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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：
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8 @/ ?- i$ r5 H4 P0 ~0 ^Upgrader shelved in Strathcona County
9 e8 v) Z8 W! E% U5 |# rLast Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News ; q9 f- i, c5 G6 W4 [. ?) U5 m; P
A major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.- O2 q0 Y+ }" Y9 C# c; a' f
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BA 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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The processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.
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"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.1 l' }# T2 I* j9 H
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The facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.% r7 m8 Q# o! y
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This is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.4 b$ ~3 Y: l8 N2 W y
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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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