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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties( Z: @- o* w% c. q* W
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
$ }" {0 d$ ?: L7 H3 g# Q4 Q Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
/ t |* s) F- |, J; T) odeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.4 U S" O* o6 j- Y0 a
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.9 u9 Q! q- j3 `8 R: v
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
( z$ k8 F! h3 r" }9 Lmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to& N E. R0 z ?1 e5 D6 Y# k
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
# Q( P4 m* F V Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
7 B b$ L* ]+ H) x/ O4 Texpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
% x" B* T: t# A: cover the next three years.
0 F& r0 A3 {2 J( } They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
9 r D3 e3 n' }: X. }. Vthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
* i P, Z3 S- D/ Ran Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
2 e/ |6 f5 t% }& T* u3 X4 B0 kprojects for the next five years.
3 m/ C1 ^+ ^% e% X, C, t (The Canadian Press) |
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