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                                  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: FEBRUARY 15, 2001
              (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: FEBRUARY 15, 2001)

                               KINDER MORGAN, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                                                                 

               KANSAS                                   1-6446                              48-0290000
    (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)


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ITEM 9.    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.

         On February 15, 2001, representatives of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (the
"Company"), a subsidiary of which serves as general partner of Kinder Morgan
Energy Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership"), and the Partnership intend to discuss
at the UBS Warburg Energy Conference at approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time various strategic and financial issues relating to the business plans and
objectives of the Company and the Partnership. Prior to the meeting, interested
parties will be able to view the materials presented at the meeting by
visiting the Company's web site at
www.kindermorgan.com/presentations/KMI/ubswarburg02152001/index.html.

         The Company and the Partnership intend to update the information
furnished pursuant to this Item from time to time as circumstances require.
These updates will be furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission
under Item 9 and posted on the referenced web site substantially
contemporaneously. Interested parties will be able to review the referenced web
site or the files of the Securities and Exchange Commission located at
www.sec.gov to determine if the information furnished pursuant to this Item has
been updated.

         Regulation FD became effective on October 23, 2000, and the Company and
the Partnership have established their respective policies and procedures to
ensure compliance with Regulation FD. The Company and the Partnership may modify
their respective approach at any time as the interpretative guidance on, and
application of, Regulation FD develop. In the event of a change in approach,
such change will be furnished under Item 9 of a Form 8-K and posted on the
Company's web site substantially contemporaneously.




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                                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, INC.

Dated: February 14, 2001               By:  /s/ Joseph Listengart
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                                            Joseph Listengart
                                            Vice President and General Counsel




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