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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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REPORTED)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>July 2, 2012 (July 2, 2012)</B></P>

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in its charter)</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>001-33055</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>74-3169953</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">(State&nbsp;or&nbsp;other&nbsp;jurisdiction&nbsp;of</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">(Commission</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">(I.R.S.&nbsp;Employer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>incorporation&nbsp;or&nbsp;organization)</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>File&nbsp;Number)</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Identification&nbsp;No.)</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>515 South Flower Street, Suite 4800</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Los Angeles, CA 90071</B></P>

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including area code)</B></P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>Closing of Previously Reported Acquisition</I>s</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (the &ldquo;Partnership&rdquo;)
is providing the following updated disclosure with respect to its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2012.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On July 2, 2012, the Partnership completed
two separate acquisitions by BreitBurn Operating L.P. (&ldquo;BreitBurn Operating&rdquo;), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership,
of certain oil and natural gas assets (the &ldquo;Element Assets&rdquo;) from Element Petroleum, LP (&ldquo;Element&rdquo;), as
seller, (the &ldquo;Element Purchase Agreement&rdquo;) and certain oil and natural gas assets (the &ldquo;CrownRock Assets&rdquo;)
from CrownRock, L.P. (&ldquo;CrownRock&rdquo;), as seller, (the &ldquo;CrownRock Purchase Agreement&rdquo;).&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Element and CrownRock Assets acquired
by BreitBurn Operating consist of oil and natural gas properties located in the Permian Basin of Texas. Pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Element Purchase Agreement, BreitBurn Operating completed the acquisition of the Element Assets in exchange for
approximately $150 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments (the &ldquo;Element Acquisition&rdquo;). Pursuant
to the terms and conditions of the CrownRock Purchase Agreement, BreitBurn Operating completed the acquisition of the CrownRock
Assets in exchange for approximately $70 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments (the &ldquo;CrownRock Acquisition,&rdquo;
and together with the Element Acquisition, the &ldquo;Acquisitions&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">After the completion of the
Acquisitions, the amount of debt outstanding under the Partnership&rsquo;s bank credit facility is $423 million with a
current borrowing base of $850 million.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The foregoing description does not purport
to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Element Purchase Agreement and CrownRock Purchase Agreement,
previously filed on May 11, 2012 as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to our Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">On July 2, 2012, the Partnership issued
a press release announcing the completion of the Element and CrownRock Acquisitions. A copy of the press release is furnished and
attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein solely for the purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">The information set forth in this Current
Report on Form 8-K provided under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that Section, unless the Partnership specifically states that the information is to be considered &ldquo;filed&rdquo; under the
Exchange Act or incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d) Exhibits.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">99.1 BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. press release dated July
2, 2012 announcing completion of the Element and CrownRock Acquisitions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 23pt">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 4%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 41%">BREITBURN GP, LLC,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">its general partner</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Dated: July 2, 2012 &nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Gregory C. Brown</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. press release dated July 2, 2012 announcing completion of the Element and CrownRock Acquisitions.</TD></TR>
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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 2, 2012 (July 2, 2012)
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 simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Closing of Previously Reported Acquisition
s
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (the "Partnership")
is providing the following updated disclosure with respect to its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2012.
On July 2, 2012, the Partnership completed
two separate acquisitions by BreitBurn Operating L.P. ("BreitBurn Operating"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership,
of certain oil and natural gas assets (the "Element Assets") from Element Petroleum, LP ("Element"), as
seller, (the "Element Purchase Agreement") and certain oil and natural gas assets (the "CrownRock Assets")
from CrownRock, L.P. ("CrownRock"), as seller, (the "CrownRock Purchase Agreement").
The Element and CrownRock Assets acquired
by BreitBurn Operating consist of oil and natural gas properties located in the Permian Basin of Texas. Pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Element Purchase Agreement, BreitBurn Operating completed the acquisition of the Element Assets in exchange for
approximately $150 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments (the "Element Acquisition"). Pursuant
to the terms and conditions of the CrownRock Purchase Agreement, BreitBurn Operating completed the acquisition of the CrownRock
Assets in exchange for approximately $70 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments (the "CrownRock Acquisition,"
and together with the Element Acquisition, the "Acquisitions").
After the completion of the
Acquisitions, the amount of debt outstanding under the Partnership's bank credit facility is $423 million with a
current borrowing base of $850 million.
The foregoing description does not purport
to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Element Purchase Agreement and CrownRock Purchase Agreement,
previously filed on May 11, 2012 as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to our Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 2, 2012, the Partnership issued
a press release announcing the completion of the Element and CrownRock Acquisitions. A copy of the press release is furnished and
attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein solely for the purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.
The information set forth in this Current
Report on Form 8-K provided under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that Section, unless the Partnership specifically states that the information is to be considered "filed" under the
Exchange Act or incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. press release dated July
2, 2012 announcing completion of the Element and CrownRock Acquisitions.
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: July 2, 2012
By:
/s/Gregory C. Brown
Gregory C. Brown
General Counsel and Executive Vice
President
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Document
99.1
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. press release dated July 2, 2012 announcing completion of the Element and CrownRock Acquisitions.