UNITED STATES
                       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):
                                November 12, 2009

                           Blue Dolphin Energy Company

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                      0-15905                  73-1268729
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

                          801 Travis Street, Suite 2100
                                Houston, TX 77002
              (Address of principal executive office and zip code)


                                 (713) 568-4725
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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


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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

         On  November  12,  2009,  Blue  Dolphin  Energy  Company,   a  Delaware
corporation  ("Blue  Dolphin"),  issued  a press  release  announcing  that  its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Blue Dolphin Pipe Line Company, entered into agreements
to provide gas and condensate  transportation  and production  handling services
for a new producer/shipper.


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Blue Dolphin Energy Company Press Release Issued November 12, 2009.








                                    SIGNATURE

         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.

Date:    November 12, 2009

                                                   Blue Dolphin Energy Company

                                                   /s/ THOMAS W. HEATH
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Thomas W. Heath
                                                   President








                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number     Description of Exhibit
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     99.1          Blue Dolphin Energy Company Press Release Issued
                   November 12, 2009.