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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
l* S( I" p, ~4 F$ ]# Q( e iowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.3 ]' ?8 G" \5 m. y, L
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the7 a. `9 r" s+ {* H, ^: _0 Y) Z" |! j
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.! N6 \; @% {1 b `; q2 o/ c
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
: P1 q( E& p, o3 A/ Q Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
2 \% ]6 L: k7 Jmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to u3 \" ^( B, @# b* R/ I7 {& d
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.6 Z! e4 t4 o [2 F9 {- f/ W- P
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital* I# h, x ~) p; K- u7 t9 h
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties a* V) L. v$ `; R2 D! Y: G
over the next three years.
7 r' {; Z7 R" N0 B8 n5 x3 A They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as& @1 j! q2 t& A2 D
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
4 E, N. u; u* v, y$ Z, Nan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the4 L: f# a4 W" M+ E4 X6 t
projects for the next five years.$ \$ p# c8 B- g$ }! k5 T
(The Canadian Press) |
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