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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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Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
4 M4 G X0 U' UA 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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BA 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. k4 z$ P k0 ]' b
, f/ [! e! c8 X0 |The processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.0 n4 S9 X- m! k% e
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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.# a$ c- e( ]. J
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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.". D0 d& \7 N% g
# T3 X' |( `8 L W1 b5 J5 \The facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.( L" W9 G/ Y: {% Z! _
( S+ ]+ ^( x3 `2 ~( _This 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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