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。 4 V! |6 ?/ C+ f2 k- o, t, M* m. O 5 R" |/ c) v h. A- Y" g0 a" x(新闻来源:蒲公英)
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties" H& V& v: m2 I/ F
owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company. ; a z7 N9 t* ]6 F$ R1 W9 y+ ^% i Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the$ c" x' i0 ?" j, m4 h/ G0 ]) I
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co. 2 B4 J1 \1 [( H5 g1 S; Y) T2 ^Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.# V. r- k8 c m9 M$ o$ H
Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have ( m: h% L9 D4 C$ j, ]% k& O9 c0 D' {. \; gmade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to 6 F* K6 L V8 K$ u" e% B! f. r; aacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.' r9 _* E: y, J
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital 0 q; u: e5 V) p( k# E% j0 P1 {/ Vexpenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties 3 p) T. }# L* @# n8 I) M( K) I4 Zover the next three years.) J+ F S+ ^7 F4 ?0 B, S$ q
They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as * t& y& N5 p% ^they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain . u; c6 v6 X2 han Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the7 A& c7 V8 `1 |4 R$ y" `
projects for the next five years.( Q7 ?% z: w/ S& K3 C/ f
(The Canadian Press)