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

               Date of Report:  August 8, 2002
     (Date of Earliest Event Reported:  August 8, 2002)

                     EL PASO CORPORATION
   (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

     Delaware             1-14365            76-0568816
  (State or other    (Commission File     (I.R.S. Employer
  jurisdiction of         Number)       Identification No.)
  incorporation)

                      El Paso Building
                    1001 Louisiana Street
                    Houston, Texas 77002
     (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (713) 420-2600




Item 7. Financial Statements, ProForma  Financial Information and Exhibits
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          (c)  Exhibits.

                Exhibit
                 Number          Description
                -------          -----------
                  99.1     El Paso Corporation Investor Update
                           Presentation dated August 8, 2002.


Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
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      Attached is the El Paso  Corporation  Investor  Update
Presentation dated August 8, 2002, used as part of  its 2002
Second   Quarter  earnings  conference  call.  The  attached
Exhibit  99.1 is not filed, but is furnished to comply  with
Regulation  FD.  The information disclosed in  this  Item  9
Current  Report on Form 8-K is not considered to be  "filed"
for  purposes  of Section 18 of the Securities and  Exchange
Act  of  1934 and is not subject to the liabilities of  that
section.



                         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 thereunto  duly
authorized.

                              EL PASO CORPORATION

                              By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Beason
                                 -----------------------------
                                   Jeffrey I. Beason
                          Senior Vice President and Controller
                             (Principal Accounting Officer)

Dated:  August 8, 2002



                        EXHIBIT INDEX


      Exhibit
      Number          Description
      -------          -----------
       99.1     El Paso Corporation Investor Update
                Presentation dated August 8, 2002.