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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties3 b+ V2 [) a) s C4 Q) X
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.& {3 p' |) b: d0 \& H
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
& O [: t; S! s" b( _& g" Vdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.4 D# R4 A9 i2 B3 I
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.4 ~# X" m6 h7 q
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have- Z9 @$ ^+ a) c% Q: R0 \% v' D9 o
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to. ~& z! s0 h2 K0 Y8 |" Y
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.3 W* j7 q! l9 f, b4 j
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital* X& ~, j# l3 @0 w& Y. ?
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties2 { u2 H2 A: d/ c/ D
over the next three years.8 R: ], R3 N1 k" q
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as9 P' P) a+ ?3 _% y
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
. X3 Q- O' {" r5 U5 u( U4 Van Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the! j& ]( M4 H* ^+ M8 J& v
projects for the next five years.
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