DENVER, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- DCP Midstream, LLC, (DCP) today announced its plans to significantly expand gas gathering and processing facilities in northeast Colorado to support the growing natural gas production in the area. (LOGO: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080306/CLTH106LOGO) The plan includes capacity additions to two existing plants, Mewbourne and Lucerne, both located in Weld County. The expansions will increase DCP's gas processing capacity in the area by 80 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) to over 400 MMcf/d. Along with the installation of new equipment, DCP will utilize existing sites, equipment and infrastructure contributing to an anticipated fourth quarter 2009 completion. "This expansion is part of an ongoing series of optimization projects we've undertaken to increase area capacity and improve reliability and service to our producers and customers," said Tom O'Connor, chairman, president and chief executive officer of DCP. "It's especially beneficial to provide the infrastructure to help satisfy the country's demand for a clean, domestic energy supply." DCP Midstream, LLC, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, leads the midstream segment as one of the nation's top three largest natural gas gatherers and processors, and the largest natural gas liquids producer and marketer in the U.S. DCP Midstream operates in 16 states across seven producing regions. DCP Midstream is a 50:50 joint venture between Spectra Energy and ConocoPhillips. The Company owns the general partner of DCP Midstream Partners, LP, a master limited partnership, and manages and operates its assets in Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming and the northeast U.S. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080306/CLTH106LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: DCP Midstream, LLC CONTACT: Julia Emko, +1-303-605-2013, or 24-hour, +1-303-888-2787, for DCP Midstream, LLC

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