Western Gas Partners, LP Increases Distribution and Schedules Earnings Conference Call

Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) announced today that the board of directors of its general partner has declared a cash distribution of $0.32 per unit for the third quarter of 2009, representing a 3.2% increase over the prior quarter. The distribution is payable on Nov. 13, 2009 to unitholders of record at the close of business on Oct. 30, 2009.

The partnership plans to report its third-quarter 2009 results after the market closes on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Management will host a conference call on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at 9 a.m. CST (10 a.m. EST) to discuss quarterly results.

The full text of the release announcing the results will be available on the partnership’s Web site at www.westerngas.com. To access the live audio webcast of the conference call, please visit the investor relations section of the Web site. To participate via telephone, please dial 888.713.4214 and enter participant code 95827064. Please call in 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. A replay of the call will be available on the Web site for two weeks following the conference call.

Western Gas Partners, LP is a growth-oriented Delaware limited partnership formed by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) to own, operate, acquire and develop midstream energy assets. With midstream assets in East and West Texas, the Rocky Mountains and the Mid-Continent, the Partnership is engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing and transporting natural gas for Anadarko and other producers and customers. For more information about Western Gas Partners, please visit www.westerngas.com.