HOUSTON, April 4, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Targa Resources Partners LP (Nasdaq:NGLS) ("Targa Resources Partners" or the "Partnership") announced today that Matt Meloy has been appointed Vice President - Finance and Treasurer of Targa Resources GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership, effective April 1, 2008. He replaces Howard Tate who has resigned to pursue other opportunities.
Matt joined Targa Resources, Inc. ("Targa") in 2006 where he served as Director of Corporate Development. Prior to joining Targa, he was with The Royal Bank of Scotland, in their structured finance group focusing on the energy sector. Matt's professional experience also includes energy investment banking and equity research. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and is a CFA Charterholder.
About Targa Resources Partners
Targa Resources Partners was formed by Targa Resources, Inc. to engage in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing and selling natural gas and fractionating and selling natural gas liquids and natural gas liquids products. Targa Resources Partners owns an extensive network of integrated gathering pipelines, seven natural gas processing plants and two fractionators and currently operates in southwest Louisiana, the Permian Basin in west Texas and the Fort Worth Basin in north Texas. A subsidiary of Targa is the general partner of Targa Resources Partners.
Targa Resources Partners' principal executive offices are located at 1000 Louisiana, Suite 4300, Houston, Texas 77002 and its telephone number is 713-584-1000.
For more information, visit www.targaresources.com.