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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:# t# d* V( y1 h& w5 d/ S
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Upgrader shelved in Strathcona County& ^ ^1 s6 N* U! o
Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News & `0 W3 r1 s- g+ G
A major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.. P+ q- y8 k4 U/ Z, _7 X; b
4 X# `. d- e3 D( V2 bBA 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.
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9 s+ \7 x- c, z: J& n, J8 x1 [) n6 z"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.; J$ _) T) G" ?. ?
3 S! Q! v- Q' j9 h' A- r0 `"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."2 y5 P: C P" S1 k; i
+ D* J3 }# \6 vThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc. Z. _1 x/ o, \8 h% S/ ]5 a
' k/ b, I. a* i5 F, T$ G6 \2 H, kThis is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.# [8 Y: H- E% m9 m' c
# ^% C% Q5 P2 u! B+ y0 wPetro-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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