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): January 9, 2009

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.

SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) announced that Duke R. Ligon was elected by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Partnership’s general partner, SemGroup Energy Partners G.P., L.L.C. (the “General Partner”), to serve as the Chairman of the Board.  Mr. Ligon has served on the Board, as an independent director, since October 1, 2008.

Mr. Ligon will replace Sundar S. Srinivasan from Manchester Securities, who resigned from his position as Chairman of the Board and a director on January 9, 2009, due to other commitments. Two members affiliated with Manchester Securities will continue to serve on the Board

A copy of the press release relating to Mr. Ligon’s election as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Srinivasan’s resignation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits

EXHIBIT NUMBER		DESCRIPTION
99.1	—	Press Release, dated January 15, 2009.

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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:  January 15, 2009                                                                           By:  /s/ Alex G. Stallings

Alex G. Stallings

Chief Accounting Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NUMBER		DESCRIPTION
99.1	—	Press Release, dated January 15, 2009.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99-1

Duke R. Ligon Elected Chairman of the Board of SGLP’s General Partner

Tulsa, Okla. – January 15, 2009 /BUSINESS WIRE/

SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: SGLP) today announced that Duke R. Ligon was elected by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) ofSGLP’s general partner, SemGroup Energy Partners G.P., L.L.C. (the “General Partner”), to serve as the Chairman of the Board.  Mr. Ligon has served on the Board, as an independent director, since October 1, 2008.

Mr. Ligon will replace Sundar S. Srinivasan from Manchester Securities, who resigned from his position as Chairman of the Board and a director on January 9, 2009, due to other commitments. Two members affiliated with Manchester Securities will continue to serve on the Board.

“We are grateful for the leadership that Mr. Srinivasan has provided in a time of challenge and opportunity for SGLP, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors.  Management looks forward to working with Mr. Ligon as we continue to rebuild and strengthen our business.  Duke brings a wealth of knowledge and industry experience to SGLP and we look forward to continued progress under his chairmanship,” stated Kevin Foxx, SGLP’s chief executive officer.

About SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P. 

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, Oklahoma. 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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