<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FORM 10-Q OF
GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 AN IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THAT FORM 10-Q
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1999
<CASH>                                           2,179
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  160,577
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                      9,404
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               175,104
<PP&E>                                         118,533
<DEPRECIATION>                                  22,168
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 284,116
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          168,144
<BONDS>                                         24,500
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                             0<F1>
<OTHER-SE>                                           0
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   284,116<F2>
<SALES>                                        888,669
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               897,111
<CGS>                                          875,477
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  889,133<F3>
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 516
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  1,913
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              1,913<F4>
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                     1,913<F4>
<EPS-BASIC>                                          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
$30,467 AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL CONSISTING OF THE CAPITAL OF THE COMMON
UNITHOLDERS OF $60,104, TREASURY UNITS OF ($318) AND THE CAPITAL OF THE GENERAL
PARTNER OF $1,219.
<F3>TOTAL COSTS INCLUDES DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION OF $4,112.
<F4>THE MINORITY INTERESTS IN NET INCOME OF GENESIS ENERGY, L.P. IS $479.
<F5>BASIC NET INCOME PER COMMON UNIT IS $0.22.
<F6>DILUTED NET INCOME PER COMMON UNIT IS $0.22.
</FN>