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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
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6 }1 G# K/ B6 r. g2 a7 B Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the9 L* j) j) b e- H8 {' N. N/ R- I
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
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Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
9 I/ ]( e# i+ f5 X. }made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to$ L! l+ }! P8 F! t5 t
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
( e, @, B. ]. U. d# o$ j Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital L1 x) f$ |# ^, y6 \$ P6 n
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties# t+ n) L. p4 a4 X2 P- K
over the next three years.
K* p+ }& G& _; F They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as- w. U& r$ q( m: G; y' Z, o" J
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain4 T X0 i. _ o9 X/ s% E; u
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
2 w8 ?9 y z4 |7 p6 n2 ] s1 Bprojects for the next five years.9 q6 y$ k: q+ j3 N% i) ]5 U
(The Canadian Press) |
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