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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
0 G! Z; ?" K( Q& yowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.) `9 G/ M7 T7 P
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the S- w; e# \- N& z+ ^% ]. z
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.4 g/ p! S) Z9 M5 K, w* t
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.9 R' N; k' S: K
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have- d& E7 J b7 ^! j% O
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
- r+ s; `: A$ q* u+ L7 racquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
: ~6 q, ~3 R6 L Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital4 f) ^; c2 G; L7 [/ X5 \' ?
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties, z- B, e/ x& a4 `- e+ I2 e
over the next three years.- M, `) T- j5 O0 f, K d
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
0 b# u* X( H( [3 a* L5 C; M! Vthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
( G4 A0 R2 ^. k3 K: {an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
! b+ t9 g8 g8 G, b1 c; @projects for the next five years.
) a- i. F' `! i5 A9 X) q (The Canadian Press) |
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