Spring Breeze 1991

The temperature in Abu Dhabi in December is not too high. The maximum temperature during the day is only 12 degrees Celsius, and it will drop to 26 degrees Celsius at night. However, there is almost no rain, the air humidity is very low, and the outdoors are unbearably dry.

The day of closing the bid was getting closer, and Yao Yuan couldn't help becoming impatient.

I thought that Ruiz would have feedback soon, but I didn't expect that it would take more than half a month.

Yao Yuan didn't go out at all, just stayed in the villa, and didn't go to the Kempinski Hotel. In the eyes of outsiders, he seemed to disappear mysteriously again.

On the contrary, Lin Wei made rapid progress. On December 12, they reached a preliminary agreement with the other three countries, which means that except for Turkmenistan, the routes of other transit pipelines can basically be determined.

This progress was beyond Yao Yuan's expectations, and it also fully reflected that the situation of several stan countries in Central Asia after the disintegration of the Soviet Union was very bad. work to explain to the people.

When Lin Wei and Su Jianmin entered the villa, they smelled a strong smell of smoke and alcohol.Jiang Yong stood with his arms folded at the stairway leading to the second floor, unshaven.

"How much wine did you drink last night? This smell." Lin Wei rubbed his nose and said.

Jiang Yong said, "For many days, A Yuan has been drinking every night, and it lasts until midnight."

"Where is he?" Lin Wei asked.

Jiang Yong said, "Still sleeping."

"It's almost noon and still sleeping." Lin Wei walked upstairs.

Su Jianmin thought for a while and stayed in the living room.

Lin Xiaohu stood guard at the door of the master bedroom, and when he saw Lin Wei approaching, he said unexpectedly, "Ah Wei? Didn't it mean you'll be here tomorrow?"

"The agreement was signed. I think there is nothing left and right. Kazakh can coordinate the flight route. After discussing with Mr. Su, we simply came here a day earlier." Lin Wei said, pointing to the master bedroom, "Ah Yuan is still sleeping?"

"Well, I drank a lot last night." Lin Xiaohu said.

Lin Wei pushed open the door and walked in. Looking up, Yao Yuan was soundly asleep with his head on his back.

He walked over and lifted the quilt, "Ayuan, Ayuan? Wake up, it's already noon and you still won't get up."

Yao Yuan was shaken awake, rubbed his eyes and got up, and looked, "Why are you here?"

"Oh, look at you, isn't it just an oil field? What's the big deal? Judging by your decadent appearance, it can't be, it can't be." Lin Wei said with a smile.

Yao Yuan got up, rubbed his face, and frowned at Lin Wei, "Why do I think you're mocking me?"

"No." Lin Wei couldn't help laughing.

Yao Yuan glared at him, got up and went to the bathroom.

In less than 10 minutes, he came out refreshed, changed his clothes, and asked, "Where's Su Jianmin?"

"downstairs."

Lin Wei followed Yao Yuan down, stepping on small steps and said, "A Yuan, let me tell you, this trip went much smoother than expected, especially in Kyrgyzstan, they seem to be looking forward to our pipeline transit, that's called a passion They also offered to give us the right to explore and exploit oil and gas for 20 years, and I initialed the agreement."

"Oh." Yao Yuan nodded, looking absent-minded.

Lin Wei was upset, "You're the only one, I can complete this task well, right?"

Yao Yuan said again, "Well, not bad."

Lin Wei was disappointed by his neither salty nor bland appearance.

In the living room on the first floor, Yao Yuan asked, "President Su, what does the Kazakh side think about the gas pipeline?"

Su Jianmin got up and replied, "Very interested, they also agreed to take the initiative to propose, agreeing to designate Dongfang Petroleum as the main company to carry out the exploration and production of gas fields and the construction and operation of pipelines."

"Well, so the matter in Central Asia has come to an end." Yao Yuan nodded slightly, sat down and drank a big mouthful of tea.

Lin Wei originally wanted to get praise from Yao Yuan, but when he saw Yao Yuan's haggard appearance, he couldn't bear to say it anymore, and instead comforted him, "A Yuan, Central Asia is waiting for the Turkmen's actions, and everything is going well. If you can’t win the Shitan Oilfield, you can’t win it. In business, it’s normal to fail.”

Yao Yuan asked back, "Who told you it failed."

"It's not...you...you used to drink to get rid of your worries." Lin Wei pointed at Yao Yuan and said.

Yao Yuan stared at Lin Wei. After a while, he stopped pretending and sighed deeply, "It's really vague. There are only five days until the bidding deadline, and there is no news from Ruiz at all."

"Some time ago I pretended to be walking past his house and wanted to talk to him, but he didn't give me a chance at all. Judging from this, there is basically no chance to meet Khalifa."

Regarding the situation here, Yao Yuan, Lin Wei, and Su Jianmin are in communication. Lin Wei and Su Jianmin are well aware of the difficulties that Dongfang Petroleum encountered in Abu Dhabi.

Su Jianmin expressed relief, "CNOOC withdrew from the bidding. I received news that Xiong Jinhua and Exxon Mobil had talks twice. The two parties have the intention of cooperation, with the purpose of developing oil and gas fields in the western part of the South China Sea."

"I hope their cooperation will fail." Yao Yuan shook his head and said.

Su Jianmin said, "Old Xiong is quite extreme in his actions, and he may give up the initiative of the joint venture company. It depends on whether the superior will approve it."

"Whoever approves is a sinner of the Chinese nation." Yao Yuan said sharply.

In other words, anyone with a clear mind will not approve their cooperation unless CNOOC has an absolute controlling stake in the joint venture company. This is the bottom line. The same is true for Sino-foreign joint ventures in important fields in the future. enterprise.

Su Jianmin thought for a while and said, "Then what should we do next, submit the bid as planned or withdraw? Starting from 3000 million US dollars, we have sufficient funds, or give a high price?"

"The Shikotan area is not yet called the Shikotan Oilfield. The initial exploration needs to invest hundreds of millions of dollars, unless you are very lucky and hit a thick oil layer. I estimate that the bidding price ranges from 3000 million to 7000 million U.S. dollars. Most of them should be at 4000 million U.S. dollars. About ten thousand dollars."

Yao Yuan analyzed and said, "However, even if we give 7000 million US dollars, we can't get it, because there are no strings attached. The key is the strings attached. If there is no chance to meet Khalifa, nothing can be discussed."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

It would be amazing if it was so simple to raise the bid to get the oil field.

The competition for the ownership of every large oil field in the world is accompanied by competition between countries. The key lies in what kind of benefits can be provided-the attached conditions determine everything.

Yao Yuan waved his hand and said, "Don't think about it so much, do what you have to do, do your best and obey the destiny, come here, take this opportunity to take a good look. By the way, Abu Dhabi will hold a festival in February next year. The first defense exhibition is already preparing for the venue, it is estimated that some defense companies' defense equipment has already entered the venue, let's go and have a look."

"Okay, let's go for a walk and relax." Lin Wei raised his hands for support.