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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
9 z/ q- ?8 s- H$ W& p) r7 iowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company. j6 U+ a% C# j8 I5 i7 K
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the; ?# F' @) }2 I0 [* ]3 j0 U
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
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6 ?/ e# \# w6 v1 k6 u Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have% o h3 Z% i2 e& P
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
% w1 p9 X" P% \, macquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.7 N: L- t; p# u: W2 E% ]
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital: Z) a3 t! Y+ }, r
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties2 m. `/ f t, O( a
over the next three years.8 O# i. K, c8 E) Q
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
+ J8 \. `0 x O# ?$ W" e3 Wthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain3 x: {9 O" G7 P$ Y4 j8 G
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
" c) d0 g2 R' _7 F3 r$ yprojects for the next five years.
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