8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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): July 8, 2008

SEMGROUP ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	001-33503	20-8536826
(State of incorporation or organization)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. employer identification number)

Two Warren Place 6120 South Yale Avenue, Suite 500 Tulsa, Oklahoma	74136
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (918) 524-5500

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 8, 2008, the sole member of SemGroup Energy Partners G.P., L.L.C. (the “General Partner”), the general partner of SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”), appointed Edward F. Kosnik as an independent director to the Board of Directors of the General Partner, such appointment to be effective as of July 9, 2008.  Mr. Kosnik will chair the Compensation Committee and will also serve on the Audit Committee and the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner.  There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Kosnik and any other persons or entities pursuant to which Mr. Kosnik was appointed as a director.  Upon his appointment to the Board of Directors, Mr. Kosnik will receive 5,000 restricted common units that will vest in one-third increments over a three-year period, and Mr. Kosnic will receive other compensation in accordance with the General Partner’s policies for compensating non-employee directors as outlined in the Partnership’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

The Partnership issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Kosnik to the Board of Directors of the General Partner on July 9, 2008.  A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act.

EXHIBIT NUMBER		DESCRIPTION
99.1	—	Press release dated July 9, 2008.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

SEMGROUP ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

By:  SemGroup Energy Partners G.P., L.L.C.

        its General Partner

Date:  July 9, 2008                                                                           By:  /s/ Alex G. Stallings

Alex G. Stallings

Chief Accounting Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NUMBER		DESCRIPTION
99.1	—	Press release dated July 9, 2008.

EX-99.1

 Exhibit 99.1

       

SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P.’s General Partner Appoints Edward Kosnik to Board

Tulsa, Okla. – July 9, 2008 –

SemGroup Energy Partners G.P., L.L.C., the general partner of SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: SGLP), has appointed Edward F. Kosnik as an independent director to its board of directors. He will chair the compensation committee and also will serve on the audit and conflicts committees.

“Ed’s extensive business experience, understanding of the midstream energy sector and proven leadership skills add further depth to our Board. We look forward to his active participation,” said Kevin Foxx, SemGroup Energy Partners president and chief executive officer.

Kosnik has been a private investor since 2001. Most recently, Kosnik served as a director and member of the audit committee of Buckeye GP LLC, the general partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P. (NYSE: BPL), from its 1986 inception until his resignation in September 2007. He previously served on the board of directors of Premcor, Inc. from November 2004 to September 2005 and was a member of Premcor, Inc.’s audit committee.

During Kosnik’s career, he served as president and chief executive officer of Berwind Group, a diversified industrial real estate and financial services company, from 1999 to 2001 and as its president and chief operating officer from 1997 to 1999. From 1994 to 1997, he was senior executive vice president and chief financial officer at Alexander and Alexander, Inc., a global insurance broker and risk management company. He previously was chairman, president and chief executive officer of JWP, Inc. and was president and chief executive officer of Sprague Technologies. Kosnik also was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Penn Central and held various senior management positions at Arvida Corporation.

Since 2006, Kosnik has been a Trustee of Marquette University and a member of its audit committee.  He earned a bachelor's degree from Marquette University in 1966, and in 1972 he earned a M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Following his graduation from Marquette, he served as an officer in the United States Navy from 1966 to 1970.

SemGroup Energy Partners owns and operates a diversified portfolio of complementary midstream energy assets. SemGroup Energy Partners provides crude oil and liquid asphalt cement terminalling and storage services and crude oil gathering and transportation services. SemGroup Energy Partners is based in Tulsa, Okla. As a publicly traded master limited partnership, SemGroup Energy Partners' common units are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol SGLP. The general partner of SemGroup Energy Partners is a subsidiary of SemGroup, L.P. For more information, visit SemGroup Energy Partners' Web site www.SGLP.com.

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