SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                     THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                Date of report: (date of earliest event reported)
                                 August 14, 2008

                           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)       (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


               801 Travis Street, Suite 2100, Houston, Texas 77002
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


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



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ITEM 2.02         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On August 14, 2008, Blue Dolphin Energy Company, a Delaware corporation
("Blue Dolphin"), issued a press release reporting its financial results for the
three and six month periods ended June 30, 2008.


ITEM 9.01         FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

          (c)  Exhibits

               99.1  Blue Dolphin Energy Company Press Release Issued August 14,
                     2008.





























                                    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:   August 14, 2008

                               BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY COMPANY



                               By:  /s/ T. SCOTT HOWARD
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    T. Scott Howard
                                    Accounting Manager, Assistant Treasurer and
                                    Assistant Secretary
                                    (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)































                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit        Description of Exhibit
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99.1           Blue Dolphin Energy Company Press Release Issued August 14, 2008.