Exhibit 23.6
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS
As oil and gas consultants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 4, 2012, included in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” appearing in such Registration Statement.
| NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Danny D. Simmons |
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| Danny D. Simmons, P.E. |
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| President and Chief Operating Officer |
Houston, Texas
March 1, 2012