HOUSTON, May 13, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ANR Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP), provided today an update on the damage that occurred on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 to ANR's Custer Compressor Station located near Weatherford, Oklahoma. Although the company is still finalizing its review of the incident, preliminary indications are that a pipeline belonging to a third party ruptured, and the resulting fire spread to ANR's Custer Compressor Station. There were no injuries as a result of the incident, and ANR is currently assessing damages to the compressor station. ANR has maintained service to all primary firm customers throughout the incident.

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