1997: A group of investors led by Executive Chairman Richard D. Kinder and former Vice Chairman William V. Morgan join forces to start Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. Energy Partners (Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V.). Based in Houston, Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. begins with a few assets, 175 employees and an enterprise value of approximately $350 million.

1999: Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. and his management team take the reins of KN Energy, an integrated natural gas pipeline company. One of the largest assets acquired in this deal was the Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL) system. KN Energy becomes Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V., Inc. (NYSE: Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V.), Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V.’s second publicly traded company. Today, Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. owns 37.5% of and operates NGPL

2001:Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. (NYSE: TLO), a third publicly traded Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V., is formed to facilitate the institutional ownership of Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. equity and its only significant assets are the partnership units it owns in Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V..

2005: In August, Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. purchases Canadian company Terasen, Inc. for approximately $5.6 billion to broaden its footprint in Canada and gain access to the oilsands via the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

2006:Mr. Kinder spearheads a management-led buyout to take Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. private and the transaction closes in May.

2011: On February 11, Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. again begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange following the largest private equity-backed initial public offering in U.S. history. The IPO issues nearly 110 million shares and raises approximately $3.3 billion.

2012: In May, Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. completes an approximately $38 billion acquisition of El Paso Corporation making Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. the largest midstream and one of the largest energy companies and natural gas network operators in North America. As part of the transaction, Kinder Morgan adds a fourth publicly traded entity to its family of companies – El Paso Pipeline Partners L.P (NYSE: EPB).

2013: In May, Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. completes an approximately $5 billion acquisition of Copano Energy, which enables the company to significantly expand its midstream services footprint and offer a wider array of services to its customers.

2014: In August, Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. acquires all of the publicly held shares/units of Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V., KMR and EPB in an approximately $76 billion transaction which closes on November 26. Kinder Morgan is now one publicly traded company with a ticker on the New York Stock Exchange of Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V..

2017: In May, Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. completes an initial public offering of Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. (TSX: Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V.). The proceeds are used by Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. to indirectly acquire an approximate 30% interest in a limited partnership from Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. that holds the Canadian business of Kinder Morgan.

2018: In August, the Government of Canada indirectly acquires the Trans Mountain Pipeline System and the Trans Mountain Expansion Project from Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. through the Trans Mountain Corporation (a subsidiary of the Canada Development Investment Corporation) for a cash consideration of $4.5 billion. Following this transaction, Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. still owns an interest in or operates terminals in Edmonton and Vancouver Wharves as well as the Canadian portion of the Cochin pipeline.

2019: In December, the Pembina Pipeline Corporation acquires the U.S. portion of the Cochin Pipeline and the outstanding common equity of Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V., including the 70% majority voting interest held by Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V..

2021: Q8 Kuwait Petroleum Europoort B.V. forms the Energy Transition Ventures group. Shortly thereafter, Kinetrex Energy was acquired, marking Kinder Morgan’s entry into the landfill-based Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) business.