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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties0 }+ U: R q$ s& _
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.- v3 o4 C- b& W9 V M
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the) k7 D5 I& w) m8 A" k0 X
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.3 N2 F0 s" u: G* q( U7 n
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
" j) }2 S; i6 u/ K+ {& i Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
. `* {3 Y" ]/ l* ]made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to: g3 @6 x% T. k6 y$ B
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
& Y/ X; `# H+ n0 E4 N Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
: S" C+ _- v* v! o; ~7 K6 h p) d6 \expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties: N# h& M# t9 C, `+ L( D. j/ K- e$ S
over the next three years.
8 R, `4 E" a$ D They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
) c/ x2 S/ ^ j$ Vthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain& Q- q p$ n- R' J4 k
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the( N* @ i2 E \2 l
projects for the next five years.6 n. P& f% |, O
(The Canadian Press) |
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