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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
b5 H4 D: [, b3 Powned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
0 q* T9 B& S. l* E; F V Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the0 h1 w) B9 P3 ~' {$ u
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
8 l6 c& z- a6 `3 XLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada." H9 ?5 ~" D' p3 _% ~ [5 i I1 F+ z
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have, I) S. c# _' [- `- \- k
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to! T5 m1 c/ I1 D- k0 c3 y
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
9 Q$ a8 o% T" [& `9 }; Y8 R. M Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
! S& M, k! s7 ?9 s) ]/ s) L% k6 E) _expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
4 ?) J+ h- e1 S/ L% Pover the next three years.
; T7 D) B; x- [& @; H& @9 Q They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
. h7 ~: J0 v0 N1 _9 J1 Zthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
+ O& _! b6 M. q$ `7 H1 p2 p5 ^5 m& Man Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
+ R' E$ U9 G( b( d3 R z gprojects for the next five years.
$ ~/ X& m8 R: ]" F) }5 p (The Canadian Press) |
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