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From:steve.schneider@enron.com
To:james.ducote@enron.com
Subject:Re: Natural Gas Odorizers - Baytown feed to Entex
Cc:dan.hyvl@enron.com
Bcc:dan.hyvl@enron.com
Date:Mon, 29 May 2000 11:16:00 -0700 (PDT)

We need to make a decision on what to do? Should we ask Entex to bear this
cost, since this is their customer? What is our commitment to Entex on
facilities to industrial customers, as I do not think it is addresses in our
contract with ENA? Dan, what are your thoughts?

---------------------- Forwarded by Steve HPL Schneider/HOU/ECT on 05/29/2000
06:13 PM ---------------------------

Enron North America Corp.

From: John Towles @ ENRON 05/11/2000 07:51 AM


To: William D Cosby/GCO/Enron@Enron
cc: Steve HPL Schneider/HOU/ECT@ECT, Brad Blevins/HOU/ECT@ECT, Lee L
Papayoti/HOU/ECT@ECT, Steve Cherry/GCO/Enron@ENRON, Nathan L
Hlavaty/HOU/ECT@ECT, Dan J Hyvl/HOU/ECT@ECT, James I Ducote/HOU/ECT@ECT, Tom
Shelton/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: Re: Natural Gas Odorizers - Baytown feed to Entex

I visited with Mr. Bruce Lilly, Foreman for the San Jacinto River Authority,
yesterday to discuss the possibility of HPL leaving the 2" NGO pipeline on
the wooden supports that cross the San Jacinto River Authority's fresh water
canal behind the NGO plant. Mr. Lilly's response to my request was no, the
River Authority will not agree to allow the wooden supports to remain under
any circumstance. The River Authority believes the existing crossing is a
hindrance to their operation and maintenance of the canal and they want it
removed. ExxonMobil's design for the new concrete crossing allows the River
Authority to operate and maintain the canal with fewer obstacles.





From: Tom Shelton @ ECT 05/08/2000 02:42 PM


To: Steve HPL Schneider/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Brad Blevins/HOU/ECT@ECT, John Towles/OTS/Enron@ENRON, Lee L
Papayoti/HOU/ECT@ECT, Steve Cherry/GCO/Enron@ENRON, Nathan L
Hlavaty/HOU/ECT@ECT, Dan J Hyvl/HOU/ECT@ECT, James I Ducote/HOU/ECT@ECT, Lee
L Papayoti/HOU/ECT@ECT

Subject: Re: Natural Gas Odorizers - Baytown feed to Entex

Steve, FYI, Brad tells me that he is aware that there are quite a few
outstanding issues regarding this matter, and he is pulling together the
answers to everyone's questions and will send an e-mail or call a meeting
when the answers are ready.


From: Lee L Papayoti on 05/03/2000 10:50 AM
To: Steve HPL Schneider/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Brad Blevins/HOU/ECT@ECT, John Towles/OTS/Enron@ENRON, Lee L
Papayoti/HOU/ECT@ECT, Tom Shelton/HOU/ECT@ECT, Steve Cherry/GCO/Enron@ENRON,
Nathan L Hlavaty/HOU/ECT@ECT, Dan J Hyvl/HOU/ECT@ECT, James I
Ducote/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: Natural Gas Odorizers - Baytown feed to Entex

Steve:

You asked me the term of OxyChem's Natural Gas Odorizer's committment to
Entex. I don't know the answer - I'll have to contact OxyChem to find out.
But I'm not ready to do that yet - I don't want to stir the waters until we
have more information on this line relocation. I would rather Entex
contacted NGO first, once we have figured out what we will do. Does anybody
know the term and nature of HPL's committment to Entex with respect to NGO?


---------------------- Forwarded by Lee L Papayoti/HOU/ECT on 05/03/2000
10:39 AM ---------------------------


Nick Cocavessis@ENRON
05/03/2000 08:51 AM
To: Steve HPL Schneider/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Brad Blevins/HOU/ECT@ECT, John Towles/OTS/Enron@ENRON, Lee L
Papayoti/HOU/ECT@ECT, Tom Shelton/HOU/ECT@ECT, Steve Cherry/GCO/Enron@ENRON,
Nathan L Hlavaty/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: Re: Natural Gas Odorizers - Baytown feed to Entex

Whats the load to NGO? If, as I now am finding out, it is apparently
insignificant and we find that we have very few rights to claim a)
compensation or b) staying where we are versus moving at our cost then maybe
we just dont continue service. John is working on the ROW issues and we'll
soon get more educated.



Steve HPL Schneider@ECT
05/03/2000 06:38 AM
To: Brad Blevins/HOU/ECT@ECT, John Towles/OTS/Enron@ENRON
cc: Nick Cocavessis/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Lee L Papayoti/HOU/ECT@ECT, Tom
Shelton/HOU/ECT@ECT, Steve Cherry/GCO/Enron@ENRON, Nathan L
Hlavaty/HOU/ECT@ECT

Subject: Re: Natural Gas Odorizers - Baytown feed to Entex

Too much missing information! For what reason is Exxon installing a new pipe
support structure across the San Jacinto Water Canal? Is it in poor
condition and needs to be replaced, thus mandating our need to move? Is the
Water Authority requiring the move and why? Is the existing structure going
to stay and is that acceptable to the Water Authority and Exxon? Will Exxon
allow us to remain in the same location even though they are building a new
structure? What is the condition of our pipe on the existing rack? Don't we
already have a permit with the Water Authority for the existing pipeline? Is
the Water Authority a City of Baytown organization and therefore falls within
the City's control on franchise permits, fees, issues, etc?

Once you have the answers to the above questions, then get us together so we
can formulate a plan. Lee, what is the existing term of their commitment to
Entex? Is Oxy OK with a short term shut down to get all this connected once
in place or do they need continuing operations? Due to the time constraints
on replacement, we need quick answers. Brad, you are on point to quickly
pull this together.

---------------------- Forwarded by Steve HPL Schneider/HOU/ECT on 05/03/2000
06:22 AM ---------------------------

Enron North America Corp.

From: Brad Blevins 05/02/2000 05:17 PM


To: Lee L Papayoti/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Steve HPL Schneider/HOU/ECT@ECT, Nick Cocavessis/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Nathan
L Hlavaty/HOU/ECT@ECT, Tom Shelton/HOU/ECT@ECT, Greg Brazaitis/HOU/ECT@ECT,
James I Ducote/HOU/ECT@ECT, Dan J Hyvl/HOU/ECT@ECT, William D
Cosby/GCO/Enron@Enron
Subject: Re: Natural Gas Odorizers - Baytown feed to Entex

I have spoke to both Tom Shelton and Dan Hyvl about the franchise tax
situation with the city of Baytown. Tom referred me to Dan. Dan said that
as long as HPL does not need to get a permit from the City of Baytown to
either cross a public road or to cross the San Jacinto Water Authority water
canal, then we would be okay. I do not believe that any relocation will
involve a new road crossing, and if it turns out that we need to get a permit
from the City of Baytown to cross the water canal, then we should ask either
Exxon or Entex to get that permit. If we plan to take this NGO business from
Entex, then we need to work with Exxon. Exxon did offer to construct HPL's
2" line across the new bridge. If HPL is going to replace the line, then we
might take Exxon up on this offer since they would have to get all the
permits for this work. Those permits would, of course, need to be
transferrable to the owner and operator of the pipeline, which, in the end,
would be HPL.



From: Lee L Papayoti on 05/02/2000 09:41 AM
To: Steve HPL Schneider/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Nick Cocavessis/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Nathan L Hlavaty/HOU/ECT@ECT, Tom
Shelton/HOU/ECT@ECT, Greg Brazaitis/HOU/ECT@ECT, James I Ducote/HOU/ECT@ECT,
Brad Blevins/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: Re: Natural Gas Odorizers - Baytown feed to Entex

FYI - Natural Gas Odorizers is wholly owned by OxyChem, a large industrial
customer (over 100,000/d total in Texas) with several plants that HPL serves
(I am the OxyChem rep). Two years ago, OxyChem tried very hard to get HPL to
connect to them directly and cut out Entex, but we did not do it because of
the franchise tax issue. The last OxyChem rep was fairly p.o.'d about us not
connecting.

So, we would score lots of points with OxyChem (as in, more business at the
large volume plants) if we could connect directly to them, What's our next
step?

Please include me in any meetings





Steve HPL Schneider
05/02/2000 07:33 AM
To: Nick Cocavessis/Corp/Enron@ENRON
cc: Nathan L Hlavaty/HOU/ECT@ECT, Tom Shelton/HOU/ECT@ECT, Lee L
Papayoti/HOU/ECT@ECT, Greg Brazaitis/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: Natural Gas Odorizers - Baytown feed to Entex

We should seriously question why HPL should pay for the relocation of the NGO
line as referenced in the report attached. Entex gets the full benefit of
this customer and probably should fund this project. If they won't, then
maybe we should pursue this customer direct while we are in the progress of
replacing the pipeline. We probably also have franchise related issues with
the City of Baytown on this. Tom, please determine what course of action we
need to take from a franchise perspective. Then call a meeting of the above
group along with Blevins and Ducote (if appropriate).

---------------------- Forwarded by Steve HPL Schneider/HOU/ECT on 05/02/2000
07:23 AM ---------------------------


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04/28/2000 01:19 PM
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