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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-8598) of our
report dated March 17, 2000 relating to the balance sheet of Poseidon Oil
Pipeline Company, L.L.C., as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and statements of
income, members' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1999, included in El Paso Energy Partners, L.P.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, and to all references
to our Firm included in this Registration Statement.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Houston, Texas
June 15, 2000
