everyday business
the best is let the oil patch do its job. They r smart enuff to noe when to sell, who to sell to, what to keep, and for how long, who to JV with and under what term. They don't need nonsense nellies and worry warts mis-informing the guberment and meddle with a well lubricated process, guberment only do wats gud for the election. As u can see an example below, asian countries (china, JP, Korea) and canada have been dating for many years already, this nxy deal is just one wedding between a rich asian and an ugly duckling. I dunno why the parents duck like chaffer are shocked or worried since their child can't find any other dates.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/02/18/cenovus-earnings.html feb 2011
After Encana's JV for shale gas, now Cenovus looks for JV partners to develop its oil sands resources
Cenovus, which was split from Encana in December 2009, would be following its predecessor that has formed joint ventures with Petro-China, CNPC and Korea Gas to develop unconventional resources.
Cenovus Energy Inc is currently seeking a joint-venture partner to speed development of its Alberta oil sands holdings and boost the value of its reserves.