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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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Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News 2 j2 E) |5 Q5 \
A major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.
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BA 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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% l' Q) ?( O: b/ Z6 U8 pThe processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.( G3 k5 t; z& f3 k8 v n$ n5 |
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"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.% |2 R# z& W2 |) s3 u1 k
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"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."" s; D g% Q0 |# ~. H
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The 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.
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Petro-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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