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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
* x7 x h( o0 E k% U! Y% Sowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
6 q3 S# J- ]" z! \3 E, V& O Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the9 q# C( |6 F8 J
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
5 U5 C3 r. \! C' vLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.1 |2 V: ~0 C/ {8 c0 D- `* {4 A: I' _
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
1 G2 j. Y6 I; Amade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
% P; A0 C( H2 ^5 R' X$ Macquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects. Y& L2 g3 a W' z x, D
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
$ v/ i$ V# j$ @9 I, Oexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
- r0 _ \( U+ N3 U: Vover the next three years.
1 _2 w | c4 ]0 l: L They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
5 u+ L! Q, _+ V% ]1 M7 tthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain. k4 y7 u' W( ]" ^7 z8 ~
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the' |' }: j3 c9 Z7 D4 W) Z
projects for the next five years.) r% o) e9 Z! L; p
(The Canadian Press) |
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