Global Partners Opens New Distillate Terminal in Providence, Rhode Island

January 29, 2008

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2008--Global Partners LP (NYSE: GLP) today announced the opening of its new distillate and biofuels terminal in Providence, Rhode Island. The terminal, which has the capacity to store 244,000 barrels of refined petroleum products, is part of Global's new deepwater marine terminal project being developed at the Port of Providence.

"The Port of Providence serves the energy needs of residents and businesses throughout Rhode Island as well as southeastern and central Massachusetts," said Eric Slifka, Global's president and chief executive officer. "Increasing our distillate fuel capacity in Rhode Island enables us to more effectively supply our existing wholesale and commercial customers in the region. This expansion also allows us to cultivate new opportunities and serve the marketplace through multiple rack locations while building on our 75-year history in New England."

The newly refurbished distillate terminal concludes the first phase of Global's 474,000 barrel terminal project. The partnership also is building approximately 230,000 barrels of residual fuels storage at the Port of Providence. This capacity is scheduled to come on line in the first half of 2008.

About Global Partners LP

Global Partners LP, a publicly traded master limited partnership based in Waltham, Massachusetts, owns, controls or has access to one of the largest terminal networks of refined petroleum products in the Northeast. The partnership is one of the largest wholesale distributors of gasoline, distillates (such as home heating oil, diesel and kerosene) and residual oil to wholesalers, retailers and commercial customers in the Northeast. Global Partners LP, a FORTUNE 500(R) company, trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "GLP." For additional information, please visit www.globalp.com.

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SOURCE: Global Partners LP