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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
! b9 s5 A0 V* @' p3 D- }owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
, m% V$ ?3 ~( F6 \8 R, P Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
( N6 B8 K0 J* c5 `9 r$ edeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
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Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have# m' T# X9 f ^
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
* P8 G8 ?) @7 N6 V9 I9 N! _acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
4 R' @' ]2 Q, H0 h2 Q Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital4 G; _5 m% Z7 {- q$ W% X( q
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties2 c% A* \- X+ q" Q4 L+ V
over the next three years." w# x% P0 i; j& w. }! Q* d
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as( z- b: ^4 g% H; U6 n
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain# y0 P2 V# e; y. X, z, k
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
6 i0 f4 C+ p! p$ `+ M3 O! e0 ~+ T. Yprojects for the next five years.
6 B7 _/ n% I0 E; r (The Canadian Press) |
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