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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties9 w6 l8 \( u5 {% p3 t- p: `- o
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.0 @+ K E: Q' U, P
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the/ d* R' U% k+ @; @$ P, m
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co." n2 g3 }8 ?& `0 r7 |3 u! s( E
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
; F5 g9 u& D- T; p( c T; [7 Z9 H Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
- s0 U0 F. \- b7 S: S- h. v) Mmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
! ?$ Q: t8 C0 }; p/ M0 l1 nacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects./ K8 O! U) m' A7 j" h$ V
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital& q0 j0 p* f( y, y7 P# Y
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties5 t1 o$ T; {& N- F6 R K
over the next three years.3 q& N" K3 |9 m! W5 X
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
, |$ q% T! @3 @' bthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain5 ^7 ?7 C( x6 g0 a! c
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the& f5 o8 }) d* V) V- W
projects for the next five years.
% x9 F. Y$ X8 F D5 C" l8 C, P2 H (The Canadian Press) |
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