UPDATE 1-NuStar common unit offering priced at 4.5 pct discount

* Says offering priced at $52.45

* Says offering of 5 mln units

Nov 10 (Reuters) - NuStar Energy LP (NS.N), which operates oil pipelines, storage facilities and asphalt refineries, said a public offering of its common units was priced at a 4.5 percent discount from the previous day's closing price.

The company's 5 million common unit offering was priced at $52.45 per common unit.

Units of the company were down 4.5 percent at $52.48 Tuesday morning on the New York Stock Exchange.

NuStar joins an inflated list of energy firms that have chosen equity offerings as a means to raise funds to bolster their capital budget and expansion plans.

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