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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.Q.1

                             AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE
                               EL PASO CORPORATION
                         DIRECTOR CHARITABLE AWARD PLAN

      Pursuant to authorization by the El Paso Corporation Board of Directors
(the "Board") and Section 6 of the El Paso Corporation Director Charitable Award
Plan, Amended and Restated effective as of August 1, 1998, as amended (the
"Plan"), the Plan is hereby amended as follows, effective December 4, 2003:

      WHEREAS, the Board, based upon a recommendation from its Compensation
Committee, has determined it is in the best interests of the Company to
terminate the Plan.

      NOW THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby terminated, effective December 4, 2003.
The termination of the Plan does not affect the designation of Charitable Awards
under the Plan by a Participant who has met the two-year service requirement on
the Board and has been notified of his or her eligibility to participate in the
Plan prior to the effective date of this amendment.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment to be duly
executed on this 4th day of December, 2003.

                                                EL PASO CORPORATION

                                                By: /s/ SUSAN B. ORTENSTONE
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Susan B. Ortenstone
                                                    Senior Vice President,
                                                    Human Resources

Attest:

  /s/ DAVID L. SIDDALL
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  Corporate Secretary<PAGE>

                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.V.1

                             AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE
                          EL PASO PRODUCTION COMPANIES
                            LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

      Pursuant to Section 10.1 of the El Paso Production Companies Long-Term
Incentive Plan, effective as of January 1, 2003, as amended (the "Plan"), the
Plan is hereby amended as follows, effective December 31, 2003:

      WHEREAS, the Management Committee under the Plan has determined it is in
the best interests of the Company to terminate the Plan.

      NOW THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby terminated effective as of the end of
the current Performance Period, or December 31, 2003. The termination of the
Plan does not affect any awards due to the Participants under the Plan prior to
the effective date of this amendment and any awards due to the Participants
under the Plan shall be paid in accordance with Section 6.5 of the Plan as soon
as reasonably possible after the Company's Performance Ranking Position is
compared to the Performance Ranking Position of the Performance Peer Group for
the plan year.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment to be duly
executed on this 31st day of December, 2003.

                                                EL PASO PRODUCTION COMPANY

                                                By: /s/ SUSAN B. ORTENSTONE
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Susan B. Ortenstone
                                                    Senior Vice President,
                                                    Human Resources

Attest:

  /s/ DAVID L. SIDDALL
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  Corporate Secretary<PAGE>

                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.W.1

                             AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE
                             SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO THE
                               EL PASO CORPORATION
                           EMPLOYEE SEVERANCE PAY PLAN

      Exhibit A of Supplement No. 1 to the El Paso Corporation Employee
Severance Pay Plan effective as of January 1, 2003, as amended (the "Supplement
No. 1"), is hereby amended, as attached, to remove certain individuals who are
no longer eligible to be covered by Supplement No. 1 effective as of October 1,
2003.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment to be duly
executed on the 1st day of October, 2003.

                                                EL PASO CORPORATION

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

Attest:

  /s/ DAVID L. SIDDALL
------------------------
  Corporate Secretary

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                                    Exhibit A
              Eligible Employees Covered by Supplement No. 1 to the
                     El Paso Corporation Severance Pay Plan
                             (as of October 1, 2003)

Robert W. Baker
Jeffery I. Beason
Rodney D. Erskine
Douglas L. Foshee
Peggy A. Heeg
Robert G. Phillips
D. Dwight Scott
John W. Somerhalder II

Acknowledged and Accepted effective the 1st day of October, 2003.

By: /s/ GARY J. KONNIE
    ----------------------------
    Gary J. Konnie
    Its Senior Vice President
    Human Resources<PAGE>
                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.W.2

                             AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THE
                             SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO THE
                               EL PASO CORPORATION
                           EMPLOYEE SEVERANCE PAY PLAN

         Exhibit A of Supplement No. 1 to the El Paso Corporation Employee
Severance Pay Plan effective as of January 1, 2003, as amended (the "Supplement
No. 1"), is hereby amended, as attached, to remove certain individuals who are
no longer eligible to be covered by Supplement No. 1 and add an Eligible
Employee who shall be deemed to be a participant covered by Supplement No. 1
effective as of February 2, 2004.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment to be duly
executed on the 2nd day of February, 2004.

                                                  EL PASO CORPORATION

                                                  By: /s/ SUSAN B. ORTENSTONE
                                                      -------------------------
                                                      Susan B. Ortenstone
                                                      Senior Vice President,
                                                      Human Resources

Attest:

/s/ DAVID L. SIDDALL
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    Corporate Secretary

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                                    Exhibit A
              Eligible Employees Covered by Supplement No. 1 to the
                     El Paso Corporation Severance Pay Plan
                            (as of February 2, 2004)

Robert W. Baker
Jeffery I. Beason
Douglas L. Foshee
Robert G. Phillips
D. Dwight Scott
John W. Somerhalder II
Lisa A. Stewart

Acknowledged and Accepted effective the 2nd day of February, 2004.

By:      /s/ SUSAN B. ORTENSTONE
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         Susan B. Ortenstone
         Senior Vice President,
         Human Resources<PAGE>

                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.BB.1

                                              December 18, 2003

Mr. Douglas L. Foshee
President & Chief Executive Officer
El Paso Corporation

Dear Doug:

      As you know, your letter agreement dated July 15, 2003, provides for a
base salary to be paid to you in the amount of $900,000 per annum. You have
decided that your base salary will be reduced by $270,000 (to $630,000), and you
will give up the right to this amount for a period of one year beginning January
1, 2004. Although you will give up the right to this amount, the Company will
continue to record your base salary in the amount of $900,000 for purposes of
measuring and calculating all other compensation and benefits under any Company
plans and arrangements to which you remain entitled. The Compensation Committee
will also continue to review your annual salary level for increases in the
ordinary course.

      This letter confirms that $270,000 of your base salary will not be paid to
you for a period of one year beginning January 1, 2004, but shall be recorded
for purposes of determining other amounts owing to you under the terms of
Company benefit plans and arrangements in which you participate. Please indicate
your understanding of, and agreement to, this letter in the space provided
below.

                                              Sincerely,

                                              /s/ SUSAN B. ORTENSTONE
                                              ----------------------------

Understood and Agreed:

  /s/ DOUGLAS L. FOSHEE
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    Douglas L. Foshee<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.CC

            DOUG L. FOSHEE                                         [ELPASO LOGO]
            President and Chief Executive Officer

                                 January 6, 2004

PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL

Ms. Lisa Stewart
5015 Longmont
Houston, Texas 77056

Dear Lisa:

I am pleased to extend you an offer of employment to become Executive Vice
President of El Paso Corporation and President, Production and Non-regulated
Operations. The terms and conditions of this offer are summarized as follows:

Annual Compensation

      -     Annual Salary: $500,000

      -     Annual bonus target: 80% of annual salary (not prorated for 2004)

Equity

      -     Equity: A grant of 80,000 shares of restricted stock and 155,000
            stock options effective on the start date of your employment. Based
            on an $8.00 stock price and $4.00 black scholes value, for example,
            this would equate to a value of $1,260,000. This value will vary
            based on the actual stock price and black scholes value on your hire
            date.

            The restricted shares will time vest pro-rata over three years and
            the options will time vest pro-rata over four years. The details of
            your equity grant will be described in a grant letter to be prepared
            shortly after your employment. This grant is equivalent to and will
            take the place of any grant El Paso will make to its officers in
            early 2004 for performance in 2003. Currently it is El Paso's plan
            to make annual grants. You would be eligible to receive a grant
            based on company and individual performance again in 2005 under the
            conditions and terms in effect at that time.

            El Paso Corporation
            1001 Louisiana Street Houston, Texas 77002
            tel 713.420.2400 fax 713.420.2403

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Ms. Lisa Stewart
January 6, 2004
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Sign-on Bonus

Effective with the start of your employment, you will receive a sign-on bonus of
$300,000. This will be paid effective with your first paycheck. Should you
terminate within twelve months of this payment, the sign-on bonus will be repaid
to El Paso.

Paid Time Off

You will be eligible to receive an annual Paid Time Off (PTO) bank of 20 days,
prorated according to your start date.

Severance Policy

You will be covered under the provisions of the Senior Executive Severance
Policy which provides a lump sum payment of two years base and target bonus for
involuntary termination not for cause.

Change of Control

You will be covered by the new Key Executive Severance Protection Plan.

Employee Benefits

You will be eligible to receive the additional El Paso employee benefits which
are available to senior executive officers. This includes, but is not limited
to, participation in the Supplemental Benefits Plan which provides for benefits
and contributions in excess of the limitations (met in any calendar year with
any employer) imposed by Internal Revenue Code that cannot be made on your
behalf under El Paso's Cash Balance Plan and Retirement Savings Plan. Our
benefit plans will be explained in detail to you upon your request or acceptance
of our offer of employment.

Life Insurance

As a senior executive, El Paso provides $50,000 in employee basic life. In
addition, you will qualify for the Senior Executive Survivor Plan which provides
for the continued payment of monthly salary for 30 months (the aggregate of
which is reduced by the $50,000 basic life insurance) grossed up at the maximum
federal tax rate in the event of your death while employed by El Paso.

Additionally, this offer is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory
background investigation and your proof of eligibility to work in the United
States. In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and
other amendments to the national immigration law, each new

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Ms. Lisa Stewart
January 6, 2004
Page 3

employee, as a condition of employment, must complete the Employment Eligibility
Form I-9 and present documentation establishing identity and employment
eligibility.

This offer is contingent upon your passing a drug screen, which tests for
substance abuse. If you do not pass this drug screen successfully, our offer of
employment will be withdrawn.

Lisa, we are pleased to have a person with your ability join the El Paso
management team and I look forward to working with you. Please indicate your
acceptance of this offer by signing and returning the enclosed copy at your
earliest convenience.

Sincerely,

      /s/ Doug L. Foshee

Accepted:

      /s/ Lisa Stewart
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      Lisa Stewart

      January 9, 2003
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      Date

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