EXHIBIT 23.2


                       INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
El Paso Corporation on Form S-4 of our report dated March 19, 2001 (relating to
the financial statements of El Paso CGP Company (formerly The Coastal
Corporation) and subsidiaries not presented separately herein) appearing in
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of El Paso Corporation for the year ended
December 31, 2001.

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Houston, Texas
July 17, 2002