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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
3 q! [7 @7 B8 w# ?owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
, z& c. ?% f9 Q. H& s- D4 v Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the: k' y( C0 I7 B/ C. D/ @
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.$ d; z+ T& x( M) Z% \5 S
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.$ W' F$ J: |2 Z% D
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
' E9 Y$ P0 h" P$ @% [( C: @( }made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
4 a/ T5 Z1 E9 Y, w$ Q5 ^! M$ ]acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects./ U; C) }+ {6 N) |! U0 j- [
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
4 k5 y+ U8 X6 Eexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties0 _$ [( ?6 I0 E7 B* V
over the next three years.
' l/ m' b) U! _: a; ~2 L+ O# F They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
) r5 k9 y- S" ]5 wthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
( B6 G8 z/ O+ V* V6 I- p3 j; c6 {an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the, u2 \5 k% ?5 ^5 F: t8 A% l
projects for the next five years.! H- \' I! \- @3 I. Z x: R
(The Canadian Press) |
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