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BP in U-turn over Canada’s oil sands

By Ed Crooks in London

Published: December 6 2007 01:29 | Last updated: December 6 2007 01:29

BP has made a dramatic strategic U-turn, investing in production in Canada’s oil sands for the first time.

It has agreed a joint venture with Husky Energy, the Canadian oil company controlled by Li Ka-shing, to pool assets worth about $5bn, and invest a further $5.5bn over the next eight years.

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