NuStar Energy L.P.
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(Name of Issuer)
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Common Units
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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67058H102
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(CUSIP Number)
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December 31, 2020
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
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I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
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Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)☐
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(b) [x]
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5
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SOLE VOTING POWER
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139,443
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER
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5,292,551
(See Item 4) |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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139,443
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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6,115,726
(See Item 4) |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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6,255,169
(See Item 4) |
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10
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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N/A
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
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5.7%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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IA
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Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: |
Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: |
Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: |
Item 2(c). | Citizenship: |
Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: |
Item 3. | If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or |
(a) | ☐ Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
(b) | ☐ Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(c) | ☐ Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(d) | [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
(e) | [x] Investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
(f) | ☐ Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
(g) | ☐ Parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
(h) | ☐ Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
(i) | ☐ Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
(j) | ☐ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); |
(k) | ☐ Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____________________________ . |
Item 4. | Ownership. |
(a) |
Amount beneficially owned:
6,255,169
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Percent of class:
5.7%
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(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: |
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Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
139,443
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Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
5,292,551
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(iii) |
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
139,443
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Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
6,115,726
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Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
Item 6. | Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. |
Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
Item 10.
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Certification.
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TORTOISE CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.L.C.
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By:
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/s/ Diane Bono
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Name: Diane Bono
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Title: Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director
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