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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
9 a& }0 Q5 A, i6 ^& Lowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.: l( A0 s& \3 X' c0 O
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the# Z, m. b0 V" R
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
; M, N" W# t; Z1 l% q. _Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada. M" L7 L( {$ D
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have7 {# ^' x! o2 e. n1 U0 S% m
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to$ G- E7 ^. |% \, [9 d
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
$ R/ K. o" W8 j3 \# ~ Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
/ V3 G: a! }* H1 @$ E4 V% b d* k7 \expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties; t; H( u9 M `; |! F- [! F
over the next three years.
4 Q% }6 \ a" B8 ^ They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as# i U8 Y* p9 ?. K* g3 e `
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain4 l: p/ z2 p- N6 y# ^; n e% J; x; S' _* w
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
7 T( c1 t f8 v+ i) Qprojects for the next five years.
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