爱城周边第二个油砂UPGRADER项目中止-推迟至少4年

waterfruit

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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$ ], v% h; i' a5 T! E% gUpgrader shelved in Strathcona County
7 W+ j$ K& Z9 j3 uLast Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
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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. Z8 h9 F. @4 Y" i; M; w, h0 RBA 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.

9 n8 I6 n( w7 y! a. ~' t1 ~The processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.

: V( M: N! T$ z7 x5 g"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.
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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."

- r! ^7 C! K3 @- Q! S) UThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.

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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4 q% T! e9 J( P) Y& ~) y+ APetro-Canada will decide by the end of the year whether to go ahead with an upgrader it has planned for the region.

钻石小猫

starrry

呵呵,等我过来了再开工吧.

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waterfruit

大项目下马，承接项目设计的工程公司上百号栽人势在必行。
不过小项目还是有的，比如UMICORE的钴冶炼及合成氨扩建项目，法液空（AIR LIQUEDE）的20寸15KM高压碳氢气体管线扩建等等。