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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
( h: c0 i* t4 ^- Uowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
! }# b3 z, F3 \6 `+ z7 h Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
0 i8 z& ~1 ]0 K2 o Odeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.' U0 I, u! u, W0 T. Y. E! \0 J
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
; M- @" D t' x3 p# E& i3 j Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
$ A3 F1 \0 Z& V& i) u( C: C- vmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
( F. Y7 F: |$ |/ ?1 F& Vacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
4 M, r: f6 \' g8 x0 t Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital5 u* ^0 ^$ v8 W' s5 e6 c
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
% |/ V7 s" l6 M; P9 f$ Vover the next three years.6 _; y9 k0 M' k( f9 V9 R
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
6 l1 j2 e* b$ n' w. D4 _) I+ A8 ?they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain; g9 q+ |8 l$ I* t) H2 w
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the/ B5 M5 g& v) j0 Z# l
projects for the next five years.9 J6 k. I. a/ d& L+ ?
(The Canadian Press) |
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