Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America, with an interest in or operation of about 78,000 miles of pipelines and 136 terminals. Its pipelines carry natural gas, gasoline, crude oil and carbon dioxide, and its terminals store and handle renewable fuels, petroleum products, chemicals and vegetable oils.

The company describes itself as the largest independent terminal operator in North America and says roughly 40 percent of the natural gas produced in the U.S. moves through its pipelines. It is a publicly traded company with about 11,000 employees. Its headquarters is at 1001 Louisiana St. in downtown Houston, and it is mainly a business-to-business supplier to utilities, producers and industrial customers rather than a walk-in service.