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, Inc. ("KMI"), Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. ("KMP"), Kinder Morgan Management, LLC ("KMR") and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. ("EPB") intend to make presentations at the following conferences to discuss the business and affairs of KMI, KMP, KMR and EPB. Interested parties will be able to view the materials to be presented at the conferences by visiting our website at: http://www.kindermorgan.com/investor/presentations:
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch Power and Gas Conference on September 19, 2012 in New York, NY. The presentation will also be accessible by audio webcast (both live and on-demand) on our website at the above address. The live presentation is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. EDT. An archived webcast of the presentation will remain available for at least 2 weeks on our website at the above address.

• Deutsche Bank 2012 Energy Conference on September 20, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts.

• UBS Houston Energy Conference on September 21, 2012 in Houston, Texas.

• Canoe Financial 3rd Annual CEO Series Conference on September 21, 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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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: September 17, 2012 By: /s/ Kimberly Dang Kimberly Dang Vice President and Chief Financial Officer