Global Partners Signs Agreement to Acquire Refined Products Terminal in Macungie, Pennsylvania

August 23, 2006

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Partners LP (NYSE: GLP), one of New England's largest wholesale distributors of distillates, gasoline and residual oil to wholesalers, retailers and commercial customers, today announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase a 170,000 barrel refined petroleum products terminal in Macungie, Pennsylvania from Pipeline Petroleum, Inc. and related parties.

"The Macungie acquisition advances several elements of our growth strategy," said Eric Slifka, president and chief executive officer of Global Partners. "First, the terminal broadens our footprint into a new and geographically strategic location in southeastern Pennsylvania, close to major transportation corridors and population centers. Second, the terminal has storage capacity for more than 7 million gallons of refined products, including distillates, as well as gasoline and diesel fuel, which allows us to continue to expand our non-weather sensitive product lines. From a financial perspective, we expect the Macungie terminal to generate strong cash flow and to be fully accretive to our unitholders, furthering another key objective of the Partnership."

Global Partners' acquisition of the Macungie terminal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2006, subject to due diligence and other customary conditions.

About Global Partners LP

Global Partners LP, a master limited partnership based in Waltham, Massachusetts, is one of the largest wholesale distributors of distillates (such as home heating oil, diesel and kerosene), gasoline and residual oil to wholesalers, retailers and commercial customers in New England. Global Partners LP trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "GLP." For additional information, please visit http://www.globalp.com.

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