Summary of KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS L P

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

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 (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

On January 16, 2013, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. issued a press release regarding its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 and will hold a webcast conference call on January 16, 2013 discussing those results. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As part of the press release regarding its financial results furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. ("KMP") announced several upcoming changes in management. Effective March 31, 2013, C. Park Shaper will resign from his positions as president and director of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc., the general partner of KMP (the "General Partner"), and of Kinder Morgan Management, LLC, the delegate of the General Partner ("KMR"). Mr. Shaper's resignation from the boards of KMR and the General Partner was not due to any disagreement with KMP. Steven J. Kean, currently executive vice president and chief operating officer of KMR and the General Partner, will become president and chief operating officer and a director of KMR and the General Partner, effective March 31, 2013. Mr. Kean will not receive any compensation for his service as a director. Also effective March 31, 2013, Joseph Listengart, vice president, general counsel and secretary of KMR and the General Partner, will step down from his current positions and will continue working for the Kinder Morgan companies, assisting as needed on significant transactions and other matters.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit
Number                                  Description

   99.1    Press release of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. issued January
           16, 2013.

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: January 16, 2013 By: /s/ Joseph Listengart Joseph Listengart Vice President and General Counsel