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1、TheReturnofCNOOC中海油归来：中国石油巨头在海外扩张的新典范October10,2012Sevenyearsago,theChinaNationalOffshoreOilCorporation(CNOOC)debutedontheworldstagewithathud.WhenitsUS$18.5billionbidforCalifornia’sUnocalOilCo.collapsedin2005,CNOOCbecametheposterchildforthepoliticalperilsoftheU.S.ap
2、provalprocessforforeigninvestments.ThespecterofaChinesestate-ownedoilcompanyowningakeyU.S.assetkickedupsuchafirestormthatCNOOCwithdrewitsbid,andChevronCorp.scoopedupthedeal.Now,duringaU.S.presidentialelectionwhereChinaisalightningrod,CNOOChaslaunchedahigh-profilecom
3、eback.Thistime,itisbettingonadifferentoutcomeforitsproposedUS$15.1billionacquisitionofCanadianoilcompanyNexen,Inc.Ifapproved,thedeal,announcedJuly23,willmarkthelargestoverseasacquisitionyetbyaChinesecompany.Withits61%premiumofferandpromisestomaintainNexen’semployees
4、andheadquartersinCalgary,CNOOCbelieveschancesforCanadianapprovalbytheendofthisyeararehigh.CNOOCmustalsogainapprovalfromtheU.S.,where10%ofNexen’sassetsarebased.ButU.S.tensionswithChinaaremounting.InSeptember,PresidentObamablockedChinesecompanyRallsCorp.frombuyinganOr
5、egonwindenergycompanypositionednexttoaU.S.militaryinstallation,andtheObamaAdministrationlaunchedtradecomplaintsagainsttheChinesesolarandwindenergyindustriesearlierintheyear.Meanwhile,HouseRepublicansarecallingforbarringChinesetelecomgiantHuaweiTechnologiesfromexpand
6、ingintheU.S.forfearthatcompanywoulduseitsU.S.facilitiestospyontheU.S.Sofar,CNOOChasn’tattractedasmuchoppositionaslasttimearound,thoughprominentmembersoftheU.S.Congress,includingSenatorCharlesE.Schumer(D-N.Y.),RepresentativeEdMarkey(D-Ma.),andSenatorJimInhofe(R-Okla.
7、)havespokenout.“OwnershipandoperationofU.S.businessoperationsbyforeigngovernmentsviatheircorporateproxiesbecomesparticularlyconcerningwhencriticalnaturalresourcessuchasoilandnaturalgasareinvolved,”wroteInhofeandtwoRepublicancolleaguesinalettertotheU.S.TreasurySecret
8、ary,whochairstheU.S.reviewbytheCommitteeforForeignInvestmentintheU.S.(CFIUS).ContinuedUneaseWhetherCNOOCsucceedsthistime,theriseofChinesec
