FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Sauger Joseph		 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P. [ BPL ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, GMT Operations and Eng.
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

ONE GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 600		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/1/2019
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77046
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Limited Partner Units  11/1/2019    D    34482  D $41.50 (1) 0  D   

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Units   (2) 11/1/2019    D        6514    (2)  (2) Limited Partner Units  6514  $41.50 (2) 0  D   
Phantom Units   (2) 11/1/2019    D        4774    (2)  (2) Limited Partner Units  4774  $41.50 (2) 0  D   
Phantom Units   (2) 11/1/2019    D        3544    (2)  (2) Limited Partner Units  3544  $41.50 (2) 0  D   
Phantom Units   (2) 11/1/2019    D        2849    (2)  (2) Limited Partner Units  2849  $41.50 (2) 0  D   
Phantom Units   (2) 11/1/2019    D        2849    (2)  (2) Limited Partner Units  2849  $41.50 (2) 0  D   
Phantom Units   (2) 11/1/2019    D        1656    (2)  (2) Limited Partner Units  1656  $41.50 (2) 0  D   
Phantom Units   (2) 11/1/2019    D        1656    (2)  (2) Limited Partner Units  1656  $41.50 (2) 0  D   
Phantom Units   (2) 11/1/2019    D        1326    (2)  (2) Limited Partner Units  1326  $41.50 (2) 0  D   
Phantom Units   (2) 11/1/2019    D        1326    (2)  (2) Limited Partner Units  1326  $41.50 (2) 0  D   
Performance Units   (3) 11/1/2019    A     13029       (3)  (3) Limited Partner Units  13029  $43.75 (3) 13029  D   
Performance Units   (3) 11/1/2019    D        13029    (3)  (3) Limited Partner Units  13029  $43.75 (3) 0  D   
Performance Units   (4) 11/1/2019    A     9548       (4)  (4) Limited Partner Units  9548  $48.29 (4) 9548  D   
Performance Units   (4) 11/1/2019    D        9548    (4)  (4) Limited Partner Units  9548  $48.29 (4) 0  D   
Performance Units   (5) 11/1/2019    A     7087       (5)  (5) Limited Partner Units  7087  $53.30 (5) 7087  D   
Performance Units   (5) 11/1/2019    D        7087    (5)  (5) Limited Partner Units  7087  $53.30 (5) 0  D   

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  On November 1, 2019, affiliates of IFM Global Infrastructure Fund ("IFM") acquired Buckeye Partners, L.P. ("BPL") pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 10, 2019, among BPL, Hercules Intermediate Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of IFM, Hercules Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of IFM ("Merger Sub"), Buckeye Pipe Line Services Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, and Buckeye GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Merger Agreement"). In accordance with the Merger Agreement, BPL will merge with and into Merger Sub (the "Merger") with BPL surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of IFM. At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding limited partnership unit representing limited partner interests in BPL was converted into the right to receive $41.50 in cash, without interest.
(2)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on November 1, 2019, these phantom units were cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $41.50 per unit, without interest. Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one limited partner unit of BPL.
(3)  On February 5, 2019, the Reporting Person was granted 13,029 performance units ("Performance Units"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these Performance Units were cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $41.50 per unit, without interest, plus the value of accumulated but unpaid distribution equivalent rights with respect to such unit as of November 1, 2019.
(4)  On February 6, 2018, the Reporting Person was granted 9,548 performance units ("Performance Units"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these Performance Units were cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $41.50 per unit, without interest, plus the value of accumulated but unpaid distribution equivalent rights with respect to such unit as of November 1, 2019.
(5)  On February 7, 2017, the Reporting Person was granted 7,087 performance units ("Performance Units"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these Performance Units were cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $41.50 per unit, without interest, plus the value of accumulated but unpaid distribution equivalent rights with respect to such unit as of November 1, 2019.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sauger Joseph
ONE GREENWAY PLAZA
SUITE 600
HOUSTON, TX 77046

SVP, GMT Operations and Eng.

Signatures
/s/ Todd J. Russo, as attorney-in-fact for Joseph M. Sauger 11/4/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date


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