 鲜花( 150)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties, v- A4 X6 d* h% k8 }( W
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.6 |9 p! Y3 u2 b; M/ \0 v3 d6 ?. y
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the2 [2 T0 W2 v1 U- J" U
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
0 x [4 x/ H8 _6 P5 jLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada./ i1 J5 u0 c/ [
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
) C/ ~/ s) A' ]: Q, C" H/ _+ s) A, ]made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to' v5 y3 e* \# G, j) `
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects. a1 b& b( _4 s- E8 A8 b
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
; c# ]2 X( A5 fexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties+ ~/ s; \( O3 f$ C% V. x
over the next three years." @# M2 p) g& b8 F$ U# ]: y/ p$ p
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as' P/ F+ l# U: j# m$ V1 g& D
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
: ]7 c: u( |1 ]an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the- J* t6 _3 S" Z, A* e; p0 j* t
projects for the next five years.* E V) r4 o1 _* A5 N- G
(The Canadian Press) |
|