Amendment No.2 to Key Executive Severance Protection Plan

EXHIBIT 10.I.2

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE
EL PASO CORPORATION
KEY EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PROTECTION PLAN

     Pursuant to Section 8.1 of the El Paso Corporation Key Executive Severance Protection Plan, Amended and Restated effective as of August 1, 1998, as amended (the “Plan”), effective November 7, 2002, the Plan is hereby amended to attach Appendix II to provide a list of certain officers of the Company and its subsidiaries who are deemed to be participants in the Plan, in addition to those participants who are eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Plan, and closed to any other new participants.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment to be duly executed on this 7th day of November, 2002.

ATTEST:
By:		/s/ David L. Siddall
		Corporate Secretary

APPENDIX II

EL PASO CORPORATION
KEY EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PROTECTION PLAN

     The following individuals are deemed to be participants in the Plan as of each individual’s effective date of participation (“Effective Date of Participation”).

Employee		Effective Date of Participation
Wayne B. Allred		November 7, 2002
Robert W. Baker		November 7, 2002
Randy L. Bartley		November 7, 2002
Stephen C. Beasley		November 7, 2002
James J. Cleary		November 7, 2002
Daniel F. Collins		November 7, 2002
Bruce Connery		November 7, 2002
Ralph Eads		December 4, 2001
John T. Elzner		November 7, 2002
Rodney D. Erskine		December 4, 2001
Greg G. Gruber		November 7, 2002
John L. Harrison		November 7, 2002
Peggy A. Heeg		December 4, 2001
E. Jay Holm		November 7, 2002
John J. Hopper		November 7, 2002
Gregory W. Huston		November 7, 2002
Harvey R. Klingensmith		November 7, 2002
Gary J. Konnie		November 7, 2002
Charles W. Latch		November 7, 2002
Richard J. Louden		November 7, 2002
Daniel B. Martin		November 7, 2002
Graciela E. Martinez		November 7, 2002
Kevin J. McMichael		November 7, 2002
Joseph A. Mills		November 7, 2002
D. Dwight Scott		October 1, 2002
David L. Siddall		November 7, 2002
Clark C. Smith		November 7, 2002
Judy A. Vandagriff		November 7, 2002
Gene W. Waguespack		November 7, 2002
James C. Yardley		November 7, 2002
David E. Zerhusen		October 1, 2002
Acknowledged and Accepted this 7th day of November, 2002.

By:		/s/ David E. Zerhusen
		David E. Zerhusen
		Its Executive Vice President
		Administration