Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) today announced that KMP will invest approximately $58 million to expand its chemical storage capacity. KMP has entered into a long-term contract with Methanex Corporation (NASDAQ: MEOH) to support the construction of methanol storage capacity near Kinder Morgan's Geismar Liquids Terminal (GLT) in Geismar, La. Kinder Morgan will build, own and operate the storage tanks and related infrastructure, including improvements to its existing dock at GLT. The assets will provide critical marine, rail and truck access in support of a 1 million tonne per year methanol production plant being relocated by Methanex from Chile, South America. The terminal infrastructure is expected to be in service during the second half of 2014, coinciding with the anticipated startup of the relocated plant.

KMP has also acquired Quality Carriers, Inc.'s 26-acre terminal located in Chester, S.C. The 19-tank facility currently provides storage for a single customer of 35,000 barrels and receives product by rail and distributes by truck.

"The abundance of attractively priced domestic natural gas has led to a resurgence in the chemical and manufacturing industries," said John Schlosser, president of Kinder Morgan Terminals. "We are very pleased to be able to leverage our existing footprint in Geismar in support of Methanex's significant capital project, and look forward to continuing to provide logistical and infrastructure solutions for Methanex and others as the renewed industrial development continues along the Gulf Coast and elsewhere. We are also pleased to be entering the public liquid terminal market in the greater Charlotte area and look forward to growing that business with new chemical customers."

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) is a leading pipeline transportation and energy storage company and one of the largest publicly traded pipeline limited partnerships in America. It owns an interest in or operates approximately 44,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. The general partner of KMP is owned by Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI). Kinder Morgan is the largest midstream and the third largest energy company in North America with a combined enterprise value of approximately $100 billion. It owns an interest in or operates approximately 73,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. Its pipelines transport natural gas, gasoline, crude oil, CO2 and other products, and its terminals store petroleum products and chemicals and handle such products as ethanol, coal, petroleum coke and steel. KMI owns the general partner interests of KMP and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB), along with limited partner interests in KMP, and EPB and shares in Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (NYSE: KMR). For more information please visit www.kindermorgan.com.

This news release includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are based on the beliefs and assumptions of management, based on information currently available to them. Although Kinder Morgan believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that such assumptions will materialize. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements herein include those enumerated in Kinder Morgan's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and except to the extent required by law, Kinder Morgan undertakes no obligation to update or review any forward-looking statement because of new information, future events or other factors. Because of these uncertainties, readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

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