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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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Upgrader shelved in Strathcona County
' U+ w% ~: @# u. F6 u- MLast Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
( f/ K3 j3 L, M/ q& S' O6 DA 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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" n% W6 x( P9 s% R. p2 PBA 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.1 v6 ^) i8 b. X, t
* |4 a7 M& X; Z# I"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.
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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."
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! z" D% v1 f f! [& aThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.
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# t( `) }* P7 i. ~+ a& u' xThis is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.- ~3 c- B2 Q8 V+ j& k4 L
# `# B- g! N+ w- {, ePetro-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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