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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties& j) K, F4 ~- p- r
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
6 K5 X6 @/ z# c, _" A t Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the: D: p+ C) t' n" I$ C, T6 T! d
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
6 g5 ~5 v4 f3 n6 OLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.# V2 m8 s8 e& H a/ N$ a* T: @: Y: H5 s
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
/ U5 I$ f: C7 m1 K6 w ?. Vmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
; o8 s0 c, F4 d7 p( z! _acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
J" r3 D- K8 C* D% D( ?3 t+ M Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital) J+ t7 s, I: m+ c
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
) l; n; s9 l9 \; i' F5 Kover the next three years.
+ `6 J0 {( M( _; E, a They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as/ v' ^+ }* r6 {6 N6 C
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
0 ~; j; a+ K7 C/ f4 ban Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
+ c3 B: K. _8 H. N) zprojects for the next five years.* s- F; M& W* s7 s7 |
(The Canadian Press) |
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