Sunoco LPsaid that it has upsized its recentlylaunched private offering to $800 million in aggregate principal amountof 6.25% senior notes due 2021, from the original offering amount of $500 million.The offering is priced at 100%.

The settlement of the sale of notes is expected April 7, subjectto the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, according to the partnership'sApril 4 news release.

The partnership said it intends to use the net proceeds fromthe offering to repay a portion of the borrowings outstanding under its term loanfacility.

Sunoco subsidiary Sunoco Finance Corp. will serve as co-issuerof the notes.