Exhibit 23.01

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors of
NuStar GP Holdings, LLC:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-137150) of NuStar GP Holdings, LLC and subsidiaries of our reports dated February 28, 2012, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of NuStar GP Holdings, LLC and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, cash flows and members’ equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2011 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, which reports appear in the December 31, 2011 annual report on Form 10-K of NuStar GP Holdings, LLC.

/s/KPMG LLP

San Antonio, Texas

February 28, 2012