SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 2004
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                             Buckeye Partners, L.P.
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                 (Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)


        Delaware                     1-9356                   23-2432497
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     (State or Other            (Commission File           (I.R.S. Employer
     Jurisdiction of                 Number)              Identification No.)
     Incorporation)



       5002 Buckeye Road
       P.O. Box 368
       Emmaus, PA                                             18049
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)




       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (484) 232-4000
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)







Item 12.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

	The following information and exhibit is being furnished under "Item 12.
Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition."

	On April 30, 2004, Buckeye Partners, L.P. issued a press release
announcing its first quarter 2004 financial results.

	The press release is being filed with this Current Report on
Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

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                                    SIGNATURE


	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                 BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.

                                 By: Buckeye Pipe Line Company,
                                     its General Partner


                                    By: STEPHEN C. MUTHER
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                                         Stephen C. Muther
                                         Senior Vice President Administration,
                                         General Counsel and Secretary



Dated: April 30, 2004





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                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
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99.1     Press Release, dated April 30, 2004, issued by Buckeye Partners, L.P.