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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
/ s$ q; D0 B% o5 Qowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
! I& n: X% D9 [6 X" |! v Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
8 J+ n$ f/ u+ V, c% |- s- I% Ydeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
3 ]* _9 x( b2 K' TLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.% K8 J2 i) e/ b9 _, k/ C
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
) O! K% ]( q5 }/ @made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to/ x- p4 W) I* _
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.8 }: h7 c1 z$ h
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital. _9 @9 f: @' W% h% T( L
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties; \: K0 S! r8 _, c i
over the next three years.
) n. `; s$ b* U They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
9 S, U/ L2 c& P2 S* Othey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain- ^1 F9 \5 ~- n$ B R, x8 G% B
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
3 f3 U% G4 F! L2 U2 [projects for the next five years.
; P* I+ u/ ~2 J6 X0 X$ |5 M4 h8 l, L (The Canadian Press) |
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