3 50 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation 犉犻犵狌狉犲3 犆犺犻狀犪狊犗犻犾犐犿狆狅狉狋狊犳狉狅犿犔犪狋犻狀犃犿犲狉犻犮犪 ( 犜犲狀犜犺狅狌狊犪狀犱犜狅狀狊 ) Source:CNPC2008. 3.犘狅狋犲狀狋犻犪犾犆狅狅狆犲狉犪狋犻狅狀犅犲狀犲犳犻狋狊 GivenChinashighenergydemandanditslargeaccumulationofforeign currencyreserves , somegovernmentsinLatinAmericahavemadegreatefforts toattractChineseinvestmentintheoilsector.Particularlyundertheimpactof thefinancialcrisisinthisregion , theyareinurgentneedofforeigncapital , so therearenewcooperationopportunitiesforChinaandLatinAmericaintheoil industry. Ontheonehand , withChinasrobusteconomicgrowth , itsoildemandin themedium tolongterm willcontinueatahighlevel.Accordingtothe InternationalEnergyAgency ( IEA2007 ), Chinawillneedtoimportupto80per centofitscrudeoiland50percentofitsnaturalgasby2030.Atthesametime , Chinasabundantforeign currency reserves have boosted theinvestment capabilitiesofitsnationaloilcompanies ( NOCs ) . Ontheotherhand , keepingtheoilindustryopenisstillthemainstream policyinLatin America.Althoughleftwinggovernmentsstrengthenedtheir controlofoilresourcesandsectoralregulationsintheperiod20052007 , theydid notreallyintendtodriveoutforeignoilcompanies , butrathertoincreasethe governmentsshareinrisingoilprices.ThemostimportantthingforChinais thatleftwingleadersarepoliticallyinclinedtopromoteoilcooperation with Chinabecausetheyconsideroiltobeadiplomatictool.Basedonthefavourable changesinthesituation mentionedabove , thepotentialforoilcooperation betweenChinaandLatinAmericacanbedepictedasfollows. First , Latin AmericaisastrategicalternativesourceenablingChinato diversifyitsoilimports.Inrecentyears , BrazilandVenezuelahavediscovered largenewoilfields.AccordingtoBP WorldEnergyStatistics2008 , provedoil
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