爱城周边第二个油砂UPGRADER项目中止-推迟至少4年

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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：

Upgrader shelved in Strathcona County
7 G' n7 K8 B6 U3 g7 lLast Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
A major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.

- b; {( _& b$ Q- Z8 U7 W. `1 KBA 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.

The processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.
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9 {7 _8 O9 z3 M- s+ V( r"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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7 ]/ G2 a* T4 X5 k" r3 u"So it's challenging for firms that are not completely well-financed and have a good, long-term business plan as well."

The facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.
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, Y) F  w$ Q: `; |* n% fThis 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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呵呵,等我过来了再开工吧.

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waterfruit

大项目下马，承接项目设计的工程公司上百号栽人势在必行。
2 H2 a- I( V  q3 p5 ^+ _不过小项目还是有的，比如UMICORE的钴冶炼及合成氨扩建项目，法液空（AIR LIQUEDE）的20寸15KM高压碳氢气体管线扩建等等。