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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
9 W8 `+ z% V Rowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.5 U t/ \; B9 x' {
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
& e8 m! ^! ~ v) n0 u( j# ]% Vdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
+ M2 {9 N5 C# M: x% `Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.# y) h' R* A4 {) Z- B8 e* }
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
w& E6 L+ X7 W) I) ?- ?# Bmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to. \; d$ r5 x O+ N& Y( }
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.; l; g. F+ K9 i# O" I
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
+ O. P# }4 Q% W2 d4 bexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties7 h. H, g$ `& `8 q7 h
over the next three years.$ [4 ?6 X' g) H( ~* ?# ^3 [* H
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as$ P+ p: A( _& S8 F% ~2 Y9 F
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain; O0 i5 S) P' I/ J# D
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the' g$ M# v* q, E4 ]. M
projects for the next five years., N7 \- L1 }' D& Q% ~
(The Canadian Press) |
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