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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
! g7 }& \; v: a5 r' R+ cowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
" e2 m$ X5 F' g7 Z Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
x* K. p" e2 H) U% w4 pdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
t% _# K# E1 @# MLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.0 S$ p6 i( @7 ]3 j, o* c
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
2 C; b; k8 _, f( J cmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
/ a! e9 P7 a$ j% E5 i: Oacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects./ j4 p) H7 R" ~/ @. r
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital# l1 q6 |1 R. j+ L, ^4 q* i) d) T4 r
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
# O* k6 d- }3 }" n6 r# Q: D: [over the next three years.9 H! c' c8 Y3 O% X. ]
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as3 D% d* e" p' l- I# R
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
# A" l+ a- b! s# v) e; H$ Uan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the% C. k, N2 R# N3 T3 M% ]
projects for the next five years.+ i/ h- P/ s+ D! x, Y2 G3 y
(The Canadian Press) |
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