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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
( {5 k5 _/ `6 P9 }+ d7 I9 L, Eowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
0 N1 z3 g+ M3 R6 ~) F Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
) J( p: n. d! Hdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.6 e9 T0 z) n. \
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.7 O7 ^2 z2 ]$ X$ E
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
- D& k- \: L! I1 y, jmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
+ `1 }' M* K# a4 kacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
2 A p& ]+ I: A# I7 i Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital! f; ]; \ M, f% O/ T4 C
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties7 w, [- S# m9 m4 W: k* I
over the next three years.
1 S; q# W* m ?/ K1 g4 { They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as0 `7 s8 U: Z: {
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain! d: ]9 H1 s( X
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the" G* u! a! w. @' A1 g. d
projects for the next five years.
8 C# _; s1 X% P1 _, b (The Canadian Press) |
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