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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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! L' y8 B' \* `# AUpgrader shelved in Strathcona County4 r' e; s' c9 s# _4 Y9 m# _8 r. i
Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
/ a* G! e+ }! K, K. LA major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.
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3 W7 D% Y8 u& v4 RBA 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.9 `$ z M8 [2 F. \: P
( \3 J4 i, R" i; S"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.) E* `" m2 z5 i8 {3 e- V
0 Y) U2 }1 q5 `$ X& z+ F6 K"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."
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4 Y, s6 y1 n% |; l" ^The facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc./ b; j! K. C8 b+ F
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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 2007.6 `/ w' _1 }9 @$ N3 U) u
! p- J' {3 g" SPetro-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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