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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 Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-33127) of
Midcoast Energy Resources, Inc. 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.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
July 11, 2000
