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。- D8 p3 @5 S, d" }$ |$ A+ y) A
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(新闻来源:蒲公英)
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties3 s% m6 K- e+ ?/ f% D7 O2 F8 P# A
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company. + ?* @/ G" J) H1 o$ {* l% N6 | Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the % s0 x9 n3 |' g5 t7 fdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.; G( {; ]9 `6 t s
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.2 J8 t6 V7 E g/ B+ W
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have9 _) c' Q3 X; ]9 K- G5 ^# ]6 G
made a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to9 z( L; m# ?+ Z+ Z+ D6 a) l) ], h
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.* k7 Q1 \4 Y0 k# k6 k$ E% S9 Y: W& C
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital* Z2 s( w/ I! R5 U/ }- i
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties ) `' f1 m# m6 G/ R! }+ zover the next three years. / M$ g" V$ p/ K! h$ [- Y They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as5 p0 r8 I0 H/ `0 s7 [0 X
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain6 e& C6 m7 P- Y0 Q
an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the : D. j1 p5 i1 Z1 `projects for the next five years.1 D7 C# k& m* \; x
(The Canadian Press)