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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties8 i, ~: Q; t) I1 `4 x m |
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.7 }+ \ B1 O- y$ m& Y& d$ `% L
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
. q: @& K. E6 u/ _7 Y7 x# kdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co." P3 C8 D1 [. ^ s, a: V
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.1 s% B5 t7 u) U: `% _
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
: p* W( z1 j+ z _7 j5 Z% ^. tmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
& d2 e5 D; p9 Qacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
2 H. ~4 T. m2 y; o4 z' D Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
( Y* O9 e# U7 V* Q, n" H. Mexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
$ m- U0 Q- i+ X4 D. L( }over the next three years.
5 M' P6 O8 J2 p7 ]+ j: k% s They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as( j9 ]( i+ s6 D+ o7 ] |! e8 [
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
& ?8 c& M- i) d7 p5 }% r8 n7 W& nan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the* `3 d$ h; K+ s9 g
projects for the next five years.
- g4 _. D9 y9 D2 p (The Canadian Press) |
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