TULSA, Okla., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) announced that the Ignacio natural gas processing plant has been repaired and returned to service today after being shut down due to a pipeline rupture on Wednesday, June 3.

Consistent with its June 10 guidance, the partnership does not anticipate this incident will affect expected distributions, or have a material impact on its financial position or liquidity.

The Ignacio plant is part of Williams Four Corners LLC, which is owned by Williams Partners. Williams (NYSE: WMB) operates the facility, which is located near Durango, Colo., and has a processing capacity of approximately 450 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd).

About Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ)

Williams Partners L.P. is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns natural gas gathering, transportation, processing and treating assets serving regions where producers require large scale and highly reliable services, including the Gulf of Mexico, the San Juan Basin in New Mexico and Colorado, and the Washakie Basin in Wyoming. The partnership also serves the natural gas liquids (NGL) market through its NGL fractionating and storage assets. The general partner is Williams Partners GP LLC. More information about the partnership is available at www.williamslp.com. Go to http://www.b2i.us/irpass.asp?BzID=1296&to=ea&s=0 to join our e-mail list.

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