8-K

                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                        Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                       Date of Report: September 20, 1999


                         Commission File Number 1-14323

                       ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           DELAWARE                                        76-0568219
 (State or other jurisdiction of               (I.R.S. Employer Identification
       incorporation or organization)                        Number)


     2727 North Loop West
     Houston, Texas                                           77008
     (Address of principal executive                        (Zip Code)
             offices)


                                 (713) 880-6500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

     On September 20, 1999, the Company announced it had completed its
acquisition of Tejas Natural Gas Liquids, LLC, from Tejas Energy, LLC, an
affiliate of Shell Oil Company.

     In exchange for its natural gas liquids (NGL) business, Tejas Energy
received 14.5 million convertible special partnership units in the Company and
$166 million in cash. Tejas Energy has the opportunity to earn an additional 6.0
million convertible contingency units over the next two years. As part of the
transaction, the Company has entered into a long-term gas processing agreement
with Shell for its Gulf of Mexico production. Tejas' NGL businesses include
natural gas processing and NGL fractionation, transportation, storage and
marketing. All of Tejas' NGL assets in Louisiana and Mississippi are included
under the terms of the transaction. This acquisition by the Company forms a
fully integrated Gulf Coast NGL processing, fractionation, storage,
transportation and marketing business.

     A copy of the Company's press release announcing the completion of the
transaction is attached as Exhibit 99.3.


ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

  (c) Exhibits.

    99.3 Press Release dated September 20, 1999.



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                            ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P.
                            By Enterprise Products GP, LLC, its general partner



Date: September 20, 1999    By:  /s/ Gary L. Miller
                            ____________________________________
                            Gary L. Miller
                            Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                            of Enterprise Products GP, LLC


                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER         EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

99.3           Press Release September 20, 1999.

EX-99.3

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.3

                              ENTERPRISE COMPLETES
                     TEJAS NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS ACQUISITION

     HOUSTON (September 20, 1999) - Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD)
announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Tejas Natural Gas
Liquids, LLC from  Tejas Energy, LLC. In exchange for its NGL business, Tejas
Energy, an affiliate of Shell Oil Company, received 14.5 million convertible
special partnership units in Enterprise and $166 million in cash. Tejas has the
opportunity to earn an additional 6.0 million convertible contingency units
over the next two years. As part of this transaction, Enterprise has entered
into a long-term natural gas processing agreement with Shell for its Gulf of
Mexico production.

     Tejas' natural gas liquids ("NGL") businesses include natural gas
processing and NGL fractionation, transportation, storage and marketing.  All of
Tejas' NGL assets in Louisiana and Mississippi are included under the terms of
the agreement.  This includes its varying interests in eleven natural gas
processing plants (including one under construction) with a combined gross
capacity of 11.0 billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd) and net capacity of 3.1 Bcfd;
four NGL fractionation facilities with a combined gross capacity of 281,000
barrels per day (BPD) and net capacity of 131,500 BPD; four NGL storage
facilities with approximately 29.5 million barrels of gross capacity and 8.8
million barrels of net capacity; and over 2,100 miles of NGL pipelines
(including a 12.5 percent interest in Dixie Pipeline).

     This acquisition forms a fully integrated Gulf Coast NGL processing,
fractionation, storage, transportation and marketing business.  Upon the
completion of Enterprise's previously announced $245 million, 160,000 BPD NGL
pipeline development, expected to be completed in the second half of 2000, the
company's NGL production will have access to the major NGL markets on the Texas
and Louisiana Gulf Coast, Dixie Pipeline, and global markets through
Enterprise's world class export facilities on the Houston Ship Channel.

     "We are excited to complete this strategic transaction and to have Shell as
a partner in Enterprise.  This transaction establishes a long-term relationship
between the largest oil and gas producer with the largest lease position in the
NGL-rich deepwater developments in the Gulf of Mexico and the leading midstream
provider of NGL fractionation, storage and transportation services," stated O.S.
"Dub" Andras, president and chief executive officer of Enterprise.

     "This transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to cash flow for
our unitholders and should provide Enterprise with several avenues by which to
significantly increase cash flow in the future.  Our management team, which
after the completion of this transaction owns approximately 68 percent of
Enterprise, is very optimistic about the long-term growth prospects for the
company as the result of this transaction," added Andras.

     "Entering into this partnership with Enterprise creates strong advantages
for Shell," said Walter van de Vijver, president and CEO of Shell Exploration &
Production Company. "We believe the partnership is extremely well positioned to
succeed in the NGL business, and it meets our long-term needs for natural gas
processing capacity to accommodate our growing deepwater production."



     The value drivers in this agreement include: the long-term natural gas
processing agreement with Shell; the expected increase in NGL production
associated with deepwater Gulf of Mexico developments and exploitation of
continental shelf reserves, establishment of Enterprise across the entire NGL
value chain, pricing upgrades on company-owned NGLs through access to multiple
markets; a platform for future projects, expansions and acquisitions;
optimization of Enterprise's existing downstream facilities; and savings from
the elimination of duplicative functions.  Furthermore, Enterprise's management
team will be enhanced with the addition of key personnel from Tejas NGL.

     The 14.5 million convertible special units received by Tejas at closing
represent a 17.6 percent equity ownership in Enterprise. These special units do
not accrue distributions and are not entitled to cash distributions until their
conversion into common units between August 1, 2000, and August 1, 2001.
If all of the 6.0 million convertible contingency units are earned, they would
convert into common units between August 1, 2002 and August 1, 2003. Tejas'
ownership interest in Enterprise would then increase to 23.8 percent.

     Enterprise Products Partners L.P., with an enterprise value of over $1.9
billion, is one of the leading midstream energy service companies in North
America providing processing, transportation and storage services to producers
of NGLs and consumers of NGL products.  Enterprise has ownership interests in
and operates some of the largest natural gas processing and NGL fractionation
facilities in the United States, the largest isobutane complex in the United
States, two propylene fractionation facilities, an MTBE production facility, an
import/export terminal, approximately 43.7 million barrels of net storage
capacity and a 2,400-mile network of pipelines all located along the Gulf Coast.
The Gulf Coast accounts for approximately 55% of U.S. NGL production and 75% of
U.S. demand for NGLs.

     This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.  Although Enterprise and the General Partner believe that
the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its goals will be
achieved.  Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements herein include the
extent of success that major and independent energy companies have in
exploiting, exploring developing and producing natural gas and associated
natural


gas liquid reserves in the deepwater and the continental shelf of the Gulf of
Mexico and onshore United States, the timing and extent of changes in commodity
prices for crude oil, natural gas, NGLs and interest rates; the extent of the
demand for the company's processing, storage and transportation services, which
may in part be influenced by the demand for petrochemicals and motor gasoline;
the timing and success to develop pipeline and other projects; the extent of
success in acquiring natural gas liquids facilities; conditions of the capital
and equity markets in the future periods, loss of a significant customer, and
the impact of current and future laws and government regulations affecting the
NGL industry in general, and the Company's operations in particular. All these
factors are difficult to predict and many are beyond the company's control.

Contacts:  Randy Fowler, Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (713) 880-6694 or
www.epplp.com