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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
$ ]6 w& n% x, |$ a, I* Gowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.: U- x; z1 \5 Z5 Z- J( t
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the
2 u8 s1 `" Z8 F6 r& f$ z- fdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.# Y2 g# g' H% i& f& R1 k2 i9 g% ~
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
$ q7 g3 q( x! ] Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have1 t" v+ g$ I# ]' d z* T( `
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
! k6 n3 D% p7 X7 J" l& ~) a' w3 ?acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
$ n5 I+ n+ h6 U. e) O$ q4 t/ X1 e Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
. F- p! W5 P/ \' I6 iexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties4 J# Y6 l3 v q7 D2 G) i
over the next three years.
S4 x& U3 R0 N! j. N8 x9 W% x They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as" b' ]/ m* b% B2 y" ~$ ~% ?
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
W- z: O8 i) w: c( xan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
$ p6 t( u- H% Y: W, H: vprojects for the next five years.. T, ~8 o! ]2 V8 f
(The Canadian Press) |
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