NABC Chapter 484 A Visit from BP
Chapter 484 A Visit from BP
Chapter 484 A Visit from BP
Fang Mingyuan really didn't understand why Fudi Petroleum Holdings was so interested in the oil in his hands. The most indispensable thing in the Middle East was oil. This medium-sized oil field accounted for 20.00% of five The molecular oil, say a lot, say a little, and say a little. As an old oil company, Forte Oil Holding Company has taken root in the Middle East for many years. Logically speaking, where can it not make up for this share of oil?
With confusion in his heart, Fang Mingyuan received Du Deliwei.Sure enough, as Fang Mingyuan expected, within 10 minutes of speaking, Dudley turned the topic to the molecular oil in the Calafal Oilfield.
"Mr. Dudley, I really don't understand why your company cares so much about the little oil in my hand?" Fang Mingyuan said without hiding his surprise, "Mr. Dudley, this is the Middle East and the world's The oil depot exports tens of millions of barrels of oil every year, to put it a bit exaggeratedly, it is a place where a well is drilled in the backyard, and oil may be dug out, why does your company insist on buying this little oil under my name?"
Dudley's face turned purple. Fang Mingyuan's words can be said to go straight to the center. Indeed, if it is said to change places, he can find a reason for his behavior, but in the Middle East, where the world's oil depots are located, it is impossible to buy this oil field. For oil, you can buy oil from that oil field. If you can’t buy crude oil from this country, you can buy crude oil from that country. There are too many oils exported here, and Forte Oil Holdings has enough choices.There was absolutely no need to hang Fang Mingyuan on this tree.
"This...Mr. Fang, our company has indeed encountered some minor troubles. If Mr. Fang can help us at this time, Forte Oil Holding Company, our company will be rewarded in the future." Dudley still said vaguely .
Fang Mingyuan frowned and began to think.He still doesn't understand why Forte Oil Holdings is so obsessed with producing oil from the Calafal field.In his memory, although the quality of the oil produced by the Calafal Oilfield is good, it is not the only oilfield in the Middle East. There are many fields in the Middle East that can replace it.But why does Forte Oil Holdings hold on to itself?Moreover, although he has not paid much attention to the recent oil price, he also knows that the world oil price has been steadily declining.
Du Deliwei groaned in his heart. In fact, the reason why Fudi Petroleum Holding Company wanted to eat the molecular oil from the Calafal Oilfield in Fang Mingyuan's hands was not because of any other important reason, but because it is the most important place for Fudi Petroleum Holding Company at present. It is possible to get a steady supply of oil.Fudi Petroleum Holdings is now facing the acquisition of BP, an established domestic oil group. In order to achieve its goal, BP is also suppressing the oil sources of Fudi Petroleum Holdings.
Several oil purchase contracts of Forte Oil Holding Company in Kuwait and various countries in the Middle East are coming to an end. Due to the suppression of BP, the contract renewal negotiations between Forte Oil Holding Company and the state-owned oil companies of these countries are not progressing well. smoothly.Not only has the purchase price of oil been increased considerably, but many more stringent conditions have also been put forward.If we cannot successfully reach an agreement with the state-owned oil companies of these countries, there will be a considerable gap in the oil purchases of Fudi Petroleum Holdings, and we will have to go to the market to purchase oil to make up for the shortfall. This is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst .
After the end of the Gulf War, Iraq was still subject to United Nations sanctions, and oil exports were suspended. As the world's second largest oil reserve country, Iraqi oil originally played a very important role in the oil supply of the Middle East. Now its oil is prohibited from exporting However, several oil companies that originally imported oil from Iraq had to turn to other countries in the Middle East to import oil, which undoubtedly exacerbated the difficulty for Forte Oil Holding Company to obtain oil from the Middle East.
That's why Fudi Petroleum Holdings Co., Ltd. is able to keep the 25% of the Calafal Oilfield molecular oil in Fang Mingyuan's hands so focused. If the 20.00% of the Calafal Oilfield molecular oil can be preserved, although the distance can be made up by Fordi Petroleum The holding company's oil shortage does not play a big role, but it can give Forte Oil Holdings a little breather.Of course, the most important thing was Fang Mingyuan's background, which made him not care too much about the pressure from BP.British Petroleum has nothing to do with him.But Dudley didn't dare to tell Fang Mingyuan all these words. If Fang Mingyuan used this matter to threaten Fudi Petroleum Holding Company to increase the purchase price by a large margin, or put forward some unacceptable conditions, it would be troublesome.
But looking at Fang Mingyuan's current appearance, it seemed that he was about to break the casserole and ask the bottom line. If he didn't ask the bottom line, he would not agree to sell the oil to himself.Then three months later, it is hard to say how much crude oil supply in the Calafal oil field will be available.
Dudley gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Fang, it's like this..."
At this time, the butler of Prince Abdullah's villa appeared at the door of the living room, announcing the arrival of Burris Fairbanks, the representative of BP.Although Fang Mingyuan was very surprised why the representative of BP came to visit him, but since everyone had already come, it was not easy to turn them away.
Burris Fairbanks, who is in his early 50s and has gray hair, looks like a typical British gentleman. Even in the Middle East, he still wears a suit and leather shoes, and even holds a civilized stick in his hand.When Fang Mingyuan first saw him, he felt like going back in time.Dudley Wei's face turned gloomy. Obviously, Boris' arrival was aimed at him.
Fairbanks took a sip of the black tea brought by the butler in a "gentlemanly" way, and then said in a London accent: "Dear visitor from the East, Mr. Fang, I am here today to represent British Empire British Petroleum Company. I will discuss with you about the matter. But, is Mr. Fang planning to discuss it here?"
Fang Mingyuan raised his brows. The first sentence of this Fairbanks made him very unhappy.Inside and outside the words, there is a taste of superiority, which makes people feel disgusted.And until now, he still doesn't understand the specific purpose of this person. "Dear Western visitors, Mr. Fairbanks, I don't know that the British Petroleum Corporation you represent sent you to find me, what's the matter to discuss, but I still have guests here, so I have to talk about one coming and one coming? "
Fang Mingyuan gave Fairbanks a sentence without being soft or hard, which caused a flash of anger in Fairbanks' eyes, but Dudley laughed gloatingly.This Fairbanks is Dudley's old opponent in the Middle East. These days, Dudley has often played against him.
Fairbanks is a typical British, more precisely, a British who is still immersed in the glory of the empire on which the sun never sets until today. He looks down on people from other countries except Americans.Of course, in some matters, he also looks down on Americans, thinking that they are a group of nouveau riche with no historical background.And BP's position in the oil industry in Europe and the world has also given him enough confidence, so it is better to talk to those dignitaries in the Middle East, and treat ordinary people with the arrogance that comes out of the bones. covered up.This one probably came to disrupt the situation after hearing the news of his coming, just like what he did before.
However, his attitude obviously made Fang Mingyuan very unhappy, which is a good thing
Fairbanks continued: "Mr. Fang, you are right. It is true that Mr. Dudley came before me. However, I just want to ask a question. If the British Prime Minister is visiting at this moment, you will also Insist on a first-come, first-served one?” In Fairbanks’ view, Forteday Petroleum Holdings and BP are completely incomparable, so as a representative of BP, he is naturally more important than Dudley, who represents Forte’s Petroleum Holdings. Wei, more identity
"I insist," Fang Mingyuan said without hesitation.
Fairbanks was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say for a moment.Dudley laughed unceremoniously.
"Mr. Fang, you are disrespecting the Prime Minister of the British Empire." Fairbanks said in a deep voice, "It is also disrespecting the British Empire."
"Anyway, he didn't come to see me. I don't need to receive guests for Prince Abdullah." Fang Mingyuan shrugged, "Or according to Mr. Fairbanks' logic, as long as your British Prime Minister appears somewhere, then Afraid that the local cleaners who clean the toilets must also go out to greet him? Is this the respect for your country and the prime minister of your country? Uh, the logic of Mr. Fairbanks really makes me unable to understand If that is the case, if your prime minister goes to Huaxia... No, no, I think our government will definitely refuse your prime minister to enter the capital. The capital of our country has a population of tens of millions, and the cost of such respect is really high Too high"
"Hahahaha..." Dudley covered his stomach and laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten up.Fang Mingyuan completely misinterpreted what Fairbanks meant.But he was right. This is the mansion of Prince Abdullah, and Fang Mingyuan is not a political figure. Even if the British Prime Minister came to visit, he would naturally not be looking for him. Of course, he didn't need to come forward to receive him—here There is the butler of Prince Abdullah.Of course, this kind of thing is impossible to happen. Even if the British Prime Minister wants to visit Prince Abdullah, it will not be a temporary idea, let alone the situation that the owner is not at home.
Fairbanks was so angry that his face turned blue, and he glared angrily: "Mr. Fang, please don't mess around and misinterpret my meaning at will."
"Eh? Mr. Fairbanks, since you insist like this, then I have a question. I heard that there is a famous saying in Western legal circles-the wind can enter the poor man's hut, and the rain can enter it, but the king cannot. Since Mr. Fairbanks thinks I am the master here, do I have the legal right to refuse to meet anyone?" Fang Mingyuan calmly said, "The prime minister of your country is the prime minister elected by you British, not the prime minister. My Prime Minister, this is not London, let alone Buckingham Palace. I don’t understand why I must take care of his ideas in my house? Mr. Dudley, does it mean that the freedom and democracy that your country advertises are not like this ?"
"Papa papa..." Dudley applauded, "Mr. Fang, you are right. Even if this is London, we British have the right to legally refuse to meet anyone, even if he is the king."
Fairbanks was so angry that his teeth were itchy, this yellow-skinned boy was simply too cunning
Fairbanks decided to put this question aside for the time being. He didn't come here this time to argue with this young man. "Mr. Fang, since you insist, I will say it here in front of Mr. Dudley. I heard that Mr. Fang received 20.00% of the shares in the Karafal oil field donated by the Kuwaiti government. We, BP, want to Sign a long-term oil purchase contract with you. I wonder if Mr. Fang is willing to talk about it?"
"Eh?" Fang Mingyuan looked at Dudley whose face was turning blue, "It turns out that Mr. Fairbanks also came here for oil, and he and Mr. Dudley had the same purpose. However, Mr. Fairbanks also came here for the same purpose. How did you get the news?"
Fairbanks smiled triumphantly: "The history of my British Empire Petroleum Company's oil production in the Middle East can be traced back to before 20.00. In this land, news about oil is difficult to hide from our ears. Yes. Mr. Fang was lucky to get [-]% share of the Calafal oil field. But as far as I know, your country does not currently import oil, and your country also prohibits private companies from entering the oil refining industry. Mr. Fang’s Oil can only be sold externally. I, the British Empire Petroleum Company, are willing to solve this problem for Mr. Fang."
"Problem? What kind of problem is this? Could it be that there is so much oil in the world oil market today that it cannot be sold? It's really strange. Why haven't I heard Prince Abdullah say that OPEC is going to cut production? Mr. Dudley, have you heard such news?" Fang Mingyuan hated Fairbanks' tone of voice, he obviously wanted to buy the oil in his hands, but he still had to put on an appearance of being kind to him Fang Mingyuan felt annoyed when he saw it.Naturally, he was even more impolite in speaking.Anyway, my current business plan and the UK are still out of reach. This old guy is not polite to him, and there is no need for him to be polite to him.
The glory of the empire on which the sun never sets has long since fallen