Chapter 476

Since seryosa succeeded in squeezing out foreign trade minister rulav Liao Fu, Mediterranean trading company's oil supply began to increase significantly. However, in the current world trade pattern, due to the long-term economic downturn, oil can not be sold at a very good price.

The oil obtained by Glencore is obtained by Grain Exchange, and the cost is very low. Even if it is cut by half in the current price, it still has some profits. However, the oil industry of the Soviet Union could not afford such low international oil prices. If Xie liaosha wants to control the power of the Ministry of foreign trade and economic cooperation for a long time, he must not make the Soviet Union's foreign trade data too ugly. Therefore, it is the common interest of Glencore and the Ministry of foreign trade and economic cooperation of the Soviet Union to find large oil buyers willing to pay high prices all over the world. In addition, Glencore also acts as the sole agent for the oil export business of Iran, a sanctioned country. Under the supply pressure of the two major oil producing countries, the Soviet Union and Iran, mark Ritchie began to feel unprecedented market sales pressure.

Without hesitation, mark soon focused on South Africa, a rich country in the southern hemisphere.

Just last year, the South African Nationalist Party, which won the general election in South Africa, came to power, and then began to implement a stricter apartheid system across the country. The South African government's policies immediately triggered global sanctions and condemnation. Several major western economic countries, including Britain, once the suzerain of South Africa, have begun to impose comprehensive embargoes and economic sanctions on South Africa. However, the South African nationalist party still refused to give in. They would rather bear the losses brought about by the sanctions than carry out their own racial system to the end.

As a result, the prices of all kinds of daily necessities in South Africa rose for a while. South Africa is a rare rich country in Africa. This country has a high degree of industrialization and huge consumption power for oil. South Africa is also the largest gold producer in the world and has a strong ability to pay for bulk commodities, It is absolutely the best partner of Glencore, a wonderful company that specializes in doing business with countries under sanctions.

Mark Ritchie's followers soon developed this new way of making money. With Tonya in full command of mediterranean shipping, the Gorky brothers no longer had transportation barriers, and Glencore began to plan to smuggle Iranian and Soviet oil to South Africa.

Greene, mark Ritchie's chief deputy, ventured to leave Switzerland and arrived in South Africa with the Soviet diplomatic identity that seryosa had asked the interior ministry to help him forge. You know, in order to do this business this time, green is taking a great risk, because once he is found to be Green's real identity, he is likely to be extradited to the United States for trial, but for this big business, green has given up.

Green is a man who has seen big scenes. In the past, before Mark Ritchie was wanted all over the world, green was the trader who opened the door to Iranian oil. He has met with Khomeini many times to discuss oil cooperation, and can even talk directly with Iran's oil minister at any time. At the beginning, it was Mark Ritchie and green who, relying on the banned oil imported from Iran, snatched a place from the monopolized oil seven sisters. They were the founders of the oil spot trading market and the most legendary among numerous spot traders.

When green arrived in South Africa, he soon changed his identity. Chief trade representative of Columbia oil company. This identity is also a forgery. Green himself is very intelligent. Besides his native English, he can also speak Persian, Arabic, Russian, Spanish, French, German and other languages fluently. There is no difficulty in posing as a trade representative of a small South American country. Soon in South Africa, he contacted the senior officials of the South African National Energy Corporation and South Africa's energy ministers.

"Gentlemen. I'm here to save you! If you don't want to be ousted because people can't afford gasoline, you'd better cooperate with me! Because only I can satisfy the huge oil gap caused by sanctions! " Green said bluntly during the negotiation.

A group of South African government officials sitting opposite green looked at each other, unable to refute Green's claim. This is not the era of decades ago. Even the United States has given up the racial system. South Africa is one of the few countries in the world that adheres to the tradition of white supremacy. But this kind of insistence has to pay a heavy price.

"We still doubt whether the Columbia oil company you represent can meet our needs. I wonder how you can prove that you do have this ability? It's just empty mouthed and white teeth are not good! " Officials at South Africa's Department of energy retorted.

"I think one of our Suez class oil tankers is about to dock during the time we are talking! What we declare is the raw material of industrial pulp exported from the Soviet Union! If you call the customs of Cape Town now, you should know what we said is true! Anyway, the first ship of crude oil has arrived at the port. Is it your business! Whether we do this business or not has no influence on us! " Green was very nervous when he said this, but he believed in his own judgment. The South African government, which has tasted the power of economic sanctions, will not ignore a trading partner who is willing to risk smuggling oil for them! Once successful, green will harvest gold from South Africa. In today's world, because of the risk of economic downturn, gold has been strengthening. Even the US dollar can not match the value preservation function of gold.

"How much oil can you supply us every month?" Department of energy officials asked expectantly as they hinted to confirm Green's news.

"We have as many as you want. In addition, we can also provide some agricultural and sideline products, such as coffee, wheat, soybeans! But we hope to pay through gold. Of course, the price is a little higher than that in the international market. You know, we are not taking a single risk in this matter! " Green negotiated with the other party.

The Department of energy official who turned around and left the meeting quickly contacted the customs. Within ten minutes, the customs confirmed that green was right. A Mediterranean mixed tanker named Juliet (Dounia changed all the Mediterranean trading company's freighters into women's names) with Panamanian flag was indeed docked at Cape Town port full of crude oil, The declared goods are paper-making raw materials and industrial pulp which are not prohibited from operation. After confirmation, the official wrote the news on a note and quietly handed it to the Minister of energy who was still waiting in the meeting room.

"Mr. Green, I think we can try to cooperate first!" When the energy minister saw the news, he immediately let go.