AMENDMENT NO. 3 to PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of April 18, 2003, by and among WILLIAMS ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS, INC. and WILLIAMS GP LLC collectively, as Selling Parties, and WEG ACQUISITIONS, L.P. a Delaware limited...

EXHIBIT 2.1

AMENDMENT NO. 3

to

PURCHASE AGREEMENT,

dated as of April 18, 2003,

by and among

XXXXXXXX ENERGY SERVICES, LLC,

XXXXXXXX NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS, INC. and

XXXXXXXX XX LLC

collectively, as Selling Parties,

and

WEG ACQUISITIONS, L.P.

a Delaware limited partnership,

as Buyer,

for the purchase and sale of

(i) all the membership interests of

WEG GP LLC

a Delaware limited liability company,

(ii) all of the Common Units and Subordinated Units of

XXXXXXXX ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.

a Delaware limited partnership

owned by Xxxxxxxx Energy Services, LLC and Xxxxxxxx Natural Gas Liquids, Inc.

and

(iii) all the Class B Common Units of

XXXXXXXX ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.

a Delaware limited partnership

dated as of May 26, 2004

AMENDMENT NO. 3

to

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment No. 3”) is made and entered into as of this 26^th day of May 2004, by and among XXXXXXXX ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“XXX”), XXXXXXXX NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“WNGL”), and XXXXXXXX XX LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Old Company,” and collectively with XXX and WNGL, the “Selling Parties”), and MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, L.P., formerly WEG Acquisitions, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Buyer”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Selling Parties and Buyer have entered into the Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2003 (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Selling Parties have agreed to sell, and Buyer has agreed to purchase, at the Closing the Securities (as such terms are defined in the Purchase Agreement); and

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 9.8 of the Purchase Agreement, the Selling Parties and Buyer have agreed to enter into this Amendment No. 3 to amend the Purchase Agreement to the extent, and only to the extent, specified below;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, conditions and other agreements set forth herein and in the Purchase Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

AMENDMENTS

Section 1.1 Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

Section 1.2 The Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by reducing the Cap provided in Section 8.2 (d)(i) from $175,000,000 to $160,000,000.

ARTICLE II

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 2.1. Signatures and Counterparts. Facsimile transmissions of any signed original document and/or retransmission of any signed facsimile transmission shall be the same as delivery of an original. At the request of Buyer or the Selling Parties, the parties will confirm facsimile transmission by signing a duplicate original document. This Amendment No. 3 may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be considered one and the same document.

Section 2.2. Governing Law. This Amendment No. 3 shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal and substantive laws of New York and without regard to any conflicts of laws concepts that would apply the substantive law of some other jurisdiction.

Section 2.3. Continuation of Purchase Agreement. To the extent not amended hereby, the Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 3 as of the date first above written.

SELLING PARTIES:		XXXXXXXX ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
		By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:		Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:		Authorized Signatory
		XXXXXXXX NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS, INC.
		By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:		Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:		Authorized Signatory
		XXXXXXXX XX LLC
		By:		XXXXXXXX ENERGY SERVICES, LLC and
				XXXXXXXX NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS, INC., Its Members
		By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Name:		Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Title:		Authorized Signatory
BUYER:		MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, L.P.
		By: MAGELLAN MIDSTREM MANAGEMENT, LLC Its General Partner
		By:		/s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
		Name:		Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
		Title:		President and CEO