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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT



                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 26, 2001
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                          Williams Energy Partners L.P.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



    Delaware                    1-16335                     73-1599053
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(State or other               (Commission                 (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of               File Number)                Identification No.)
incorporation)



               One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma           74172
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              (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 918/573-2000
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5. Other Events.

         Williams Energy Partners L.P. (the "Partnership") reported unaudited
net income for the second quarter of $7.4 million, or $0.64 per unit on a fully
diluted basis, compared with $0.7 million in the 2000 quarter. The average
number of common and subordinated units outstanding for the period was 11.4
million.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         The Partnership files the following exhibit as part of this report:

         Exhibit  99.      Copy of the Partnership's press release dated July
                           26, 2001, publicly announcing the information
                           reported herein.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                   WILLIAMS ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.

                                   By:  Williams GP LLC, its General Partner



Date: July 30, 2001                     /s/ Suzanne H. Costin
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                                        Name:  Suzanne H. Costin
                                        Title: Corporate Secretary






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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX




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EXHIBIT
NUMBER            DESCRIPTION
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  99              Copy of the Partnership's press release dated July 26, 2001,
                  publicly announcing the information reported herein.
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