Exhibit 99.1

           Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. Announces Appointment of
                   Senior Vice President and General Counsel

     HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 2007--Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P.
(NASDAQ:EROC) ("Eagle Rock" or the "Partnership") today announced effective Aug.
15, 2007, Eagle Rock Energy G&P, LLC appointed Charles C. Boettcher as its
senior vice president and general counsel. Prior to joining Eagle Rock, Mr.
Boettcher was a partner in the law firm of Thompson & Knight, LLP. During his
eight years at Thompson & Knight, Mr. Boettcher practiced law in the Corporate
and Securities department and focused his practice on mergers and acquisitions
in the oil and gas industry.

     Joseph A. Mills, chairman and chief executive officer of Eagle Rock,
stated, "I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Charles Boettcher
to the position of senior vice president and general counsel of Eagle Rock.
Charles brings a wealth of legal and transactional experience to our
Partnership. Eagle Rock is committed to growing its resource and asset base
which includes its human resource capital. Charles' leadership and technical
skills will be a very important addition to our existing management team. We are
pleased to have Charles join our team and assist us in our legal and acquisition
efforts."

     Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. is a growth-oriented midstream and
upstream energy partnership engaged in the businesses of: (i) gathering,
compressing, treating, processing, transporting and selling natural gas, (ii)
fractionating and transporting natural gas liquids, and (iii) acquiring,
exploiting, developing, and producing oil and gas interests. Its corporate
office is located in Houston, Texas.

     This press release may include "forward-looking statements" as defined by
the Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements, other than statements of
historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events
or developments that the partnership expects, believes or anticipates will or
may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements are
based on certain assumptions made by the partnership based on its experience and
perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future
developments and other factors it believes are appropriate under the
circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the partnership, which
may cause the partnership's actual results to differ materially from those
implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements.


     CONTACT: Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P.
              Alfredo Garcia, 281-408-1204