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Exhibit 12.01

NUSTAR ENERGY L.P.

STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(
Thousands of Dollars, Except Ratio)

Six

Months

Ended

June 30,

Year Ended December 31,

       

2007

    2006     2005    

2004

   

2003

   

2002

 
Earnings:    

Income from continuing  operations  before provision for income taxes

       
      and income from equity
       investees
    $ 72,938   $ 149,885   $ 110,069   $ 77,074   $ 67,177   $ 52,350  
Add:    
     Fixed charges       44,506     75,829     46,211     21,625     16,443     5,492  
     Amortization of capitalized    
       Interest       96     126     80     60     55     48  
        Distributions from
       joint ventures
      544     5,268     4,657     1,373     2,803     3,590  
Less: Interest capitalized       (2,233 )   (1,758 )  

(1,008

)   (192 )   (123 )   (255 )
       Total earnings     $ 115,851   $ 229,350   $ 160,009   $ 99,940   $ 86,355   $ 61,225  
Fixed charges:    
       Interest expense (1)     $ 38,622   $ 68,241   $ 41,616   $ 20,630   $ 15,291   $ 4,968  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

      495     726     622     407     740     160  
       Interest capitalized       2,233     1,758     1,008     192     123     255  
    Rental expense
        interest factor (2)
      3,156     5,104     2,965     396     289     109  
       Total fixed charges     $ 44,506   $ 75,829   $ 46,211   $ 21,625   $ 16,443   $ 5,492  
Ratio of earnings to
     fixed charges
      2.6x     3.0x     3.5x     4.6x     5.3x     11.1x  

(1)     

The “interest expense, net” reported in NuStar Energy L.P.’s consolidated statement of income for the six months ended June 30, 2007 includes investment income of $811,000.


(2)     

The interest portion of rental expense represents one-third of rents, which is deemed representative of the interest portion of rental expense.