Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 23 and 24, 2012, Clark C. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buckeye GP LLC (the "Partnership GP"), the general partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership"), and Keith E. St.Clair, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Partnership GP, are presenting at the National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships' 2012 Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a copy of the presentation materials to be used in connection with the presentation. The presentation materials also have been posted on the Investor Center page of the Partnership's website, at www.buckeye.com.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Partnership.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships' 2012 Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference Presentation

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