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<STREET1>2330 NORTH LOOP 1604 WEST
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<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>VALERO L P
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<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>SHAMROCK LOGISTICS LP
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P
STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B>
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STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported): December&nbsp;2, 2009 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P
STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>NUSTAR ENERGY
L.P. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>File Number)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>San Antonio, Texas</B></FONT></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (210)&nbsp;918-2000 </B>
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STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On December&nbsp;2, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of NuStar GP, LLC (the &#147;Company&#148;)
approved an amendment to agreements for awards of performance units for each of the Company&#146;s named executive officers pursuant to the terms of the Company&#146;s 2000 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;LTIP&#148;). The
agreements were described in Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January&nbsp;27, 2006,&nbsp;January&nbsp;31, 2007,&nbsp;January&nbsp;28, 2008 and January&nbsp;26, 2009, which are each hereby incorporated by reference. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As previously reported, the performance units vest annually in one-third increments beginning on the first anniversary of their grant date. Upon vesting,
the performance units are converted into a number of NuStar Energy L.P.&#146;s common units based upon NuStar Energy L.P.&#146;s total unitholder return during rolling three-year periods that end on December&nbsp;31 of each year following the date
of grant. At the end of each performance period, NuStar Energy L.P.&#146;s total unitholder return is compared to its peer group and is ranked by quartile. Holders of the performance units then earn 0 percent, 50 percent, 100 percent or 150 percent
of that portion of the initial grant that is vesting, depending upon whether NuStar Energy L.P.&#146;s total unitholder return is in the last, third, second or first quartile, respectively; holders earn 200 percent if NuStar Energy L.P. is the
highest ranking entity in the peer group. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The amended agreements provide that any performance units not awarded as Units as a result of a
ranking in the 3rd or 4th Quartile will carry forward for one more Performance Period; up to 100% of the Performance Units carried forward may be awarded based on NuStar Energy L.P.&#146;s TUR during the next Performance Period, whereas previously
the Units carried forward in the same manner described above, but the carried forward Units would not be awarded unless TUR was improved by at least one quartile. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Note: The form of agreement filed as an exhibit to this Current Report, together with the LTIP and the disclosures stated above, contain the material terms and conditions for participation in the
compensation arrangements described in this Item. In reliance on Instruction 1 to Item&nbsp;601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, the Company is not filing each individual&#146;s personal arrangement under the plan. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NuStar GP, LLC Second Amended and Restated 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-K filed
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="5"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Riverwalk Logistics, L.P.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NuStar GP, LLC</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman"
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: December 8, 2009</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A<SMALL>MY</SMALL> L.
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Amy L. Perry</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.02 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Amended and Restated </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PERFORMANCE UNIT AGREEMENT
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Amended and Restated Performance Share Agreement (the &#147;<B>Agreement</B>&#148;) is entered into effective
<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>, by and between <B>NuStar GP, LLC</B>, a Delaware limited liability company (the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;), and
<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>, a participant (the &#147;<B>Participant</B>&#148;) in the Company&#146;s <B>Second Amended and Restated 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan</B> (as may be amended, the
&#147;<B>Plan</B>&#148;), pursuant to and subject to the provisions of the Plan, and the parties hereby agree that this Agreement replaces that certain Performance Share Agreement between the Company and the Participant dated effective
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 200&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Grant of Performance Units</U></B>. The Company hereby grants to Participant <B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>
Performance Units pursuant to Section&nbsp;6.4 of the Plan. The Performance Units represent rights to receive NuStar Energy L.P. Units, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Performance Period</U></B>. Except as provided below with respect to a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan), the &#147;<B>Performance Period</B>&#148; for
any Performance Units eligible to vest on any given Normal Vesting Date (as defined below) shall be the three calendar years ending on the December&nbsp;31 immediately preceding the Normal Vesting Date. For any Performance Units eligible to vest as
a result of being carried forward per the qualifications stated in Section&nbsp;4.C. below, the &#147;<B>Performance Period</B>&#148; shall be the three calendar years ending on December&nbsp;31, immediately following the Normal Vesting Date on
which it was determined that the Performance Units could be carried forward. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>3</B>.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Vesting and Delivery of Units</U></B>. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>A.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Vesting</U></B>. The Performance Units granted hereunder shall vest over a period of three years in equal, one-third increments with the first increment vesting
on the date of the regularly scheduled meeting (&#147;<B>Meeting Date</B>&#148;) of the Board&#146;s Compensation Committee (the &#147;<B>Committee</B>&#148;) in January&nbsp;2010, and the second and third increments vesting on the Committee&#146;s
Meeting Dates in January&nbsp;2011 and January&nbsp;2012, respectively (except as otherwise determined by the Committee) (each of these three vesting dates is referred to as a &#147;<B>Normal Vesting Date</B>&#148;), such vesting being subject to
verification of attainment of the Performance Objectives described in Paragraph 4 by the Committee. If the Committee is unable to meet in January of a given year, then the Normal Vesting Date for that year will be the date not later than
March&nbsp;31 of that year as selected by the Committee. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>B.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Rights</U>.</B> Until NuStar Energy L.P. units (&#147;<B>Units</B>&#148;) are actually issued to Participant (or his or her estate) in settlement of the
Performance Units, neither Participant nor any person claiming by, through or under Participant shall have any rights as a unitholder of NuStar Energy L.P. (including, without limitation, voting rights or any right to receive cash distributions or
other distributions) with respect to such units, and Participant&#146;s status with respect to the issuance of such units shall be that of a general creditor of the Company. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>C.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Distribution</U></B>. Any Units to be distributed under the terms of this Agreement shall be distributed as soon as administratively practicable after the
applicable Normal Vesting Date, but not later than two-and-one-half months following the end of the year in which the vesting date for such units occurred. Participant agrees that in lieu of certificates representing any Units distributed under the
terms of this Agreement may be issued in uncertificated form pursuant to the Direct Registration Service of NuStar Energy L.P.&#146;s transfer agent. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Performance Objectives</U></B>. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>A.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Total Unitholder Return</U></B>. Total Unitholder Return (&#147;<B>TUR</B>&#148;) will be compiled for a peer group of companies (the &#147;<B>Target
Group</B>&#148;) for the Performance Period immediately preceding each Normal Vesting Date. TUR for each such company is measured by dividing the sum of (i)&nbsp;the cash distributions on the units of such company during the Performance Period,
assuming cash distribution reinvestment, and (ii)&nbsp;the difference between the price of a unit of such company at the end and at the beginning of the period (appropriately adjusted for any unit dividend, unit split, spin-off, merger or other
similar corporate events) by (iii)&nbsp;the price of a unit of such company at the beginning of the period. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>B.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Target Group</U></B>. The applicable Target Group shall be selected by the Committee, acting in its sole discretion, at the beginning of the calendar year
immediately preceding each Normal Vesting Date (or not later than 90 days after the commencement of such calendar year). The same Target Group shall be utilized to determine the number of Performance Units vesting under all Performance Award
Agreements of the Company having a similar Normal Vesting Date, but the decision of the Committee as to the composition of such Target Group shall be final. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>C.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Performance Ranking</U></B>. The TUR for the Performance Period for NuStar Energy L.P. and each company in the Target Group shall be arranged by rank from best to
worst according to the TUR achieved by each company. The total number of companies so ranked shall then be divided into four groups (&#147;<B>Quartiles</B>&#148;). For purposes of assigning companies to Quartiles (with the 1st Quartile being the
best and the 4th Quartile being the worst), the total number of companies ranked (including NuStar Energy L.P.) shall be divided into four groups as nearly equal in number as possible. The number of companies in each group shall be the total number
contained in the Target Group divided by four. If the total number of companies is not evenly divisible by four, so that there is a fraction contained in such quotient, the extra company(ies) represented by such fraction will be included in one or
more Quartiles as follows: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="78%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9%"></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:29pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Fraction</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:69pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Extra&nbsp;Company(ies)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">&nbsp;1</SUP></FONT><FONT
SIZE="2">/</FONT><FONT SIZE="1">4</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1st&nbsp;Quartile</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">&nbsp;1</SUP></FONT><FONT
SIZE="2">/</FONT><FONT SIZE="1">2</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1st&nbsp;Quartile</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2nd&nbsp;Quartile</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">&nbsp;3</SUP></FONT><FONT
SIZE="2">/</FONT><FONT SIZE="1">4</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1st&nbsp;Quartile</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2nd&nbsp;Quartile</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3rd&nbsp;Quartile</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>D.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Carry Forward</U></B>. Any performance units not awarded as Units as a result of a ranking in the 3rd or 4th Quartile will carry forward for one
more Performance Period; up to 100% of the Performance Units carried forward may be awarded based on NuStar Energy L.P.&#146;s TUR during the next Performance Period. To the extent Units are not distributed due to a ranking in the 3</FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">rd</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> or 4</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">th</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> Quartile and are deferred for one Performance Period, such deferred units may be distributed in accordance with this
paragraph as soon as administratively practicable following a determination that such Units are to be awarded in accordance with this Paragraph 4, and in such event, the distribution shall not occur later than two-and-one-half months following the
end of the year in which the vesting date for such Common Unit occurred. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>E.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Vesting Percentages</U></B>. The number of Units, if any, that Participant will be entitled to receive in settlement of the vested Performance Units will be
determined on each Normal Vesting Date and, subject to the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, on such Normal Vesting Date, the following percentage of the vested Performance Units will be awarded as Units to the Participant if NuStar Energy
L.P.&#146;s TUR during the Performance Period falls within the following ranges: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="69%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="29%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="3" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:73pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>NuStar TUR Position</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="3" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Percent&nbsp;of&nbsp;vested&nbsp;Performance</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman"
SIZE="1"><B>Units&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;awarded&nbsp;as</B></FONT><br><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Units</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="3"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4th Quartile</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="right" COLSPAN="1" VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN="1" NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">%&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3rd Quartile</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="right" COLSPAN="1" VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">50</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN="1" NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">%&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2nd Quartile</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="right" COLSPAN="1" VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">100</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN="1" NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">%&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1st Quartile</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="right" COLSPAN="1" VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">150</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN="1" NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">%&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:10%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If NuStar Energy L.P.&#146;s TUR is the highest achieved in the 1st Quartile for the
Performance Period, Participant shall be awarded a number of Units equal to 200% of the Performance Units that vested during the Performance Period. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Termination of Employment</U></B>. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>A.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Voluntary Termination and Termination for &#147;Cause</U></B>.<B>&#148;</B> Except for a Change of Control (described below), if Participant&#146;s employment is
voluntarily terminated by the Participant (other than through retirement, death or disability), or is terminated by the Company for &#147;cause&#148; (as defined in the Plan), then (a)&nbsp;those Performance Units that have not vested or been
forfeited, and for which a Normal Vesting Date occurs on or before the 30th day following the date of such termination, shall be awarded as Units on such Normal Vesting Date subject to the attainment of the performance objectives in accordance with
Paragraph&nbsp;4 hereof, and (b)&nbsp;any such Performance Units for which a Normal Vesting Date does not occur within such 30-day period, or that are not otherwise awarded as Units on a Normal Vesting Date as a result of the application of
Paragraph&nbsp;4, shall thereupon be forfeited. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>B.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Retirement, Death, Disability, and Involuntary Termination Other Than for &#147;Cause&#148;</U></B>. Except for a Change of Control, if a Participant&#146;s
employment is terminated through retirement, death, or disability, or by the Company other than for cause (as determined pursuant to the Plan), then (a)&nbsp;those Performance Units that have not theretofore vested or been forfeited, and for which a
Normal Vesting Date occurs on or before the 90th day following the date of such termination, shall be subject to vesting on such Normal Vesting Date in accordance with Paragraph&nbsp;4 hereof, and (b)&nbsp;any such Performance Units for which such a
Normal Vesting Date does not occur within such 90-day period, or which otherwise do not vest on a Normal Vesting Date as a result of application of Paragraph&nbsp;4, shall thereupon be forfeited. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>6.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Change of Control</U></B>. If a Change of Control occurs with respect to NuStar Energy L.P., then each Performance Period with respect to any Performance Units
that have not vested or been forfeited shall be terminated effective as of the date of such Change of Control (a &#147;<B>Change of Control Vesting Date</B>&#148;); the TUR for NuStar Energy L.P. and for each company in the Target Group shall be
determined for each such shortened Performance Period and the percentage of Performance Units to be received by the Participant for each such Performance Period shall be determined in accordance with Paragraph&nbsp;4 and shall be distributed as soon
as administratively practicable thereafter. For purposes of determining the number of Performance Units to be received as of any Change of Control Vesting Date, the Target Group as most recently determined by the Committee prior to the date of the
Change of Control shall be used. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Plan Incorporated by Reference</U></B>. The Plan is incorporated into this Agreement by this reference and is made a part hereof for all purposes. Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the Plan. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>8.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>No Assignment</U></B>. This Agreement and the Participant&#146;s interest in the Performance Units granted by this Agreement are of a personal
nature, and, except as expressly permitted under the Plan, Participant&#146;s rights
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with respect thereto may not be sold, mortgaged, pledged, assigned, transferred, conveyed or disposed of in any manner by Participant, except by an executor or beneficiary pursuant to a will or
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Curtis V. Anastasio</FONT></TD></TR>
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