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| EX-99.1 - NEWS RELEASE - BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P. | d414969dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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): September 21, 2012
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-9356 | 23-2432497 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| One Greenway Plaza Suite 600 Houston, Texas |
77046 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 615-8600
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On September 21, 2012, Buckeye Partners, L.P. (“Buckeye”) issued a Press Release regarding a complaint filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by several airlines in opposition to the rates one of Buckeye’s operating subsidiaries charges to transport jet fuel to three New York-area airports. The Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued on September 21, 2012 |
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 GP LLC, | |||
| its General Partner | ||||
| By: | /s/ WILLIAM H. SCHMIDT, JR. | |||
| William H. Schmidt, Jr. | ||||
| Vice President and General Counsel | ||||
Dated: September 21, 2012
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | Press Release issued on September 21, 2012 | |