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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
) h0 Q2 e4 O7 t. w. |- Qowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.6 \3 m5 k, N W$ m
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
) n% E, J2 v9 U r+ d; Zdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
% o* V7 J# _# s6 @7 W6 mLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.6 z0 V2 u) f/ ?; v2 J9 N# Y
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have$ e- V* c$ ?' T! X
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
0 E3 W a. i) H. g6 ^- G' I7 `acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.% F0 N3 h: `* i- f! P
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
1 [ K; i: s6 g' n# Oexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
& b/ h \' d: ?9 v7 M$ v% n3 Oover the next three years.
/ E, M/ L1 I7 U& k1 j, ~+ } They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
9 v6 [* o4 ~9 F) f1 z4 o- zthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain0 w7 a& z1 ~$ |1 h/ a. ~9 J0 {* R
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
' Z: C3 ~9 [2 [ _projects for the next five years./ m4 m" H9 r+ j) ~% h
(The Canadian Press) |
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