Kinder Morgan Begins Operation of the Utopia Pipeline System

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$KMI #KinderMorgan–Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) is pleased to announce the Utopia
Pipeline has been placed into service, and product delivery of ethane
from Harrison County, Ohio, to Windsor, Ontario, Canada, has commenced
operation. The pipeline system extends approximately 270 miles and has
an initial capacity of 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) and can be expanded
to more than 75,000 bpd.

“We are extremely pleased to have placed the Utopia Pipeline into
service,” said Don Lindley, president of Natural Gas Liquids, Products
Pipelines for KMI. “The project team, in coordination with local, state
and federal agencies, has done a tremendous job developing a project
that provides ethane takeaway capacity from the Utica shale to the
growing petrochemical industry while also maintaining an open dialogue
with the local communities to support their needs and consider
alternatives. This interaction and creativity developed a project that
worked for multiple stakeholders.”

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) is one of the largest energy
infrastructure companies in North America. It owns an interest in or
operates approximately 85,000 miles of pipelines and 152 terminals.
KMI’s pipelines transport natural gas, refined petroleum products, crude
oil, condensate, CO2 and other products, and its terminals
transload and store petroleum products, ethanol and chemicals, and
handle such products as steel, coal and petroleum coke. It is also a
leading producer of CO2 that we and others use for enhanced
oil recovery projects primarily in the Permian basin. For more
information please visit www.kindermorgan.com.

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