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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties0 x7 V) F2 h1 Q4 ]: b
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.1 G/ P, l, I! A/ v0 g* u7 k
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
1 c* U* G7 Q1 J$ L, P& b3 ddeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.+ \' C1 @5 O. D
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
4 f I2 o; L1 v$ |7 n Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
: q/ t7 i5 b4 v; hmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
+ o3 c( G5 Q# Lacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.* e y$ V6 }) Q' ~1 o' y- E
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital) V/ W6 O" Q8 c" m E; X
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties9 ^( N( X+ ^3 s j5 i- {1 A
over the next three years.9 `+ I8 `; E& A9 j- W( Z+ p V
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as3 V7 G, B2 e% W' y
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain% |4 H( d" C* Z$ l
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the! K" g3 B+ e4 l- z. S- j
projects for the next five years.) U; f7 T' ^, k
(The Canadian Press) |
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