eThink About It: July 31, 2000 ,
 Vince

This correspondence is sent to you in response to the below question=20
pertaining to the type of research  that should be introduced to Enron .

On Tuesday , April 4th, 2000, a local newspaper in my area , "The Bakersfie=
ld=20
California" ran an article pertaining to the 50 million dollars of funding=
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from the U.S. congress  set aside to study deep sea floor extraction of=20
methane hydrate. This study will focus on methane hydrates as an energy=20
source and the technologies needed for safe, efficient development. =20

According to this article, the ice-like deposits of frozen methane have an=
=20
energy potential equal to more than twice that of all other fossil fuels=20
combined.

I can fax you a copy of this newspaper article if you would like to read it=
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Send me you FAX number or call me at Enron Wind Corp. 661-823-6433.=20

Also when I was in engineering  student back in 1985,  I did an independent=
=20
senior level study on a proposed method which possibly could be used to=20
extract hydrate from the sea floor. If you are interested, I could e-mail y=
ou=20
a copy of my thesis explaining  this proposed method .=20

Carl Colditz
Test Engineer

Enron Wind Corp.
13681 Chantico Road
Tehachapi, CA 93561

661-823-6433
661-823-6804 (fax)
carl.colditz@enron.com

---------------------- Forwarded by Carl Colditz/EWC/Enron on 07/31/2000=20
11:48 AM ---------------------------
  The eThink Team
From: eThink on 07/28/2000 05:58 PM CDT
Sent by: Enron Announcements
To: All Enron Worldwide
cc: =20
Subject: eThink About It: July 31, 2000

Here=01,s What You=01,ve Been Missing on eThink:


For the answers, consult the Archives for the referenced eSpeak session.

"ENE's market capitalization is currently around $50 B. What do you expect=
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the market cap to be in five years? What needs to happen to get there?"
- Thomas Myers
Ken Lay, Office of the Chairman, 7/14/00

"Given appropriate latitude and funding, what is the one kind of research=
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that you would like to introduce to Enron -- and what kind of talent would=
=20
you need?"
- Yannis Tzamouranis
Vince Kaminski, Enron Research, 7/12/00



Do you still believe that nothing can travel faster than light?  A recent=
=20
experiment conducted in Princeton, NJ has proved this wrong. =20

Reliant says it will file a plan with the Texas PUC to break into two=20
publicly traded companies. =20

Want to learn more? Get the rest of these stories at the Enron Edge.
vince.kaminski@enron.com