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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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# Q7 T8 {# `1 @& @* Z( qUpgrader shelved in Strathcona County
?# d4 j& }0 F! wLast Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
; e8 ?; `7 n3 T5 J/ R4 K, tA major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.5 ?5 F+ j, W) O6 P- F7 M
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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.: h$ _9 w" ~1 g
9 \6 s( K: ?, n( i! JThe processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.
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2 B3 m" G0 r6 f' b" ?. }( y"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.# [, f$ a. z- b! y1 p
- l$ T! O9 y2 ? {0 {- \+ `& [8 Y"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."
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5 W6 b+ x( ~2 N: n4 l$ G4 b- @/ [The 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 2007.9 c. Z2 o8 N; }0 Z, c
+ |& P$ Y% t' N' m+ v9 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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