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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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Upgrader shelved in Strathcona County
0 Z! c3 y- w- z1 E- X! r0 F4 _Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News 9 ` H7 T+ U' y1 e- I) B
A 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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+ o5 Q5 J, L( r) L2 t8 MBA 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.! V1 ], K; ?( ]0 \# c
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The processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.0 H) X: [* N, n
. t) m0 |% |9 k v& f"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.
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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."! I6 Z: L D; D+ Y: _( }/ J
8 j+ G1 ~, w" l% S& g" i* A sThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.
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This is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.# k- h* O: U3 w4 `. `
* u+ T. {$ X8 `, bPetro-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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