ONEOK Announces Third-quarter 2007 Earnings; Raises 2007 Guidance

October 31, 2007

TULSA, Okla., Oct 31, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) announced today third-quarter 2007 net income of $13.9 million, or 13 cents per diluted share, compared with $24.4 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, in the same period last year.

Net income for the nine-month period ending Sept. 30, 2007, was $202 million, or $1.83 per diluted share, compared with $231.7 million, or $2.02 per diluted share, in the same period last year. The year-to-date 2006 results include ONEOK's share of ONEOK Partners' gain on the sale of a 20 percent interest in Northern Border Pipeline Company, which had an after-tax impact of $32.3 million, or 28 cents per share.

The company also increased its previous 2007 earnings guidance to a range of $2.62 to $2.72 per diluted share, reflecting anticipated stronger performance in the ONEOK Partners and distribution segments. Additional information is available in Exhibit A. ONEOK's previous 2007 earnings guidance was estimated to be in the range of $2.50 to $2.70 per diluted share.

"Our ONEOK Partners segment continues to perform well, benefiting ONEOK in the third quarter and in the nine-month period," said John W. Gibson, ONEOK chief executive officer. "Our distribution segment continues to see the positive effects from new rates in Kansas and Texas, however, our energy services segment earnings were lower, reflecting reduced natural gas price volatility," he added.

Operating income for the third quarter 2007 was $102.8 million, compared with $119.6 million for the third quarter 2006. The decrease is primarily due to the energy services segment's lower transportation and storage margins, partially offset by increased financial trading margins.

Excluding the one-time gain on the sale of assets, year-to-date 2007 operating income increased to $564.9 million, compared with $543.1 million for the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to the implementation of new rate schedules in Kansas and Texas in the distribution segment, partially offset by ONEOK's energy services segment, which experienced lower transportation margins.

Results for 2006 are reported as if the April 2006 transaction in which ONEOK Partners purchased assets from ONEOK had occurred on Jan. 1, 2006.

    THIRD-QUARTER 2007 SUMMARY INCLUDES:

    -- Operating income of $102.8 million, compared with $119.6 million in the
       third quarter last year;
    -- ONEOK Partners segment operating income of $105.1 million, compared
       with $107.7 million in the third quarter 2006;
    -- Distribution segment operating loss of $1.6 million, compared with a
       loss of $9.2 million in the third quarter 2006;
    -- Energy services segment operating loss of $0.7 million, compared with
       operating income of $21.5 million in the third quarter 2006;
    -- Operating costs of $181.1 million, compared with $174.8 million in the
       third quarter 2006, up primarily as a result of higher bad debt expense
       in the distribution segment and higher employee-related costs in the
       ONEOK Partners segment due to growth from  acquisition activities;
    -- Distributions declared from the company's general partner interest in
       ONEOK Partners of $14.9 million for the third quarter 2007;
       distributions declared from the company's limited partner interest in
       ONEOK Partners of $37.4 million for the third quarter 2007;
    -- ONEOK, on a stand-alone basis, having no short-term debt at Sept. 30,
       2007, $39.3 million of cash and cash equivalents and $744.3 million of
       gas in storage;
    -- ONEOK stand-alone total debt of 52 percent of capitalization;
    -- ONEOK stand-alone cash flow from continuing operations, before changes
       in working capital, of $382.0 million, which exceeded capital
       expenditures and dividends of $231.1 million by $150.9 million;
    -- Declaring a quarterly dividend of 36 cents, payable on Nov. 14, 2007;
    -- ONEOK Partners' completing a $300 million acquisition of an interstate
       natural gas liquids and refined petroleum products pipeline system and
       related assets from a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
       in October 2007;
    -- Receiving regulatory approval of the distribution segment's pipeline
       integrity management program in Oklahoma, allowing for recovery of $7.2
       million in deferred costs; filing in Oklahoma for a capital investment
       mechanism that would allow for recovery of capital costs incurred to
       maintain and grow the distribution system;
    -- Completing the repurchase of 7.5 million shares of outstanding common
       stock under an accelerated share repurchase program; and
    -- Electing David Kyle non-executive chairman of the board, effective Jan.
       1, 2008, when he retires as a full-time employee.


    THIRD-QUARTER AND YEAR-TO-DATE 2007 BUSINESS-UNIT RESULTS

ONEOK Partners

Operating income for the third quarter 2007 was $105.1 million, compared with $107.7 million in the same period 2006.

Third-quarter 2007 results reflect increased margins in both of the partnership's natural gas liquids segments from new supply connections in the Mid-Continent, which increased volumes gathered, transported, fractionated and sold. These results were offset by lower natural gas volumes processed as a result of contract terminations in late 2006 in the partnership's natural gas gathering and processing segment.

Third-quarter 2007 operating costs were $80.1 million, compared with $76.3 million in the third quarter 2006, primarily due to increased employee-related costs and the acquisition of the Mont Belvieu storage business in the fourth quarter of 2006.

For the nine months, operating income was $317.1 million, compared with $420.6 million in the same period a year earlier. The 2006 year-to-date results included the $113.9 million one-time gain on the sale of a 20 percent interest in Northern Border Pipeline.

Nine-month 2007 results reflect increased margins in the natural gas liquids businesses as a result of higher volumes from new supply connections and higher product price spreads. These increases were partially offset in the natural gas gathering and processing business by lower natural gas volumes processed due primarily to contract terminations in late 2006.

Nine-month 2007 operating costs were $237.4 million, compared with $227.1 million in the same period a year earlier, primarily due to higher employee-related costs and the acquisition of the Mont Belvieu storage business in the fourth quarter of 2006. Depreciation and amortization decreased $10.0 million, compared with the same period last year, primarily due to a goodwill and asset impairment charge of $11.8 million related to Black Mesa Pipeline, Inc. recorded in the second quarter of 2006.

Equity earnings from investments for the nine months 2007 were $65.0 million, compared with $72.8 million in the same period a year earlier. The decrease is primarily due to the sale of a 20 percent interest in Northern Border Pipeline in the second quarter 2006.

Distribution

Third-quarter results in the distribution segment improved, with an operating loss of $1.6 million in 2007, compared with an operating loss of $9.2 million in the third quarter 2006.

The third-quarter 2007 earnings increase is the result of implementation of new rate schedules, which included $8.1 million in Kansas and $0.5 million in Texas. Operating costs were $91.6 million, compared with $88.8 million in the third quarter 2006, primarily as a result of higher bad debt expense in Oklahoma.

Operating income for the nine-month period in 2007 was $113.5 million, compared with $68.5 million in the same period last year. The increase is the result of new rate schedules, which included $36.7 million in Kansas and $3.9 million in Texas, and an increase of $10.3 million from higher customer sales volumes primarily as a result of a return to more normal weather patterns in the distribution segment's entire service territory.

Operating costs were $278.9 million for the 2007 nine-month period, compared with $270.9 million in the same period of 2006, due primarily to $4.9 million of higher bad debt expense in Oklahoma and $3.0 million of higher property taxes.

Residential and commercial volumes increased for the 2007 nine-month period, primarily due to more normal weather patterns when compared with the unseasonably warm winter weather in 2006. Wholesale volumes declined for the 2007 nine-month period as a result of reduced volumes available for sale.

Energy Services

The energy services segment reported a third-quarter operating loss of $0.7 million, compared with operating income of $21.5 million in the same period in 2006. In the third quarter 2007, the segment experienced cooler weather, which resulted in lower natural gas power-generation demand and lower natural gas price volatility in the natural gas markets.

The earnings decline in the quarter was due primarily to a decrease of $16.7 million in transportation margins, which includes a $7.4 million impact from the Cheyenne Plains pipeline outage; and a decrease of $15.7 million in storage margins and increased storage fees, which were partially offset by higher demand fees collected. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $12.2 million in financial trading margins.

In mid-September 2007, Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company notified the company that a portion of the volume contracted under the company's firm transportation agreement was curtailed due to a force majeure event. This resulted in a loss of margin, which reduced the September physical transportation margins by $1.9 million and reduced the unrealized fair value of related transportation hedges for October and a portion of November by $5.5 million. Cheyenne Plains expects the pipeline to resume full operations in November 2007.

Nine-month operating income was $129.6 million, compared with $168.3 million for the same period last year. The decrease is primarily due to reduced transportation margins of $32.3 million resulting from reduced natural gas price volatility, a decrease in realized physical margins in the Mid-Continent region and the third-quarter 2007 Cheyenne Plains outage. Storage margins also declined $3.5 million related to increases in storage fees on renewals and new capacity contracts, partially offset by higher realized spreads in the first quarter of 2007 and higher demand fees collected. Nine-month operating costs were $27.7 million, relatively unchanged from the same period a year earlier.

At Oct. 30, 2007, total natural gas in storage was approximately 92.3 Bcf. Total natural gas storage capacity under lease was 96 Bcf in the third quarter 2007, compared with 86 Bcf in the same period 2006. Storage costs were higher in both the three- and nine-month periods 2007, compared with the prior year, primarily because of increased fees and more capacity under lease.

    The net margin for the energy services segment was derived from the
following sources:

                             Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                September 30,       September 30,
                                2007     2006       2007      2006
                                    (Thousands of dollars)
    Marketing and storage,
     gross                    $38,328  $72,303   $274,607  $303,008
    Less:  Storage and
     transportation costs     (43,390) (43,088)  (141,409) (136,629)
      Marketing and storage,
       net                     (5,062)  29,215    133,198   166,379
    Retail marketing            3,204    3,442      9,377    13,201
    Financial trading          10,313   (1,932)    16,342    18,626
    Net margin                 $8,455  $30,725   $158,917  $198,206


EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

ONEOK and ONEOK Partners management will conduct a joint conference call on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (10 a.m. Central Daylight Time). The call will also be carried live on ONEOK's and ONEOK Partners' Web sites.

To participate in the telephone conference call, dial 866-814-1933, pass code 1109728, or log on to http://www.oneok.com or http://www.oneokpartners.com.

If you are unable to participate in the conference call or the webcast, the replay will be available on ONEOK's Web site, http://www.oneok.com, and ONEOK Partners' Web site, http://www.oneokpartners.com, for 30 days. A recording will be available by phone for seven days. The playback call may be accessed at 866-837-8032, pass code 1109728.

ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) is a diversified energy company. We are the general partner and own 45.7 percent of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (NYSE: OKS), one of the largest publicly traded limited partnerships, which is a leader in the gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas in the U.S. and owns one of the nation's premier natural gas liquids (NGL) systems, connecting much of the natural gas and NGL supply in the Mid-Continent with key market centers. ONEOK is among the largest natural gas distributors in the United States, serving more than 2 million customers in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. Our energy services operation focuses primarily on marketing natural gas and related services throughout the U.S. ONEOK is a Fortune 500 company.

For information about ONEOK, Inc., visit the Web site: http://www.oneok.com.

Some of the statements contained and incorporated in this news release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements relate to our anticipated financial performance, management's plans and objectives for our future operations, our business prospects, the outcome of regulatory and legal proceedings, market conditions and other matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements in certain circumstances. The following discussion is intended to identify important factors that could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements include the items identified in the preceding paragraph, the information concerning possible or assumed future results of our operations and other statements contained or incorporated in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q identified by words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "should," "goal," "forecast" and other words and terms of similar meaning.

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Those factors may affect our operations, markets, products, services and prices. In addition to any assumptions and other factors referred to specifically in connection with the forward-looking statements, factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in any forward-looking statement include, among others, the following:

    -- actions by rating agencies concerning the credit ratings of ONEOK and
       ONEOK Partners;
    -- the effects of weather and other natural phenomena on our operations,
       including energy sales and prices and demand for pipeline capacity;
    -- competition from other U.S. and Canadian energy suppliers and
       transporters as well as alternative forms of energy;
    -- the capital intensive nature of our businesses;
    -- the profitability of assets or businesses acquired by us;
    -- risks of marketing, trading and hedging activities, including the risks
       of changes in energy prices or the financial condition of our
       counterparties;
    -- economic climate and growth in the geographic areas in which we do
       business;
    -- the risk of a significant slowdown in growth or decline in the U.S.
       economy or the risk of delay in growth recovery in the U.S. economy;
    -- the uncertainty of estimates, including accruals and costs of
       environmental remediation;
    -- the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices for natural gas,
       NGLs, electricity and crude oil;
    -- the effects of changes in governmental policies and regulatory actions,
       including changes with respect to income and other taxes, environmental
       compliance, and authorized rates or recovery of gas and gas
       transportation costs;
    -- changes in demand for the use of natural gas because of market
       conditions caused by concerns about global warming or changes in
       governmental policies and regulations due to climate change
       initiatives;
    -- the impact of recently issued and future accounting pronouncements and
       other changes in accounting policies;
    -- the possibility of future terrorist attacks or the possibility or
       occurrence of an outbreak of, or changes in, hostilities or changes in
       the political conditions in the Middle East and elsewhere;
    -- the risk of increased costs for insurance premiums, security or other
       items as a consequence of terrorist attacks;
    -- the impact of unforeseen changes in interest rates, equity markets,
       inflation rates, economic recession and other external factors over
       which we have no control, including the effect on pension expense and
       funding resulting from changes in stock and bond market returns;
    -- risks associated with pending or possible acquisitions and
       dispositions, including our ability to finance or integrate any such
       acquisitions and any regulatory delay or conditions imposed by
       regulatory bodies in connection with any such acquisitions and
       dispositions;
    -- the results of administrative proceedings and litigation, regulatory
       actions and receipt of expected regulatory clearances involving the
       OCC, KCC, Texas regulatory authorities or any other local, state or
       federal regulatory body, including the FERC;
    -- our ability to access capital at competitive rates or on terms
       acceptable to us;
    -- risks associated with adequate supply to our gas gathering and
       processing, fractionation and pipeline facilities, including production
       declines which outpace new drilling;
    -- the risk that material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our
       internal controls over financial reporting could emerge or that minor
       problems could become significant;
    -- the impact of the outcome of pending and future litigation;
    -- the possible loss of gas distribution franchises or other adverse
       effects caused by the actions of municipalities;
    -- the impact of unsold pipeline capacity being greater or less than
       expected;
    -- the ability to market pipeline capacity on favorable terms, including
       the effects of:
       -- future demand for and prices of natural gas;
       -- competitive conditions in the overall natural gas and electricity
          markets;
       -- availability of supplies of Canadian and U.S. natural gas;
       -- availability of additional storage capacity;
       -- weather conditions; and
       -- competitive developments by Canadian and U.S. natural gas
          transmission peers;
    -- performance of contractual obligations by our customers and shippers;
    -- the ability to recover operating costs and amounts equivalent to income
       taxes, costs of property, plant and equipment and regulatory assets in
       our state and FERC-regulated rates;
    -- timely receipt of approval by applicable governmental entities for
       construction and operation of our pipeline projects and required
       regulatory clearances;
    -- our ability to acquire all necessary rights-of-way permits and consents
       in a timely manner, our ability to promptly obtain all necessary
       materials and supplies required for construction and our ability to
       construct pipelines without labor or contractor problems;
    -- our ability to promptly obtain all necessary materials and supplies
       required for construction of gathering, processing and transportation
       facilities;
    -- our ability to control construction costs and completion schedules of
       our pipeline projects and other projects;
    -- the composition and quality of the natural gas we gather and process in
       our plants and transport on our pipelines;
    -- the efficiency of our plants in processing natural gas and extracting
       NGLs;
    -- the mechanical integrity of facilities operated;
    -- demand for our services in the proximity of our facilities;
    -- the impact of potential impairment charges;
    -- our ability to control operating costs;
    -- the risk inherent in the use of information systems in our respective
       businesses, implementation of new software and hardware, and the impact
       on the timeliness of information for financial reporting;
    -- acts of nature, sabotage, terrorism or other similar acts causing
       damage to our facilities or our suppliers' or shippers' facilities; and
    -- the risk factors listed in the reports we have filed and may file with
       the SEC, which are incorporated by reference.


These factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Other factors could also have material adverse effects on our future results. These and other risks are described in greater detail under Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or change in circumstances, expectations or otherwise.

    Analyst Contact:  Dan Harrison
                      918-588-7950

    Media Contact:    Megan Washbourne
                      918-588-7572




    ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                 Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                                    September 30,           September 30,
    (Unaudited)                   2007        2006        2007        2006
    Revenues                 (Thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
    Operating revenues,
     excluding energy trading
     revenues                  $2,806,829  $2,653,270  $9,489,694  $8,843,627
    Energy trading revenues,
     net                            3,168      (8,435)      2,752       3,047
    Total Revenues              2,809,997   2,644,835   9,492,446   8,846,674
    Cost of sales and fuel      2,469,837   2,295,065   8,219,737   7,595,693
    Net Margin                    340,160     349,770   1,272,709   1,250,981
    Operating Expenses
      Operations and
       maintenance                160,352     155,284     477,011     471,239
      Depreciation and
       amortization                56,364      55,469     168,458     178,889
      General taxes                20,733      19,482      62,317      57,765
    Total Operating Expenses      237,449     230,235     707,786     707,893
    Gain (Loss) on Sale of
     Assets                            59          36       1,893     116,428
    Operating Income              102,770     119,571     566,816     659,516
    Equity earnings from
     investments                   22,162      22,788      64,975      72,750
    Other income                    5,447       8,381      24,130      20,682
    Other expense                     654         860       2,213      12,078
    Interest expense               62,675      61,460     187,503     176,648
    Income before Minority
     Interests and Income
     Taxes                         67,050      88,420     466,205     564,222
    Minority interests in
     income of consolidated
     subsidiaries                  44,998      48,281     135,013     184,620
    Income taxes                    8,138      15,726     129,195     147,505
    Income from Continuing
     Operations                    13,914      24,413     201,997     232,097
    Discontinued operations,
     net of taxes
      Loss from operations
       of discontinued
       components, net of tax           -         (13)          -        (410)
      Net Income                  $13,914     $24,400    $201,997    $231,687

    Earnings Per Share of
     Common Stock
      Net earnings per share,
       basic                        $0.13       $0.22       $1.86       $2.06
      Net earnings per share,
       diluted                      $0.13       $0.21       $1.83       $2.02

    Average Shares of Common
     Stock (Thousands)
     Basic                        103,882     113,200     108,543     112,589
     Diluted                      105,931     114,920     110,548     114,901

    Dividends Declared Per
     Share of Common Stock          $0.36       $0.32       $1.04       $0.90



    ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                              September 30,      December 31,
    (Unaudited)                                     2007              2006
    Assets                                          (Thousands of dollars)

    Current Assets
      Cash and cash equivalents                   $833,745           $68,268
      Short-term investments                           -              31,125
      Trade accounts and notes receivable,
       net                                         923,445         1,348,490
      Gas and natural gas liquids in
       storage                                     971,788           925,194
      Commodity exchanges and imbalances            47,178            53,433
      Energy marketing and risk management
       assets                                      295,549           401,670
      Other current assets                         206,551           296,781
        Total Current Assets                     3,278,256         3,124,961

    Property, Plant and Equipment
      Property, plant and equipment              7,246,360         6,724,759
      Accumulated depreciation and
       amortization                              1,998,367         1,879,838
        Net Property, Plant and Equipment        5,247,993         4,844,921

    Deferred Charges and Other Assets
      Goodwill and intangible assets             1,045,690         1,051,440
      Energy marketing and risk management
       assets                                       75,284            91,133
      Investments in unconsolidated
       affiliates                                  741,310           748,879
      Other assets                                 533,851           529,748
        Total Deferred Charges and Other
         Assets                                  2,396,135         2,421,200

          Total Assets                         $10,922,384       $10,391,082



    ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                              September 30,      December 31,
    (Unaudited)                                       2007              2006
    Liabilities and Shareholders'
     Equity                                         (Thousands of dollars)

    Current Liabilities
      Current maturities of long-term debt        $420,475           $18,159
      Notes payable                                365,000             6,000
      Accounts payable                             979,700         1,076,954
      Commodity exchanges and imbalances           195,074           176,451
      Energy marketing and risk management
       liabilities                                 249,572           306,658
      Other                                        295,526           366,316
        Total Current Liabilities                2,505,347         1,950,538

    Long-term Debt, excluding current
     maturities                                  4,210,541         4,030,855

    Deferred Credits and Other
     Liabilities
      Deferred income taxes                        789,491           707,444
      Energy marketing and risk management
       liabilities                                 169,585           137,312
      Other deferred credits                       577,108           548,330
        Total Deferred Credits and Other
         Liabilities                             1,536,184         1,393,086

    Commitments and Contingencies

    Minority Interests in Consolidated
     Subsidiaries                                  794,804           800,645

    Shareholders' Equity
      Common stock, $0.01 par value:
        authorized 300,000,000 shares; issued
        121,080,200 shares
        and outstanding 103,735,511 shares at
        September 30, 2007;
        issued 120,333,908 shares and
        outstanding 110,678,499
        shares at December 31, 2006                  1,210             1,203
      Paid in capital                            1,275,226         1,258,717
      Accumulated other comprehensive
       income (loss)                               (27,724)           39,532
      Retained earnings                          1,345,914         1,256,759
      Treasury stock, at cost: 17,344,689
       shares at September 30, 2007
       and 9,655,409 shares at December 31,
       2006                                       (719,118)         (340,253)
        Total Shareholders' Equity               1,875,508         2,215,958

          Total Liabilities and Shareholders'
           Equity                              $10,922,384       $10,391,082



    ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                           September 30,
    (Unaudited)                                       2007               2006
    Operating Activities                             (Thousands of dollars)
      Net income                                  $201,997           $231,687
      Depreciation and amortization                168,458            178,889
      Allowance for funds used during
       construction                                (15,294)                 -
      Gain on sale of assets                        (1,893)          (116,428)
      Minority interests in income of
       consolidated subsidiaries                   135,013            184,620
      Distributions received from
       unconsolidated affiliates                    77,144             93,209
      Income from equity investments               (64,975)           (72,750)
      Deferred income taxes                         61,919             18,056
      Stock-based compensation expense              20,479             13,052
      Allowance for doubtful accounts               12,574              8,220
      Changes in assets and liabilities
       (net of acquisition and
       disposition effects):
        Accounts and notes receivable              412,471          1,295,726
        Inventories                                (49,108)          (121,031)
        Unrecovered purchased gas costs             11,227            (75,227)
        Commodity exchanges and imbalances,
         net                                        19,311             (5,106)
        Deposits                                    77,967            (10,964)
        Regulatory assets                            3,931             12,922
        Accounts payable and accrued
         liabilities                               (52,394)          (779,425)
        Energy marketing and risk management
         assets and liabilities                     (3,673)          (194,761)
        Other assets and liabilities               (73,698)           179,852
        Cash Provided by Operating Activities      941,456            840,541
    Investing Activities
      Changes in investments in
       unconsolidated affiliates                    (5,546)            (6,458)
      Acquisitions                                       -           (128,485)
      Capital expenditures                        (518,895)          (243,968)
      Changes in short-term investments             31,125           (162,294)
      Proceeds from sale of assets                   3,999            298,838
      Increase in cash and cash equivalents
       attributable to previously
       unconsolidated subsidiaries                       -              1,334
      Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
       attributable to previously
       consolidated subsidiaries                         -            (22,039)
      Other investing activities                         -             (3,685)
        Cash Used in Investing Activities         (489,317)          (266,757)
    Financing Activities
      Borrowing (repayment) of notes
       payable, net                                      -           (641,500)
      Short-term financing payments               (746,000)        (2,632,000)
      Short-term financing borrowings            1,105,000          1,530,000
      Issuance of debt, net of issuance
       costs                                       598,146          1,397,328
      Long-term debt financing costs                     -            (12,027)
      Payment of debt                              (10,403)           (41,214)
      Equity unit conversion                             -            402,448
      Repurchase of common stock                  (390,193)          (281,420)
      Issuance of common stock                      11,342              8,659
      Dividends paid                              (112,842)          (100,181)
      Distributions to minority interests         (136,462)          (120,803)
      Other financing activities                    (5,250)           (48,898)
        Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing
         Activities                                313,338           (539,608)
          Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents      765,477             34,176
          Cash and Cash Equivalents at
           Beginning of Period                      68,268              7,915
          Effect of Accounting Change on Cash
           and Cash Equivalents                          -             43,090
          Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of
           Period                                 $833,745            $85,181



    ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
                                         Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                                             September 30,     September 30,
    (Unaudited)                              2007     2006     2007     2006
                                           (Millions of dollars, except per
                                                    unit amounts)
    ONEOK Partners
    Net margin                             $213.9   $211.5   $636.8   $626.6
    Operating costs                         $80.1    $76.3   $237.4   $227.1
    Depreciation and amortization           $28.8    $27.5    $84.3    $94.3
    Operating income                       $105.1   $107.7   $317.1   $420.6
    Natural gas gathered (BBtu/d)           1,170    1,202    1,168    1,165
    Natural gas processed (BBtu/d)            617    1,017      615      980
    Natural gas transported (MMcf/d)        3,378    3,512    3,524    3,664
    Natural gas sales (BBtu/d)                296      353      282      318
    Natural gas liquids gathered (MBbl/d)     232      208      222      205
    Natural gas liquids sales (MBbl/d)        223      201      221      202
    Natural gas liquids fractionated
     (MBbl/d)                                 370      326      346      315
    Natural gas liquids transported
     (MBbl/d)                                 225      199      219      200
    Capital expenditures                   $198.2    $61.2   $400.6   $114.8
    Conway-to-Mont Belvieu OPIS average
     spread
      Ethane/Propane mixture ($/gallon)     $0.05    $0.06    $0.05    $0.04
    Natural Gas Gathering and Processing:
      Realized composite NGL sales prices
       ($/gallon)                           $1.09    $1.02    $0.97    $0.95
      Realized condensate sales price
       ($/Bbl)                             $69.05   $51.79   $61.25   $56.75
      Realized natural gas sales price
       ($/MMBtu)                            $5.41    $5.68    $6.20    $6.48
      Realized gross processing spread
       ($/MMBtu)                            $5.54    $6.34    $4.56    $5.27

    Distribution
    Net margin                             $117.0   $106.9   $474.6   $422.0
    Operating costs                         $91.6    $88.8   $278.9   $270.9
    Depreciation and amortization           $26.9    $27.3    $82.1    $82.6
    Operating income (loss)                 $(1.6)   $(9.2)  $113.5    $68.5
    Customers per employee                    721      706      733      709
    Capital expenditures                    $39.8    $37.2   $107.9   $114.8
    Natural gas volumes (Bcf)
      Gas Sales                              16.8     19.5    120.1    122.4
      Transportation                         48.0     46.5    148.7    150.0
    Natural gas margins
      Gas Sales                             $92.0    $83.0   $390.0   $341.9
      Transportation                        $17.1    $17.1    $58.8    $55.5

    Energy Services
    Net margin                               $8.5    $30.7   $158.9   $198.2
    Operating costs                          $8.6     $8.7    $27.7    $28.3
    Depreciation and amortization            $0.5     $0.5     $1.6     $1.6
    Operating income (loss)                 $(0.7)   $21.5   $129.6   $168.3
    Natural gas marketed (Bcf)                291      275      886      839
    Natural gas gross margin ($/Mcf)        $0.03    $0.11    $0.16    $0.21
    Physically settled volumes (Bcf)          605      564    1,794    1,702



    ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    Consolidating Income Statement

                                  Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
                                           ONEOK    Consolidating
    (Unaudited)                ONEOK     Partners    Entries   Consolidated
                                           (Millions of dollars)
    Operating Income
      ONEOK Partners           $-           $105      $ -          $105
      Distribution               (1)         -          -            (1)
      Energy Services            (1)         -          -            (1)
      Other                     -            -          -           -
    Operating Income             (2)         105        -           103


    Equity in earnings
     of ONEOK Partners           51          -           (51)       -
    Other income (expense)      -             27         -           27
    Interest expense            (29)         (34)        -          (63)
    Minority interest           -            -           (45)       (45)
    Income taxes                 (6)          (2)        -           (8)

    Net Income                  $14          $96        $(96)       $14



                                  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
                                           ONEOK    Consolidating
    (Unaudited)                ONEOK     Partners    Entries   Consolidated
                                           (Millions of dollars)
    Operating Income
      ONEOK Partners           $-           $317         $-        $317
      Distribution              113          -            -         113
      Energy Services           130          -            -         130
      Other                       7          -            -           7
    Operating Income            250          317          -         567


    Equity in earnings
     of ONEOK Partners          152          -           (152)      -
    Other income (expense)       11           76          -          87
    Interest expense            (89)         (99)         -        (188)
    Minority interest           -            -           (135)     (135)
    Income taxes               (122)          (7)         -        (129)

    Net Income                 $202         $287        $(287)     $202


    ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    Consolidating Income Statement

                                  Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
                                           ONEOK   Consolidating
    (Unaudited)                ONEOK     Partners    Entries   Consolidated
                                           (Millions of dollars)
    Operating Income
      ONEOK Partners           $-           $108         $-        $108
      Distribution               (9)         -            -          (9)
      Energy Services            22          -            -          22
      Other                      (1)         -            -          (1)
    Operating Income             12          108          -         120


    Equity in earnings
     of ONEOK Partners           50          -            (50)      -
    Other income (expense)        7           23          -          30
    Interest expense            (29)         (33)         -         (62)
    Minority interest           -            -            (48)      (48)
    Income taxes                (16)         -            -         (16)

    Net Income                  $24          $98         $(98)      $24



                                  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006
                                            ONEOK   Consolidating
    (Unaudited)                ONEOK     Partners    Entries   Consolidated
                                           (Millions of dollars)
    Operating Income
      ONEOK Partners           $-           $305         $-        $305
      Distribution               69          -            -          69
      Energy Services           168          -            -         168
      Gain on sale of assets    -            115          -         115
      Other                       2          -            -           2
    Operating Income            239          420          -         659


    Equity in earnings
     of ONEOK Partners          182          -           (182)      -
    Other income (expense)        9           73          -          82
    Interest expense            (77)        (100)         -        (177)
    Minority interest           -             (2)        (183)     (185)
    Income taxes               (121)         (26)         -        (147)

    Net Income                 $232         $365        $(365)     $232



    ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    REGULATION G GAAP RECONCILIATION
    ONEOK, Inc. Stand-Alone Cash Flow, Before Changes in Working Capital

                                                   Nine Months Ended
    (Unaudited)                                   September 30, 2007
                                                 (Millions of dollars)
    Net income                                                 $202.0
    Depreciation and amortization                               $84.1
    Allowance for funds used during
     construction                                               $(0.9)
    Distributions received from
     unconsolidated affiliates                                 $153.3
    Income from equity investments, net                       $(151.5)
    Deferred income taxes                                       $61.9
    Stock based compensation expense                            $20.5
    Allowance for doubtful accounts                             $12.6
    Cash flow, before changes in working
     capital (a)                                               $382.0

    (a) ONEOK, Inc. stand-alone cash flow, before changes in working capital,
        is a non-GAAP financial measure used by management, industry analysts,
        investors, lenders, and rating agencies to assess the financial
        performance and the operating results of our fundamental business
        activities.  ONEOK, Inc. stand-alone cash flow, before changes in
        working capital, should not be considered in isolation or as a
        substitute for net income, income from operations, or other measures
        of cash flow.



    ONEOK, Inc. and Subsidiaries                                 Exhibit A
    EARNINGS GUIDANCE*
                                           Updated     Previous
                                             2007        2007
                                           Guidance    Guidance     Change
                                                (Millions of dollars,
                                                except per unit amounts)
    Operating Income
       ONEOK Partners                        $426        $404         $22
       Distribution                           172         166           6
       Energy Services                        205         205         -
       Other                                  -             4          (4)
    Operating Income                          803         779          24
    Other income (expense)                    117         117         -
    Interest expense, net                    (263)       (260)         (3)
    Minority interest                        (181)       (172)         (9)
    Income taxes                             (184)       (181)         (3)
    Net Income                               $292        $283          $9

    Net Earnings Per Share, diluted         $2.67       $2.60       $0.07

    Average Shares of Common Stock,
     diluted                                  109         109         -

    Capital Expenditures
      ONEOK Partners                         $814        $814        $-
      Distribution                            162         162         -
      Other                                    12          12         -
    Total Capital Expenditures               $988        $988        $-

    * Amounts shown are midpoints of ranges provided.

OKE-FE

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