billion British thermal units

Exhibit 10.I.4

AMENDMENT NO. 4 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(the “Plan”), Appendix II of the Plan is hereby amended, as attached, to remove certain Executive Employees who are no longer active employees eligible to participate in the Plan and add an Executive Employee whose participation in the Plan has been approved by the Board through the Compensation Committee effective as of September 2, 2003.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment to be duly executed on the 2nd day of September, 2003.

Attest:

/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
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
John T. Elzner		November 7, 2002
Rodney D. Erskine		December 4, 2001
Douglas L. Foshee		September 2, 2003
Greg G. Gruber		November 7, 2002
John L. Harrison		November 7, 2002
Peggy A. Heeg		December 4, 2001
John J. Hopper		November 7, 2002
Harvey R. Klingensmith		November 7, 2002
Gary J. Konnie		November 7, 2002
Charles W. Latch		November 7, 2002
Daniel B. Martin		November 7, 2002
Graciela E. Martinez		November 7, 2002
Kevin J. McMichael		November 7, 2002
D. Dwight Scott		October 1, 2002
David L. Siddall		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 the 2nd day of September, 2003.

By:		/s/ Gary J. Konnie   Gary J. Konnie
		Its Senior Vice President
		Human Resources