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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
5 }1 `9 Q* E& v1 [# x5 d Xowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company." K5 A$ D5 B% r9 c* o6 E- D
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the" r9 O3 n0 ^( R) i
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.( x& O3 h" |& j& _
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.# z* s. z) X$ }+ m3 Z
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
* l# K3 {; t: R# R ymade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to* P% I9 }4 p( d$ U5 q( G. a
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
' g7 ^8 K' q6 [7 `+ U: C( x0 l Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
6 q2 v {5 ] _- @0 m1 [expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
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They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as- m; E7 w) R5 d9 A3 j
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain3 Q$ L$ P0 k; i5 P7 t* j. L5 F
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the# T1 ~6 R: s7 m. N- l/ e: Y
projects for the next five years.' ]% d, w5 T$ ~7 W) a+ ?* W/ S
(The Canadian Press) |
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