OKLAHOMA CITY -- (Business Wire)
Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: BKEP - Common Units) (NASDAQ:
BKEPP - Preferred Units) (“BKEP” or the “Partnership”), announced today
that the board of directors of its general partner has declared a
quarterly cash distribution on the Partnership’s common units of $0.08
per common unit, as well as a cash distribution of $0.17875 per unit on
the Partnership’s preferred units. The third quarter distributions for
both the preferred and common units remain unchanged from those paid for
the second quarter of this year. The distributions are payable on
November 14, 2018, on all outstanding common and preferred units to
unitholders of record as of the close of business on November 2, 2018.
Forward-Looking Statements and Treasury Regulation Notice
This release may include forward-looking statements. Statements included
in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking
statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks
and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among other
things, uncertainties relating to the Partnership’s future cash flows
and operations, the Partnership’s ability to pay future distributions,
future market conditions, current and future governmental regulation,
future taxation and other factors discussed in the Partnership’s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If any of these risks or
uncertainties materializes, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those
expected. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
This release is intended to be a qualified notice under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b) (4) and (d). Brokers and nominees should
treat one hundred percent (100.0%) of BKEP’s distributions to foreign
investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected
with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, BKEP’s
distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax
withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate. Nominees, and
not BKEP, are treated as withholding agents responsible for withholding
on the distributions received by them on behalf of foreign investors.
About Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P.
BKEP owns and operates a diversified portfolio of complementary
midstream energy assets consisting of:
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8.8 million barrels of liquid asphalt storage located at 53 terminals
in 26 states;
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6.9 million barrels of above-ground crude oil storage capacity located
primarily in Oklahoma, approximately 6.6 million barrels of which are
located at the Cushing Interchange terminalling facility in Cushing,
Oklahoma;
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655 miles of crude oil pipeline located primarily in Oklahoma and
Texas; and
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65 crude oil transportation vehicles deployed primarily in Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas.
BKEP provides integrated terminalling, gathering and transportation
services for companies engaged in the production, distribution and
marketing of liquid asphalt and crude oil. BKEP is headquartered in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. For more information, visit the Partnership’s
web site at www.bkep.com.
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Contacts:
BKEP
Investor Relations, 918-237-4032
investor@bkep.com
or
Media
Contact:
Brent Gooden, 405-715-3232 or 405-818-1900
Source: Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P.
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