Inter Pipeline Fund Announces January 2012 Cash Distribution

News Release Inter Pipeline Fund Announces January 2012 Cash Distribution CALGARY, ALBERTA, January 9, 2012: Inter Pipeline Fund ("Inter Pipeline") (TSX: IPL.UN) announced today the declaration of a cash distribution of $0.0875 per unit for January 2012. This distribution will be paid on or about February 15th, 2012 to unitholders of record on January 23rd, 2012.

Inter Pipeline believes it is well positioned to maintain its current level of cash distributions to unitholders through 2012 and beyond. This view is based on Inter Pipeline's continuing strong financial performance, attractive fundamentals in each of its business segments and higher cash flow resulting from organic growth projects currently under development.

Inter Pipeline Fund

Inter Pipeline is a major petroleum transportation, natural gas liquids extraction, and bulk liquid storage business based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Structured as a publicly traded limited partnership, Inter Pipeline owns and operates energy infrastructure assets in western Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland. Additional information about Inter Pipeline can be found at www.interpipelinefund.com

Eligible Investors

Inter Pipeline is a member of the S&P/TSX Composite Index. Class A Units trade on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol IPL.UN.
Pursuant to Inter Pipeline's limited partnership agreement dated October 9, 1997, as amended, all unitholders are required to be residents of Canada. A copy of the limited partnership agreement can be found at www.interpipelinefund.comby selecting "Corporate Governance". If a unitholder is a non- resident of Canada ("Non-Eligible Unitholder"), he will not be considered to be a member of the partnership effective the date the Class A Units were acquired. Inter Pipeline requires all Non-Eligible Unitholders to dispose of their Class A Units in accordance with the limited partnership agreement.
In most cases, a unitholder with an address outside of Canada will be a Non-Eligible Unitholder.

Contact Information Investor Relations:

Jeremy Roberge
Vice President, Capital Markets
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone] or 1-866-716-7473

Media Relations:

Tony Mate
Director, Corporate and Investor Communications
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone]

Disclaimer Certain information contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to,

statements regarding Inter Pipeline's belief that it is well positioned to maintain its current level of cash distributions to unitholders through 2012 and beyond. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Such information, although considered reasonable by the General Partner of Inter Pipeline at the time of preparation, may later prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the statements made. For this purpose, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements often contain terms such as "may", "will", "should", "anticipate", "expects" and similar expressions. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks associated with operations, such as loss of markets, regulatory matters, environmental risks, industry competition, potential delays and cost overruns of construction projects, including the Corridor pipeline system expansion project, and the ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. You can find a discussion of those risks and uncertainties in Inter Pipeline's securities filings at www.sedar.com. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this document, and, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws and regulations, Inter Pipeline assumes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements made herein or otherwise, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are expressly qualified by this cautionary note.
All dollar values are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.