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Exhibit 23.4

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

        As oil and gas consultants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to registration Statement of Form S-3 of our report dated January 18, 2008, included in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" appearing in such Registration Statement.

NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:	/s/ Danny D. Simmons, P.E. Danny D. Simmons, P.E. President and Chief Operating Officer

Houston, Texas
December 10, 2008

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Exhibit 23.4

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS