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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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, \8 [1 U; b- r& T/ e9 I5 b' \Upgrader shelved in Strathcona County
# o& I+ U. D( C3 c3 e5 P% e* K1 bLast Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News r. ] |. `( a1 q$ Z$ R4 a
A major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.' O, k# K* d6 p8 m B7 D* M
- }4 _, H; J/ K9 C3 G% 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.% n. E4 T; R1 \
+ [6 G' S; T8 U& {; A7 Z L+ oThe processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.5 ^( C6 \5 \( k7 C, J
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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.1 [- l) `% Y3 \" f/ m) c, X
. G" i, ^& D0 |"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."& y- H! |4 }; t$ k' s
# s3 a# c+ J. L( ]The facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.3 G% ~2 R& |; H/ G% C' n2 u
/ \- G( [1 d3 l/ L; p: rThis is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.
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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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