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Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 10, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in Midcoast Energy Resources, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated March 10, 2000 relating to the
financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
August 7, 2000
