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。" {# Y& X f6 L& f1 O3 j: p
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties2 V* F c$ J. W& H7 E0 ^/ m( ~
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company. ; h# L) A) h1 v3 } Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the 5 ~6 m# G0 `$ D, U2 H6 B0 Jdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.6 k3 ?# n) V/ n; a( X: s! ?/ l
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.+ g/ N- f; D8 N1 a4 B$ v2 {& u
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have" J& L8 S6 v A; D: |, {2 h1 F/ ^
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to: I. v) B6 {6 X1 Q7 n8 _+ P
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects. 9 M4 ]' c' u6 F ^1 x# F6 {6 ~" T# c Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital ; f3 J! c8 ?8 G2 o% f& lexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties' w" A$ h. M V3 T5 {
over the next three years.9 i3 B& K' X1 y% C5 C- L
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as B! Z% y9 t% S( A$ u' P! l: j% gthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain 5 n1 @0 g" A X# C% y8 G% Lan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the 6 ]8 X: v. I- z8 ~projects for the next five years. ^* K' F0 f6 L
(The Canadian Press)