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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:) c9 _( E- n8 |2 a. L7 m8 @4 m; Q! n! X
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Upgrader shelved in Strathcona County# }3 e6 t& O! M4 t" C, t
Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
$ A7 Z U+ I) G# H4 yA 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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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., H8 t5 R7 ]% x: B) a
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"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."2 v1 H6 F: u* ~6 V
, ^/ k( e, K8 Z& e7 w; K. C$ JThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.5 _: F5 ?5 C- E. W) c" X2 Z
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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 L- u: D, q; B6 g9 ^
& z$ x# }! d0 I, c( v" o. jPetro-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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