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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties5 ?: ~5 V8 u% ^5 e$ a5 h
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
1 g9 u- i1 l# |# b9 Q Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the) q: }6 z; }9 }" @
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
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Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have2 i! K1 Y8 [. X8 b2 i# }+ z
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to( b0 `7 c1 J% z7 f- P
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.- G( Y% @4 G- A. i7 H' o0 G, o
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
" p4 M& b, e7 Xexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties1 c" T0 ~) ?5 ?3 K
over the next three years.
- Y* r) k" X3 a" F8 P9 ~8 M c They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
- v: M6 R2 i) Nthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
$ r+ W9 E! ]! l' H: `$ m8 @2 E' F7 \an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
, i. U' ? P, {projects for the next five years.1 q6 K' f3 g# [; J
(The Canadian Press) |
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