 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
( _0 U4 G7 O* y+ g& Fowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
4 y- b, [$ u8 J$ ~7 F8 N4 I Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the/ A3 t4 p2 V/ }: r0 z; {6 {$ N/ ?
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
1 _9 l0 }$ Z& p9 hLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
6 Y6 Z/ [$ D M* Y Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
/ [/ a, S% e) i, Y, c$ Kmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to, k: b% D7 p/ p2 j! Y: @
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.$ ^: F# m/ t4 J8 q. ]* U ? D: N, V
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
/ T5 M4 ^# T4 lexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
$ c$ ?; ^8 s2 Uover the next three years.
- X* \ y" v) ^- F% y, O$ E They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as5 j) `- o, ?3 P5 Q! i _
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
: }) _6 a- ^) U6 Q" s9 \1 Jan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
# V7 S G6 d& |1 Zprojects for the next five years.
' i6 ~9 u6 n4 `7 C/ }6 Y, s (The Canadian Press) |
|