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自去年五月SYNENCO中止。PETRO CANADA的项目中止否年底有结论:5 y" U8 M8 H' |2 w! Z* X; u
" X9 j$ r( I9 f. AUpgrader shelved in Strathcona County( F7 |1 d/ x7 x2 |
Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News " g9 G" {" Q9 S
A major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.
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& Y9 z! J7 T4 L' TBA Energy's Heartland heavy-oil upgrader was under construction in Strathcona County, but the multibillion-dollar project now will be shelved for at least four years.6 U; @9 Z% E. ~1 M5 ]
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The processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil., G2 t: R! b/ K: y3 P. j8 M+ u
; y, t# J W! u; t' N"The Heartland is competing worldwide for resources and financing, and engineering expertise as well," said Gerry Gabinet, a spokesman with Strathcona County's economic development department.
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D/ y8 ]6 t w' f"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."
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- F7 E' o4 ~& a' I+ L' P6 ZThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.# j4 ^0 [; C8 o' f% E% U
* U0 s- |+ t) O5 o+ m+ z1 M9 rThis is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.1 |" I; h' y7 b
( S, L5 }' |* u# dPetro-Canada will decide by the end of the year whether to go ahead with an upgrader it has planned for the region. |
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