IT’S NOT CLEAR YET WHAT REGULATORS WILL THINK OF KINDER MORGAN- EL PASO PACT TO SEIZE MORE LEVERAGE IN NATURAL GAS AND OIL INDUSTRY

摘要

On 10/16/11, Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) and El Paso Corp. announced a significant merger agreement that entails KMI acquiring all of the outstanding shares of El Paso a transaction that will create the largest midstream and the fourth largest energy company in North America with an enterprise value of approximately $94 billion and 80,000 miles of pipelines. The combined enterprise, including the associated master limited partnerships Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP and EPB, will represent the largest natural gas pipeline network in the U.S., the largest independent transporter of petroleum products in the U.S., the largest transporter of CO2 in the U.S.