Exhibit 99.1
News Release

Buckeye Partners, L.P.
P.O. Box 368
Emmaus, PA 18049
(800) 422-2825

NYSE:BPL

Contact:Stephen R. Milbourne                         03-06
        Manager, Investor Relations
        smilbourne@buckeye.com
        (800) 422-2825



           BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P. ANNOUNCES SENIOR NOTE OFFERING
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     Emmaus,  PA  August  14,  2003  .  .  .  Buckeye  Partners,  L.P.  (the
"Partnership")  (NYSE:  BPL) announced today that it has priced $150 million
of 6 3/4 percent 30-year senior unsecured notes in  a  Rule  144A  offering.
The offering is expected to close on August 19,  2003,  subject to customary
closing conditions.

     The  notes  will  be  offered  in  the  United  States   to   qualified
institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.
The  notes  have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be
offered or sold in the United States without registration or  an  applicable
exemption  from the registration requirements.  This press release shall not
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation  of  any  offer  to  buy  such
debentures and is issued pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act.

     Buckeye Partners,  L.P., through its subsidiary partnerships, is one of
the  nation's  largest  independent  pipeline  common  carriers  of  refined
petroleum  products  with  nearly  3,800 miles of pipeline.  The Partnership
also operates approximately 1,400 miles of  pipeline  under  agreement  with
major oil and chemical companies,  and owns terminals in Illinois,  Indiana,
Michigan,  New York,  Ohio and  Pennsylvania.  For  more  information  about
Buckeye Partners, L.P., visit the Partnership's website at www.buckeye.com.


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Certain   statements   in  this  press  release  constitute  "forwardlooking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities  Litigation  Reform
Act  of  1995.  These  forward-looking  statements include the Partnership's
intention to raise proceeds through the offering  and  sale  of  the  senior
notes.  The  closing  of  the  sale  of  the  notes  is subject to customary
conditions. There can be no assurance that the Partnership will complete the
sale of the notes.  The Partnership's ability to complete the offering  will
depend,  among  other  things,  on  market  conditions.   In  addition,  the
Partnership's ability to complete the offering and its business are  subject
to  risks.  More  information about potential risk factors that could affect
the Partnership's business and financial results is included in  our  annual
report  on  Form  10-K for the year ended December 31,  2002,  our quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March  31,  2003  and  June  30,
2003,  and  from time to time in other reports filed by the Partnership with
the Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  The  Partnership  undertakes  no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,  whether as a
result of new information, future developments or other events.