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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties, P# x) }! U+ ]( n7 v6 M
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
& x# \/ H9 ?9 Y3 T5 Z/ s7 k4 U Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the5 u/ j/ ?% X5 u: s
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.8 U: e& v6 z1 I2 m# w: K+ [; H
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
( g8 r. g& `+ X# ?1 | Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
7 T3 ^' p5 G- A3 bmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
2 `' w( Q! ?& c+ z' zacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.( {$ q% s, c; |) J
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
& o& U7 ^- ~3 u7 Y- qexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties& M# ?+ G9 @, C! F* {
over the next three years.: |# Z7 H' i7 Z% Q$ @5 Z
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
8 ]# F q! k% D7 J) jthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain9 J' t3 B+ I; X7 h$ p S
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the2 g4 w- d0 s% t0 a
projects for the next five years.
* u4 G4 u% G( i (The Canadian Press) |
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