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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
" L7 h* m! v/ u1 e+ I9 _1 ~owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.+ q) Y7 k& W+ `" g# f$ O
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the0 I( u& G% L' y
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
7 ?1 K0 P8 l7 Z2 S3 Q- G" |0 nLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.( V) M5 `; O$ |+ ]8 c( Y1 f" T
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
" P. n/ w9 A& f$ n% jmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to, [) r+ z: t; H$ F" i
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
/ Y' P, m$ N7 e* h: s Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
1 ^) F+ U; U" n6 Xexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
3 Q1 _2 b/ I+ ^0 y9 J' Gover the next three years.
' _4 v$ h( ?' H7 D4 c: Q$ `/ Q They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
8 C2 n0 v O/ Q/ Mthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
# J% c! f6 U/ g2 H% Zan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the2 ~4 a* a: q; v3 v4 d0 F
projects for the next five years.( q) P0 n' M1 r9 c* }9 j/ D
(The Canadian Press) |
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