Exhibit 31.1


                       CERTIFICATION

I, William H. Shea, Jr. certify that:

  1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of
     Buckeye  Partners, L.P.;

  2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not
     contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
     state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
     in light of the circumstances under which such statements
     were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered
     by this quarterly report;

  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
     other financial information included in this quarterly
     report,  fairly present in all material  respects  the
     financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
     quarterly report;

  4.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are
     responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
     controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
     13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

       a.   designed such disclosure controls and procedures or
          caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
          designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
          information relating to the registrant, including its
          consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
          within those entities, particularly during the period in
          which this quarterly report is being prepared;

       b.   (Paragraph omitted in accordance with SEC transition
          instructions contained in SEC Release 34-47986);

       c.   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
          disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
          report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
          disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the
          period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

       d.   disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the
          registrant's internal control over financial reporting that
          occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter
          that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
          materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
          financial reporting; and

  5.   The registrant's other certifying officer and I have
     disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
     control  over financial reporting, to the registrant's
     auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of
     directors:

       a.   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
          the design or operation of internal control over financial
          reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
          the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
          report financial information; and

       b.   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
          management or other employees who have a significant role in
          the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.




     Date: July 29, 2003      /s/ William H. Shea, Jr.

                           William H. Shea, Jr.
                           President  and Chief  Executive Officer
                           Buckeye Pipe Line Company
                            as General Partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P.