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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
+ n% A! _- m1 D4 T2 U9 p9 k8 Uowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.) P$ g( B. T1 t) A$ B
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the; ]1 b2 z' R4 o# l- B+ F1 W
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
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Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
) T {, c% Y1 [( Tmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
' d7 W' E) _* t @: g% E+ bacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
* }& Y: z- Q- _, T* P Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital `6 k) \) |* }) _' E. u
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties% v6 R, o V3 q: {1 P6 U
over the next three years.. w5 K& f! [3 j# c2 w0 A
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
! T. ~1 ^5 J7 A; y" Qthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
7 B9 {/ f/ P0 F+ F: Zan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
0 p# K) S7 U" G/ A, Q5 m d2 D# ?5 rprojects for the next five years.' t1 j5 v# T; Q J; z9 d2 N8 Z
(The Canadian Press) |
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