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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties" e4 l: Z( a) X$ p: {) ?9 h' k
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.3 q" D5 c; H3 V6 b6 ?
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
* w" N( t; B) Ddeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
% {7 T8 ~' s8 q$ xLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.' ^' `/ z" e2 [
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
! |; u! d3 L6 {1 w; ]* [made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to3 s- h2 a' q( o) y
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
% S; u- |2 V, a Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
% k8 ]( Y6 z7 u* {7 R" w, }expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties8 g4 b* k9 S/ B
over the next three years.1 w+ g9 ^' z' Y8 g8 S
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as! x- Y4 x- V/ D. ]9 e
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain# J8 e4 ?: E$ ?$ ?; \& K, o
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the ^' `2 u A9 J- {* ^# x
projects for the next five years.; m( e* q2 E8 m0 i8 R6 G% b: b
(The Canadian Press) |
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