Kinder Morgan Inc.

Lawsuit Alleges Safety Protocols Not Established, Failure to Warn of Hazards

HOUSTON, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A Texas worker severely injured in a Kinder Morgan pipeline explosion this week has filed suit seeking to hold the company accountable and preserve critical evidence at the explosion site, The Ammons Law Firm said today.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Orlando Cantu against Kinder Morgan, Inc., Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline LLC, and Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline LLC. According to the petition, Kinder Morgan owned, operated, managed, controlled, and/or maintained the pipeline located at or around County Road 310 near FM 1822, south of Edna, Texas, in Jackson County.

The petition alleges that Cantu was performing work on the pipeline on April 22, 2026, when the pipeline exploded at approximately 3 p.m., causing him to sustain severe injuries.

The lawsuit asserts claims for negligence, premises liability and gross negligence. It alleges that Kinder Morgan failed to establish safety protocols for work on the premises, failed to recognize and eliminate work hazards, failed to warn of hazards, failed to provide adequate maintenance and inspections, failed to provide a safe worksite, failed to control conditions surrounding the pipeline to prevent the release and presence of explosive gases and/or materials, and failed to ensure that no explosion or fire would occur.

The Case

According to the petition, Cantu was injured while performing work on a Kinder Morgan pipeline in Jackson County. The lawsuit alleges that an unreasonably dangerous condition existed on the premises, including but not limited to the pipeline, and posed an unreasonable risk of harm.

The petition further alleges that Kinder Morgan knew, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have known, of the unreasonably dangerous condition and failed to exercise ordinary care to reduce or eliminate the risk to Cantu.

The lawsuit also alleges that Kinder Morgan's acts and omissions constituted gross negligence because they involved an extreme degree of risk and were undertaken with actual, subjective awareness of the risk, but with conscious indifference to the rights, safety and welfare of others, including Cantu.

Cantu seeks damages for medical care costs, lost wages and earning capacity, physical impairment, physical pain, emotional distress, mental anguish, disfigurement, exemplary damages, pre-judgment and post-judgment interest, and court costs.

The case is Orlando Cantu v. Kinder Morgan, Inc., Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline LLC, and Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline LLC, Cause No. 202627731, in the 164th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas.

Legal Counsel for Orlando Cantu

Cantu is represented by Rob Ammons and Heriberto "Herbie" Montalvo of The Ammons Law Firm in Houston, alongside co-counsel Omar Escobar Jr. of the Escobar Law Firm, and Jesus A. Zambrano and Edgar E. Garcia of the Zambrano Law Firm. This same legal team recently secured a $1.6 billion unanimous jury verdict in Starr County, Texas, on April 17, 2026 — one of the largest workplace wrongful death verdicts in U.S. history — in a case involving the deaths of two workers killed in an explosion at a hazardous-chemicals facility in Pecos, Texas.

Statements from Counsel

Lead attorney Rob Ammons, The Ammons Law Firm: "Pipeline operators have a responsibility to protect workers from explosive hazards before work begins, not after a catastrophic failure occurs. This lawsuit seeks accountability for Mr. Cantu and answers about how this explosion happened and why it was not prevented."

In addition to damages, Cantu requested an ex parte temporary restraining order and temporary injunction hearing to preserve the status quo and prevent the explosion scene from being modified, cleaned or altered before he has an opportunity to inspect it. Yesterday, an Agreed Temporary Restraining Order was entered by the Court, with Kinder Morgan's agreement, restraining Kinder Morgan from altering, dismantling, moving, or disposing of pipeline components or associated equipment within 100 feet of the explosion site. The order also requires Kinder Morgan to make the preserved area available for visual and non-destructive inspection by Cantu and his retained experts within 14 days.

About The Ammons Law Firm

The Ammons Law Firm is a Houston-based catastrophic injury and wrongful death firm that tries serious cases across the country. The firm is headed by Rob Ammons, who has served as lead counsel on more than 550 separate cases resulting in verdicts or settlements in excess of $1 million, and dozens of verdicts or settlements of more than $10 million. The firm regularly accepts cases through referral counsel nationwide. Learn more at ammonslaw.com.

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NGPL PROVIDES CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE & RELIABILITY AND IS STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED TO HELP MEET AI, DIGITAL POWER & LNG RELATED GROWTH

BOSTON, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC announced its managed fund (collectively, "ArcLight") has acquired a 25% interest in Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America ("NGPL"), a strategic natural gas infrastructure system. As a result of the transaction, ArcLight will become the largest owner of NGPL with a 62.5% economic ownership interest, alongside its strategic partner Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI). Kinder Morgan continues to own a 37.5% economic interest and operates NGPL. 

NGPL is one of the largest interstate pipeline systems in the country, spanning nine states, supplying critical power and heating markets across its footprint and liquefied natural gas facilities in Texas and Louisiana. With ~9,100 miles of pipeline, compressor stations totaling ~1 million horsepower, and 288 billion cubic feet of storage, NGPL provides critical energy, access, reliability and supply from all major U.S. natural gas basins. 

"The U.S. is seeing historic levels of power demand growth, from both electrification and AI, which we believe will continue well into the next decade. Critical infrastructure assets like NGPL will be increasingly necessary to providing both reliability and the ability to help meet the growing infrastructure needs associated with these two investment mega trends," said Dan Revers, Founder of ArcLight. "This acquisition builds on ArcLight's deep history, dating back to 2001, of investing in critical gas infrastructure."

"We believe NGPL represents a strategic natural gas infrastructure asset that cannot be replicated today and that has significant opportunities to help utilities, LNG exporters, data center developers and hyper scalers meet their growing gas infrastructure needs," said Lucius Taylor, Partner at ArcLight. "This continued investment in NGPL also reflects ArcLight's ability to be a value-added partner and expands our strategic partnership with Kinder Morgan."

Since 2001, ArcLight has owned, controlled, or operated over ~65 GW of assets and 47,000 miles of electric and gas transmission infrastructure with $80bn of enterprise value. With its deep industry experience and suite of internal operational and technical resources, ArcLight believes it is well positioned to deliver the electric infrastructure solutions required by AI and data center power demand. Today, ArcLight manages one of the largest private power infrastructure portfolios in North America.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Barclays Capital Inc. acted as financial advisor and Latham & Watkins LLP acted as legal counsel to ArcLight on the transaction.

About ArcLight:

ArcLight is a leading infrastructure investor which has been investing in critical electrification infrastructure since its founding in 2001. ArcLight has owned, controlled or operated over ~65 GW of assets and 47,000 miles of electric and gas transmission and storage infrastructure representing $80bn of enterprise value. ArcLight has a long and proven history of value-added investing across its core investment sectors including power, hydro, solar, wind, battery storage, electric transmission and natural gas transmission and storage infrastructure to support the growing need for power, reliability, security, and sustainability. ArcLight's team employs an operationally intensive investment approach that benefits from its dedicated in-house strategic, technical, operational, and commercial specialists, as well as the firm's ~1,900-person asset management partner. For more information, please visit www.arclight.com.

About Kinder Morgan:

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America. Access to reliable, affordable energy is a critical component for improving lives around the world. We are committed to providing energy transportation and storage services in a safe, efficient and environmentally responsible manner for the benefit of the people, communities and businesses we serve. We own an interest in or operate approximately 79,000 miles of pipelines, 139 terminals, more than 700 Bcf of working natural gas storage capacity and have renewable natural gas generation capacity of approximately 6.9 Bcf per year. Our pipelines transport natural gas, refined petroleum products, crude oil, condensate, CO₂, renewable fuels and other products, and our terminals store and handle various commodities including gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, chemicals, metals, petroleum coke, and ethanol and other renewable fuels and feedstocks. Learn more about our work advancing energy solutions on the lower carbon initiatives page at www.kindermorgan.com.

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