Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission was a

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system that brought gas from the

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into

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and

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, where it joined other pipes to go on towards the

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. Prior to being purchased by

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, it was named KN Energy and Kansas Nebraska Pipeline. Its

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code is 5

In 2012,

Tallgrass Energy Partners Tallgrass is a leading infrastructure company focused on safely, reliably, and sustainably delivering energy. Based in Kansas City, Kansas with an operational headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and a large office in Houston, Texas, the company op ...

(FERC code 1007) bought this pipeline"Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP to Acquire Significant Midstream Assets from Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.," Business Wire, August 20, 2012, http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120820005469/en/Tallgrass-Energy-Partners-LP-Acquire-Significant-Midstream#.U-arzY10zD0. (See

Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission (TIGT) is a natural gas pipeline system in the US states of Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and Wyoming.{{Cite web, url=http://www.tallgrassenergy.com/Pipelines/TIGT/, publisher=Tallgrass Interstate Gas T ...

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Kinder Morgan Pipeline Electronic Bulletin Board
Kinder Morgan Natural gas pipelines in the United States Energy in Colorado Energy in Missouri Energy in Nebraska {{pipeline-stub

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