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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
; F/ B1 U* B+ ?5 r7 |, Zowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
3 H' x+ n# z( |" r6 X Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the% H" e3 v, A( I6 j4 j; }- v
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.9 M E: t. G$ `" k/ \8 w: c. `
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.# R: g0 w4 o0 n% ~: _; D
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have2 R6 @! K" W' }6 l* m3 d4 h& A' D
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to# D$ k b5 _8 S4 |! J4 E
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.8 O2 n" s, E$ Q) D* K4 J6 `
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
9 v) J0 Q' d* P. Aexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
$ t) N8 ]0 V; ~. C, Mover the next three years.
7 e4 t2 U( }2 l/ @" v2 l They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as) F0 s* G- e: c3 f) I5 u. }
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain9 a* \; b0 @0 t% C
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the9 b; C+ z* T- @' h; T* Q; S
projects for the next five years.
# W1 u+ \6 f. p (The Canadian Press) |
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