Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL) today announced that Sunoco Pipeline L.P. will commence binding Open Seasons for projects West Texas - Longview Access and West Texas - Houston Access. These projects are being developed to deliver crude oil from West Texas to the Mid-Valley Pipeline at Longview, Texas and to the Houston, Texas market.

The projects are anticipated to have initial capacity to transport approximately 40,000 barrels per day to Houston, and approximately 30,000 barrels per day to Longview. The West Texas - Houston Access project is scheduled to be operational by April 2012, and the West Texas - Longview Access project is scheduled to be operational by January 2013.

These projects will provide West Texas producers and Gulf Coast and Mid-Continent refiners with a comprehensive crude oil supply solution for both West Texas Intermediate and West Texas Sour crudes.

The Open Seasons will commence on February 17, 2012 and will end March 19, 2012. Subject to the terms of the Open Seasons, priority service will be available to shippers making long-term volume commitments during the Open Seasons. The Notice of Open Seasons will be available on the Sunoco Logistics website at www.sunocologistics.com/WTHA and www.sunocologistics.com/WTLA.

More information about these Open Seasons is available by contacting:

Chuck Maser
215-977-3822
cemaser@sunocologistics.com

ABOUT SUNOCO LOGISTICS

Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL), headquartered in Philadelphia, is a master limited partnership that owns and operates a logistics business consisting of a geographically diverse portfolio of complementary pipeline, terminalling and crude oil acquisition and marketing assets. The Refined Products Pipelines segment consists of approximately 2,500 miles of refined products pipelines located in the northeast, midwest and southwest United States, and equity interests in four refined products pipelines. The Crude Oil Pipelines segment consists of approximately 5,400 miles of crude oil pipelines, located principally in Oklahoma and Texas. The Terminal Facilities segment consists of approximately 42 million shell barrels of refined products and crude oil terminal capacity (including approximately 22 million shell barrels of capacity at the Nederland Terminal on the Gulf Coast of Texas and approximately 5 million shell barrels of capacity at the Eagle Point terminal on the banks of the Delaware River in New Jersey). The Crude Oil Acquisition and Marketing segment consists of acquisition and marketing of crude oil and is principally conducted in the midcontinent and consists of approximately 170 crude oil transport trucks and approximately 110 crude oil truck unloading facilities.

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