Kinder Morgan to Purchase Terminal Assets at Port of Vancouver

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase and operate Vancouver Wharves, a bulk marine terminal, from British Columbia Railway Company, a crown corporation owned by the Province of British Columbia. The Vancouver Wharves facility, located at the entrance to the Port of Vancouver, consists of five vessel berths situated on a 139-acre site. The terminal assets include significant rail infrastructure, dry bulk and liquid storage, and material handling systems which allow the terminal to handle over 3.5 million tons of cargo annually. Vancouver Wharves also has access to three major rail carriers connecting to shippers in western and central Canada, and the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2007.