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自去年五月SYNENCO中止。PETRO CANADA的项目中止否年底有结论:
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Upgrader shelved in Strathcona County5 o( H3 X8 |4 S0 E# H
Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News % V: b0 q% }8 A9 s7 P# P
A major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.% r. c4 d# g! ^2 K! d7 G* J0 |, Z
- C' O# v" F) J# c; x) P$ N7 K4 JBA Energy's Heartland heavy-oil upgrader was under construction in Strathcona County, but the multibillion-dollar project now will be shelved for at least four years.
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The processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.4 k7 g6 q6 x$ s- K! b
/ M- d- t* p3 x# v) V& b1 G" A5 r"The Heartland is competing worldwide for resources and financing, and engineering expertise as well," said Gerry Gabinet, a spokesman with Strathcona County's economic development department., K& ?* |, g% ?! H- T+ m1 }$ Z
' P H5 Z( a1 K) B* r# C7 T"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."
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2 p% c4 }9 e- v0 JThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.
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This is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.. V( y" q: k% N$ F
1 {( {; K' Q' NPetro-Canada will decide by the end of the year whether to go ahead with an upgrader it has planned for the region. |
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