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:  June 3, 2004
         (Date of Earliest Event Reported:  June 3, 2004)




                        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 or
   organization)


                         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 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure
           ------------------------
     Attached is an email correspondence from Bruce Connery, Vice
President,  Investor and Public Relations to  our  Investors  and
Analysts.   The  attached  Exhibit 99.A  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  Exchange  Act  of 1934 and  is  not  subject  to  the
liabilities of that section.

           (a)  Exhibits

                Exhibit
                Number      Description
                -------     -----------
                  99.A      Email correspondence from Bruce Connery
                            dated June 3, 2004.




                            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:  June 3, 2004

                           EXHIBIT INDEX

     Exhibit
     Number       Description
     -------      -----------
      99.A        Email correspondence from Bruce Connery
                  dated June 3, 2004.