加拿大艾伯塔省加快能源基礎(chǔ)建設(shè)推動(dòng)經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇

據(jù)今日油價(jià)6月30日?qǐng)?bào)道，艾伯塔省政府正采取措施推動(dòng)經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇，昨日公布了一份計(jì)劃，其中包括數(shù)十億美元的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施投資和減稅等措施。

根據(jù)該計(jì)劃，賈森?肯尼政府將從7月1日起將原定于2022年1月1日生效的一般商業(yè)稅率從10%降至8%。政府還將在基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施項(xiàng)目上投資73億美元，以創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。

艾伯塔省政府表示，將在基石（Keystone）XL管道上投入約11億美元（15億加元），以支持該省的復(fù)蘇并創(chuàng)造7000個(gè)就業(yè)崗位。然而，這條管道是否能完成還很難說，因?yàn)槊绹?guó)對(duì)該項(xiàng)目的反對(duì)仍在為其最終敲定的道路上設(shè)置一個(gè)又一個(gè)障礙。

預(yù)計(jì)全球石油和天然氣價(jià)格將在12至18個(gè)月內(nèi)回到每桶60美元的WTI基準(zhǔn)水平。在這種環(huán)境下，只要能夠建設(shè)新的管道，將產(chǎn)品推向市場(chǎng)，艾伯塔省的油氣行業(yè)就一定會(huì)蓬勃發(fā)展。這就是為什么該省投資了15億美元來確保Keystone XL項(xiàng)目在今年春天破地動(dòng)工，并且僅今年一年就在加拿大創(chuàng)造了7400個(gè)高薪職位。

然而，該計(jì)劃在能源方面并不僅僅局限于石油。艾伯塔省政府還將支持投資氫能源，利用其豐富的天然氣儲(chǔ)備生產(chǎn)清潔燃料。碳捕獲和儲(chǔ)存也是一個(gè)令人感興趣的領(lǐng)域，還有正在興起的地?zé)崮芴崛〖夹g(shù)。

鄒勤 摘譯自 今日油價(jià)

原文如下：

Alberta Lays Out Plan To Recover From Oil Price Collapse

Alberta's Conservative government is taking steps to jumpstart an economic recovery with a blueprint it released yesterday, which involves billions in infrastructure investment and a tax cut, among other measures.

Under the plan, the Jason Kenney government will reduce the general business tax rate from 10 percent to eight percent effective July 1 instead of January 1, 2022, when the tax cut was originally scheduled to go into effect. The government will also invest some $7.3 billion in infrastructure projects that will create jobs.

Some $1.1 billion (C$1.5 billion) will be spent on the Keystone XL pipeline, the Alberta government said, which will support the province's recovery and create 7,000 jobs. However, the completion of the pipeline is far from certain as opposition against the project in the U.S. continues to put hurdle after hurdle on its road to finalization.

At the moment, the federal government is awaiting a decision by the Supreme Court regarding a lawsuit that is blocking construction. Meanwhile, two tribes have filed a new lawsuit against the controversial pipeline, alleging it violates the national Environmental Policy Act.

The Alberta government is firmly behind the 830,000-bpd Keystone XL, however.

"Global oil and gas prices are estimated to return to a WTI benchmark of $60 per barrel within 12 to 18 months.

In that environment, Alberta's oil and gas sector is set to thrive, as long as we can build new pipelines to get our product to market. This is why we invested $1.5 billion to ensure Keystone XL broke ground this spring - creating 7,400 high-paying jobs in Canada this year alone," the government's economic recovery plan stated.

However, the energy aspect of the plan is not solely focused on oil. According to the blueprint, the Alberta government will also support investment in so-called blue hydrogen, utilizing its abundant reserves of natural gas to produce clean fuel. Carbon capture and storage is also an area of interest, as is the emerging technology of geothermal energy extraction.