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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.
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& y N2 G1 h' U/ ~( z0 iIntroducing 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.
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That 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.
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" f8 l5 L0 u* v- T) \" E, THowever, 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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8 Y! q O. U4 j/ I2 {"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. X. ^9 \# C' [% F
9 X7 v* z. f6 {4 V8 h) K[ 本帖最后由 对酒当歌 于 2007-10-25 16:31 编辑 ] |
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