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Steve, we received a request from METI in Tokyo last Friday to arrange a
meeting in Houston for Mr Hirata from METI to discuss gas issues. The meeting was largely driven by the travel schedule of Mr Hirata rather than a specific need to meet with Enron. I query whether this is the same enquiry, via a different channel, that you mentioned this morning. We asked Robert Neustaedter to meet with Mr Hirata. The meeting took place today in Houston. In any event, I attach a copy of a presentation given by Joe to METI last month which reflects our current thinking on gas issues in Japan. I will let you know what the outcome of the Houston meeting. kind regards ---------------------- Forwarded by Nicholas O'Day/AP/Enron on 05/02/2001 04:38 PM --------------------------- Robert Neustaedter@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT 04/27/2001 11:54 PM To: Mark Crowther/AP/Enron@ENRON cc: Nicholas O'Day/AP/Enron@Enron, Harry Kingerski/NA/Enron@Enron Subject: Re: Visit by METI Director Mark, I would be happy to share Enron's US regulatory experience with Mr. Hirata. May 2 would probably work better for me, if possible. If you could advise on issues specific to Mr. Hirata's interests, that would allow me to gather any information that may be of relevance and provide a more focused discussion. Thanks Robert Mark Crowther@ENRON 04/27/2001 12:47 AM To: robert.neustaedter@enron.com cc: Nicholas O'Day/AP/Enron@Enron Subject: Visit by METI Director Robert, I am writing to see whether you can help us out with a sudden request that we have had from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). A Mr. Hirata, Director of Oil and Natural Gas Division, Resources and Fuel Department in METI is in Houston early next week and would like to visit Enron to talk about gas market and pipeline investment issues. He is not responsible for gas deregulation but plays a role in the potential development of a gas pipeline into northern Japan from Russia (the Sakhalin line), bearing some relation therefore to E-Power's (Enron asset development subsidiary in Japan) plans for a gas-fired power plant in the North. Would it be possible for you to meet him informally for an hour on 1 or 2 May? We appreciated the amount of work that you put into the presentation for our main METI gas contact Mr. Ueda last year. This time, we would not expect a formal presentation from you, given the short notice and our limited contact with Mr. Hirata. Also, Mr. Hirata appears happy just to discuss issues informally. For your information, I attach a presentation that Joe Hirl made at a recent Government gas deregulation committee explaining Enron's views on deregulation of the Japanese gas market. I'm sure you will recognize a number of the slides. Could you let me know of the possibility of this meeting? I will also try to phone you later to answer any comments you may have. Thank you for your help. Best regards Mark Crowther Manager, Public Affairs Enron Japan
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