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: SEPTEMBER 4, 2002
              (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: SEPTEMBER 4, 2002)

                       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)


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.

         Representatives of Kinder Morgan, Inc. ("KMI"), Kinder Morgan Energy
Partners, L.P. ("KMP") and Kinder Morgan Management, LLC ("KMR") intend to make
presentations on September 4, 2002 at the Lehman Brothers' 2002 CEO Energy/Power
Conference to investors, analysts and others to address various strategic and
financial issues relating to the business plans and objectives of KMI, KMP and
KMR. Prior to the meetings, interested parties will be able to view the
materials presented at the meetings by visiting KMI's web site at:
www.kindermorgan.com/investor_relations/presentations/. Interested parties may
also access the presentations by audio webcast, both live and on-demand. The
live presentations can be accessed at
http://customer.ibeam.com/lehm003/090302a_byRFD/, by choosing the webcast link
and completing the registration page. The live presentations are scheduled to
begin at 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. An on-demand webcast (replay) for the presentations
will be available within 24 hours of the actual presentation, will remain
available for three months, and can also be accessed at
http://customer.ibeam.com/lehm003/090302a_byRFD/.

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                                S I G N A T U R E

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, 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,
                                      the delegate of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.


Dated: September 4, 2002              By: /s/ Joseph Listengart
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                                              Joseph Listengart
                                              Vice President and General Counsel

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