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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： |/ @7 C+ H! y2 x3 ?
/ [- k W' M# E% {4 S* h* @; cUpgrader shelved in Strathcona County) v7 R, ~' I0 x: K6 x2 h) w
Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News ) {( v% B4 }% e
A 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.7 ~5 ~- f7 c& X) d6 R; w
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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., N) s6 X, V* R* }
; p- b# |9 P" ^. e4 h"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."! N- G! }- Z2 g5 n0 }3 A# T7 r
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The facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.& [& d. }( i: ~, Z! ]! k
* w! l; S$ S. p# {9 _" X* R6 D) ]This is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.4 h" e3 K4 P5 Z. p% V- U
& v5 G# t3 S( s+ TPetro-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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