 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
9 Q- Z6 k, |% Lowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.9 i5 @$ L' j' b! \9 M
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
& h u5 i6 U: X4 j% R5 vdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co." P( `+ S B% `0 q6 U
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.( {+ R/ K# G% U9 u& {1 {" b. B
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have m2 z. g$ t: Q9 W6 M$ J
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to3 E6 {. k$ r% t( \% ^
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.* ]( I7 R( [# w) D
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital; J) P7 A( C+ x" L0 R# T
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
+ h& t( }6 M1 ?over the next three years.
2 P! n' {2 M* ` U& a F They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
! ]( R$ ~) M+ ?& gthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
' @* |' z1 u+ pan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the; Q5 D/ F3 k/ t; D
projects for the next five years.% j$ M5 y7 X# F4 L3 @) I, X; j% J0 W
(The Canadian Press) |
|