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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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$ d6 M; e9 ~$ q- I: R. cUpgrader shelved in Strathcona County
! w1 _( G$ L' d. F: |Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News 1 L. q: |+ M0 m, T! Z( ^
A 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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) N- i7 N" ?5 { w4 nBA 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.% z# d; Q% f3 U# Q. y& [
2 Z3 M; e' n. I: q5 `9 u( C) r3 N- LThe processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.
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2 g! G, L: ]/ i8 w: L( b. U"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.' l: n; G( p3 e. O# B$ @
+ V# o% p/ U/ `+ K1 D* E9 b ["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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The facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc., o$ X- a& b _2 M
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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./ a& S- p- V* S9 F/ l0 q
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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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