1. a meaningful company
doing meaningful work
delivering meaningful results
The Natural Gas Pipeline Outlook
March 2007
Jim Yardley – President, Pipeline Group
Pipeline & Gas Journal/INGAA Pipeline
Opportunities Conference
March 26, 2007

2. Cautionary Statement Regarding
Forward-looking Statements
This presentation includes forward-looking statements and projections, made in
reliance on the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. The company has made every reasonable effort to ensure that the
information and assumptions on which these statements and projections are based
are current, reasonable, and complete. However, a variety of factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from the projections, anticipated results or other
expectations expressed in this presentation, including, without limitation, changes
in commodity prices for oil, natural gas, and power and relevant basis spreads;
general economic and weather conditions in geographic regions or markets served
by the company and its affiliates, or where operations of the company and its
affiliates are located; the uncertainties associated with governmental regulation;
competition; and other factors described in the company’s (and its affiliates’)
Securities and Exchange Commission filings. While the company makes these
statements and projections in good faith, neither the company nor its management
can guarantee that anticipated future results will be achieved. Reference must be
made to those filings for additional important factors that may affect actual results.
The company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-
looking statements made herein or any other forward-looking statements made by
the company, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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3. Our Purpose
El Paso Corporation provides
natural gas and related energy
products in a safe, efficient, and
dependable manner
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4. El Paso Pipeline System
Tennessee
Wyoming Gas Pipeline
Interstate
Colorado
Interstate Gas
Cheyenne
Plains Pipeline
Mojave
Pipeline Southern
Natural Gas
Elba Island
El Paso LNG
Natural Gas
Mexico Florida Gas
Ventures Transmission (50%)
• 19% of total U.S. interstate pipeline mileage
• 23 Bcf/d capacity (16% of total U.S.)
• 16 Bcf/d throughput (28% of U.S. consumption)
• Over $2 billion in committed growth projects
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5. Pipeline Industry Today: Some “Givens”
• Meaningful work
– Delivering gas safely and reliably
• Increasing gas demand
• Huge infrastructure needs
• Aging workforce and assets
• GHG policy debate intensifying
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6. Challenge #1: Will there be supply for the U.S.?
Bcf/d
50
45
40
35 LNG
able a
Avail d Canad
Supply
30 ly
Supp tates an
S
nited
25
for U
20
Asia (including
15 India)
LNG Consumption
10
European
5 Mexico &
LNG Consumption
Caribbean
0
LNG
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Consumption
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7. Challenge #2: How will infrastructure get built?
Timely? Manpower? Cost?
$900
2006
$850
2005
$800
2004
$450
2003
$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1,000
Steel Plate Price per Net Ton
Source: Berg Steel Price (X-70 Plate)
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8. Challenge #3: What will be
gas’ role in GHG policy?
U.S. GHG Emissions by Fuel and Power Plant
Sector - 2004 CO2 Emissions
MMT CO2eq
1,000
2,500
Reallocated Electricity
HFC, PFC, SF6
(1)
Methane
2,000 800
N2O
CO2 Emissions (kg/MW-hr)
Non-Energy CO2
CO2 from Coal
CO2 from Oil
1,500 600
CO2 from Gas
1,000 400
200
500
0 0
Industrial Transportation Power
Residential Commercial Agriculture
PC
IGCC
NGCC
Sector
1
Range depending on technology
Source: 2005 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
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9. Challenge #4: We need to do all this safely
• Pipeline integrity programs
• Pipeline damage prevention
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10. Gas Pipelines Today – March 2007
• Big opportunities
• Big challenges
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11. a meaningful company
doing meaningful work
delivering meaningful results
The Natural Gas Pipeline Outlook
March 2007
Jim Yardley – President, Pipeline Group
Pipeline & Gas Journal/INGAA Pipeline
Opportunities Conference
March 26, 2007