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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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]; B* L% ~. y- fUpgrader shelved in Strathcona County" g$ i5 E. o6 B' M, `9 b6 [
Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News
, G9 b# W" J; e+ s* o3 z9 {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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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.
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. F, Y9 Z0 j) a' s# P8 oThe processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.; w; A; n2 k7 M% U2 D* X; {
0 d, V0 u+ Q2 r" I" w2 f$ i8 ^1 v"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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5 d: M- q! _5 H+ o/ ~- {7 }6 X"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.
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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.
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9 r2 R, k- `: N2 }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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