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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties. i- Q8 b/ }6 b
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
" O* q! q' }' O* y5 m/ Z- e9 y Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
* g# P- _" B" U/ A @) F, z0 udeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co. B' r, A @+ C
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
# r, f; h2 q' x, g" `. ~ Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
! P9 o9 t. n8 u+ X9 pmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
9 z7 \& v& {% g% Z7 `8 f2 D, K$ E$ L4 xacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.! H5 S3 Z+ E% F A: O$ w
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
" H% d& z' b& S0 P( [3 t* _) Iexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties* ?) S* e$ Y: V" p5 N$ V( w
over the next three years.
. M) ^5 {$ X+ R, N5 h+ c; H They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as) }- E1 E7 x( j- {
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain7 I' }1 Z y# z0 c, k' h
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the& a* X) B+ ?$ E7 O1 c' _- \2 W. d
projects for the next five years.1 H0 X! S w& H- V
(The Canadian Press) |
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