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Chapter 935 Nanyang also wants to be a gangster (first update, please subscribe)
"This is the largest exploration and production rights lease since Standard Oil Company of New Jersey obtained Saudi Arabia's 1933 million square kilometers of oil exploration and production rights in 100!"

Compared with the surprise of oil companies in Europe and the United States, Nanyang's reaction was direct - the stock of Nanyang Petroleum Company listed on the Yong'an Stock Exchange directly rose by more than 3%. This was because the market was still unable to confirm whether there was oil there.

The market is uncertain, but Li Yian is very certain.

Walking to the side of the map and staring at the Surt Basin on the map, Li Yian laughed triumphantly and said, "Okay, the Surt Basin is ours!"

Libya's oil is mainly distributed in the eastern and western coastal areas, especially the Sirte Basin, which is the most important oil-producing area. In another world, oil companies have explored 88 large oil fields in the Sirte Basin, where crude oil is light in quality and low in sulfur. Because of the flat terrain, oil is easy to extract, and ports and natural gas pipelines can go directly to Europe without passing through the Suez Canal.

In terms of transportation costs, the transportation cost of Libyan oil is the cheapest for Europe!

Now, Libya’s oil belongs to the South China Sea!
Looking at Libya on the map, Li Yian picked up the cup and gulped down a cup of tea. Feeling quite relaxed, he just looked at the map.

“It’s really not easy!”

Li Yian said while looking at the map.

"Now we have finally secured a piece of land and a large overseas oil field that belongs to Nanyang."

However, while looking at the map, a person involuntarily emerged in his mind...that was Colonel Ka who had offended all five gangsters.

Li Yian didn't know much about Colonel Ka, except that he was arrogant enough to not take the Five Big Gangsters seriously, and some of his weird behaviors, such as sleeping in a tent in New York and having a female guard team.

Generally speaking, this is all we know about Colonel Ka.

But, Colonel Kadcy is a Libyan, and like many Arab leaders later, he came to power through a military coup.

After he became the ruler of Libya through a military coup, there was one thing he did that Li Yian could not ignore.

“Nationalize oil!”

As he muttered this term, Li Yian frowned.

Before obtaining the exploration and exploitation rights for the Surter Basin, things like oil nationalization had nothing to do with Nanyang.

But now it is different. Nanyang has obtained the rights to explore and exploit oil in the Surter Basin, which is a super oil field equivalent to several Daqing oil fields.

If Colonel Kadcy launches a military coup and takes control of Libya in the future, the nationalization of oil he promotes is bound to seriously damage the interests of Southeast Asia.

"In which year did the colonel take office?"

Li Yi Angen had no impression of this. Who would pay attention to this issue if they had nothing to do?

But with just a little imagination, Li Yian came to a conclusion.

"We can't let them nationalize the oil fields in Southeast Asia."

Almost subconsciously, Li Yian realized that Colonel Ka would seriously damage the interests of Nanyang.

"This won't work!"

With his brows furrowed, Li Yian's expression became serious. He was just feeling proud of having acquired the large oil field in the Surter Basin, but now all he was thinking about was how to ensure that Nanyang's interests would not be harmed in the future.

"When Colonel Kamagra nationalized Libya's oil, how did the Western oil companies react?"

Although he knew nothing about this, Li Yian knew very well that the oil companies in Western countries must be angry, but they were also powerless.

Otherwise, how could they allow countries including Libya to nationalize their oil fields?

In the 1960s and 1970s, it was not just Libya and not just Colonel Kadija that implemented the policy of oil nationalization.

Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia...almost all oil-producing countries have achieved oil nationalization through different means, taking the oil fields controlled by foreign oil companies into their own hands and at least taking back most of the profits.

This is also the origin of the so-called "Middle Eastern tycoons". It is the huge wealth brought by oil that has made the Middle East synonymous with tycoons.

The reason why Colonel Kadcy was able to do those weird things around the world was because of the huge wealth brought by oil, which allowed him to squander that wealth as he pleased.

It's not just Gaddafi. Countries like Iraq and Kuwait have all introduced "oil nationalization policies" at different times, which have enabled them to gain huge wealth. This is also the fundamental reason for the rise of the wealthy countries in the Middle East. "Oil nationalization."

Muttering this word, Li Yian walked back and forth in the study. Then he walked to the table and took out a cigar from the cigar box. After lighting the cigar, he took a puff silently.

"When Colonel Kamagra and his team implemented the oil nationalization policy, what was the reaction of those Western countries? Why didn't they stand up to protect the interests of their own country's enterprises?"

The answer is very simple.

The Cold War was an era of confrontation between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union.

The traditional European powers were in a period of political decline, and they had no power to protect the interests of their own enterprises. Not only did they not have the power, but the post-war international environment also made it impossible for them to protect their own interests as openly as before the war.

Because the existence of the United Nations provides some protection to small countries - the big countries cannot invade those small countries as recklessly as they did before the war.

Of course, this does not include a superpower invasion.

It is the change in the international rules of the game that has caused the traditional Western powers to no longer dare to invade small countries as recklessly as they did before the war.

And this is the fundamental reason why Colonel Ka is jumping around so much and is not afraid to offend the five big gangsters - because he knows that offending the five big gangsters is not a big deal.

Even later, when he supported terrorist activities and bombed several American planes, he never worried about the country's demise because he knew that the international rules of the game would protect him. What can the United States do in the end?

It was nothing more than an air strike, but even so, it was accused of being an "invasion" because according to the international rules of the game, the US air strike was indeed an invasion. It even gave him the title of "anti-American hero". Later, some Middle Eastern countries could still ignore the economic sanctions imposed on Libya by the United Nations due to the air crash and continue to have dealings with it.

It can be said that the post-war rules of the game are definitely in favor of small countries. No, it should be said that they are in favor of gangsters!
"If they dare to take action against Libya, the Russians will certainly not sit idly by. For Russia, this is the time for them to expand their influence."

After taking a puff of cigarette, Li Yian frowned.

"That won't work. Nanyang doesn't just have the Surtur Basin. There are also oil fields in the Persian Gulf. Together, they produce hundreds of millions of tons of oil a year, which is a lot of money."

Although he was determined to undermine the oil hegemony, Li Yian was aware of the important value of oil in industry.

The promotion of electric vehicles is only to reduce the direct connection between oil and the lives of ordinary people, so as to avoid being threatened by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

If it is just industrial raw materials, ordinary people will hardly feel its existence. Even if the price rises occasionally, the direct impact is very limited. It is not intuitive that you need to spend several times or even dozens of times the price to fill up the gas tank. This also means that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has no bargaining chips to hold hostage.

To return oil to a common industrial raw material is the fundamental reason why Li Yian is determined to develop electric vehicles.

However, as oil is an important industrial raw material, we will feel more secure only when we have it in our own hands.

This is also the fundamental reason why Li Yian will benefit from Nanyang Petroleum Company's oil exploration and exploitation rights in the Persian Gulf and Surt Basin.

It is to take control of the large oil fields and oil pipelines in our own hands.

However, if those countries were allowed to "nationalize oil", they would take away the oil fields that Nanyang had spent a lot of time and money to build.

This is not good.

"Destroying someone's financial resources is like killing their parents!"

After taking a puff of cigarette, Li Yian let out a long sigh.

"It's not that I don't respect the political rules of the international game, but agreements must always be followed. If you want to tear up the agreement... then don't blame Nanyang for becoming a gangster."

"We can't let them take away the oil fields in Nanyang at any cost."

It's based on ability, no, it should be said that the contract that has been signed must not be torn up. It has nothing to do with anything else, it is the most basic business rule. If some countries are allowed to act like hooligans and tear up the signed business contracts at will without paying any price.

Then the cornerstone of world trade will be destroyed. For Nanyang, which has established itself as a "trade-based nation", maintaining a fair mechanism for world trade is fundamental to guaranteeing the interests of Nanyang countries.

So, from now on... Li Yian took a puff of cigarette and talked to himself.

"In the future, Nanyang will also be a gangster - no, it should be said that it will be the defender of the world's commercial order."

(End of this chapter)