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, 2010			September 30, 2009
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	$	791.2		$	866.3
Add:
Fixed charges		400.9			356.2
Amortization of capitalized interest		3.0			2.8
Distributed income of equity investees		154.9			153.1
Less:
Interest capitalized from continuing operations		(9.8	)		(28.6	)
Noncontrolling interests in pre-tax income of subsidiaries with no fixed charges		(0.2	)		(0.1	)
Income as adjusted	$	1,340.0		$	1,349.7
Fixed charges: Interest and debt expense, net per statements of income (includes amortization of debt discount, premium, and debt issuance costs; excludes capitalized interest)	$	384.8		$	342.5
Add:
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		16.1			13.7
Fixed charges	$	400.9		$	356.2
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		3.34			3.79