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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
6 _7 a8 H9 }; m. M iowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
0 \' H0 H9 c+ V+ q$ B% G Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
, L# n+ `2 C9 q/ x) P& J; Y) i0 ndeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
* X( M7 L; I, e& e) R! ^Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
1 H! l. R) d8 P$ y0 _ \( d* r Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
' N' e5 L8 W( h6 _made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
Q1 c# Q5 ?2 G) cacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
( W7 e V5 I5 g8 T+ K2 E C Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
+ s p! u- b; {- b7 f1 jexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
7 m8 g) I/ ^/ S0 \" \- \over the next three years.- L2 }: }6 } H; z$ N
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as1 G: w& h$ B- o- S( W6 `! ^* R
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain' v) A& R/ e' N# z: i& l
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
$ v; I# X+ `! Nprojects for the next five years.% O) E+ j; ]4 ?# O1 x' w Z
(The Canadian Press) |
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