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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT



                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2002
                                                  ------------


                          Williams Energy Partners L.P.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



          Delaware                 1-16335                    73-1599053
       ---------------           -----------               ----------------
       (State or other           (Commission               (I.R.S. Employer
        jurisdiction of          File Number)              Identification No.)
        incorporation)



             One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma             74172
            ----------------------------------------------------------
            (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)




        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 918/573-2000

                                   ----------

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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Item 5. Other Events.

         The board of directors for the general partner of Williams Energy
Partners L.P. (the "Partnership") has elected Phil Wright as chairman of the
board and Don Wellendorf as president and chief executive officer. Wright
succeeds Steve Malcolm as chairman of the board. Wellendorf succeeds Malcolm as
CEO and Wright as president. Malcolm will retain his seat on the board of
directors. In related moves, the board elected Mike Mears as vice president,
transportation, and Rick Olson as vice president, pipeline operations.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         The Partnership files the following exhibit as part of this report:

         Exhibit 99.1      Copy of the Partnership's press release dated May 14,
                           2002, publicly announcing the information reported
                           herein.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Partnership has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                  WILLIAMS ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.

                                       By: Williams GP LLC, its General Partner



Date: May 15, 2002                        /s/ Suzanne H. Costin
                                          ------------------------------
                                          Name:  Suzanne H. Costin
                                          Title: Corporate Secretary



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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


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99.1           Copy of the Partnership's press release dated May 14, 2002,
               publicly announcing the information reported herein.
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


NEWSRELEASE                                 [WILLIAMS ENERGY PARTNERS L.P. LOGO]


NYSE: WEG




DATE:       May 14, 2002

CONTACT:    Kelly Swan                         Paula Farrell
            Media Relations                    Investor Relations
            (918) 573-6932                     (918) 573-9233
            KELLY.SWAN@WILLIAMS.COM            paula.farrell@williams.com


            WILLIAMS ENERGY PARTNERS BOARD ELECTS CHAIRMAN, OFFICERS

         TULSA, Okla. - The board of directors for the general partner of
Williams Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE:WEG) has elected Phil Wright as chairman of
the board and Don Wellendorf as president and chief executive officer.

         Wright succeeds Steve Malcolm as chairman of the board. Wellendorf
succeeds Malcolm as CEO and Wright as president. Malcolm will retain his seat on
the board of directors.

         In related moves, the board elected Mike Mears as vice president,
transportation, and Rick Olson as vice president, pipeline operations.

         Wright, 46, also has served as president and CEO of Williams'
(NYSE:WMB) energy services unit since September 2001. Since joining Williams in
1989 after 13 years with Conoco, Inc., Wright has served in a number of
energy-related positions. In 1996, he was promoted to senior vice president of
enterprise development and planning for the energy services business.

         In January 2001, Wright assumed the additional responsibilities of
president and chief operating officer of the general partner of Williams Energy
Partners. Wright earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Oklahoma
State University.

         Wellendorf, 49, served as the original senior vice president, chief
financial officer and treasurer when the partnership launched its initial public
offering in February 2001. Wellendorf will continue to serve as chief financial
officer and treasurer for the partnership until a successor is named.



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         A 15-year MAPCO Inc. employee, Wellendorf transitioned to Williams'
energy services unit as vice president of strategic development and planning in
1998 as a result of the company's merger with Williams that year. During his
MAPCO tenure, Wellendorf served as vice president and treasurer, corporate
controller and in various accounting positions. He earned a bachelor's of
science degree from Oklahoma State University.

           Mears, 39, joined Williams in 1985 where he has served in various
leadership, engineering, project analysis and operations control positions for
Williams Pipe Line, recently acquired from Williams by the partnership. In 1996
he became vice president, petroleum development of Williams' energy services
unit and in 1998 became vice president of transportation and terminals for
Williams Pipe Line. Mears earned a bachelor's degree in chemical and petroleum
refining engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

           Olson, 44, is a 21-year operations veteran of Williams Pipe Line,
most recently serving as vice president of Midcontinent operations for Williams'
energy services unit since 1996. He was vice president of operations and
terminal marketing for Williams Pipe Line from 1996 to 1998 and served in
various leadership and operations positions at Williams Pipe Line from 1981 to
1996. Olson received a master's degree in economics from Bowling Green State
University.

ABOUT WILLIAMS ENERGY PARTNERS L.P. (NYSE: WEG)

Williams Energy Partners L.P. was formed to own, operate and acquire a
diversified portfolio of energy assets. The partnership is engaged principally
in the transportation, storage and distribution of refined petroleum products
and ammonia. The general partner of Williams Energy Partners is a unit of
Williams, which specializes in




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a broad array of energy-related services, including energy marketing and trading
and natural gas pipeline transportation.

                                       ###

Portions of this document may constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined
by federal law. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and
assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or
should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Examples of such
uncertainties and risk factors include, but are not limited to, changes in the
price for crude oil, changes in demand for refined petroleum products, adverse
developments affecting our ammonia pipeline customers, changes in federal
government policies affecting farm subsidies, changes to cost estimates relating
to specific acquisitions, changes in economic and industry conditions and
changes in regulatory requirements (including changes in environmental
requirements). These and other factors are set forth in the Partnership's Form
10-K for the year 2001 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.




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