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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties4 ^) C E9 U' T6 ?& m
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
4 z( h1 E4 i! _" i5 G Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
) k% k8 q5 v( S: c) `, Fdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.7 ^( P+ @, C; V- z0 C9 [" G1 x, L
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.6 M" S$ a% u5 Y! x7 E
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
* `1 ^& |1 z8 C# g: h8 @8 g3 x& K$ Smade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
8 N4 ~! l/ M3 m* x) }acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
8 f) t0 W/ S, ~0 s# T+ z6 w8 | Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital: i. t1 c5 B6 q% J6 M( ^& F1 D _
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
3 U0 x# o7 j9 s- A' Y: P. dover the next three years.
/ Z/ t/ n- I, I! A _& I& _ They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as8 x+ E' L( W9 R3 [/ p: w% t. ]
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain/ ?! k: Y2 J0 J8 @1 [! h
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
4 n: c0 B8 c- k, uprojects for the next five years.) Z5 A0 W- U0 z! f$ X- o) E. j1 w
(The Canadian Press) |
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