HOUSTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Byron Wright, vice president, Strategy and Rates, of El Paso Corporation's (NYSE: EP) Eastern Pipelines, will present tomorrow, May 16, at the Wachovia Securities Liquefied Natural Gas Conference in Houston, Texas. The presentation will begin at 9:50 a.m. Central Time with an audio webcast available on the Investors page of El Paso's Web site at http://www.elpaso.com . Presentation slides will be available approximately one hour before the presentation also on the Investors page of El Paso's Web site.

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
05/15/2006

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