BreitBurn Energy Partners to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell on May 21

LOS ANGELES--()--BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”) (NASDAQ:BBEP) announced today it will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite to ring the Closing Bell on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 4:00pm EDT to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the original predecessor of the BreitBurn entity.

CEO Halbert Washburn, joined by other members of the BreitBurn team will ring the Closing Bell to celebrate the occasion.

Those wishing to view the live webcast via the Internet should visit BreitBurn’s Investor Relations website at http://ir.breitburn.com/ or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx. To view pictures of the event, please visit http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm.

About BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.

BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. is a publicly traded independent oil and gas master limited partnership focused on the acquisition, exploitation, development and production of oil and gas properties. The Partnership’s producing and non-producing crude oil and natural gas reserves are located in Michigan, Wyoming, California, Florida, Texas, Indiana and Kentucky. See www.BreitBurn.com for more information.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the Partnership expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Unless legally required, BreitBurn undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed herein also could have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements. See "Risk Factors" in the Partnership's Annual Report filed on Form 10-K and other public filings and press releases.

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Contacts

Investor Relations Contacts:
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
James G. Jackson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(213) 225-5900 x273
or
Jessica Tang
Investor Relations
(213) 225-5900 x210

Contacts

Investor Relations Contacts:
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
James G. Jackson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(213) 225-5900 x273
or
Jessica Tang
Investor Relations
(213) 225-5900 x210