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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 20, 2001 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of El Paso Corporation
(the "Company"), which appears in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated March 22, 2001 relating to the supplemental
combined financial statements and financial statement schedule of the Company,
which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 23, 2001. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
April 30, 2001