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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties* }% P4 {, Q1 N& b4 _7 N6 _
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
$ X5 g4 h6 K: n/ ^# U, p Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the6 ~/ Q7 Z s1 y, F, c7 y
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
- ?) V+ a# D$ S$ ]Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.: j7 k) e: g2 X6 }# p
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
- _! M y2 r2 c( p# a9 E K/ Q zmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
3 N2 l3 `7 k4 r+ H: a8 I5 ?- \acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
1 l0 ~$ K0 \3 N: e0 k% [! M0 u Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital* V$ O! l3 B- U. O
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties/ B$ g6 b+ P; P) {* n
over the next three years.3 m8 Q5 b) [2 a% d
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
; w6 ]" B1 j+ x0 _" Hthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain/ h- M5 H' r/ U! v' L( n8 W7 m
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
+ |5 s: b- z' J$ P* |projects for the next five years.
, M2 ] s: N- K- E% J/ F9 [ (The Canadian Press) |
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