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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:6 i+ M+ a3 V( l1 L$ @
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Upgrader shelved in Strathcona County
; b7 e# |- z6 K+ V: [Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News 0 i6 p5 l6 g! h4 n( J
A major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.% X5 _0 E: P+ b9 | A( L
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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., s# R+ @7 t; `% P3 n" ~& [
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The processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.! O) r2 v4 m" j+ G
4 O( _! V- l: V0 ?3 G/ 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./ Q1 J9 ]+ [( V6 W
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"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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9 I J+ @2 q6 m% z) O4 A O2 w' g2 sThe facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.
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- @3 ]* V: ]5 C1 j1 E. k3 d; AThis 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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( F, d) O. {6 [5 H- XPetro-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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