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We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated March 25, 2005 except for the fourth paragraph of Note 1 as to which the date is April 8, 2005 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of El Paso Corporation, which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.