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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties0 y3 h) s/ s/ w- ^4 d
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
. }, K$ Q8 m- i7 F6 }) W Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the( C3 v8 c! H: D& B( u% P
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.# O. Q- F: l0 P r& _3 T
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.; H) i' p# q" p/ d7 M
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have5 c7 j( i9 M( q% S! v* V. _; S0 Y7 E
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to) y* l+ X9 O! W8 Q/ E* Y
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
( {, p- {* ^/ B% ^& s5 ? Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital- |" s& R H. V
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
6 H" @9 o G& F$ Q, Kover the next three years.
' i8 L$ r& g7 g4 ~; L0 v. w They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
0 V3 y' x# R. j4 o: E- ~1 Dthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain7 S9 }* b) e' u1 g- U. L# i
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the B* M- P* E+ D% Z+ ]
projects for the next five years.
. D1 u9 N+ E/ q4 k5 W8 q, J (The Canadian Press) |
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