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。2 q8 ~+ n# a( X* d- R" a, t
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties 7 t: ^* L# o, z9 Jowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company. : M) K+ \# M% x: A* \; }* H( U3 G" Z Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the Y |/ e: E9 K' ]/ e
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co. : S9 u2 `, |: C8 h( m* Q* P6 X+ g( L* XLtd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada. c5 R: B0 b6 R/ e; L/ u
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have 7 b3 |' U `8 O: z5 [7 jmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to - |; a! T/ W4 p$ C* W; E- \acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.& r8 c( E# B0 Z } p6 y) Q
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital # f+ b- {2 {$ _/ j# ]% |expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties % f! O3 y8 M( R3 }% u9 Fover the next three years. 1 Q: W1 }. t( |# } They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as & R' ]1 c! x6 j, Y/ I! Bthey develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain ! a( M+ T* v+ | M4 t; H8 dan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the . L9 L9 G+ C7 P. G( Kprojects for the next five years. " J P3 x7 M8 f (The Canadian Press)