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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
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6 `1 z$ o/ p7 e, E; ?7 s Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the J! P& x, M4 [; m# ?# C
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
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Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have. j4 h. Y2 b6 ?* l
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
- X6 ^ l; m& Lacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects./ [% R' J& \5 ]0 p+ q) I
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital# h5 V& F% P% q4 A# b* p
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties, k- W( P8 ], _% z, v
over the next three years.+ I; n' ^) p2 y$ d8 q
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as6 I% |4 y9 C& g {6 G6 u0 Q
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain; K5 X" ^7 f$ O+ M( @+ |
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the/ M% l# G8 y0 P/ A/ v: V/ y1 O
projects for the next five years.8 `2 s( J, N a7 ~
(The Canadian Press) |
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