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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties7 U% U; J/ n! S: W. J/ A
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
) A1 @* ]- R: Z; Q Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
+ a( A8 @7 Q0 X* z$ Wdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.4 Z0 c; o" Z8 W) B `9 k8 Y% J' v$ v
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
+ y! H& i( q/ c: | Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
' J" d8 T3 m2 p, } J2 g4 l3 b% |made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
8 P) A' T7 _, a5 \" V# T+ hacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
P( @9 c i5 J5 N, H. U" v+ ]! Q Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital7 [- ]# @# ?! _. d3 i
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
6 o3 W$ X* m/ Qover the next three years.3 k b- Y% u' ?- z0 P, Y. L% T
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
/ v1 M6 ^+ U& b- [) Gthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain# R ~9 h8 l1 F. @
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
0 `: N9 T$ f1 g& t, v- Qprojects for the next five years.
" @) S* `0 e7 q, ?; b$ p. r (The Canadian Press) |
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