SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MANIAS WILLIAM G (Last) (First) (Middle) 4 GREENWAY PLAZA (Street) HOUSTON TX 77046 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2004	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GULFTERRA ENERGY PARTNERS L P [ GTM ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President and CFO	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Units	100	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

	David L. Siddall (POA)	02/20/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

	KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,
WILLIAM G. MANIAS, hereby appoints David L. Siddall, Corporate
Secretary; Robert W. Baker, General Counsel for El Paso Corporation; Cara
E. Carlson, Attorney for El Paso Corporation; Alan D. Bishop, Director of
Shareholder Relations for El Paso Corporation, or Stacy J. James, Manager
of Shareholder Relations of El Paso Corporation, to be the true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, for him and in his name, place and
stead to execute, acknowledge, deliver and file, as required, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, national securities exchanges and
GulfTerra Energy Company, L.P. (the Company), the following forms with
respect to securities of the Company: (i) Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including
amendments thereto) pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, and
(ii) Form 144 (including amendments thereto) in accordance with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, and hereby grants to each of David L. Siddall, Robert W. Baker,
Cara E. Carlson, Alan D. Bishop or Stacy J. James full power and authority,
to act individually, to perform all acts necessary to complete such purposes.

	The undersigned agrees that the attorneys-in-fact herein, David L.
Siddall, Robert W. Baker, Cara E. Carlson, Alan D. Bishop or Stacy J.
James, may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by the
undersigned to such attorneys-in-fact.  The undersigned also agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the attorneys-in-fact against
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects)
that arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or omission of
necessary facts in the information provided by the undersigned to the
attorneys-in-fact for purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering or
filing Forms 3, 4 or 5 and Form 144 (including amendments thereto) and
agrees to reimburse the Company and the attorneys-in-fact herein for any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating
or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.

	The validity of this Power of Attorney shall not be affected in any
manner by reason of the execution, at any time, of other powers of attorney
by the undersigned in favor of persons other than those named herein.

	The undersigned agrees and represents to those dealing with its
attorneys-in-fact herein, David L. Siddall, Robert W. Baker, Cara E.
Carlson, Alan D. Bishop or Stacy J. James, that this Power of Attorney is for
indefinite duration and may be voluntarily revoked only by written notice to
such attorney-in-fact, delivered by registered mail or certified mail, return
receipt requested.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 19th day of February, 2004.


        S/ WILLIAM G. MANIAS