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自去年五月SYNENCO中止。PETRO CANADA的项目中止否年底有结论:/ A1 U" e! _5 m$ ^6 b
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, A9 N+ P) N2 D$ jLast Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News 8 T* _9 F1 b! |3 v {! N5 W
A major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.
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BA Energy's Heartland heavy-oil upgrader was under construction in Strathcona County, but the multibillion-dollar project now will be shelved for at least four years.
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The processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil., X( |, x% y9 z0 E
x- Z0 \% q6 ?2 u8 n* E"The Heartland is competing worldwide for resources and financing, and engineering expertise as well," said Gerry Gabinet, a spokesman with Strathcona County's economic development department.
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"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."
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5 O' A& j( \5 `- [The facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.8 \) q0 e' @, R' }/ q! H- ?( W
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This is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.- ]* O! z8 \! L# d, k
$ H/ n; Y; u1 O( W4 B( TPetro-Canada will decide by the end of the year whether to go ahead with an upgrader it has planned for the region. |
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