EXHIBIT 32.B

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending
December 31, 2003, of El Paso Production Holding Company (the "Company") as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, D. Mark Leland, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, certify (i) that the Report fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
(ii) that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


                                                  /s/ D. Mark Leland
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  D. Mark Leland
                                                  Executive Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                                  (Principal Financial Officer)

                                                  September 30, 2004



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to El Paso Production Holding Company and will be retained by El Paso
Production Holding Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.