爱城周边第二个油砂UPGRADER项目中止-推迟至少4年

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自去年五月SYNENCO中止。PETRO CANADA的项目中止否年底有结论：

) n" d# c$ k" D" F; T) nUpgrader shelved in Strathcona County
Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
A major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.

5 K. ?% F* w6 FBA Energy's Heartland heavy-oil upgrader was under construction in Strathcona County, but the multibillion-dollar project now will be shelved for at least four years.
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0 g& T% `/ c; v4 H- Z) CThe processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.

"The Heartland is competing worldwide for resources and financing, and engineering expertise as well," said Gerry Gabinet, a spokesman with Strathcona County's economic development department.
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% Z. h0 p1 U2 k9 [+ c"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."

  s) _% l, U, O* `& oThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.

This is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.

Petro-Canada will decide by the end of the year whether to go ahead with an upgrader it has planned for the region.

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呵呵,等我过来了再开工吧.

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waterfruit

大项目下马，承接项目设计的工程公司上百号栽人势在必行。
. Z% q" {5 R! B& }/ ]不过小项目还是有的，比如UMICORE的钴冶炼及合成氨扩建项目，法液空（AIR LIQUEDE）的20寸15KM高压碳氢气体管线扩建等等。