UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

CVR ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-33492		61-1512186
(State or other		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of				Identification Number)
incorporation)

(Address of principal executive
offices, including zip code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

     On December 20, 2010, CVR Partners, LP (the “Partnership”), a subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that the Partnership has filed a registration statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-171270 (the “Registration Statement”), with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common units representing limited partner interests (the “Initial Public Offering”). A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Registration Statement is publicly available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

     The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not, except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall any of such information or exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Registration Statement is not incorporated by reference into this Form 8-K and does not constitute a part of this Form 8-K.

     The information filed in this Report pursuant to Item 7.01, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1, is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the common units in the Initial Public Offering.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is being furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

99.1

Press Release.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     Date: December 20, 2010