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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties; @( w O. ]: N0 M
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
' _9 b' f, _/ c; @8 F" O9 w Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
, D0 x6 Z( O' A( M- p a3 Q, vdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.4 Y: m3 G' Q; c$ U1 I: } K
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.+ p I8 c' M% |
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
, m& Q E+ E/ tmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
! l( g7 n( U$ M0 E7 |$ i" s Lacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
; U, J: {5 o: ?& l* o0 v9 P; t Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
" V" m" S' ~ [3 Q. _expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
6 N& M4 V9 | \0 _+ r# A+ |over the next three years.
, _& D1 n0 R9 N: K1 L5 t$ c9 h They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
7 V' c+ [$ V7 t6 jthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
& Z1 U+ _5 J) V' ^5 Van Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
" E7 r2 _1 B6 v ]/ jprojects for the next five years.
8 t5 E p/ c3 j (The Canadian Press) |
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