Chapter 627

Ten billion US dollars to buy the samotroll oil field, the largest reserve and the highest production in the Soviet Union, is a good thing like pie in the sky! But why did the Soviet government rush to sell the samotrol oil field? What's the secret. Xie liaosha has to make a decision after making a clear inquiry.

So seryosha asked Chernomyrdin why the samotrol oil field has fallen so much. It is reasonable to say that such a large oil field is enough to rank in the top ten in the world and will not lose to Saudi Arabia's gawar oil field. But now, less than 30 years later, it has become an outcast in the hands of the Soviet government. What happened in the past 30 years? Was there a mistake in the production estimate at that time? Did local officials exaggerate the reserves of the oilfield?

"Seryosa, there is no problem with the reserves of the samotroll oilfield. There is still a large amount of oil underground waiting to be exploited. The oil we get is less than 1% of the total reserves of the samotroll oilfield. The decline of production is entirely due to man-made reasons. In the Brezhnev era, in order to pursue production and obtain more oil exports, we adopted unscientific mining methods. Because too much groundwater was injected, the original geological structure of samotroll oilfield was destroyed, resulting in formation fracture, and the injected water preferentially entered into the underground rock crevices, The water content of the oil field rises and the oil production drops sharply. Now 80% of the 14 oil wells put into operation are underground water, which basically destroys this good big oilfield. " Chernomyrkin told seryosha without reservation that the Soviet government would not disclose this matter to the people, because the samotrol oil field is an important financial source of the country, and its production has an important influence on the society, which is related to people's confidence in the future of the Soviet reform.

After hearing chernomyrkin's words, seryosha also backed out. However, this is the seventh largest oil field in the world after all, and the oil quality of samotroll oil field is surprisingly good, not only with extremely low sulfur content, but also with shallow burial depth. Such high-quality oil fields are rare in the world, and most of them are concentrated in the hands of governments, If the Soviet government is willing to sell the samotrol oil field to foreign companies, Glencore can definitely rank among the top ten oil companies in the world in terms of reserves.

"Victor (chernomyrkin's name), has this been made public?" Xie liaosha asked anxiously.

"Not yet, but I have reported this matter to general secretary Gorbachev and Secretary ligachev. They all agree that the samotroll oilfield has lost the value of continuous exploitation. It is better to sell it to foreign capital to obtain more funds for the exploitation of Baku and the second Baku (Volga ural oil and gas area)" Chernomyrkin replied.

"Victor, do you think this matter can be like this? Anyway, it's only 10 billion US dollars. I think I still have some relations in Europe. Maybe I can find such a big injustice for you, so this matter should not be invited for public bidding!" She asked.

"I'm afraid it's not very good to do this, celissa. 10 billion is just our starting price. You know, if we auction, the samotroll oilfield will definitely earn more than that..."

"But as soon as other foreign enterprises inspect the goods, they will know that the samotroll oil field is actually a loss. At that time, not only our country's goodwill will be destroyed, but the other party will probably refuse to pay. In this case, I think the samotroll oil field will not even sell for 10 billion in the future. I'll find you an enterprise to take over the offer, and I promise to pay in cash to reach the government's account with 10 billion yuan and a lot of points! " She said to cherno melkin.

"All right, but first you have to tell me which company will take over samotrol?" Chernomyrkin asked curiously.

"We are the largest trading partner of the Ministry of foreign trade and Economic Cooperation - Glencore group," Xie told the truth.

"Xie liaosha, I don't take a stand on the choice of foreign oil companies, but after all, this matter has been registered in the Politburo, and there should be some procedures, so it's certain to be open to the public. However, we can set up some obstacles in the specific operation, for example, foreign investors participating in the bidding must have good trade relations with the Soviet government, For example, we have to pay a deposit of 7 billion US dollars before the auction. For example, we can't dismiss our workers for any reason. I think there should be few enterprises that can meet these standards... "Chernomyrkin said without saying a word, although he didn't directly agree to shariosa's request, But he has revealed that there are enough ways to keep other powerful oil companies out of the way. Let alone having good trade relations with the Soviet Union, he can keep competitors like Mobil and BP out of the way. What's more, chernomyrkin's words are very suggestive. They are basically telling seryosa the conditions of this tender. In this way, Glencore can have more time to make targeted preparations.

She shook hands with chernomyrkin, and they looked at each other with a smile. In fact, she has decided in her heart that no matter what the current situation of samotroll oilfield is, she will take it into her pocket. After all, 50 years of exploitation rights can have enough time to change the current situation of samotroll oilfield.

When seryotha finished talking to chernomyrkin, he had been planning it in his mind all the way back. Now the door of the Soviet Union to foreign businessmen has been opened, but the whole world is still in wait-and-see, and only a few enterprises dare to go to the Soviet Union to explore the market. But he knew that the Soviet reform was real. For a long time, Glencore has never been involved in the upstream field of oil exploration and exploitation. Glencore's strength lies in the spot oil market, but the spot oil market is not stable and usually focuses on those industries whose trade is subject to sanctions. The international political situation is so complicated that the two countries that are still fighting each other today may be reconciled tomorrow. But this is a fatal blow to Glencore, which relies on war and embargoes to make money.

After Xie liaosha returned to the office, he contacted mark Ritchie to discuss the matter. Mark Ritchie was extremely excited when he heard the news. He immediately arranged for his deputy green to go to Moscow as soon as possible to participate in the bidding of samotrol oilfield. While talking with mark Ritchie, shariosha unexpectedly got bad news that a Suez class freighter carrying Iranian oil was sunk by the Iraqi air force in the Red Sea. This freighter was originally going to South Africa, but because of the Iran Iraq war, Iraq targeted all the oil tankers carrying Iranian oil. Mediterranean shipping has thus become a scapegoat for Iran.