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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:# X5 c3 K6 m/ i" F3 o! \
8 z* d7 n, Z/ U5 Q# H K6 MUpgrader shelved in Strathcona County& m; L8 `3 [6 U+ o& d" o, `
Last Updated: Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 4:39 PM MT Comments4Recommend4CBC News ) a8 C y6 d2 J7 U
A major industrial project has been put on hold in the Edmonton region because of high costs and a lack of skilled workers.* c' m5 X1 W0 X) Z B/ y
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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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6 x0 q' N) u# B' KThe processing plant would have transformed bitumen from Fort McMurray's oilsands into synthetic oil.0 T3 l/ r+ M9 z/ \- c# }
; s) j+ r% ?3 G, x9 F- P, m7 I+ F9 o# 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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"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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) e- A( s1 `# h# c: c( F& `The facility was bought last year by Calgary-based private firm Value Creation Inc.5 F$ ^4 C8 d7 I. W
% g6 ^3 c G( |$ XThis 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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1 X8 ]! g; u. b$ S7 m7 L/ SPetro-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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