Energy Transfer Partners Reports Fourth Quarter Results

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) today reported its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. For the three months ended December 31, 2017 Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“ETP” or the “Partnership”) reported a net income of $1.10 billion, an increase of $1.43 billion compared to a net loss of $336 million for the same period last year primarily due to a deferred tax benefit resulting from the recent tax reform. Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2017 totaled $1.94 billion, an increase of $453 million over the same period last year, reflecting significantly higher results from the midstream and crude oil transportation and services segments, as discussed in the segment results analysis below. Distributable Cash Flow attributable to the partners of ETP, as adjusted, for the three months ended December 31, 2017 totaled $1.20 billion, an increase of $240 million compared to the same period last year, primarily due to the increase in adjusted EBITDA.