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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties4 L! I2 S) o" J/ o
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
5 b, S4 X, f: }- g- r/ p [: S4 ?/ i Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the' W f$ Q; N% x4 N* O
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.: T# Y& J. L& t; o/ ~% v
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
f1 i) w1 h# M4 n Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have7 H( [: k7 Z2 E w1 y3 ~) O/ s
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to) j1 V* @- j6 e! R c# t# y
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.1 h+ ]3 A! o7 w* M- i8 Y0 l: |
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital$ E6 `2 S4 f, y* {
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
) A0 Q6 t% D( q* w* t/ [over the next three years.2 U& `7 n% b5 w9 G
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as* f; w9 Y% v1 \8 n0 d
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain+ w% Z/ D& E: \
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
# j; ]! f- g! K( ~* Bprojects for the next five years./ l# { o+ u! X+ L
(The Canadian Press) |
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