Exhibit 32.2


Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


  In  connection  with  the  Quarterly Report of Buckeye Partners,  L.P.  (the
"Partnership") on Form 10-Q for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission  on  the  date  hereof  (the
"Report"), I, Steven C.  Ramsey., Chief Financial Officer of the Partnership's
General Partner,  hereby certify,  pursuant to  18  U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my
knowledge:

   (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

   (2)  The  information  contained  in  the  Report  fairly presents,  in all
material respects,  the financial condition and results of operations  of  the
Partnership.





Date: April 30, 2004              STEVEN C. RAMSEY
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                                  Steven C. Ramsey
                                  Senior Vice President, Finance
                                  and Chief Financial Officer
                                  Buckeye Pipe Line Company
                                  as General Partner of
                                  Buckeye Partners, L.P.