Exhibit 10.3
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                                                         Execution Counterpart


                                 THIRD AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                                CREDIT AGREEMENT

                                   DATED AS OF

                                 AUGUST 5, 2005

                                      AMONG

                      KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.,
                                 AS THE COMPANY,

                        KINDER MORGAN OPERATING L.P. "B",
                           AS THE SUBSIDIARY BORROWER,

                            THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

                      WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                          AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,

                                 CITIBANK, N.A.
                                       AND
                           JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
                          AS THE CO-SYNDICATION AGENTS
                                       AND
                         THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
                                       AND
                               BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
                         AS THE CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS
                                       AND
                          WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
                                       AND
                         CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.,
                             AS JOINT LEAD ARRANGERS
                                       AND
                         WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC,
                         CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.,
                                       AND
                          J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,
                             AS JOINT BOOK MANAGERS






                                 THIRD AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                                CREDIT AGREEMENT


            THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this  "Amendment"),  dated
as of October 6, 2006, to be effective as of August 28, 2006, is among:

            (a)  Kinder  Morgan  Energy  Partners,   L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited
partnership (the "Company");

            (b) Kinder Morgan Operating L.P. "B", a Delaware limited partnership
(the "Subsidiary Borrower");

            (c)  the  banks  and  other  financial  institutions  listed  on the
signature pages hereof under the caption "Lender" (collectively, the "Lenders");

            (d)  Wachovia  Bank,  National   Association,   a  national  banking
association,  individually  as a  Lender  and as  administrative  agent  for the
Lenders (in such latter capacity, the "Administrative Agent");

            (e) Citibank, N.A., and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Co-Syndication
Agents (the "Co-Syndication Agents"); and

            (f) The Royal  Bank of  Scotland  plc,  and  Barclays  Bank PLC,  as
Co-Documentation Agents (the "Co-Documentation Agents").

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

      A. The Company, the Subsidiary  Borrower,  the Lenders, the Administrative
Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents, and the Co-Documentation  Agents, have entered
into a Credit  Agreement dated as of August 5, 2005, as amended  pursuant to the
First Amendment to Credit




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Agreement  dated as of  October  28,  2005 and the  Second  Amendment  to Credit
Agreement dated as of April 13, 2006 (such Credit  Agreement as so amended,  and
as it may be further amended,  modified,  supplemented and/or restated from time
to time, the "Credit Agreement").

      B. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger among Kinder  Morgan,  Inc.
("KMI"),  Knight Holdco LLC and Knight  Acquisition  Co., dated as of August 28,
2006 (the  "Agreement  and Plan of Merger") (1) Knight  Acquisition  Co. will be
merged with and into KMI, with KMI continuing as the surviving corporation,  (2)
each  outstanding  share of KMI (other than  shares  held by Knight  Holdco LLC,
Knight  Acquisition Co.,  subsidiaries of KMI, and certain other stockholders of
KMI (including  certain  members of KMI's  management and board of directors and
stockholders  who have perfected  appraisal  rights)) will be converted into the
right to receive  $107.50 in cash, and (3) Knight Holdco LLC will own all of the
outstanding  shares of capital stock of KMI, as the surviving  corporation  (the
actions described above being the "Proposed Transaction").

      C. All capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as in the Credit Agreement.

            NOW THEREFORE,  in  consideration of the premises and other good and
valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  are  hereby
acknowledged  by  the  parties  hereto,  the  Company,   the  Lenders,  and  the
Administrative Agent hereby agree as follows:

            SECTION 1. Amendments to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement.




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            (a) The  definition of "Change in Control" set forth in Section 1.01
of the Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended and restated to read in its entirety
as set forth immediately below:

            " `Change  in  Control'  means  either (a) the  acquisition  through
      beneficial  ownership or otherwise after the date hereof by any person (as
      such term is used in section  13(d) and section  14(d)(2) of the  Exchange
      Act as in effect on the date  hereof) or related  persons  constituting  a
      group (as such term is used in Rule  13d-5  under the  Exchange  Act as in
      effect  on the date  hereof)  of 30% of the  Voting  Stock of the  General
      Partner;  or (b)  individuals  who, at the  beginning  of any period of 12
      consecutive  months,  constitute the General  Partner's Board of Directors
      cease for any reason  (other than death or  disability)  to  constitute  a
      majority  of the  General  Partner's  Board of  Directors  then in office;
      provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt,

            A. no Change of Control shall consist  solely of, or arise solely by
      means of any event or condition  specified in the following  clauses (1) -
      (3), if and so long as each event and condition specified in the following
      clauses (1) - (3), inclusive, shall be consummated,  or shall exist, on or
      prior to March 30, 2007,  pursuant to that certain  Agreement  and Plan of
      Merger among Kinder  Morgan,  Inc.  `KMI'),  Knight  Holdco LLC and Knight
      Acquisition  Co., dated as of August 28, 2006 (the  `Agreement and Plan of
      Merger'):

                  (1) the merger of Knight  Acquisition  Co.  with and into KMI,
             with KMI continuing as the surviving corporation, or

                  (2) the  conversion  of each  outstanding  share of KMI (other
             than shares  held by Knight  Holdco LLC,  Knight  Acquisition  Co.,
             subsidiaries  of  KMI,  and  certain  other   stockholders  of  KMI
             (including  certain  members  of  KMI's  management  and  board  of
             directors and  stockholders who have perfected  appraisal  rights))
             into the right to receive $107.50 in cash, or

                  (3)  Knight  Holdco  LLC's  ownership  of all the  outstanding
             shares  of  capital  stock of KMI,  as the  surviving  corporation,
             pursuant  to and as  contemplated  by the  Agreement  and  Plan  of
             Merger; and

            B. the  execution  of the  Agreement  and Plan of  Merger  shall not
      constitute  a  Change  in  Control   Event  within  the  next   succeeding
      definition,  and no (1)  termination of the Total  Commitment  pursuant to
      Section 2.09(d), or (2) obligation to (a) deposit cash pursuant to Section
      2.06(k) in respect of Letters of Credit  issued  hereunder,  (b) repay any
      Loans or other  amounts  due under  this  Agreement  pursuant  to  Section
      2.10(b), or (c) notify the Administrative  Agent or any Lender pursuant to
      Section 5.01(e)(i) of the occurrence of a Change in Control Event,  shall,
      in any such case, arise under this Agreement solely as a result thereof.".




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            (b) The  definition of "Interest  Payment Date" set forth in Section
l.01 of the Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended by deleting  the  parenthetical
phrase  "(including  a Swingline  Loan)" and  substituting  the phrase "and each
Swingline Loan" therefor.

            (c) The definition of "Interest Period" set forth in Section 1.01 of
the Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended and restated to read in its entirety as
set forth immediately below:

            "  `Interest  Period'  means  (a)  with  respect  to any  Eurodollar
      Borrowing,  the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending
      7 days thereafter or on the numerically  corresponding day in the calendar
      month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Company may
      elect and (b) with respect to any Fixed Rate Borrowing,  the period (which
      shall not be less than 7 days or more  than 180  days)  commencing  on the
      date of such  Borrowing and ending on the date specified in the applicable
      Competitive Bid Request;  provided,  that (i) if any Interest Period would
      end on a day other than a Business  Day,  such  Interest  Period  shall be
      extended to the next  succeeding  Business Day unless,  in the case of any
      Eurodollar Borrowing,  such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the
      next calendar  month,  in which case such Interest Period shall end on the
      next  preceding  Business Day, (ii) any Interest  Period that commences on
      the last Business Day of a calendar  month (or on a day for which there is
      no  numerically  corresponding  day in the  last  calendar  month  of such
      Interest  Period)  shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar
      month of such Interest Period and (iii) no Interest Period shall end after
      the Stated  Maturity  Date. For purposes  hereof,  the date of a Borrowing
      initially  shall be the date on which such  Borrowing  is made and, in the
      case of a Committed  Borrowing,  thereafter shall be the effective date of
      the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.".

            (d) The  definition  of "Net Worth" set forth in Section 1.01 of the
Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended and restated to read in its entirety as set
forth immediately below:

            " `Net Worth' means,  as to the Company at any date,  the sum of (i)
      the amount of partners' capital of the Company  determined as of such date
      in  accordance  with GAAP,  and (ii) the face amount of Hybrid  Securities
      outstanding  at such date,  not in excess of 15% of Total  Capitalization;
      provided,  there  shall  be  excluded,  without  duplication,   from  such
      determination  (to the extent  otherwise  included  therein) the amount of
      accumulated other comprehensive gain or loss as of such date." .

            (e) The following additional definitions are hereby added to Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement, each in its appropriate alphabetical order:




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            "  `Commercial  Operation  Date'  means the date on which a Material
      Project is substantially complete and commercially operable.".

            "  `Hybrid  Securities'  means any trust  preferred  securities,  or
      deferrable  interest  subordinated  debt  with a  maturity  of at least 20
      years,  which provides for the optional or mandatory  deferral of interest
      or distributions,  issued by the Company, or any business trusts,  limited
      liability   companies,   limited  partnerships  or  similar  entities  (i)
      substantially  all  of the  common  equity,  general  partner  or  similar
      interests of which are owned (either directly or indirectly through one or
      more Wholly-owned  Subsidiaries) at all times by the Company or any of the
      Subsidiaries,  (ii) that have been formed for the purpose of issuing trust
      preferred  securities or deferrable interest  subordinated debt, and (iii)
      substantially  all the assets of which consist of (A) subordinated debt of
      the Company or a  Subsidiary,  and (B) payments  made from time to time on
      the subordinated debt.".

            " `LIBOR Market Index' means for any day:

            (a) the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the Swingline
      Lender to be the  offered  rate that  appears on the page of the  Telerate
      screen (or any successor thereto) that displays an average British Bankers
      Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in dollars (for delivery
      on  such  day)  with a term  equivalent  to one  month,  determined  as of
      approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such day; or

            (b) if the rate  referenced  in the  preceding  clause  (a) does not
      appear  on such  page or  service  or such  page or  service  shall not be
      available,  the  rate  per  annum  equal  to the  rate  determined  by the
      Swingline  Lender  to be the  offered  rate on such  other  page or  other
      service that  displays an average  British  Bankers  Association  Interest
      Settlement  Rate for deposits in dollars (for delivery on such day) with a
      term equivalent to one month,  determined as of  approximately  11:00 a.m.
      (London time) on such day; or

            (c) if the rates referenced in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) are
      not available,  the rate per annum  determined by the Swingline  Lender as
      the rate of interest at which  deposits in dollars of $5,000,000 and for a
      one  month  maturity  (for  delivery  on such day in same day  funds)  are
      offered by Wachovia's London branch to major banks in the London interbank
      eurodollar  market at their request at  approximately  11:00 a.m.  (London
      time) on such day.".

            " `LIM Rate' shall mean,  with respect to any Swingline Loan for any
      day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100
      of 1%)  determined by the Swingline  Lender to be equal to the quotient of
      (i) LIBOR  Market Index for such Loan for such day divided by (ii) 1 minus
      the Reserve Requirement for such Loan for such day.".

            "  `Material  Project'  means the  construction  or  expansion  of a
      capital project of the Company or any or the  Subsidiaries,  the aggregate
      capital cost of which exceeds $50,000,000."

            " `Material Project EBITDA  Adjustments' means, with respect to each
      Material Project




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            (A) prior to the  Commercial  Operation  Date of a Material  Project
      (but including the fiscal quarter in which such Commercial  Operation Date
      occurs) a percentage (based on the then-current  completion  percentage of
      such Material  Project) of an amount to be approved by the  Administrative
      Agent  as the  projected  Consolidated  EBITDA  of  the  Company  and  the
      Subsidiaries  attributable to such Material Project for the first 12-month
      period following the scheduled  Commercial Operation Date of such Material
      Project (such amount to be determined based on customer contracts relating
      to such Material  Project,  the  creditworthiness  of the other parties to
      such contracts, and projected revenues from such contracts,  capital costs
      and expenses, scheduled Commercial Operation Date, oil and gas reserve and
      production estimates, commodity price assumptions and other factors deemed
      appropriate  by the  Administrative  Agent)  which may,  at the  Company's
      option,  be added to actual  Consolidated  EBITDA for the  Company and the
      Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter in which construction of such Material
      Project  commences  and for  each  fiscal  quarter  thereafter  until  the
      Commercial  Completion Date of such Material Project (including the fiscal
      quarter  in which such  Commercial  Operation  Date  occurs,  but  without
      duplication  of any  actual  Consolidated  EBITDA of the  Company  and the
      Subsidiaries   attributable  to  such  Material  Project   following  such
      Commercial  Operation  Date);  provided  that  if  the  actual  Commercial
      Operation Date does not occur by the scheduled  Commercial Operation Date,
      the  foregoing  amount  shall be reduced,  for  quarters  ending after the
      scheduled  Commercial  Operation  Date to (but  excluding)  the first full
      quarter  after the actual  Commercial  Operation  Date,  by the  following
      percentage  amounts  depending on the period of delay (based on the actual
      period of delay or then-estimated delay, whichever is longer): (i) 90 days
      or less,  0%, (ii) longer than 90 days,  but not more than 180 days,  25%,
      (iii)  longer  than 180 days but not more  than 270  days,  50%,  and (iv)
      longer than 270 days, 100%; and

            (B)  beginning  with the first full  fiscal  quarter  following  the
      Commercial   Operation  Date  of  a  Material  Project  and  for  the  two
      immediately  succeeding  fiscal quarters,  an amount to be approved by the
      Administrative  Agent as the projected  Consolidated EBITDA of the Company
      and the Subsidiaries  attributable to such Material Project (determined in
      the same manner set forth in clause (A) above) for the balance of the four
      full fiscal quarter period following such Commercial Operation Date, which
      may, at the Company's option, be added to actual  Consolidated  EBITDA for
      the Company and the Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarters.

      Notwithstanding the foregoing:

                  (i) no such  additions  shall be allowed  with  respect to any
      Material Project unless:

                        (a) not later than 20 days prior to the  delivery of any
            certificate  required by the terms and provisions of Section 5.01(c)
            to the extent Material  Project EBITDA  Adjustments  will be made to
            Consolidated EBITDA in determining  compliance with Section 6.06(a),
            the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent written
            pro forma projections of Consolidated




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            EBITDA of the Company and the  Subsidiaries  attributable  to such
            Material Project, and

                        (b) prior to the date the  certificate  required  by the
            terms and provisions of Section 5.02(c) is required to be delivered,
            the  Administrative  Agent shall have approved (such approval not to
            be unreasonably  withheld) such  projections and shall have received
            such other information and documentation as the Administrative Agent
            may reasonably  request,  all in form and substance  satisfactory to
            the Administrative Agent, and

                  (ii) the  aggregate  amount  of all  Material  Project  EBITDA
      Adjustments  during any period shall be limited to 20% of the total actual
      Consolidated  EBITDA of the Company and the  Subsidiaries  for such period
      (which  total  actual  Consolidated  EBITDA  shall be  determined  without
      including any Material Project EBITDA Adjustments).".

            " `Specified Acquisition' means, at the election of the Company, one
      or more acquisitions of assets or entities or operating lines or divisions
      in any rolling 12-month period for an aggregate purchase price of not less
      than $100,000,000.".

            SECTION 3. Amendments to Article II of the Credit Agreement.

            (a) Section  2.01(b) of the Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended by
deleting  the dollar  amount  "$1,850,000,000"  and  inserting  in lieu  thereof
"$2,100,000,000".

            (b) Section  2.13(a) is hereby  amended and  restated to read in its
entirety as set forth immediately below:

            "(a)  The  Loans  comprising  each  ABR  Borrowing  (excluding  each
      Swingline  Loan)  shall  bear  interest  at a rate per annum  equal to the
      Alternate  Base  Rate.   Each  Swingline  Loan  shall  (i)  prior  to  the
      acquisition by any Lender of a participation  therein  pursuant to Section
      2.05(c),  bear  interest on each day at the LIM Rate for such date plus an
      amount equal to the  Applicable  Margin that would be  applicable to LIBOR
      Borrowings on such day, and (ii) upon and following the acquisition by any
      Lender of a participation therein, be an ABR Loan.".

            SECTION 4.  Amendment  to Section  5.01(c) of the Credit  Agreement.
Section 5.01(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase
",(b) and (c)" from clause (i) thereof.

            SECTION 5. Amendments to Section 6.06 of the Credit Agreement.



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            (a) Section  6.06(a) of the Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended and
restated to read in its entirety as set forth immediately below:

            "(a) Ratio of Consolidated  Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA. The
      Company will not at any time permit the ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness
      to  Consolidated  EBITDA for the four full fiscal  quarters  most recently
      ended in respect of which financial  statements  shall have been delivered
      pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), as the case may be, to exceed

                  (i) 5.50 to 1.0, in the case of any such  period  ended on the
            last day of (A) a fiscal  quarter  in which  the  Company  makes any
            Specified  Acquisition,  or (B) the first or second  fiscal  quarter
            next succeeding such a fiscal quarter, or

                  (ii) 5.00 to 1.0, in the case of any such period  ended on the
            last day of any other fiscal quarter.

            For  purposes  of this  Section  6.06(a),  if during  any period the
      Company  acquires  any Person (or any  interest  in any  Person) or all or
      substantially all of the assets of any Person, the EBITDA  attributable to
      such  assets or an amount  equal to the  percentage  of  ownership  of the
      Company in such Person  times the EBITDA of such  Person,  for such period
      determined on a pro forma basis may be included as Consolidated EBITDA for
      such period, if on the date of such acquisition such Person, or the entity
      acquiring  such assets,  as the case may be, is either a Subsidiary or the
      Company.  In  addition,  for  purposes  of this  Section  6.06(a),  Hybrid
      Securities up to an aggregate amount of 15% of Total  Capitalization shall
      be excluded from  Consolidated  Indebtedness and  Consolidated  EBITDA may
      include,  at the Company's option, any Material Project EBITDA Adjustments
      as provided in the definition thereof.".

            (b) Section 6.06(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its
      entirety and the phrase "Intentionally omitted" substituted therefor.

            SECTION 6.  Increase  of  Commitments  of Certain  Lenders.  Each of
Citibank,  N.A.,  Wachovia Bank, National  Association,  Merrill Lynch Bank USA,
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch,  and Williams Street  Commitment  Corporations
hereby agrees that its Commitment is increased by $50,000,000, as such increases
are indicated on Schedule 1.01 hereto.

            SECTION 7. Amendment to Schedule  1.01.  Schedule 1.01 to the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as set forth on
Schedule 1.01 hereto.



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            SECTION 8. Conditions of Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall become
effective when, and only when, all of the following have occurred:

            (a) the Company,  the Subsidiary  Borrower and the Required  Lenders
shall  have  executed  a  counterpart  hereof  and  delivered  the  same  to the
Administrative  Agent  or,  in the case of any  Lender  as to which an  executed
counterpart hereof shall not have been so delivered,  the  Administrative  Agent
shall have received  written  confirmation  by telecopy or other similar writing
from such Lender of execution of a counterpart hereof by such Lender;

            (b) the Company has terminated all  commitments and paid in full all
amounts outstanding under that certain $250,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of
February  22, 2006 among the  Company,  the lenders  party  thereto and Wachovia
Bank, National Association, as administrative agent;

            (c)  if  requested  by  any  Lender,  a  new  Committed  Note  and a
Competitive  Note  executed  by the  Company  and  payable  to the order of such
Lender;

            (d) a certificate of an officer and of the secretary or an assistant
secretary of the Delegate,  certifying,  inter alia (A) true and complete copies
of  each  of the  limited  liability  company  agreement  of the  Delegate,  the
certificate of incorporation,  as amended and in effect, of the General Partner,
the partnership agreements, each as amended and in effect, of the Borrowers, the
bylaws,  as amended and in effect,  of the General  Partner and the  resolutions
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Delegate (1) authorizing the execution,
delivery and  performance by each Borrower of this Amendment and, in the case of
the Company,  the  Borrowings  to be made and the Letters of Credit to be issued
under the Credit Agreement,  as amended hereby,  (2) approving the forms of this
Amendment  and (3)  authorizing  officers of the Delegate to execute and deliver
this  Amendment,  (B) the incumbency and specimen  signatures of the officers of
the Delegate executing this Amendment and (C) (1) that the  representations  and
warranties made by such Borrower in each Loan Document to which such Borrower is
a party and which will be  delivered at or prior to the initial  Borrowing  Date
are  true  and  correct  in  all  material  respects,  (2)  the  absence  of any
proceedings  for the  dissolution  or  liquidation  of such Borrower and (3) the
absence of the occurrence and continuance of any Default or Event of Default;

            (e) a favorable,  signed  opinion  addressed  to the  Administrative
Agent and the Lenders from  Bracewell & Giuliani LLP,  counsel to the Borrowers,
given upon the express instruction of the Borrowers; and

            (f)   certificates  of  appropriate   public  officials  as  to  the
existence, good standing and qualification to do business as a foreign entity of
each Borrower,  the General  Partner and the Delegate in the States of Texas and
Delaware.

            SECTION 8.  Representations and Warranties True; No Default or Event
of Default.  The Company hereby  represents  and warrants to the  Administrative
Agent and the Lenders, that after




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giving  effect  to the  execution  and  delivery  of  this  Amendment:  (a)  the
representations  and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit  Agreement
and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as
of, and as if such  representations and warranties were made on, the date hereof
(unless any such  representation  and warranty  expressly  relates to an earlier
date in which event such  representation  and warranty is true and correct as of
such date);  and (b) no event has occurred and is  continuing  that  constitutes
either a Default or an Event of Default.

            SECTION 9. Reference to the Credit Agreement and Effect on the Notes
and Other Documents Executed Pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

            (a) Upon the  effectiveness  of this Amendment each reference in the
Credit Agreement to "this Agreement,"  "hereunder,"  "herein," "hereof" or words
of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby.

            (b) Upon the  effectiveness  of this Amendment each reference in the
Notes  and the other  documents  and  agreements  delivered  or to be  delivered
pursuant to the Credit  Agreement  shall mean and be a  reference  to the Credit
Agreement, as amended hereby.

            (c) The  Credit  Agreement  and the Notes and  other  documents  and
agreements  delivered  pursuant  to the Credit  Agreement,  as  modified  by the
amendment  referred  to above,  shall  remain in full  force and  effect and are
hereby ratified and confirmed.

            SECTION  10.  Execution  in  Counterparts.  This  Amendment  may  be
executed  in any  number of  counterparts  and by  different  parties  hereto in
separate  counterparts,  each of which when so executed and  delivered  shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which taken  together  shall  constitute but
one and the same instrument.




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            SECTION 11. GOVERNING LAW;  BINDING EFFECT.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
AND  APPLICABLE  FEDERAL  LAW  AND  SHALL  BE  BINDING  UPON  THE  COMPANY,  THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LENDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

            SECTION  12.  Headings.  Section  headings  in  this  Amendment  are
included  herein for  convenience  of reference  only and shall not constitute a
part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

            SECTION 13. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  THIS AMENDMENT,  THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
(INCLUDING THE EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES THERETO), AS AMENDED HEREBY, AND THE OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENTS EMBODY THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING  AMONG THE COMPANY,
THE  ADMINISTRATIVE  AGENT AND THE LENDERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF
AND THEREOF AND SUPERSEDE ALL PRIOR  PROPOSALS,  AGREEMENTS  AND  UNDERSTANDINGS
RELATING TO SUCH SUBJECT MATTER.




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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be executed  effective as of the date first stated herein,  by their  respective
officers thereunto duly authorized.


                                KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.,
                                as the Company

                                    By:     Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.,
                                            its General Partner

                                    By:     Kinder Morgan Management, LLC,
                                            its Delegate


                                            By:   /s/ David Kinder
                                                  ----------------------------
                                            Name:  David Kinder
                                            Title: Vice President










                                KINDER MORGAN OPERATING L.P. "B",
                                as the Subsidiary Borrower

                                    By:   Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc.,
                                          its General Partner

                                    By:   Kinder Morgan Management, LLC,
                                          its Delegate


                                          By:    /s/ David Kinder
                                                 -----------------------------
                                          Name:  David Kinder
                                          Title: Vice President











                                WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
                                ASSOCIATION, as the Administrative Agent
                                and as a Lender



                                By:     /s/ Shannan Townsend
                                        --------------------------------------
                                Name:   Shannan Townsend
                                Title:  Director










                                CITIBANK, N.A.,
                                as a Co-Syndication Agent and as a Lender



                                By:     /s/ Shirley Burrow
                                        --------------------------------------
                                Name:   Shirley Burrow
                                Title:  Attorney-in-Fact







                                JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
                                as a Co-Syndication Agent and as a Lender



                                By:     /s/ Dianne L. Russell
                                        --------------------------------------
                                Name:   Dianne L. Russell
                                Title:  Vice President









                                THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc,
                                as a Co-Documentation Agent and as a
                                Lender



                                By:     /s/ Matthew J. Main
                                        --------------------------------------
                                Name:   Matthew J. Main
                                Title:  Managing Director








                                BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
                                as a Co-Documentation Agent and as a
Lender



                                By:     /s/ Alison McGulgan
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Alison McGulgan
                                Title:  Associate Director







                                THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD.,
                                HOUSTON AGENCY



                                By:     /s/ Kelton Glasscock
                                        --------------------------------------
                                Name:   Kelton Glasscock
                                Title:  Vice President & Manager







                                SUNTRUST BANK



                                By:     /s/ Peter Panos
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Peter Panos
                                Title:  Vice President










                                BMO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCING, INC.



                                By:     /s/ James V. Ducote
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   James V. Ducote
                                Title:  Vice President









                                WILLIAM STREET COMMITMENT CORPORATION
                                (Recourse only to assets of William
                                Street Commitment Corporation)



                                By:     /s/ Mark Walton
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Mark Walton
                                Title:  Assistant Vice President








                                SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION



                                By:     /s/ Masakazu Hasegawa
                                        -------------------------------------
                                Name:   Masakazu Hasegawa
                                Title:  Joint General Manager









                                COMMERZBANK AG,
                                NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES



                                By:
                                          ------------------------------------
                                Name:
                                          ------------------------------------
                                Title:
                                          ------------------------------------








                                LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB


                                By:     /s/ Janine M. Shugan
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Janine M. Shugan
                                Title:  Authorized Signatory










                                CALYON, NEW YORK BRANCH



                                By:     /s/ Darrell Stanley
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Darrell Stanley
                                Title:  Managing Director



                                By:     /s/ Michael D. Willis
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Michael D. Willis
                                Title:  Director








                                DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH



                                By:     /s/ Ming K. Chu
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Ming K. Chu
                                Title:  Vice President



                                By:     /s/ Rainer Meier
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Rainer Meier
                                Title:  Vice President








                                UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC



                                By:     /s/ Richard L. Tavrow
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Richard L. Tavrow
                                Title:  Director Banking Products Services, US




                                By:     /s/ Irja R. Olsa
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Irja R. Olsa
                                Title:  Associate Director Banking
                                        Products Services, US







                                BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.



                                By:     /s/ Jeffrey H. Rathkamp
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Jeffrey H. Rathkamp
                                Title:  Principal










                                MERRILL LYNCH BANK USA



                                By:     /s/ Louis Alder
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Louis Alder
                                Title:  Director






                                MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL CORPORATION



                                By:     /s/ Carol J.E. Feeley
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Carol J.E. Feeley
                                Title:  Vice President




                                CREDIT SUISSE, Cayman Islands Branch



                                By:     /s/ Vanessa Gomez
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Vanessa Gomez
                                Title:  Vice President



                                By:     /s/ Shaheen Malik
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Shaheen Malik
                                Title:  Associate








                                WELLS FARGO BANK TEXAS, N.A.



                                By:     /s/ Greg Parten
                                        ------------------------------------
                                Name:   Greg Parten
                                Title:  Vice President










                                                                  SCHEDULE  1.01


                                   COMMITMENTS


Wachovia Bank, National Association              $193,333,333.37

Citibank, N.A.                                   $193,333,333.33

JPMorgan Chase Bank                              $143,333,333.33

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc                   $110,000,000.00

Barclays Bank PLC                                $110,000,000.00

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd, --
Houston Agency                                   $110,000,000.00

SunTrust Bank                                    $110,000,000.00

Harris Nesbitt Financing, Inc.                   $110,000,000.00

William Street Commitment Corporation            $105,000,000.00

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation              $ 55,000,000.00

Commerzbank AG, New York and Grand Cayman
Branches                                         $ 63,333,333.33

Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB                        $ 63,333,333.33

Calyon, New York Branch                          $ 63,333,333.33

Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch                 $113,333,333.33

UBS Loan Finance LLC                             $ 63,333,333.33

Bank of America, N.A.                            $ 63,333,333.33

Merrill Lynch Bank USA                           $113,333,333.33

Credit Suisse First Boston                       $ 33,333,333.33

Wells Fargo Bank Texas, N.A.                     $ 33,333,333.33
                                                 ---------------

      TOTAL                                    $1,850,000,000.00
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