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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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( @7 h/ Z3 k) w$ y0 k" r" b. sUpgrader shelved in Strathcona County
, A: {# P s( a- `Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
+ a; L! Q* G- }/ {A major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.% _" q( Z: ^8 g. k" z3 A
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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.
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( [5 z4 i8 S+ ^4 D" K$ zThe processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.- q- ]- N) X& X+ i$ H* g( f0 I
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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., u* D$ J L6 h+ B" G& I- n$ a+ B
5 w* J3 D- c; `"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."
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The facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.
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! L, r/ h* a- sThis is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.) w, x1 U1 X3 @, v# Q0 w1 Z
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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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