<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT ON
FORM 10-K OF GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE
TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1997
<CASH>                                          11,812
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  209,869
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                      7,033
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               232,202
<PP&E>                                         105,102
<DEPRECIATION>                                  16,464
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 331,114
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          224,538
<BONDS>                                              0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                             0<F1>
<OTHER-SE>                                           0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   331,114<F2>
<SALES>                                      3,354,939
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             3,372,928
<CGS>                                        3,331,184
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                3,337,484<F3>
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  9,848
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              7,880<F4>
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                     7,880
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0<F5>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0<F6>
<FN>
<F1>GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. IS A MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND THEREFORE HAS NO
COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING.
<F2>GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. IS A MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.  ITS BALANCE SHEET
INCLUDES MINORITY INTERESTS IN ITS SUBSIDIARY, GENESIS CRUDE OIL, L.P. OF
$28,225 AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL CONSISTING OF THE CAPITAL OF THE COMMON
UNITHOLDERS OF $76,783 AND THE CAPITAL OF THE GENERAL PARTNER OF $1,568.
<F3>TOTAL COSTS INCLUDES DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION OF $6,300.
<F4>THE MINORITY INTERESTS IN NET INCOME OF GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. IS $1,968.
<F5>BASIC NET INCOME PER COMMON UNIT IS $0.90.
<F6>DILUTED NET INCOME PER COMMON UNIT IS $0.90.
</FN>