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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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! `$ R4 _* V. f' Z0 `* hUpgrader shelved in Strathcona County
- B& A$ W/ Y- \+ t% VLast Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
7 e) E0 s# C4 a; A! a& KA 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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. W- V) a/ Y# T4 E( t7 fBA 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.
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4 G4 W7 Z( S, ~- \# }! }The processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.
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$ u; G, m/ m3 S# r$ _; E6 w"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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4 K, a+ e4 v7 r9 o& ?. c"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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: Q f0 T: ?3 e& M9 HThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.# K* K3 V- y( ?& \
1 b3 c3 Y+ F' s5 J) mThis 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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