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。" e6 y/ l V8 T: r- v. Q
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(新闻来源:蒲公英)
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties 3 F' L5 w: D; Z$ p8 O, i5 H# Towned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company. 7 {3 X3 N1 D/ n, b; Y" ]+ X# u Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the % e1 J% M; H' a! n3 wdeal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co./ T8 l9 j% _/ v1 t8 I
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.' Y; B+ Z2 s. Y( [# o
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have . n+ Y2 b8 Z( ^+ Y7 @* ?2 g) I# I0 {" omade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to+ \ z( ]5 R9 L5 r9 M# ]; o% G
acquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects./ }( M8 c% Z" A0 t: C# \4 q
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital" G& O% P" ~0 A6 y0 z
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties 2 N. L- M5 e3 I: T( Mover the next three years. ' I) @( L& M& l& ^1 m They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as* L! n7 m/ h6 ^# |# m
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain ! D; f3 z% K7 ?; S' {) ?an Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the 6 G( e5 J6 X& n6 V0 j6 Qprojects for the next five years.5 A: N8 k' P) X6 K8 }
(The Canadian Press)