<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001061219 <NAME> ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR YEAR YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997 JAN-01-1998 JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1999 <CASH> 23,463 24,103 5,230 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 76,533 72,834 334,294 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 15,871 <INVENTORY> 18,935 17,574 39,907 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 127,034 137,693 384,538 <PP&E> 716,594 720,342 1,029,026 <DEPRECIATION> 202,867 220,549 261,957 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 697,713 741,037 1,494,952 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 167,344 82,771 531,120 <BONDS> 215,334 90,000 166,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 0 0 0 <OTHER-SE> 311,885 562,536 789,465 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 697,713 741,037 1,494,952 <SALES> 1,020,281 738,902 1,332,979 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,035,963 754,573 1,346,456 <CGS> 938,392 685,884 1,201,605 <TOTAL-COSTS> 938,392 685,884 1,201,605 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 21,891 18,216 12,500 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 25,717 15,057 16,439 <INCOME-PRETAX> 49,963 35,416 115,912 <INCOME-TAX> 0 0 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 52,163 37,253 120,295 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 27,176 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 52,163 10,077 120,295 <EPS-BASIC> 0.94 0.17 1.79 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.94 0.17 1.64