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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties9 L. c( A( J: N" p
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.+ E3 U- y# a, [9 t' F
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the: e* W3 t; {! d7 e/ v) w6 h$ \' z
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
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6 t* p/ l. E* q! k3 f. g Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have* {1 p' J3 L4 _2 B
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to: @% S1 o. B" U$ S+ o9 j
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.! K. r& p x4 f1 W, i! J* R. P# h
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital1 e* a, h$ E% T1 c1 r( E/ q4 F
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
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# ?) M4 }/ r. G2 ~/ }/ ~5 s They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
1 t% R# P3 N E9 \they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain: P" Z2 R, x4 |. n) o
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
" }+ I- o4 s# sprojects for the next five years./ {, V0 C+ p7 l6 f) Z
(The Canadian Press) |
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