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.

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") has priced an underwritten public offering (the "Offering") of 3,900,000 common units representing limited partner interests pursuant to an effective registration statement. The Partnership has granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase a maximum of 585,000 additional common units if the underwriter sells more than 3,900,000 common units in the Offering. The public offering price is $78.60 per unit.

Barclays is acting as the underwriter of the Offering.

When available, copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus related to the Offering may be obtained from the following person at the address set forth below:

Barclays

c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions

1155 Long Island Avenue

Edgewood, New York 11717

Telephone: 1-888-603-5847

Email: barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com

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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: December 11, 2012 By: /s/ Kimberly A. Dang Kimberly A. Dang Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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