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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
' C) X. l4 o* a, Oowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
5 k x: L* G u$ P Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
5 i/ b# L- H' F! Q4 ^4 ?; r4 vdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.7 j2 k4 D) n' B8 H7 \- E5 J' }9 v
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
7 O% c, x9 }, R Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
/ Q& i& Z& P3 V ~8 h6 [made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
/ a) s" e' a6 V7 f4 ?acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
9 R% k6 i9 B2 H. p1 _ L Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital3 G. U" r( }. W7 M/ Y. t( o
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties) J, S7 S3 T6 P% y/ k
over the next three years.7 c) s5 }! M+ T
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as, r' b3 {8 }: V/ C: d1 J4 p
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
+ p: e4 w7 c# }6 ~an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the3 M/ c7 o5 I, w9 ^5 _% {
projects for the next five years.
+ P% K( s' V; d | (The Canadian Press) |
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