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。 6 Z b1 z k1 ~( U9 d8 w, `' @/ K% ~( B; e; e, _. d
(新闻来源:蒲公英)
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties - d9 Z9 F& R. iowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company. 1 i; J7 t6 U2 t5 S Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the4 ~/ \3 k3 ^; |! o6 K T' a; z
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.& u$ |; R+ n+ |3 b- j: O9 v2 Y t6 e8 ?
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada. : N6 V6 X7 m! a; ] Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have' r% D. \. z1 Y
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to ! F9 r4 Z ]0 u9 X6 L" X$ Hacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.# s1 m# O: z% K
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital - C2 u! t9 k$ M) k( M: w8 ~7 gexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties! r2 w6 D- b+ |+ ?
over the next three years. 4 s5 ^% l7 G- y They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as& M# [+ \: _+ R6 s6 h8 L
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain & l. i5 T2 k6 s$ a1 l% han Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the 7 Q3 e1 \# p9 M h8 S1 Y1 ~projects for the next five years.- P2 Q# P% f- E3 w
(The Canadian Press)