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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
3 }1 p% c8 o( |% R Downed by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
; o! J$ G; M3 B1 u Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
0 ?# d, ?/ s0 d7 y7 W+ p( O& _: R$ kdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.* J F2 R' G ^
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
2 u- D) y$ Z( m# {2 a* \3 o Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have3 ?$ p8 G" \# H; O( {; k r& t
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
" H0 B- s- \9 ^/ u5 m8 uacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.4 N& U* Q$ o3 T; q3 F5 y( U2 [
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
0 H5 |# Y V* X# t' kexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties+ d; v2 W! \# l2 p! r: S; K) A+ u
over the next three years.
$ Q, |2 z- u; y. w3 f& R They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as/ O! ~. H% P$ H- [- u/ Q
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
8 G% Q0 K# W, ]an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
9 e A& x% q0 o2 [( Qprojects for the next five years.6 j' o e5 V3 O" M, \
(The Canadian Press) |
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