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 quarterly period ending June 30, 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 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a)); 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: August 9, 2004                   STEVEN C. RAMSEY
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                                       Steven C. Ramsey
                                       Senior Vice President, Finance
                                       And Chief Financial Officer
                                       Buckeye Pipe Line Company LLC
                                       as General Partner of Buckeye
                                       Partners, L.P.