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

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                                    FORM 8-K

                 CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
                                November 13, 2007

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                         BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                    001-33055                74-3169953
(State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)        File Number)         Identification No.)

                       515 South Flower Street, Suite 4800
                              Los Angeles, CA 90071
                     (Address of principal executive office)

                                 (213) 225-5900
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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following provisions:

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    (17 CFR 230.425)

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    Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 2.02  Results of Operation and Financial Condition.

         On November 13, 2007, BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (the
"Partnership") issued a press release announcing financial results for the third
quarter 2007. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on
Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this
Item 2.02 disclosure.

         The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K provided under Item
2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed to be "filed"
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

Exhibit No   Exhibit Description
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   99.1      BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. third quarter 2007 earnings release
             dated November 13, 2007.




                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                   BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.

                                   By:  BREITBURN GP, LLC,
                                        its general partner


Dated: November 13, 2007           By:  /s/ Randall H. Breitenbach
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                                        Randall H. Breitenbach
                                        Co-Chief Executive Officer