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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties0 B/ [* @6 f' ?8 [" ^# n+ D
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.1 o! h) q9 Y; Q+ t- n* ~) A
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
- j% E1 i7 h; f7 m% n+ T' ndeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
: ?& k7 Y" v6 W0 YLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.1 e, T+ p+ ~% P7 v
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
' R0 w5 ]7 i; ? ]" D M Zmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
: Y8 Z2 ?1 i6 }# Z( f) f2 R3 Sacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
( h. H- p9 b- C6 X7 i3 k6 _9 Y Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital6 ^2 U( a5 x! ?3 S9 t
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties& ? r0 ?; z; e6 y, c, m$ l$ C
over the next three years.
$ _6 O8 [+ w9 _8 h They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
/ L& Y# E/ T& V# B7 P) Z* M& _they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
' H/ v1 m0 w4 h- u) ^5 k. qan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the1 m- ^) [! x" l6 H
projects for the next five years.
9 ]6 h' ?6 C* W- y. Q% W (The Canadian Press) |
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