Exhibit 12

KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES

EXHIBIT 12 – STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Dollars In Millions Except Ratio Amounts)

	Nine Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
Earnings:
Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for noncontrolling interests and equity earnings (including amortization of excess cost of equity investments) per statements of income	$	866.3		$	970.2
Add:
Fixed charges		356.2			343.5
Amortization of capitalized interest		2.8			2.0
Distributed income of equity investees		153.1			114.9
Less:
Interest capitalized from continuing operations		(28.6	)		(29.7	)
Noncontrolling interests in pre-tax income of subsidiaries with no fixed charges		(0.1	)		(0.2	)
Income as adjusted	$	1,349.7		$	1,400.7
Fixed charges:
Interest and debt expense, net per statements of income (includes amortization of debt discount, premium, and debt issuance costs; excludes capitalized interest)	$	342.5		$	328.2
Add:
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		13.7			15.3
Fixed charges	$	356.2		$	343.5
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		3.79			4.08