News Release

PHILADELPHIA, June 17, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL) announced that Lehman Brothers Inc. has purchased an additional 275,000 common units to cover over-allotments in connection with Sunoco Logistics' common unit offering that closed May 23, 2005. The purchase price for the over-allotment was equal to the offering price to the public in the May 23 offering of $37.50 per unit, less the underwriting discount. Sunoco Logistics used all of the net proceeds from this over-allotment to redeem 275,000 common units owned by Sunoco Partners LLC, the general partner of Sunoco Logistics and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunoco, Inc.

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The final prospectus related to this offering may be obtained from Lehman Brothers Inc. c/o ADP Financial Services, Integrated Distribution Services, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11714, (631) 254-7106.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement.

Sunoco Logistics, headquartered in Philadelphia, was formed to acquire, own and operate substantially all of Sunoco, Inc.'s refined product and crude oil pipelines and terminal facilities. The Eastern Pipeline System consists of approximately 1,900 miles of primarily refined product pipelines and interests in four refined products pipelines, consisting of a 9.4 percent interest in Explorer Pipeline Company, a 31.5 percent interest in Wolverine Pipe Line Company, a 12.3 percent interest in West Shore Pipe Line Company and a 14.0 percent interest in Yellowstone Pipe Line Company. The Terminal Facilities consist of 8.9 million barrels of refined product terminal capacity and 16.0 million barrels of crude oil terminal capacity (including 12.5 million barrels of capacity at the Texas Gulf Coast Nederland Terminal). The Western Pipeline System consists of approximately 2,450 miles of crude oil pipelines, located principally in Oklahoma and Texas and a 43.8 percent interest in the West Texas Gulf Pipe Line Company. For additional information visit Sunoco Logistics' web site at http://www.sunocologistics.com.

Sunoco, Inc., (NYSE: SUN) headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of petroleum and petrochemical products. With 900,000 barrels per day of refining capacity, approximately 4,800 retail sites selling gasoline and convenience items, over 4,300 miles of crude oil and refined product owned and operated pipelines and 38 product terminals, Sunoco is one of the largest independent refiner-marketers in the United States. Sunoco is a significant manufacturer of petrochemicals with annual sales of approximately five billion pounds, largely chemical intermediates used to make fibers, plastics, film and resins. Utilizing a unique, patented technology, Sunoco also has the capacity to manufacture over 2.5 million tons annually of high-quality metallurgical-grade coke for use in the steel industry. For additional information visit Sunoco's Web site at http://www.SunocoInc.com.

NOTE: Those statements made in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Although Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (the "Partnership") believes that the assumptions underlying these statements are reasonable, investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and necessarily involve risks that may affect the Partnership's business prospects and performance causing actual results to differ from those discussed in the foregoing release. Such risks and uncertainties include, by way of example and not of limitation: whether or not the transactions described in the foregoing news release will be consummated or cash flow accretive; increased competition; changes in demand for crude oil and refined products that we store and distribute; changes in operating conditions and costs; changes in the level of environmental remediation spending; potential equipment malfunction; potential labor issues; the legislative or regulatory environment; plant construction/repair delays; nonperformance by major customers or suppliers; and political and economic conditions, including the impact of potential terrorist acts and international hostilities. These and other applicable risks and uncertainties have been described more fully in the Partnership's March 31, 2005 Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2005. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in this release, whether as a result of new information or future events.

SOURCE Sunoco, Inc.

Jerry Davis (media), +1-215-977-6298, or Colin Oerton (investors), +1-866-248-4344,
both of Sunoco

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