爱城周边第二个油砂UPGRADER项目中止-推迟至少4年

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自去年五月SYNENCO中止。PETRO CANADA的项目中止否年底有结论：

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1 c! \7 R! c& d. Y# q" {( \) NLast Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
A major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.
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3 |- s$ k& i" ?0 b3 f0 V+ X) iBA Energy's Heartland heavy-oil upgrader was under construction in Strathcona County, but the multibillion-dollar project now will be shelved for at least four years.
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: C4 ~: Y4 a  _2 b7 f3 [0 AThe processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.
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4 I+ K' \: a+ P"The Heartland is competing worldwide for resources and financing, and engineering expertise as well," said Gerry Gabinet, a spokesman with Strathcona County's economic development department.
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"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."
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8 _! \5 f: H/ ~4 C& S, v! hThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.
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This is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.

Petro-Canada will decide by the end of the year whether to go ahead with an upgrader it has planned for the region.

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呵呵,等我过来了再开工吧.

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大项目下马，承接项目设计的工程公司上百号栽人势在必行。
不过小项目还是有的，比如UMICORE的钴冶炼及合成氨扩建项目，法液空（AIR LIQUEDE）的20寸15KM高压碳氢气体管线扩建等等。