NEW YORK, July 7 (Reuters) - Energy company Kinder

Morgan ( KMI ) shut its West Clear Lake and Dayton natural gas

storage facilities, along with its Texas City natural gas

processing facility, ahead of Storm Beryl, the company said on

Sunday.

The closures are expected to have minimal effects on

Kinder's pipeline operations, the company said.

"All other Kinder Morgan ( KMI ) facilities in the storm's path

currently remain operational, and we will continue to work with

customers on any potential impacts to operations," the company

said.