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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties3 Y. {! `! M. ]- I+ x+ K* t
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.+ J! d6 S6 s/ U4 a
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the n9 w9 t( ]0 |. T, V
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.. y9 @1 X/ _# C0 J- o
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.* [, ^* k5 Y5 C0 y! a
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have6 `8 I3 D' J' x& l& m- `3 t4 I m
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
, r8 v4 w: E8 @( w# I3 \0 xacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
% U7 E; ~- Z& l Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
! k! ?3 q6 b' W( K3 o) `expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
/ @4 l/ P" H" P/ q. Cover the next three years.( R4 p$ D. u+ Y+ o% B" _
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as) r6 \6 b0 a4 V8 b
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
2 F) `6 y4 e' d$ }9 |* h1 qan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the: d% r; r3 o: x/ a$ ~
projects for the next five years./ E ?! w+ Q( W) Z/ p. I$ s! c
(The Canadian Press) |
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