| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Information – Storage Segment 32 (Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands) The following is a reconciliation of operating income to EBITDA for the Storage Segment: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Operating income 108,486 $ 114,635 $ 141,079 $ 171,245 $ 178,947 $ 193,395 $ Plus depreciation and amortization expense 53,121 62,317 66,706 70,888 77,071 87,737 EBITDA 161,607 $ 176,952 $ 207,785 $ 242,133 $ 256,018 $ 281,132 $ Year Ended December 31, 2012 Projected incremental operating income range $ 18,000 - 26,000 Plus projected incremental depreciation and amortization expense range 7,000 - 9,000 Projected incremental EBITDA range $ 25,000 - 35,000 NuStar Energy L.P. utilizes a financial measure, EBITDA, that is not defined in United States generally accepted accounting principles. Management uses this financial measure because it is a widely accepted financial indicator used by investors to compare partnership performance. In addition, management believes that this measure provides investors an enhanced perspective of the operating performance of the partnership's assets. EBITDA is not intended nor presented as an alternative to net income. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for a measure of performance prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. EBITDA in the following reconciliations relate to our operating segments. For purposes of segment reporting we do not allocate general and administrative expenses to our reported operating segments because those expenses relate primarily to the overall management at the entity level. Therefore, EBITDA reflected in the following reconciliations exclude any allocation of general and administrative expenses consistent with our policy for determining segmental operating income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Year Ended December 31, The following is a reconciliation of projected incremental operating income to projected incremental EBITDA for the Storage Segment: |