8-K

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                       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):  FEBRUARY 14, 1996




                                K N ENERGY, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          KANSAS                             1-6446               48-0290000
 (State or other jurisdiction            (Commission File      (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)            Number)         Identification No.)



          370 VAN GORDON STREET
          P. O. BOX 281304
          LAKEWOOD, CO                                           80228-8304
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 989-1740





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Item 5.  Other Events.

         On February 14, 1996 K N Energy, Inc. announced that Charles W.
         Battey, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and David M. Carmichael,
         Vice Chairman, will retire at the Company's annual shareholder's
         meeting in April, and that Larry D. Hall, President and Chief
         Executive Officer will assume the position of Chairman at that time.
         Reference is hereby made to the press release dated February 14, 1996,
         which is filed herewith as an exhibit and incorporated herein by this
         reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro-Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (a)     Financial Statements - None

         (b)     Pro-Forma Financial Statements - None

         (c)     Exhibits

                 1.1      Press release dated February 14, 1996





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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.


                                        K N ENERGY, INC.
                                
                                
                                
Date:  March 11, 1996                   By:       /s/ William S. Garner, Jr. 
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                                                 William S. Garner, Jr.
                                                 Vice President, General 
                                                 Counsel and Secretary
                                




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1.1                               Press release dated February 14, 1996                     5






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EX-1.1

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February 14, 1996
For Immediate Release

Chairman of the Board at K N Energy retires

Lakewood, CO -- K N Energy, Inc. (NYSE-KNE) today announced Charles W. Battey,
Chairman of the Board, and David M.  Carmichael, Vice Chairman, will retire at
the annual shareholders' meeting April 11.  Both men will continue to provide K
N with their guidance and leadership as board members.  Larry D. Hall, K N
President and Chief Executive Officer, will assume the position of chairman at
the annual shareholders' meeting.

Battey has played an instrumental role in K N's growth over the past quarter
century.  He was first elected a director of K N in 1971 and in 1989 became
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, a position he held until July 1994.

Carmichael was formerly Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and
President of American Oil and Gas Corporation (AOG). He assumed the Vice
Chairman position on K N's Board in July, 1994, after the merger with AOG.

"Both have made a significant contribution to K N's growth," said Larry D. Hall
on the retirement of Battey and Carmichael.  "I gratefully acknowledge the role
each of them has played in the development of the Company and the industry
overall."

Hall has been President and Chief Executive Officer since 1994 and a Director
of the Company since 1984.  He joined K N in July 1971 as Attorney and
Assistant Treasurer.  He was Executive Vice President of Gas Utility Services
from May 1985 to June 1988 when he was elected President and Chief Operating
Officer.

K N Energy is an energy services company with operations in eight states.  The
services provided include gas gathering, processing, marketing, storage,
transportation and retail gas distribution services.  K N Energy has annual
sales exceeding $1 billion and assets of approximately $1.2 billion.

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