爱城周边第二个油砂UPGRADER项目中止-推迟至少4年

waterfruit

自去年五月SYNENCO中止。PETRO CANADA的项目中止否年底有结论：

Upgrader shelved in Strathcona County
  S4 M# I. W0 B8 t: rLast Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
* O1 x7 x- Y6 d5 TA 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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. H8 E  j  {2 _- yBA 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.
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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.

8 {5 R4 [/ ]6 O% J0 f"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."

& L) p7 S" |) t, K6 |5 dThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.

This is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.

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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starrry

呵呵,等我过来了再开工吧.

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waterfruit

大项目下马，承接项目设计的工程公司上百号栽人势在必行。
不过小项目还是有的，比如UMICORE的钴冶炼及合成氨扩建项目，法液空（AIR LIQUEDE）的20寸15KM高压碳氢气体管线扩建等等。