I've not heard of any such talks for Canadian oil sand projects. There've been so many reports recently about Chinese companies buying up assets globally.

It is only a set of framework agreements, and more follow-up projects are still under discussion.

At this stage, I'm not aware of any change in our acquisition plan. Our relationship with the Kazakh government has always been well maintained. They recognize us as a good partner and any form of cooperation is possible.

The agreement includes equity transfer to the Kazakh company.

These projects are aimed at avoiding possible oil supply interruptions and restraining global crude oil prices.

With the tax in place, another hike in finished oil products become feasible.