 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
6 y; [* z& d: R* O9 sowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
9 w/ k- N, U& ~ Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the9 M7 }6 { u8 T U+ `: g" ~! a
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.4 b0 q r2 e. o1 D
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.* A( q, z# n9 D# A. n. b: W0 s
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have) ]' o% S, c1 _: {' A
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to' ?, A+ A4 g. j8 Z- |- e
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.. j8 S: X v" J. k) c& x1 m( e: Y
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital. j2 `+ j- D0 N- r5 I. F* U
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties, u6 q7 p, j2 u6 N' E: f
over the next three years.6 [- ?% X, f7 d& S/ P$ X l
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as/ x ?' S9 ~5 I2 y
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain1 V$ T& L+ l& K
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
" F' s. B: T# d) z6 O/ Cprojects for the next five years.+ f: t' V. b9 n) j) Z
(The Canadian Press) |
|