EXHIBIT 31.1
                                     CERTIFICATIONS


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

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

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 quarterly 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 (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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: April 30, 2004                   WILLIAM H. SHEA, JR.
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                                       William H. Shea, Jr.
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer
                                        Buckeye Pipe Line Company
                                        as General Partner of
                                        Buckeye Partners, L.P.