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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
/ w$ f% [ a$ ~+ k1 ~ ?- wowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
; j" Y# `7 k- C4 l0 @) J Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
* O* [+ H5 { _ P o: q, ddeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
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Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have" j, }4 g# ?% T* ^' t7 q
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
/ |, a; F+ F/ D1 h0 ?5 vacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
/ a+ j' b* _' c) o- w Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
' l. i# K( q# rexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
^8 G3 l- T8 T: U7 a$ hover the next three years.
# A v; t/ i3 C% e4 H8 L7 V6 L) q They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as6 ~: q7 o6 |& a+ P( q0 n/ l
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
7 w% a) V3 F% dan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the4 h8 V; |, V1 ~9 b0 h
projects for the next five years.$ z \# h% d8 ^/ }) l
(The Canadian Press) |
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