Kinder Morgan Earnings Up 23% in Third Quarter as Recent Acquisitions Pay Off

SUGAR LAND--October 18, 2013--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas--Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE:KMP) (KMP) (Houston, Texas), one of the largest pipeline and terminal companies in the U.S., saw a 23% earnings growth in the third quarter of 2013 when compared with the same period in 2012. In the third-quarter earnings webcast on October 16, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Richard Kinder said that a good portion of the growth is due to recent acquisitions. Industrial Info is tracking more than $1.5 billion in projects that involve KMP. Other companies featured: El Paso Corporation (NYSE:EPB), Copano Energy (NASDAQ:CPNO), Kinder Morgan Incorporated (NYSE:KMI)