SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Oiltanking Holding Americas, Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) 15631 JACINTOPORT BLVD. (Street) HOUSTON TX 77015 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/13/2011	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Oiltanking Partners, L.P. [ OILT ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Units	0(1)	I	See Footnotes(1)(2)(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Oiltanking Holding Americas, Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) 15631 JACINTOPORT BLVD. (Street) HOUSTON TX 77015 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Oiltanking GmbH (Last) (First) (Middle) 15631 JACINTOPORT BLVD. (Street) HOUSTON TX 77015 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Marquard & Bahls AG (Last) (First) (Middle) 15631 JACINTOPORT BLVD. (Street) HOUSTON TX 77015 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. As of the date of this Form 3, Oiltanking Holding Americas, Inc. ("OTA") directly holds a 98% limited partner interest in the Issuer. OTA may also be deemed to beneficially own a 2% general partner interest in the Issuer through OTLP GP, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of OTA.

2. This Form 3 is jointly filed by OTA, Oiltanking GmbH ("GmbH") and Marquard & Bahls AG ("M&B"). OTA is a wholly owned subsidiary of GmbH, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of M&B.

3. GmbH may be deemed to beneficially own OTA's interest in the Issuer through its ability to control OTA. M&B may be deemed to beneficially own OTA's interest in the Issuer through its ability to control GmbH.

	/s/ Carlin G. Conner, President of Oiltanking Holding Americas, Inc.	07/13/2011
	/s/ Rutger van Thiel, Managing Director of Oiltanking GmbH	07/13/2011
	/s/ Klaus-Dieter Fr?se, Director of Finance, and Santokh S. Advani, Head of Tax and Accounting of Marquard & Bahls AG	07/13/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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