UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 4, 2010

KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-11234	76-0380342
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

500 Dallas Street, Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

713-369-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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 6,500,000 common units representing limited partner interests pursuant to an effective registration statement. The Partnership has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase a maximum of 975,000 additional common units to cover over-allotments, if any. The public offering price is $66.25 per common unit.

     Citi, Barclays Capital, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley are acting as joint book-running managers of the Offering. BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Raymond James, and RBC Capital Markets are acting as senior co-managers of the Offering, and Madison Williams and Company and Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. are acting as co-managers of the Offering.

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

Citi

Attn: Prospectus Department

Brooklyn Army Terminal

140 58th Street, 8^th Floor

Brooklyn, New York 11220

Telephone: 1-800-831-9146

Email: batprospectusdept@citi.com

Barclays Capital

c/o Broadridge Integrated Distribution Services

1155 Long Island Avenue

Edgewood, New York 11717

Telephone: 1-888-603-5847

Email: barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com

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Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Attn: Prospectus Department

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Telephone: 1-866-471-2526

Facsimile: 1-212-902-9316

Email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com

J.P. Morgan

via Broadridge Financial Solutions

1155 Long Island Avenue

Edgewood, New York 11717

Telephone: (866) 803-9204

Morgan Stanley

Attn: Prospectus Dept.

180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor

New York, New York 10014

Telephone: 866-718-1649

Email: prospectus@morganstanley.com

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SIGNATURE

     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: May 4, 2010	By:	/s/ Kimberly A. Dang
		Kimberly A. Dang
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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