SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K



                Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                           the Securities Act of 1934





         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): JULY 11, 2003





                         NORTHERN BORDER PARTNERS, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





          DELAWARE                      1-12202                93-1120873
(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)                File Number)         Identification No.)



           13710 FNB PARKWAY                                   68154-5200
            OMAHA, NEBRASKA                                    (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)




                                 (402) 492-7300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



ITEM 5.     OTHER EVENTS

            Northern Plains Natural Gas Company ("Northern Plains") and Pan
Border Gas Company ("Pan Border"), subsidiaries of Enron Corp. ("Enron"), are
two of the general partners of Northern Border Partners, L.P. Also, NBP Services
Corporation ("NBP Services"), a subsidiary of Enron, provides administrative and
operating services to Northern Border Partners, L.P. and its subsidiaries. On
June 25, 2003, Enron announced the organization of CrossCountry Energy Corp., a
newly formed holding company that will hold, among other things, Enron's
ownership interests in Northern Plains, Pan Border and NBP Services. Enron also
announced it had filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern
District of New York (the "Bankruptcy Court") to approve the proposed transfer
of those ownership interests to CrossCountry Energy Corp.

            On July 11, 2003, Enron announced that Enron and its
debtor-in-possession subsidiaries (collectively with Enron, the "Debtors") filed
their proposed joint plan of reorganization (the "Plan") and related disclosure
statement (the "Disclosure Statement") with the Bankruptcy Court. The Plan and
Disclosure Statement also are currently available at Enron's website located at
http://www.enron.com/corp/por/, the Bankruptcy Court's website located at
http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov and at the website maintained at the direction of
the Bankruptcy Court at www.elaw4enron.com. Under the Plan, it is anticipated
that, if CrossCountry Energy Corp. is not sold to a third party, as permitted by
the Plan, shares of CrossCountry Energy Corp. would be distributed directly or
indirectly to creditors of the Debtors.

            At this time, we are unable to predict the outcome of the Bankruptcy
Court's ruling on Enron's motion or whether Enron's Plan will be approved.



                                   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.

                                Northern Border Partners, L.P.
                                (A Delaware Limited Partnership)



Dated:   July 11, 2003           By:  /s/ Jerry L. Peters
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Jerry L. Peters
                                      Chief Financial & Accounting Officer