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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
$ Z2 @* D+ _9 r. Eowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.6 R0 a. I0 A2 g, T! K3 i
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the* l' C+ c0 m. p( T3 E' r
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.
3 v/ l9 k& N- _+ v/ q$ u; fLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.* G5 f3 [8 N, y" J% U& p& R
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have9 C; P% e/ q% ]& \2 }, w
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
8 U* M6 h' K- i; s" n t+ p8 pacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.
9 O0 |- u( d( S) f Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital
& M: ~9 L) Y7 R6 h+ `+ }: K! W: B' \expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties
) ]% C; U+ z% u& B+ rover the next three years.
$ G: i6 g1 U: { They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as
' w' T+ `1 z; S( [they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain% N) z8 s9 \3 `2 k9 K8 V: T
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
" Z3 N. }: W! V6 I+ pprojects for the next five years.7 R, K. M) o7 g6 C
(The Canadian Press) |
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