Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Evans Richard J
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2014		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. [BKEP]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2925 RICHMOND AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77098		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Preferred Units (1)   (1)   (1) Common Units 9,156,484 $ 6.5 I See footnote (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Evans Richard J
2925 RICHMOND AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TX 77098		     X    

Signatures

/s/ Richard J. Evans 09/27/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Preferred Units have no expiration date and are convertible at any time, in whole or in part, on a one-for-one basis into Common Units representing limited partner interests of Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. (the "Issuer" )("Common Units") at the holder's election as set forth in the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Issuer, dated September 14, 2011 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 14, 2011.
(2) The board of directors of Vitol Holding has voting and dispositive power over these shares. The board of directors of Vitol Holdings consists of Richard J. Evans and Miguel A. Loya who may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to and beneficially own the shares held by Vitol Holding as a result of their position on the board of directors; provided, however, that neither of Messrs. Evans and Loya have voting or dispositive power over these shares in their respective individual capacity. Mr. Evans disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Vitol Holding, except to the extent of Mr. Evans' pecuniary interest therein, and, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Mr. Evans states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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