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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
O' [+ c7 Y) x7 J1 sowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company., J4 l; \( J; [+ ~, s6 i6 H8 N1 J
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
4 t0 ~ ^3 a" I+ K1 t' p3 q5 jdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.: ]* O& t. V5 C( ^+ O1 w) f
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
% Q* Q. Q, u" x: o0 {5 L5 G# r7 C3 B Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
/ s' y; o# ~; w; [; i2 \9 ?' V" u. \made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to3 _# @$ N; t( b, @8 _' h: y: Z
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
% T9 w5 X w) W1 X) {1 l Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
; }3 ?3 k/ L; F4 j6 {' L0 Uexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
3 S: J2 F( h' M1 O. k nover the next three years.) {( O% T6 ]7 V0 z# A/ ~# M7 O6 o
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
Y$ z# s! L' a; U$ ^they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
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projects for the next five years.
( y# O( Q- J% J* O6 O4 C (The Canadian Press) |
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