Exhibit 99.1

    Pacific Energy Partners, L.P. Announces Sale of Additional 112,100 Units
            and Redemption of 112,100 Units Held by General Partner

     LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2003--Pacific Energy
Partners, L.P. (NYSE:PPX) announced today that Citigroup Global Markets Inc.,
Lehman Brothers Inc., UBS Securities LLC, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., RBC Dain
Rauscher Inc. and McDonald Investments Inc. exercised their option to purchase
an additional 112,100 common units to cover over-allotments, bringing the total
units purchased under their over-allotment option to 612,100 common units. The
sale, which is part of Pacific Energy Partners' equity offering that was managed
by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. and that closed on
August 25, is at the initial price to the public of $24.66 per unit, less the
underwriting discount, and is expected to close on September 3, 2003. Pacific
Energy Partners will use the net proceeds from the exercise of this portion of
the underwriters' over-allotment option to redeem 112,100 common units owned by
its general partner. Following redemption, those units will be cancelled.
     A copy of the prospectus supplement and related base prospectus relating to
this offering may be obtained from Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 388 Greenwich
Street, New York, NY 10013, Lehman Brothers Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York,
NY 10019, or from any of the other underwriters.
     This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of
an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The offering may be made
only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement.
     Pacific Energy Partners, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership
headquartered in Long Beach, California. Pacific Energy Partners is engaged
principally in the business of gathering, transporting, storing and distributing
crude oil and other related products in California and the Rocky Mountain
region. Pacific Energy Partners generates revenue primarily by charging tariff
rates for transporting crude oil on its pipelines and by leasing capacity in its
storage facilities. Pacific Energy Partners also buys, blends and sells crude
oil, activities that are complementary to its pipeline transportation business.

     This news release includes "forward-looking" statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than
statements of historical fact included herein constitute forward-looking
statements. Although Pacific Energy Partners believes that the expectations
reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no
assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. The forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties that affect the Pacific Energy
Partners' operations and financial performance. Among the factors that could
cause results to differ materially are those risks discussed in Pacific Energy
Partners' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and the
Registration Statement on Form S-3, of which the base prospectus referenced in
this release constitutes a part.

    CONTACT: Pacific Energy Partners, L.P.
             Thomas L. Lambert, 562-728-2871
             fax: 562-728-2881
             tlambert@pacpipe.com