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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties- u" u% x- { M1 Q
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
1 ?" S/ ?; F, T" Q Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the5 C# ]5 F' W7 }0 P3 e
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
8 L8 ^" s. |0 H _5 ?Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
4 y+ N; F2 b4 ~1 P' G Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
6 }$ B) f8 c) x x1 ymade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
K4 S$ u F6 N2 z/ r! }acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
. e2 g1 H- r- K% \0 u+ } Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital5 v3 }+ T' q6 U( T, I: [, g: F
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
& N9 C2 U' L+ \9 ~/ Y, ~, rover the next three years.
0 z# O) W h4 N) v They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as' U' H, R; v/ f
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
& S; {2 {- p$ t! m4 s( U4 Y8 Xan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the& \' e' z2 t' z6 s% u* @" s3 D' x
projects for the next five years.
* Q0 O7 F1 r5 l (The Canadian Press) |
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