Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

On October 19, 2009, we announced that John R. Sult would replace D. Mark Leland as El Paso's principal financial officer following the filing of our third quarter Form 10-Q. This change in our executive management became effective November 10, 2009.

Also effective November 10, 2009, Francis C. Olmsted, III was appointed Vice President and Controller of El Paso. Mr. Olmsted replaces Mr. Sult as our principal accounting officer. Mr. Olmsted, age 43, served as Vice President, Treasurer and Controller for El Paso Exploration and Production Company from June 2008 to November 2009. He served as Vice President and Assistant Controller of El Paso Corporation from March 2006 to June 2008. Mr. Olmsted joined El Paso Corporation in 1999 as the director of financial reporting. Prior to that time, he worked in public accounting for PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1989 to 1999.