Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Representatives of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. ("KMP") and Kinder Morgan Management, LLC ("KMR") intend to make presentations in Dallas, TX on November 20, 2009 at the RBC 2009 MLP Conference to discuss the business and affairs of KMP and KMR. Interested parties will be able to view the materials to be presented at the conference by visiting our web site at:
http://www.kindermorgan.com/investor/presentations and completing the registration page. The presentations will also be accessible by audio webcast (both live and on-demand) at the same web address. The live presentations are scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. CT. The archived webcast of the presentations will remain available on our website for 30 days.

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S I G N A T U R E

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.

KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

By: KINDER MORGAN G.P., INC.,
its general partner

By: KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT, LLC, its delegate

Dated: November 19, 2009 By: /s/ Kimberly Dang Kimberly Dang Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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