Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. announced that BKEP's general partner has appointed Mark Hurley as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective as of September 20, 2012. Hurley has served as the Senior Vice President, Crude Oil and Offshore of Enterprise Products since 2010, where he led the newly formed crude oil and offshore business segment. Hurley began his career at Shell, where he served from 1981 to 2009, most recently as President of Shell Pipeline Co.

In connection with his resignation as Chief Executive Officer, Dyer also has resigned from the Board of Directors of BKEP's general partner, effective as of September 20, 2012. Francis Brenner of Vitol Inc. has been appointed to fill Dyer's seat on the Board. Brenner has served as the Investments Director for the Americas for Vitol Inc. since 2010.

Between 2001 and 2010, Brenner was with Morgan Stanley, most recently as an Executive Director in the Morgan Stanley Commodities Group.