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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Amendment No. 4 to Form S-3 registration statement of our
report dated February 2, 1999 (except with respect to the matters discussed in
Note 6 to the December 31, 2000 consolidated financial statements, as to which
the dates are March 16, 2000 and February 14, 2001) on the December 31, 1998
consolidated financial statements of Kinder Morgan, Inc., included in Kinder
Morgan, Inc.'s Amendment No. 2 on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31,
2000, incorporated by reference in this registration statement, and to all
references to our Firm included in this registration statement.


/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Denver, Colorado
May 2, 2001