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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 ~9 R6 X2 Q7 x DUpgrader shelved in Strathcona County
# X' x9 Y4 R* U O+ U+ Y( [Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
" r/ U" S% e! f/ o, H: Q% A2 HA 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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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.- [4 R- U9 _! _, S E0 O* F& v, n
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The processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.
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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.
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6 n4 K8 v% ?: X2 x8 q6 u6 i"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."/ l: h5 [& Z! t1 w7 H* a( h
7 A. t% f/ x9 x" c3 K2 n v' BThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.( N5 c( G3 o" u
( p8 }- a+ f; s$ uThis is the second project in the area to be put on hold. Synenco shelved a multibillion-dollar upgrader in May 2007.
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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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