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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold;" size="2">2.  ACQUISITIONS</font></b></p>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><i><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">Business Combination</font></i></p>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: 22.3pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">In July 2012, we acquired a marine terminal facility for liquid petroleum products in New York Harbor from Chevron U.S.A Inc. for $260.3 million in cash.  The purchase price has been allocated to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows (in thousands):</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">Current assets</font></p></td>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">$</font></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">547</font></p></td>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">Property, plant and equipment</font></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">198,091</font></p></td>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">Intangible assets</font></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">13,350</font></p></td>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">Goodwill</font></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">59,197</font></p></td>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">Environmental liabilities</font></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">(10,873</font></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 20pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">Allocated purchase price</font></p></td>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">$</font></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">260,312</font></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><i><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">Acquisition of Additional Interest in WesPac Pipelines — Memphis LLC</font></i></p>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: 24.5pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">In April 2013, our operating subsidiary, Buckeye Pipe Line Holdings, L.P. (“BPH”), purchased an additional 10% ownership interest in WesPac Pipelines — Memphis LLC (“WesPac Memphis”) from Kealine LLC for $9.7 million and, as a result of the acquisition, our ownership interest in WesPac Memphis increased from 70% to 80%.  Since BPH retains controlling interest in WesPac Memphis, this acquisition was accounted for as an equity transaction.</font></p>
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