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。# d0 {' F8 V B8 J- L
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties# A6 s; M7 c" K( j
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.5 z4 v3 W; v1 }
Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the 8 J J+ w7 R8 c$ U3 e V6 }deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co. ( L7 F K1 D$ Z5 O3 i2 q1 o. U# k% ]Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.2 ]; X) |3 z! j' E- }/ L
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have 1 U% L2 ?/ ~% b( Y% X- S" zmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to / q! s8 H) J- f$ {% ]$ eacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects. W, y! \0 p n- L+ Y Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital - C- T# t! K {* U f, Bexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties" }" `4 y' i9 i# C
over the next three years.& B/ Z) ^6 a( c
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as / ~- F' K4 ^. n; C! H6 Cthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain ! k+ V4 U$ e! L( t' z4 |& V- ^/ `3 zan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the+ \8 g+ k. O- X) i
projects for the next five years. 3 u* C. A! R' A) b (The Canadian Press)