Kinder Morgan Management, LLC is a limited partner in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and manages and controls its business and affairs. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s management's objective is to operate Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. as a low-cost, growth-oriented master limited partnership by focusing on stable, fee-based assets that are core to the energy infrastructure of growing markets; increasing utilization of assets while controlling costs; leveraging economies of scale from incremental acquisitions; and maximizing the benefits of the financial structure of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners' operations are grouped into five business segments: Product Pipelines, Natural Gas Pipelines, CO(2) Pipelines, Bulk Terminals and Liquids Terminals.