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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
2 S" S) g$ F1 ^+ i, j$ |- mowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company." p2 P& y1 _3 z
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the7 u& `: [) u; I0 i* n
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
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. ]# ?- M( _( m0 N9 U; ~ Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have0 m$ S) N+ w. o. J3 g
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to2 l: w* h" d7 n* _" F8 J/ Y
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
9 d0 k+ z! l2 q Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital3 d. ~* J$ x" D% x% A
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties( b; b9 k3 k( z, C- i. R
over the next three years.
0 ^# V8 D9 Z. Q They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
- g/ F4 J2 Y( a Nthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain7 J O& L! R# Q& _, _: {5 E8 k9 u
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
1 e0 @, t5 k5 S* Rprojects for the next five years.
* K& I8 }6 n! i3 K' c (The Canadian Press) |
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