Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 7, 2012, Oiltanking Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. A copy of this press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

The information provided in this Item 2.02 (including the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Partnership pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except to the extent that such filing incorporates by reference any or all of such information by express reference thereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release of Oiltanking Partners, L.P. issued November 7, 2012.

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