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Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)	Penalty Total	Number of Records
competition-related offenses	$1,575,666,667	8
environment-related offenses	$184,197,393	230
employment-related offenses	$23,768,491	9
safety-related offenses	$813,692	82

Top 5 Primary Offense Types	Penalty Total	Number of Records
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	$1,567,966,667	7
pipeline safety violation	$123,390,302	27
environmental violation	$30,487,834	103
water pollution violation	$25,785,350	16
benefit plan administrator violation	$17,000,000	1

Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page here.

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Individual Penalty Records:

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Company	Primary Offense Type	Year	Agency	Penalty Amount
El Paso Corporation	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2003	MULTI-AG	$1,450,000,000
El Paso Natural Gas Company	pipeline safety violation	2007	PHMSA	$101,500,000
El Paso Corp	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2004	AZ-AG	$70,000,000
El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P.	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2003	CFTC	$20,000,000
Kinder Morgan, Inc.	water pollution violation	2016	CA-SDCA	$20,000,000
EL Paso Corporation	benefit plan administrator violation	2009	private lawsuit-federal	$17,000,000
El Paso Corporation	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2003	CA-LBCA	(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $17,000,000
El Paso Natural Gas Company	environmental violation	2004	NM-ENV	$16,000,000
El Paso Natural Gas	pipeline safety violation	2007	PHMSA	$15,500,000
El Paso Corporation	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2019	private lawsuit-federal	$14,500,000
El Paso Corporation	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2017	private lawsuit-federal	$10,000,000
El Paso Corporation	Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	2007	SEC	$7,700,000
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners	water pollution violation	2007	EPA	$5,300,000
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP	environmental violation	2007	EPA	(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $3,780,559
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP	wage and hour violation	2024	private lawsuit-federal	$3,556,286
Coastal Eagle Point Oil Company	environmental violation	2003	EPA	$3,500,000
El Paso Corporation	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2009	private lawsuit-federal	$3,466,667
SFPP, L.P.	environmental violation	2021	CA-AG	$2,500,000
COLORADO INTERSTATE GAS CO	pipeline safety violation	2009	PHMSA	$2,335,000
Kinder Morgan	wage and hour violation	2012	private lawsuit-federal	$2,200,000
SFPP LP	pipeline safety violation	2022	PHMSA	$1,493,200
Colorado Interstate Gas Company	air pollution violation	2009	EPA	$1,020,000
Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals	air pollution violation	2010	EPA	$1,000,000
Colorado Interstate Gas Company	environmental violation	2009	EPA	(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $987,757
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC	pipeline safety violation	2014	PA-ENV	$800,002
Kinder Morgan, Inc.	wage and hour violation	2010	WHD	$754,830
Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals, Inc.	environmental violation	2016	PA-ENV	$745,000
Tennessee Gas Pipeline LLC	environmental violation	2016	MA-AG	$640,000
KINDER MORGAN TRANSMIX CO. LLC	environmental violation	2007	EPA	$613,000
KINDER MORGAN LIQUIDS TERM LLC	environmental violation	2015	PA-ENV	$570,000
KINDER MORGAN INC	environmental violation	2018	EPA	$566,599
KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS LLC	pipeline safety violation	2013	PHMSA	$500,000
Kinder-Morgan	environmental violation	2004	AZ-DEQ	$500,000
KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS LLC	pipeline safety violation	2011	PHMSA	$425,000
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.	environmental violation	2008	CO-OIL	$374,000
KINDER MORGAN PORT MANATEE TERMINAL, LLC	air pollution violation	2010	FL-DEP	$331,000
KINDER MORGAN LIQUIDS TERMINALS, LLC	environmental violation	2007	EPA	$325,000
Kinder Morgan Upstream LLC	environmental violation	2012	EPA	$316,000
Kinder Morgan Production Company LP	environmental violation	2005	TX-ENV	$259,258
El Paso Midstream Group, LLC	air pollution violation	2012	EPA	$255,000
EL PASO MIDSTREAM GROUP	environmental violation	2012	EPA	(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $255,000
Kinder Morgan	environmental violation	2018	EPA	$250,000
Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals Incorporated	water pollution violation	2008	EPA	$240,000
El Paso Natural Gas Co.	asbestos violation	2006	AZ-AG	$225,000
Kinder Morgan CO2 CO LP	environmental violation	2013	CO-OIL	$220,000
CALNEV PIPELINE COMPANY	environmental violation	2002	EPA	$204,396
Kinder Morgan Altamont and Colorado Interstate Gas?	environmental violation	2018	EPA	$179,099
Kinder Morgan	environmental violation	2009	CA-SDCA	$175,000
KINDER MORGAN LIQUIDS TERMS LLC	environmental violation	2015	PA-ENV	$175,000
Coastal Audit and Self-Report	environmental violation	2002	EPA	$172,500
Kinder Morgan Inc.	workplace whistleblower retaliation	2019	OSHA	$163,592
KINDER MORGAN UPSTREAM LLC DOUGLAS GAS PLANT FACIL	environmental violation	2012	EPA	(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $158,000
KINDER MORGAN UPSTEAM LLC CASPER GAS PLANT FACILIT	environmental violation	2012	EPA	(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $158,000
SFPP, L.P.	air pollution violation	2009	CA-SCAQMD	$137,008
Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminal, LLC	environmental violation	2011	EPA	$134,270
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP	environmental violation	2007	EPA	$130,000
El Paso Natural Gas Company	environmental violation	2012	TX-ENV	$128,000
El Paso Natural Gas Co	pipeline safety violation	2020	PHMSA	$123,300
TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY	pipeline safety violation	2012	PHMSA	$118,500
El Paso Natural Gas Co.	hazardous waste violation	2006	AZ-AG	$115,000
Kinder Morgan SFPP, L.P.	environmental violation	2011	CA-WAT	$111,000
EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO	pipeline safety violation	2016	PHMSA	$110,700
SFPP LP	pipeline safety violation	2012	PHMSA	$103,300
KM Liquids Terminals, L. P.	environmental violation	2013	TX-ENV	$100,000
Kinder Morgan CO2 CO LP	environmental violation	2011	CO-OIL	$98,000
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.	air pollution violation	2011	CA-ARB	$87,500
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.	air pollution violation	2008	WY-ENV	$83,718
KM Liquids Terminals LLC	environmental violation	2020	TX-ENV	$80,277
KINDER MORGAN BULK TERM INC	environmental violation	2017	PA-ENV	$77,430
SFPP, L. P.	air pollution violation	2005	CA-SCAQMD	$75,000
KM Liquids Terminals LLC	environmental violation	2016	TX-ENV	$70,920
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS LP	workplace safety or health violation	2004	OSHA	$70,000
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP	environmental violation	2005	EPA	$69,680
KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS LLC	pipeline safety violation	2011	PHMSA	$63,100
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.	air pollution violation	2008	CO-DPHE	$61,600
KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS LLC	water pollution violation	2004	NJ-ENV	$60,000
El Paso Natural Gas Company	environmental violation	2004	EPA	$57,750
KINDER MORGAN LIQUIDS TERMINALS	environmental violation	2022	NJ-ENV	$52,800
KM Liquids Terminals LLC	environmental violation	2015	TX-ENV	$50,100
El Paso Production Oil & Gas Company	oil or gas drilling violation	2003	BSEE	$50,000
KINDER MORGAN LIQUIDS TERMINALS	air pollution violation	2017	MD-ENV	$49,500
Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC	environmental violation	2011	VA-ENV	$49,254
COLORADO INTERSTATE GAS CO	environmental violation	2022	CO-DPHE	$49,175
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.	air pollution violation	2013	CO-DPHE	$49,000
Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline LLC	air pollution violation	2024	TX-ENV	$47,063
KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS LLC	air pollution violation	2007	NJ-ENV	$46,700
KM Liquids Terminals LLC	environmental violation	2010	TX-ENV	$44,000
Copano Pipelines/Rocky Mountains, LLC	air pollution violation	2009	WY-ENV	$44,000
KINDER MORGAN	workplace safety or health violation	2023	OSHA	$43,786
Kinder Morgan Crude & Condensate LLC	environmental violation	2020	TX-ENV	$42,930
Kinder Morgan Wilmington Terminals	air pollution violation	2011	NC-ENV	$42,340
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.	air pollution violation	2009	CO-DPHE	$41,650
KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS LLC	pipeline safety violation	2011	PHMSA	$41,000
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, LLC	pipeline safety violation	2024	PHMSA	$39,400
Kinder Morgan	environmental violation	2018	EPA	$39,300
Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals LLC	environmental violation	2017	VA-ENV	$38,395
KM Liquids Terminals LLC	environmental violation	2011	TX-ENV	$37,950
COLORADO INTERSTATE GAS COMPANY	environmental violation	2013	EPA	$37,500
KINDER MORGAN COCHIN LLC	pipeline safety violation	2016	PHMSA	$36,300
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.	air pollution violation	2011	CA-ARB	$35,000
Kinder Morgan Production Company	environmental violation	2013	EPA	$35,000