EP EL Paso Corp. (Holding Co.)

El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) and El Paso Pipeline Partners (NYSE: EPB) will host an institutional investor and analyst meeting December 10, 2009, in New York City. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. EST and will last for approximately four hours. A detailed agenda, presentation slides, and a live audio webcast of the day's meeting will be available through El Paso Corporation's Web site at www.elpaso.com in the Investors section one hour before the presentations begin. During the day's presentations, senior management will provide an in-depth review of the opportunities for El Paso's operations and a future outlook for its businesses. During the meeting, at approximately 11:30 a.m. EST, senior management from El Paso Pipeline Partners will provide a review of the partnership's business and future outlook.

A replay of the webcast will be available online through El Paso Corporation's Web site in the Investors section. If you have questions regarding access to the webcast, please contact Margie Fox at (713) 420-2903.

El Paso Corporation provides natural gas and related energy products in a safe, efficient, and dependable manner. The company owns North America's largest interstate natural gas pipeline system and one of North America's largest independent natural gas producers. For more information, visit www.elpaso.com.

El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership formed by El Paso Corporation to own and operate natural gas transportation pipelines and storage assets. El Paso Corporation owns a 65 percent limited partner interest and a 2 percent general partner interest in the partnership. El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. owns Wyoming Interstate Company, an interstate pipeline system serving the Rocky Mountain region, a 58 percent interest in Colorado Interstate Gas Company which operates in the Rocky Mountain region, and a 25 percent interest in Southern Natural Gas Company, which operates in the southeastern region of the United States. For more information about El Paso Pipeline Partners, visit www.eppipelinepartners.com.

Contacts Investor and Media Relations Bruce L. Connery Vice President Office: (713) 420-5855 Fax: (713) 420-4417 Media Relations Bill Baerg Manager Office: (713) 420-2906 Fax: (713) 420-4417