BLUEKNIGHT ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
201 NW 10th, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103
November 8, 2017
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: | Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of |
Registration Statement on FormS-3 (FileNo. 333-221175)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P., on its own behalf and on behalf of BKEP Finance Corporation and the other registrants, hereby requests that pursuant to Rule 461 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the effectiveness of its Registration Statement on FormS-3 (Registration StatementNo. 333-221175) be accelerated so that the Registration Statement will become effective on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern time, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Sincerely, | ||
BLUEKNIGHT ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. | ||
By: Blueknight Energy Partners G.P., L.L.C., its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Alex G. Stallings | |
Alex G. Stallings | ||
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
cc: | H. Roger Schwall |
Securities and Exchange Commission
Douglass M. Rayburn
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP