HOUSTON, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mark Leland, executive vice president and chief financial officer of El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP), will present Thursday, August 11 at the UBS Houston Energy Bus Tour in Houston at 7:15 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Presentation slides will be available prior to the presentation in the Investors section of El Paso's Web site at http://www.elpaso.com .

El Paso Corporation provides natural gas and related energy products in a safe, efficient, and dependable manner. The company owns North America's largest natural gas pipeline system and one of North America's largest independent natural gas producers. For more information, visit http://www.elpaso.com .

SOURCE El Paso Corporation
08/10/2005

CONTACT:
Investor and Public Relations, Bruce L. Connery, Vice President, 1-713-420-5855, or fax, 1-713-420-4417
or
Media Relations, Chris Jones, Manager, 1-713-420-4136, or fax, 1-713-420-4417
Both of El Paso Corporation

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