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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties; ]' X9 {- _& K( D1 L
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.5 Q" \8 Y( H$ K& M- _; g$ Z" K
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
& _* T- ^! L& ]0 pdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.& E" J- N6 a6 h0 c* S* }
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
) E- x! `: ^( k. X Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have- i0 ^6 }8 A6 d4 L( x3 w, c2 n' S
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to8 u8 [. G k! M% E$ N5 f, r9 r
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
. T, H3 m# N) a7 } ] Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital5 W1 w8 I8 g) A$ S
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
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They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as( J4 E# \: J' m& D8 R
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
' Q7 \& Y, Y0 _) San Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the. [) v. Y/ {$ [, i4 `5 I: X. f
projects for the next five years.& x4 k% o5 e, O
(The Canadian Press) |
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