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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties/ Y7 E' v( {4 _
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.8 y+ I2 {" S0 ]+ \3 j: R' S
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
% \" g5 Q% b4 Zdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.5 T% h' k9 c5 U
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
5 X: w# Z3 o9 S' Z' `$ G Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have3 p/ U) a# `0 n4 w
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
& {: A( r: m6 Pacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.+ T, j4 ]4 m, s+ f0 d4 q/ s4 B9 o
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital) p9 e `: p# n1 N% `: Z* \7 [
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
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9 ^' S0 l& D; s! B) q, h# S They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as; H, d6 ?% k1 U7 ~
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain/ I8 w9 z8 Y9 D. L' c, _+ w
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the J" X) | x2 n2 C2 ?
projects for the next five years.+ ?% h/ e, _2 f; q* j1 f3 r
(The Canadian Press) |
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