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*
vonBerg John	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
333 CLAY STREET, # 1600	

(Street) 
HOUSTON	TX	77002	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/20/2004 	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 
PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE LP [ PAA ] 		
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer 
(Check all applicable) 
	Director		10% Owner	
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)	
Vice President-Trading	
	5. If Amendment, Date of 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	
	
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	6,902	D		
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				
Phantom Units--Long term incentive plan	(1) 	(2) 	Common Units	6,250	(3)	D		
Performance Options	(4) 	06/07/2011	Common Units	9,375	(5)	D		
Explanation of Responses:	
1. Phantom units vest based on reaching annualized distribution thresholds (50% at $2.30 and 50% at $2.50)	
2. Date of Reporting Person's termination of employment with the Issuer or it affiliates.	
3. One common unit is deliverable, upon vesting, for each phantom unit that vests.	
4. Options vest in three equal installments upon reaching annualized distribution levels of $2.30, $2.50 and $2.70.	
5. Strike price for each unit equals $22 less 80% of each per unit distribution after, and including the distribution on, August 14, 2001	
Remarks:	
	
	John vonBerg	05/20/2004	
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
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