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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 31, 2003


                          PACIFIC ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Delaware                  313345              68-0490580
    (State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission          (IRS Employer
    incorporation or organization)    File Number)       Identification No.)



                               5900 Cherry Avenue
                              Long Beach, CA 90805
                     (Address of principal executive office)


                                 (562) 728-2800
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)






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ITEM 7. EXHIBITS.

      (c) Exhibits.

          99.1 Pacific Energy Partners, L.P., press release dated July 31, 2003.

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

     Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Pacific Energy
Partners, L.P., dated July 31, 2003, announcing a cash distribution increase and
closing of EPTC facilities acquisition.

     In accordance  with General  Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K and Securities and
Exchange  Commission  Release  No.  33-8176,  the  above  information  is  being
furnished  under Item 9 of Form 8-K and is not deemed  "filed"  for  purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to
the  liabilities of that section and is not deemed  incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.









                                   SIGNATURES

     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.


                          PACIFIC ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

                           By: PACIFIC ENERGY GP, INC.
                               its General Partner



                           By:  /s/ Irvin Toole, Jr.
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                                Irvin Toole, Jr.
                                President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:  July 31, 2003





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



    Exhibit
    Number                            Description
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Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of Pacific Energy Partners, L.P., dated July 31, 2003