit Document; (ii) increases the Administrative
Agent's obligations beyond its agreements under any Credit Document; or (iii)
changes this clause (b) or any other matter specifically requiring the consent
of the Administrative Agent under any Credit Document.

         (c) THE REQUIRED LENDERS. Except as specified above (i) the provisions
of this Agreement may be amended and supplemented, and waivers and consents
under it may be given, in writing executed by the Borrower, the Required Lenders
and the Administrative Agent, if applicable, and otherwise supplemented only by
documents delivered in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, and
(ii) each other Credit Document may only be amended and supplemented, and
waivers and consents under it may be given, in a writing executed by the parties
to that Credit Document that is also executed or approved by the Required
Lenders and the Administrative Agent, if applicable, and otherwise supplemented
only by documents delivered in accordance with the express terms of that other
Credit Document.

         (d) WAIVERS. No course of dealing or any failure or delay by the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Representatives with
respect to exercising any Right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under
any Credit Document operates as a waiver of that Right. A waiver must be in
writing and signed by the parties otherwise required by this Section 14.8 to be
effective and will be effective only in the specific instance and for the
specific purpose for which it is given.

         (e) CONFLICTS. Although this Agreement and other Credit Documents may
contain additional and different terms and provisions, any conflict or ambiguity
between the express terms and provisions of this Agreement and express terms and
provisions in any other Credit Document is controlled by the express terms and
provisions of this Agreement.

         SECTION 14.9. COUNTERPARTS.

         Any Credit Document may be executed in a number of identical
counterparts (including, at the Administrative Agent's discretion, counterparts
or signature pages executed and transmitted by fax) with the same effect as if
all signatories had signed the same document. All counterparts must be construed
together to constitute one and the same instrument. Certain parties to this
Agreement may execute multiple signature pages to this Agreement as well as one
or more complete counterparts of it, and the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent are authorized to execute, where applicable, those separate signature
pages and insert them, along with signature pages of other parties to this
Agreement, into one or more complete counterparts of this Agreement that contain
signatures of all parties to it.

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         SECTION 14.10. PARTIES.

         (a) PARTIES AND BENEFICIARIES. Each Credit Document binds and inures to
the parties to it and each of their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Only those Persons may rely upon or raise any defense about this Agreement. No
Company may assign or transfer any Rights or obligations under any Credit
Document without first obtaining the consent of all the Lenders, and any
purported assignment or transfer without the consent of all the Lenders is void.

         (b) RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. The relationship between (x) each Lender
and (y) each Company is that of creditor/secured party and obligor,
respectively. Financial covenant and reporting provisions in the Credit
Documents are intended solely for the benefit of each Lender to protect its
interest as a creditor/secured party. Nothing in the Credit Documents may be
construed as (i) permitting or obligating any Lender to act as a financial or
business advisor or consultant to any Company, (ii) permitting or obligating any
Lender to control any Company or conduct its operations, (iii) creating any
fiduciary obligation of any Lender to any Company, or (iv) creating any joint
venture, agency or other relationship between the parties except as expressly
specified in the Credit Documents.

         (c) PARTICIPATIONS. Any Lender may (subject to the provisions of this
section, in accordance with applicable Legal Requirement, in the ordinary course
of its business, at any time, and with notice to the Borrower) sell to one or
more Persons (each a "PARTICIPANT") participating interests in its portion of
the Obligations so long as the minimum amount of such participating interest is
$5,000,000. The selling Lender remains a "Lender" under the Credit Documents,
the Participant does not become a "Lender" under the Credit Documents, and the
selling Lender's obligations under the Credit Documents remain unchanged. The
selling Lender remains solely responsible for the performance of its obligations
and remains the holder of its share of the Borrowings for all purposes under the
Credit Documents. The Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall continue to
deal solely and directly with the selling Lender in connection with that
Lender's Rights and obligations under the Credit Documents, and each Lender must
retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce due obligations of the
Companies. Participants have no Rights under the Credit Documents except as
provided in the except clause of the last sentence of this Section 14.10(c).
Subject to the following, each Lender may obtain (on behalf of its Participants)
the benefits of Article 3 with respect to all participations in its part of the
Obligations outstanding from time to time so long as the Borrower is not
obligated to pay any amount in excess of the amount that would be due to that
Lender under Article 3 calculated as though no participations have been made. No
Lender may sell any participating interest under which the Participant has any
Rights to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any Credit Document
except as to matters in Section 14.8(a)(i) and (ii).

         (d) ASSIGNMENTS. Each Lender may make assignments to any Federal
Reserve Bank, provided that any related costs, fees and expenses incurred by
such Lender in connection with such assignment or the re-assignment back to it
free of any interests of the Federal Reserve Bank, shall be for the sole account
of Lender. Each Lender may also assign to one or more assignees (each an
"ASSIGNEE") all or any part of its Rights and obligations under the Credit
Documents so long as (i) the assignor Lender and Assignee execute and deliver to
the Administrative Agent and the Borrower for their consent and acceptance (that
may not be unreasonably withheld in any instance and is not required by the
Borrower if an Event of Default

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has occurred and is continuing) an assignment and assumption agreement in
substantially the form of Exhibit E (an "ASSIGNMENT") and pay to the
Administrative Agent a processing fee of $1,000 (which payment obligation is the
sole liability, joint and several, of that Lender and Assignee), (ii) the
assignment must be for a minimum total Commitment of $5,000,000, and, if the
assignor Lender retains any Commitment, it must be a minimum total Commitment of
$10,000,000, and (iii) the conditions for that assignment set forth in the
applicable Assignment are satisfied. The Effective Date in each Assignment must
(unless a shorter period is agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent) be at least five Business Days after it is executed and delivered by the
assignor Lender and the Assignee to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower
for acceptance. Once such Assignment is accepted by the Administrative Agent and
the Borrower, and subject to all of the following occurring, then, on and after
the Effective Date stated in it (A) the Assignee automatically shall become a
party to this Agreement and, to the extent provided in that Assignment, shall
have the Rights and obligations of a Lender under the Credit Documents, (B) in
the case of an Assignment covering all of the remaining portion of the assignor
Lender's Rights and obligations under the Credit Documents, the assignor Lender
shall cease to be a party to the Credit Documents, (C) the Borrower shall
execute and deliver to the assignor Lender and the Assignee the appropriate
Notes in accordance with this Agreement following the transfer, (D) upon
delivery of the Notes under clause (C) the assignor Lender shall return to the
Borrower all Notes previously delivered to that Lender under this Agreement, and
(E) Schedule 2 shall be automatically amended to reflect the name, address,
telecopy number and Commitment of the Assignee and the remaining Commitment (if
any) of the assignor Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall prepare and
circulate to the Borrower and the Lenders an amended Schedule 2 reflecting those
changes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Assignee may be recognized as a party
to the Credit Documents (and the assignor Lender shall continue to be treated
for all purposes as the party to the Credit Documents) with respect to the
Rights and obligations assigned to that Assignee until the actions described in
clauses (C) and (D) have occurred. The Obligation is registered on the books of
the Borrower as to both principal and any stated interest, and transfers of (as
opposed to participations in) principal of and interest on the Obligations may
be made only in accordance with this Section.

         SECTION 14.11. VENUE, SERVICE OF PROCESS AND JURY TRIAL.

         THE BORROWER IN EACH CASE FOR ITSELF AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,
IRREVOCABLY (A) SUBMITS TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND
FEDERAL COURTS IN NEW YORK, (B) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT LAWFUL, ANY
OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR IN THE FUTURE HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY
LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CREDIT DOCUMENT AND THE
OBLIGATIONS BROUGHT IN ANY STATE COURT IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR IN
ANY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, (C) WAIVES ANY CLAIMS
THAT ANY LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY OF THE FOREGOING COURTS HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN
AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, (D) CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF
THOSE COURTS IN ANY LITIGATION BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF THAT PROCESS BY
CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, POSTAGE PREPAID, BY HAND DELIVERY OR
BY DELIVERY BY A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED COURIER SERVICE, AND SERVICE SHALL BE
DEEMED COMPLETE UPON

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DELIVERY OF THE LEGAL PROCESS AT ITS ADDRESS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT, (E)
AGREES THAT ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING AGAINST ANY PARTY TO ANY CREDIT DOCUMENT
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR THE OBLIGATIONS MAY
BE BROUGHT IN ONE OF THE FOREGOING COURTS, AND (F) IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY
CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY CREDIT DOCUMENT. The
scope of each of the foregoing waivers is intended to be all encompassing of any
and all disputes that may be filed in any court and that relate to the subject
matter of this transaction, including, without limitation, contract claims, tort
claims, breach of duty claims and all other common law and statutory claims. THE
BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THESE WAIVERS ARE A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S AND EACH LENDER'S AGREEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP, THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER HAS ALREADY RELIED
ON THESE WAIVERS IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
AND EACH LENDER WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON EACH OF THESE WAIVERS IN RELATED FUTURE
DEALINGS. THE BORROWER FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED
THESE WAIVERS WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY
AGREES TO EACH WAIVER FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. The waivers in
this section are irrevocable, meaning that they may not be modified either
orally or in writing, and these waivers apply to any future renewals,
extensions, amendments, modifications or replacements in respect of the
applicable Credit Document. In connection with any Litigation, this Agreement
may be filed as a written consent to a trial by the court.

         SECTION 14.12. NON-RECOURSE TO THE GENERAL PARTNER.

         Neither the General Partner nor any director, officer, employee,
stockholder, member, manager or agent of the General Partner shall have any
liability for any obligations of the Borrower or any other Company under this
Agreement or any other Credit Document or for any claim based on, in respect of
or by reason of, such obligations or their creation, including any liability
based upon or arising by operation of law as a result of, the status or capacity
of the General Partner as the "general partner" of the Borrower or any other
Company. By executing this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and each Lender
expressly waives and releases all such liability.

         SECTION 14.13. CONFIDENTIALITY.

         The Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees (on behalf of itself
and each of its Affiliates, and its and each of their respective
Representatives) to keep and maintain any non-public information supplied to it
by or on behalf of any Company which is identified as being confidential and
shall not use any such information for any purpose other than in connection with
the administration or enforcement of this transaction. However, nothing herein
shall limit the disclosure of any such information (a) to the extent required by
Legal Requirement, (b) to counsel of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in
connection with the transactions provided for in this Agreement, (c) to bank
examiners, auditors and accountants, or (d) any Assignee or

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Participant (or prospective Assignee or Participant) so long as such Assignee or
Participant (or prospective Assignee or Participant) first enters into a
confidentiality agreement with the Administrative Agent or such Lender.

         SECTION 14.14. ENTIRETY.

         THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE BORROWER,
THE LENDERS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT WITH RESPECT TO SUBJECT MATTER SET
FORTH THEREIN AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS
OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

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         EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this Credit Agreement.

TEPPCO Partners, L.P.                       TEPPCO PARTNERS, L.P., as Borrower
America Tower Bldg.
2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 3200              By TEXAS EASTERN PRODUCTS
Houston, TX  77019                             PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC, as General
Attn:                                          Partner

Phone: 713-759-3636                            By /s/ CHARLES H. LEONARD
Fax:   713-759-3957                               ------------------------------
                                                  Name:  CHARLES H. LEONARD
                                                  Title: SVP, CFO & TREASURER

SunTrust Bank                               SUNTRUST BANK, as Administrative
303 Peachtree Street, N.E., 3rd Floor       Agent and Lender
Atlanta, GA  30308
Attn:                                       By /s/ STEVEN J. NEWBY
                                               ---------------------------------
Phone:                                         Name:  Steven J. Newby
Fax:                                           Title: Vice President

                    Signature Page to TEPPCO Partners, L.P.
                          Nine Month Credit Agreement

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