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

<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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>April 27, 2012 (April 24, 2012)</B></P>

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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>

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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>Purchase and Sale Agreement</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">BreitBurn Operating L.P. (&ldquo;<B><I>BreitBurn
Operating</I></B>&rdquo;), a wholly owned subsidiary of BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (the &ldquo;<B><I>Partnership</I></B>&rdquo;),
entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated April 24, 2012&nbsp;(the &ldquo;<B><I>Purchase Agreement</I></B>&rdquo;) with
Legacy Energy, Inc. (the &ldquo;<B><I>Seller</I></B>&rdquo;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NiMin Energy Corp. (&ldquo;<B><I>NiMin</I></B>&rdquo;),
and NiMin.&nbsp; Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, BreitBurn Operating agreed to acquire certain oil assets (the &ldquo;<B><I>NiMin
Assets</I></B>&rdquo;) from the Seller in exchange for $98,050,000 in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments (the
&ldquo;<B><I>NiMin Acquisition</I></B>&rdquo;).&nbsp; The NiMin Acquisition is expected to close within 90 days.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;The NiMin Assets to be acquired by
BreitBurn Operating under the Purchase Agreement consist of oil properties, which are located in Park County in the Big Horn Basin
of Wyoming.&nbsp;&nbsp;In March 2012, average daily production from the properties was approximately 600 Boe/day.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Purchase Agreement contains customary
representations and warranties and covenants by each of the parties.&nbsp; Among other things, during the interim period between
the execution of the Purchase Agreement and closing of the NiMin Acquisition, the Seller has agreed to operate and maintain the
assets in the regular and ordinary manner and not to engage in certain types of activities and transactions, subject to certain
exceptions.&nbsp; The Purchase Agreement provides that the NiMin Acquisition will close on the third business day after the conditions
to closing have been satisfied or such other time as is mutually agreed upon by the parties.&nbsp; Closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement is conditioned upon, among other things: the approval of the shareholders of NiMin and delivery
of all other items required by the Purchase Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">In
early April, the borrowing base under the Partnership&rsquo;s bank credit facility was increased from $788 million to $850 million,
and there is currently $78 million in debt outstanding under the facility. Initially, the Partnership intends to fund the consideration
for the NiMin Acquisition with borrowings under the Partnership&rsquo;s bank credit facility. On April 25, 2012, the Partnership
entered into a swaption contract that provides an option to hedge a total of 510,168 barrels of future crude oil production associated
with the NiMin Acquisition at current market prices, ranging from $104.80 per barrel in 2012 to $88.45 per barrel in 2017.</FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">This swaption contract has an option expiry and exercise date of July 31,
2012.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The foregoing description of the rights
and obligations of BreitBurn Operating, the Seller and NiMin under the Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, which is attached hereto
as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.</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"><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: 0.5in">On April 25, 2012, the Partnership issued
a press release announcing the execution of an agreement to acquire oil assets from the Seller, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NiMin.&nbsp;&nbsp;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 7.01disclosure.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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 &ldquo;<B><I>Exchange Act</I></B>&rdquo;), 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">10.1*&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated April 24,
2012, among Legacy Energy, Inc., NiMin Energy Corp. and BreitBurn Operating L.P.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. press release
dated April 25, 2012 announcing acquisition agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 9pt; text-indent: -9pt">* The schedules to this agreement
have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b) (2) of Regulation S-K. The Partnership will furnish copies of such schedules
to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.</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 STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 0.8pt">By:</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 0.8pt">BREITBURN GP, LLC,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0.8pt">Dated: April 27, 2012</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 0.8pt">By:</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; border-bottom: black 0.75pt solid">/s/Gregory C. Brown</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 0.8pt">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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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)
April 27, 2012 (April 24, 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
incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
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.
Purchase and Sale Agreement
BreitBurn Operating L.P. ("
BreitBurn
Operating
"), a wholly owned subsidiary of BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (the "
Partnership
"),
entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated April 24, 2012 (the "
Purchase Agreement
") with
Legacy Energy, Inc. (the "
Seller
"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NiMin Energy Corp. ("
NiMin
"),
and NiMin.  Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, BreitBurn Operating agreed to acquire certain oil assets (the "
NiMin
Assets
") from the Seller in exchange for $98,050,000 in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments (the
"
NiMin Acquisition
").  The NiMin Acquisition is expected to close within 90 days.
The NiMin Assets to be acquired by
BreitBurn Operating under the Purchase Agreement consist of oil properties, which are located in Park County in the Big Horn Basin
of Wyoming.  In March 2012, average daily production from the properties was approximately 600 Boe/day.
The Purchase Agreement contains customary
representations and warranties and covenants by each of the parties.  Among other things, during the interim period between
the execution of the Purchase Agreement and closing of the NiMin Acquisition, the Seller has agreed to operate and maintain the
assets in the regular and ordinary manner and not to engage in certain types of activities and transactions, subject to certain
exceptions.  The Purchase Agreement provides that the NiMin Acquisition will close on the third business day after the conditions
to closing have been satisfied or such other time as is mutually agreed upon by the parties.  Closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement is conditioned upon, among other things: the approval of the shareholders of NiMin and delivery
of all other items required by the Purchase Agreement.
In
early April, the borrowing base under the Partnership's bank credit facility was increased from $788 million to $850 million,
and there is currently $78 million in debt outstanding under the facility. Initially, the Partnership intends to fund the consideration
for the NiMin Acquisition with borrowings under the Partnership's bank credit facility. On April 25, 2012, the Partnership
entered into a swaption contract that provides an option to hedge a total of 510,168 barrels of future crude oil production associated
with the NiMin Acquisition at current market prices, ranging from $104.80 per barrel in 2012 to $88.45 per barrel in 2017.
This swaption contract has an option expiry and exercise date of July 31,
2012.
The foregoing description of the rights
and obligations of BreitBurn Operating, the Seller and NiMin under the Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, which is attached hereto
as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 25, 2012, the Partnership issued
a press release announcing the execution of an agreement to acquire oil assets from the Seller, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NiMin.  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 7.01disclosure.
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.
10.1*  Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated April 24,
2012, among Legacy Energy, Inc., NiMin Energy Corp. and BreitBurn Operating L.P.
99.1   BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. press release
dated April 25, 2012 announcing acquisition agreement.
* The schedules to this agreement
have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b) (2) of Regulation S-K. The Partnership will furnish copies of such schedules
to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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: April 27, 2012
By:
/s/Gregory C. Brown
Gregory C. Brown
General Counsel and Executive Vice President
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Document
10.1*
Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated April 24, 2012, among Legacy Energy, Inc., NiMin Energy Corp. and BreitBurn Operating L.P.
99.1
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. press release dated April 25, 2012 announcing acquisition agreement.
* The schedules to this agreement
have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b) (2) of Regulation S-K. The Partnership will furnish copies of such schedules
to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.