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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties! F( W( {4 C, I- q5 K) t
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
- U6 l6 w* Y" h Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the! n) \9 k# p" w* A" d! I
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.4 R) D7 C. R$ \ c! n$ m
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.- c% @+ z N7 s. l: ]- q
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have" ~. S$ Z8 T" N6 g
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
, S* h& }5 `$ D# E6 E" Z" P' |acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
/ L5 O2 d4 q$ |% W* v Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital0 E8 T- x0 w- D. `! `
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties/ [" ^' ?7 Z! _
over the next three years.) t; }* s6 I# D
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as+ s- B& H1 \; n) J2 |; f, p
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
& R* B2 J+ L j o) aan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
j1 a' V& w0 ?5 _projects for the next five years.
3 G7 h7 |' L5 L: }9 G7 y, ?2 D (The Canadian Press) |
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