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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties2 k& g/ D, i. j7 `: V
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
. a1 h9 p5 B4 K/ S5 @! v/ o9 m' _1 T Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
0 r9 v4 ?0 F8 G5 fdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
6 v6 q/ E/ @! y' l3 sLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
4 B7 K5 J* ?, t5 _5 D- h& J0 ]1 Y! U; S Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
& S7 f4 K( v2 }3 x; v1 Z+ jmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
+ W3 X) \! ?6 z) vacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.0 C4 S* D7 ]8 h& I
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital/ p% k0 b& L$ Q2 N, o
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties! M; G V ?6 i3 q- e4 a* a$ R
over the next three years.% L* ^ F4 F& A, k* h4 b
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as8 w0 C+ a N; O
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
* B1 G2 c( m' L6 m3 y3 _an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
- `3 @2 ?( R* [0 w3 }projects for the next five years.
! W& E7 ~9 g( M4 W8 G6 q1 e (The Canadian Press) |
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