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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties) n! d5 }9 L8 x5 V9 w9 D% q V/ [) o) t
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
3 h4 c( M y% _8 N' c2 n; t Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the& t9 a6 X3 M8 Z( D
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
1 c- D5 a& P$ J% ^, b- d* {- L; xLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.% ^1 H4 \- Z$ M3 ?6 f' M0 s1 P
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have2 o w3 _% E0 P4 D
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to1 I- S2 ? h- \1 K6 t
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
! f! ~4 l2 u( F8 G7 [5 z9 {% f Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital- c3 {! o7 ]0 D' h. H$ I
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
3 L- h8 Y; j8 aover the next three years.& B7 Z# Y3 h, g+ c8 A1 X$ E9 N
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
' O( V; h' L0 C4 w5 R% U' qthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
/ t: @9 [; V5 |' r) X! i; man Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
# {, x' F' V' {8 dprojects for the next five years.
, o6 e' b) V6 d+ n$ \; j' z5 B (The Canadian Press) |
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