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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties4 o# k m, L3 o9 U7 V
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.* D* U: u& e* s0 N7 O5 V% r
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the. a* Z# Y* q5 _# H9 X1 L
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
1 S( P. w7 M. }+ U/ ?4 t( qLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.( z* U/ K1 S* E; i3 j$ m/ c& }
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
# n# | K* [9 q; D( Umade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to% Q, U: u: `8 ^3 i6 _* @
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.. m" U8 G/ x: M) d! l" s- Y
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital! ^ O" Z) H" O# s) k& |# Q
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties: a8 ^: x/ G- U$ a( ~' K' a4 \
over the next three years.
( \& b U- T$ U3 i+ f% ~0 r They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as; K8 l, }3 V9 H" q) J! M3 x
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
# A/ \; l: L' S# K) nan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
! O3 l* _2 ` E2 {% T5 N4 Eprojects for the next five years.9 Z. l) Y8 `" W1 C* D( Z
(The Canadian Press) |
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