加拿大拟否决马来西亚国企53亿美元收购_时事

加拿大拟否决马来西亚国企53亿美元收购

Canada intends to block the planned $5.3bn acquisition of Calgary-based Progress Energy Resourcesby Petronasof Malaysia, its industry minister said, throwing into doubt the country’s attitude to foreign takeovers.

加拿大工业部长表示，加拿大有意否决马来西亚国家石油公司(Petronas) 53亿美元收购总部位于卡尔加里的Progress Energy Resources的计划。此举意味着加拿大对外资收购的态度产生变数。

Christian Paradis issued a statement on Friday night saying he had written to Petronas, the government-owned Malaysian oil and gas company, saying he was “not satisfied that the proposed investment is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.

克里斯琴·帕拉迪斯 (Christian Paradis)在上周五晚发布一份声明称，他已致函马来西亚国家石油公司，表示他“未能满意地得出结论认为，拟议的投资可能给加拿大带来净效益。

The decision raised questions over other takeovers, particularly the planned $15bn acquisition of Nexen, a Canadian oil company, by Cnooc, which is controlled by the Chinese government.

这个决定使其它收购交易产生变数，尤其是中国政府控股的中海油(Cnooc) 150亿美元收购加拿大石油企业尼克森(Nexen)的计划。

Petronas did not immediately respond to a request for comment but it now has 30 days to try to change the minister’s mind, or the decision will be confirmed. Mr Paradis did not give any reason for his decision and insisted in his statement that “the government of Canada remains committed to maintaining an open climate for investment.