Northern Border Partners, L.P. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2005 Earnings Conference Call

Northern Border Partners, L.P. (NYSE:NBP) today
announced that it will release its fourth quarter and year-end 2005
earnings on February 14, 2006. It will host a conference call to
discuss fourth quarter and year-end results, and to discuss its
expectations for 2006 on Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at 10:00 a.m.
Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time).
   This call will be webcast via the Northern Border Partners'
website at www.northernborderpartners.com. It can also be accessed by
telephone at 303-262-2130.
   An audio replay of the call will be available through February 22,
2006 in the United States and Canada by dialing 800-405-2236,
conference ID number 11051430. A replay of the webcast will be
available on the Northern Border Partners' website through March 31,
2006.

   Northern Border Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded partnership
whose purpose is to own, operate and acquire a diversified portfolio
of energy assets. The partnership owns and manages natural gas
pipelines and is engaged in the gathering and processing of natural
gas. Additional information can be found at
http://www.northernborderpartners.com.