Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) started the year showing only modest growth in its first quarter, although that was largely attributable to a turnaround at its condensate processing facility, which is required only once every 10 years. At the same time, the company remains bullish on natural gas demand and continues to add new projects in this area to its pipeline. With these contracts, the company gets paid regardless of whether its customers use its pipelines or services.