上周二,加拿大联邦政府终于批准了中石油在加拿大投资1.9亿元购买油砂的计划。工业部部长在发言中对本次中加两国的油砂并购表示欢迎和认可。尽管部分人反对加拿大政府出卖石油和天然气的开采权,认为二者作为重要的战略和经济资源不应该由他国涉猎。但是业内人士指出,经过多方面的利弊权衡,在此次并购案中,最终受益最大的讲述加拿大本国。一些中国事务研究专家也指出,随着加拿大总理访华,随之而来的是两国关系的上升期。两国之间的信任逐渐增强,双边合作规模也会进一步扩大。此次并购之后,预计未来3年内,中石油将至少投入2.5亿元用于其阿尔伯塔子公司的运营,同时将保证子公司管理层人员的本地化。 ( {5 u$ z- c9 a! F8 F; j! D' ^2 _9 l o* t3 j( k! A
(新闻来源:蒲公英)
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties 0 N/ I* E& @. ~6 P% Oowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company. 3 G# H0 ]7 t2 C Q- ~; M/ q: m5 e7 \ Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the 7 C% k* M8 \+ Q( J; @8 M" {" T) D8 adeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co. Z. t9 _: u" G; R% l8 i
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.7 y7 ^1 j2 h# M' ~& x" @. r. ]
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have9 B: I: G' X) |5 s2 H* \8 f
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to$ W3 k& B: V$ C
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects. 9 I6 n; g8 |* `1 B Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital 6 F1 E) f4 C6 ?; M) s. c0 Vexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties+ r9 }/ g. e2 _. o% j
over the next three years." g; D4 L2 t8 s2 I+ h6 L- X
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as0 y2 B2 z8 c* t/ n' p7 N( X
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain ; B* ^) m% E/ U9 g$ a1 O- @* I6 Uan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the @' _' O- |. n$ B/ y. g
projects for the next five years." y7 T' M( ]$ _* b D
(The Canadian Press)