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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties6 n) w/ K. R) L) P0 ~$ G: o7 E E
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
$ {2 f$ m7 m! D' I4 f+ v7 u Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the \3 y8 t P7 L0 B, }" G
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.! B, j+ `! K3 E* A. L" ~
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.( Z# ^: @7 W& z% H/ T+ \5 P& K% _3 V( d
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
' l/ ]6 q4 e4 M+ hmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
& q0 o. ]+ I7 q) y. ?' c. e) w* \acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
7 `% @2 [( ~* L! H( { }0 y Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
8 v. ~" H& B |8 J4 j$ e. Aexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties( V" [+ k, A% {/ [2 L
over the next three years.9 z0 {% E5 W" R* W
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as/ F' g5 n; U6 J* B$ w
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain+ T1 @8 }+ h y$ n
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the; W" C8 | K( r a
projects for the next five years.
$ x9 R. O- P4 L" N) j (The Canadian Press) |
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