UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 6-K

~~REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER~~ _____________________________________________________________________

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~UNDER~~For ~~THE~~the ~~SECURITIES~~month ~~EXCHANGE~~of ~~ACT~~May OF2017 ~~1934~~

For the month of May, 2017

Commission File Number 001-36574

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VTTI Energy Partners LP

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

25-27 Buckingham Palace Road

London, SW1W 0PP, United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive office)

~~Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:~~ _____________________________________________________________________

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

OnAttached ~~May 8,~~as ~~2017,~~Exhibit ~~VTTI~~99.1 ~~Energy~~is ~~Partners~~a LPcopy ~~(the “Partnership”) entered into an Agreement and Plan~~ of ~~Merger (~~the ~~“Merger~~press ~~Agreement”) with~~release ~~VTTI B.V. (“VTTI”), its indirect parent, VTTI MLP Partners B.V. (“MLP Partners”), VTTI Merger Sub LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary~~ of ~~MLP Partners (“Merger Sub”), and~~ VTTI Energy Partners GPLP ~~LLC~~dated May 9, ~~the~~2017 ~~general~~relating ~~partner of the Partnership. Pursuant~~ to ~~the~~its ~~provisions~~results ~~of the Merger Agreement, on the closing date VTTI will acquire,~~ for ~~cash, all of~~ the ~~outstanding~~three ~~publicly~~month ~~held~~period ~~common~~ended ~~units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “common units”)~~March 31, ~~and the separate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease~~2017.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, the common units will be exchanged for the right to receive $19.50 per common unit. In addition, unitholders of the Partnership will continue to receive regular quarterly distributions of $0.336 per common unit for each completed quarter prior to the closing date. Completion of the transaction is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2017, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including certain regulatory approvals and the approval of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby by (1) a majority of the outstanding Partnership common units held by unitholders unaffiliated with VTTI, voting as a class, and (2) a majority of the outstanding Partnership subordinated units, voting as a class. VTTI indirectly owns 100% of the subordinated units and has agreed to vote its subordinated units in favor of the merger. Upon closing, the Partnership will cease to be a publicly traded partnership. EXHIBITS

InThe ~~connection~~following ~~with~~exhibits the transaction, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the Partnership (the “GP Board”) established a committee composed of three independent directors (the “Conflicts Committee”) to consider VTTI’s offer. Following a period of discussion with VTTI and its advisors, the Conflicts Committee approved the merger agreement and determined that the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are infiled ~~the~~as ~~best~~part ~~interests~~ of ~~the~~this Partnership and the holders of the common units unaffiliated with VTTI. Based on the recommendation of the Conflicts Committee, the Board of Directors approved the merger agreement and recommended that the Partnership’s unitholders approve the merger. Report:

~~The~~99.1 ~~foregoing~~Press ~~description~~Release of ~~the~~VTTI ~~Merger Agreement~~Energy isPartners ~~qualified~~LP indated ~~its~~May ~~entirety by the full text of the Merger Agreement~~9, ~~which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.~~ 2017

Additionally, on May 8, 2017, the Partnership issued a press release announcing entry into the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 8, 2017, among VTTI B.V., VTTI MLP Partners B.V., VTTI Merger Sub LLC, VTTI Energy Partners LP and VTTI Energy Partners GP LLC.
99.1		Press Release of VTTI Energy Partners LP, dated May 8, 2017.

SIGNATURES

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, thereunto duly authorized.

		VTTI ENERGY PARTNERS LP
	VTTI ENERGY PARTNERS LP By: VTTI Energy Partners GP LLC, its general partner
		By: VTTI Energy Partners GP LLC, its general partner
Date: May 9, 2017	By:	/s/ Robert Nijst
Date: May 8, 2017		By:	/s/ Robert Nijst
		Name: Robert Nijst
			Name:	Robert Nijst
		Title: Chief Executive Officer
			Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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