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。 9 O' Q2 |9 o. I. f v : t# G+ O' V6 G. h- W(新闻来源:蒲公英)
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties ! p+ }4 N8 C" ]owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company. % } I3 r$ d6 F+ {; }. W( Y4 s2 n Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the. q" Y# f5 }7 r( C
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.* ^$ {2 [8 h; Z
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.' a8 [* [& Z2 X& }6 ]3 R& u9 I$ E0 K: U
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have * \; ^8 g# t: H8 l9 T$ Y3 P2 omade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to6 W! m( z" A; K3 \
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.) N8 M% b0 u0 {: F$ E/ B L
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital " s& W) ?( f; V/ {expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties 7 K: A4 N% X9 Z) }* k! Fover the next three years.# ?! m4 r( A/ ]1 q8 k# d _
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as1 C; A5 E4 _) U2 Q1 m3 P
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain 4 Z: s0 I, g- m( D# Uan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the 3 S4 [' K Q2 E6 L' [3 Q1 ^projects for the next five years. . G' D V/ O9 {. ]# x7 O0 R (The Canadian Press)