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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:
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Upgrader shelved in Strathcona County
7 g2 c5 Z( n- a, Z0 L( FLast Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
1 |0 o) V% |+ O8 q. J0 I. uA 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.3 H) }- R& W; E
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The processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil." v. P( b, ~' v0 z4 `+ x
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"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., I+ R. f: R) t( s% g
0 t0 h( i$ b% N4 d% M8 }! r* T"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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$ _ p1 B0 g5 i# h3 ?8 lThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.
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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.; i. }5 c1 Z* e+ ^: H) u
6 I8 j$ C# N, {2 oPetro-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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