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：
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Upgrader shelved in Strathcona County
0 Y  w0 \2 m4 z1 {- Y6 b. c. `Last 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.
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1 w: \- o* A' m$ h2 K# F& ~' JBA 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.

. T6 H7 j9 ^. P( }"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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0 Q% Q0 S* v( Y5 ?+ l! t/ s. B! ZThe 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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) |7 H. R4 {: c2 e7 Z$ oPetro-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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starrry

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。
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。