Calm down, people. These are China's demands. Of course they ask for everything. Who would not? But I highly doubt we will see any loosening of restrictions for foreign ownership in the energy sector. China maintains a protectionist attitude at home and is quietly desperate to increase natural gas purchases from Canada. They are pursuing an aggressive reduction in coal consumption policy and need our gas. Of course they would prefer to own it but this won't happen. Interestingly, despite their economic growth, real coal consumption is down each of the past three years. Anyone who has been to Beijing and the other major cities will recognize how politically important it is to the Chinese to strike any deal that reduces coal consumption.