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Energy companies will be charged 20 per cent more for the right to develop Alberta's oil and gas resources, Premier Ed Stelmach revealed in a long-awaited announcement Thursday.9 I4 [$ K4 N$ P/ B
# k9 r# D9 T) s" ~ \" F4 |Introducing what he called "a framework for a new century," Stelmach said oil and gas companies will be paying $1.4 billion more a year in royalties starting in 2009." P7 e2 p) y( E. l u7 o
) r* u* k8 M5 V e. g, c. fThat figure is 25 per cent less than the $2 billion recommended by a government-appointed panel that reviewed the royalty formula, which had not changed since 1992.
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Stelmach rejected about half of the panel's recommendations, including a new tax on oilsands production.7 K. L+ l+ o& ]' z, m
- ?$ v! A8 @5 u7 {3 v' CHowever, royalties will increase for conventional oil, natural gas and oilsands projects, with Stelmach promising a simpler framework that reflects fluctuations in market prices.
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! J0 r6 _. Y2 U& W; ^; ?"We recognize energy is a volatile industry. There is risk and there is reward. So when oil prices go up, the royalty goes up," Stelmach said in a news conference in Calgary.
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8 h" z9 O4 }4 `! G) C[ 本帖最后由 对酒当歌 于 2007-10-25 16:31 编辑 ] |
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