Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Vermylen Paul A Jr
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STAR GAS PARTNERS LP [SGU] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P., 9 WEST BROAD STREET, SUITE 310		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2017
(Street)

STAMFORD, CT 06902		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Units 02/16/2017   J(1)   634,099 A $ 0 853,950 D  
Common Units 02/16/2017   J(1)   210,281 (2) A $ 0 210,281 I See footnote (3)
Common Units 02/16/2017   J(1)   210,281 (2) A $ 0 210,281 I See footnote (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Vermylen Paul A Jr
C/O STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.
9 WEST BROAD STREET, SUITE 310
STAMFORD, CT 06902		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Paul A. Vermylen, Jr.   02/21/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) After the close of the market trading session on February 16, 2017, Kestrel Energy Partners, LLC ("Kestrel") made an in-kind distribution of common units of Star Gas Partners, L.P. ("Star Gas") pro rata to its members. As members of Kestrel, none of Mr. Vermylen, The Robin C. Vermylen 2016 Irrevocable Trust and The Paul A. Vermylen, Jr. 2015 Irrevocable Trust held a pecuniary interest in the common units of Star Gas held by Kestrel prior to the in-kind distribution.
(2) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for Section 16 or any other purpose.
(3) These securities are owned directly by The Robin C. Vermylen 2016 Irrevocable Trust. The reporting person is a trustee of the trust and the reporting person's spouse is a beneficiary of the trust. Therefore, the reporting person may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in the securities held by the trust.
(4) These securities are owned directly by The Paul A. Vermylen, Jr. 2015 Irrevocable Trust. The reporting person is a beneficiary of the trust and is the settlor of the trust.

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