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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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Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
- [0 L* F% r9 j$ BA 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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% p n' x6 x6 sBA 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.3 E' j( ] q; W1 }2 T
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The processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.: N# B+ K0 o6 K2 ?; G6 C$ u1 Z- k
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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., i3 b% S' f: c8 S5 N
* j# t2 W2 `# o( ~3 [+ G) `0 a"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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The facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.2 P1 S( l- w; s$ J( j
, G: f8 T# w! Y5 B. ]This is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.2 ~" u0 l0 [/ N1 l+ l( t+ J' \
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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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