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A week later.

On a night with a bright moon and few stars, Azerbaijan's bidding briefing meeting was held as scheduled.

At this time, Aliyev was only two months away from the presidency.It was beyond everyone's expectations to hold an oilfield bidding briefing so early at the beginning of the announcement.After all, Aliyev, who just came to power, is still the product of a compromise between all parties. The strongest army in the country is in the hands of Husseinov, and the National Assembly is in the hands of Mamedov. What he has is righteousness and incompleteness. Incomplete new government.

Of course, Aliyev can get money, which is his greatest ability and the main reason why he can come to power.The whole of Baku and half of Azerbaijan were raised by Aliyev. His sources of funds include not only early investors like Dahua Industrial, but also bank syndicates who squeezed in later, as well as the money he got through purely diplomatic means. International aid... In any case, only Aliyev can guarantee that Azerbaijan's capital chain will not be broken.

If this situation can continue for another half a year, it will not be a problem for Aliyev to control the overall situation with his wrist.

In this regard, Aliyev is exactly the same as Yuan Shikai of China.

However, two months after Aliyev came to power, he held a bidding briefing meeting, with only two weeks’ notice. For many companies, it was somewhat unprepared. Oilfield concessions are usually divided into two parts, one part is a high signing fee, and the other The value is often as high as hundreds of millions or even billions, and the other part is the price of barrels of oil, which stipulates how much each barrel of oil will give to the country where the oil is located.The former takes time to raise cash, the latter is more troublesome, you have to judge the cost of oil.If it is a place like the Middle East, it goes without saying that onshore oil rarely costs more than $4 per barrel, and the transportation costs are also cheap. Usually, the cheapest oil pipelines and large tankers are used.There are also many channels for sale.

In a continental country like Azerbaijan, the cost of a barrel of oil is difficult to calculate.An oil field drilled to 00 meters underground may cost US$5 per barrel, and an oil field drilled to 6000 meters may cost US$10, and the upfront cost is even higher.Oil quality also determines the price. Light crude oil is the most valuable crude oil because it can produce more gasoline. It is the best-selling and most profitable oil product. The Middle East and the North Sea of ​​the United Kingdom are both excellent light In crude oil producing areas, a barrel of oil is inherently two or three dollars more expensive than other producing areas.Azerbaijan's crude oil quality is not as good.But exactly how bad it is still has to be judged. Different oil fields must have different origins, among which there are differences between low sulfur, medium sulfur and high sulfur, and the price difference is not small.And this time the bidding briefing.Obviously, a large number of oil fields will be released, and two weeks is not enough for major companies to conduct inspections and analysis.

In addition, transportation costs are also one of the main costs of mainland oilfields.If onshore oil fields do not have oil pipelines, they can only rely on railways and automobiles.The railway is slightly better, and it was also a transportation method widely used by the Soviet Union. Car transportation is a scam, and it is not surprising that the cost of a barrel of oil is 5 dollars more.It is also possible that the transportation is not enough.And in the bidding, not to mention the cost of a barrel of oil of 5 dollars, 2 dollars have to be fought for.This is a bidding process involving tens of millions of barrels or even hundreds of millions of barrels of oil, give away a penny.It's a difference of millions of dollars, and no company will muddle along.

Such a tight schedule has exceeded the expectations of major companies, and the result is likely to reduce the signing bonus.Trend Countries adopt a conservative barrel of oil strategy.

Aliyev prefers this, and he hopes to consolidate his power through foreign interest groups.rather than the balance of domestic power.Because foreign interest groups cannot be avoided, and he has more powerful enemies at home.The current government of Azerbaijan sells the oil fields, and the companies and countries that acquire the oil fields will naturally tend to maintain the existence of the current government.

This can be regarded as a conspiracy, but there are still many problems that need to be solved.However, once the ruler makes such a choice, it will be difficult for others to stop it. No matter how unhappy Husseinov and Mamedov are, they can only cooperate.

Although the bidding briefing was held in a hurry, more than 30 oil development companies came in a hurry, including 8 Fortune 4 companies, [-] national oil companies of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Dahua Industrial. The circle closest to the rostrum.Azerbaijan still continues the Soviet way of holding conferences, giving each company a beautiful round table. Aliyev and his friends sit on the rostrum, like the sculptures of the ancestral hall, and everyone has their own names written in front of them. wooden sign.

As usual, Dukat attended the meeting on behalf of bp company. His rank is actually lower, but the arrogance of the old British company is like this. If it is replaced by the traditional Middle East oil region, at least a vice president will come.

Dukat arrived a little later, entered the venue, and did not look for a seat for bp, but went directly to Su Cheng, leaned on a civilized stick and asked with a smile: "Su Dong, the oilfield bidding briefing session has started, let's talk about it three times Oil extraction technology."

Ever since Dahua Industrial demonstrated the three oil recovery technologies, the old Baku oil area has slowly begun to rejuvenate. Various oil companies are itching to see it, but they have failed to sign a technology transfer contract. This is not the first time Ducat has sought coming.

Su Cheng smiled unsurprisingly, and said, "Today is the oilfield bidding meeting, so we must focus on this matter first. By the way, what is bp's strategy?"

"What kind of strategy can we collect, organize and analyze, how many more oil fields can be obtained?" Dukat said half-truths and half-false.Unlike ordinary oil companies, they got the news of the oilfield bidding meeting earlier than the official announcement two weeks ago. Although it is still not as early as Dahua Industrial, it does not prevent them from doing some preliminary information processing and can also increase The odds of winning the bid.

Dukat looked at the messy people around him, changed the subject, and asked, "Does Director Su know how many oil fields are in the bidding in Azerbaijan?"

"It's not just announced today." Su Cheng said with a smile.

Dukat shook his head "" and said: "I heard that Dahua Industry recently dispatched hundreds of people to the oil regions in the south and east."

"Just look at it. There is neither an exploration team nor an earthquake team. What can we do?"

"The local environment is also an important investment factor."

"Chinese construction teams stationed abroad have always adopted fully closed management, and this time is no exception. The local environment has little impact on us." Sioux City is telling the truth. Even after the year, China's overseas construction teams are still Take the strategy of construction site chalk.To reduce disputes and gain more profits.This is impossible for European and American construction teams. Those guys who have long vacations and short working hours can’t bear to stay on the construction site all the time. , European and American companies dare not send their own people to do it.Not only is management difficult, but we are also worried about legal problems.

Dukat has never been in contact with Chinese-style overseas projects, so he thought Sioux City didn't know how to do it, so he said with a smile, "Construction site management is an art, and fully closed management can be closed for a few days. Or a few weeks, it can't be closed for a few months, right? Or a few years. Therefore, the local environment must be carefully considered, especially in places where the country’s influence is weak, it is necessary to focus on analyzing the execution capabilities of the local government. For oil areas far away from Baku and the Caspian Sea, we must remember to increase security cost."

Su Cheng secretly said: Our construction site can really be closed for several months.

On the bright side.He smiled and thanked and said, "We will consider it."

The safety cost of Chinese workers is a depression in the world.It is impossible to close the construction site for a few years, but it cannot be easier to close it for a few months.This is beyond the imagination of the managers of the former British Empire.

In the future, Chinese products can be sold all over the world, relying not only on the hard work of domestic workers, but also on the hard work of overseas workers.One has no overseas military bases.A country without an aircraft carrier formation and without global military support.If you want to do business all over the world, you can only rely on struggle, patience and wisdom.

Just think about how difficult it was for Chinese companies in 1990 to distribute goods and maintain customers across the country, and you can understand how difficult it is to distribute goods and maintain customers all over the world in China in the 21st century.

Even American businessmen with a carrot in one hand and a big stick in the other hand, when they do business in other countries, they have to bow their heads and laugh with them.The Chinese businessman has a carrot in his waist and cash in his back basket. If he still wants to count the money with one hand and smile with one hand on his hip, he will end up with broken teeth.

Oil businessmen are strong, but they cannot be blindly tough. For the construction of oil pipelines in Kazakhstan and oil fields in Azerbaijan, Dahua still can only use the "Chinese-style construction sites" that are commonly used in later generations.

As a country that has been impoverished for a hundred years, if it can't even bend its waist, the best outcome is to compete with North Korea for international aid.

"Sir, the location of bp company is over there." An Azerbaijani foreign affairs officer ran over, as if he wanted to show Dukat the way.

Dukat said slowly with an arrogant smile unique to the British: "I have something to tell Mr. Su, stay away."

"The bidding briefing will start soon."

"Stay away!" Dukat swept his eyes, quite domineering.Although he is only the technical director of bp, he is the technical director of bp after all, and there are only a few members of the Azerbaijani cabinet in his eyes.

The foreign affairs officer stood aside in embarrassment, not knowing what to do.

Su Cheng gave a "hmm" and said softly, "Wait a minute, Mr. Ducat will pass by, you should go back first."

"That's... okay." The foreign affairs officer knew that Su Cheng's other identity was the vice president of the Azerbaijan National Oil Company, so he bowed his head and left.

Dukat smiled and said: "Su Dong is really famous."

"Azerbaijan likes friends who cooperate sincerely."

"The sincere friend of Azerbaijan, do you know the location of the oil field for this bid?" Dukat tentatively asked.

"I know." Su Cheng's answer was beyond Dukat's expectation.

He hurriedly asked, "Where is it?"

Su Cheng smiled without saying a word.

In oil field competition, it is also work to be able to receive news in advance.When Sioux City bid for the Setan Oilfield back then, it took a lot of effort to know the location of the oilfield in advance to determine the bidding amount. Although bp company is strong, it is difficult to say whether it has obtained a complete list.Fortunately, not only did Aliyev give a hint in advance, but his local intelligence agent also bought the specific address.

These news, before the official announcement, are of considerable value.

Dukat touched the tip of his staff awkwardly, knowing that Su Cheng must have something to ask for, he simply turned against the guest and said: "What do you think, Chairman Su, please tell me."

"I hope bp can give up a certain oil field to Dahua Industrial."

"Which piece?"

"Gentleman's agreement, I will notify you before bidding."

"What about the conditions?"

"In advance, I will give you specific oilfield information. After that, you abide by the agreement and do not bid. I will give you priority in transferring tertiary oil recovery technology and equipment to you. I know that bp has a lot of oilfields. I can give you as much dry polymer powder as possible."

"Or the technology of polymer dry powder?"

"Ok?"

"We want polymer dry powder, and we also want the technology of polymer dry powder for our own production. BP has corresponding factories."

"If you are willing to pay patent fees, yes." Sioux City is well aware of the strength of major oil companies.It may take two or three years for them to bypass patent barriers and imitate an EOR system, but it may only take one or two years.Therefore, the first 2 years is the best time to recover the cost, and then it should be upgraded.

It is the most wonderful thing to do technology transfer for a fee in exchange for a century of oil fields.The only thing to worry about is whether bp will abide by the agreement.

Ducat hesitated and said, "I want to discuss it with my colleagues."

"can."

"I'm curious." Dukat looked directly at Sioux City and said, "There are so many companies participating in the bidding, do you offer similar conditions to each of them?"

"I can provide it or not." Su Cheng's answer was inconclusive.

"That is to say, there may be many companies that get the oil field data? This will greatly reduce the value of the data." Dukat frowned slightly.

Su Cheng shook his head and said, "Actually, the value of the oil field data has increased. You can imagine that your opponent knows the specific oil field data, but only BP does not."

"That's sophistry. But... you're not worried that we won't honor the agreement?"

"I can't provide an equivalent to the oil field. I think, I can only trade it for fear."

Dukat smiled and said, "I will try my best to get back to you. Well... It seems that there are still people waiting for you, so I will go back first."

After speaking, he limped back to bp's desk.

Shigeru Nishioka sat beside Su Cheng as quickly as possible, and said respectfully: "Mr. Su Cheng, please reconsider Inpex's proposal..."

Behind him, the representative of the French company Total was also waiting to speak.

In recent days, Sioux City has not decided the transfer details of the tertiary oil recovery technology, which made many representatives get angry.The bigger the company, the more it cares about this production-increasing technology. It may not be comparable to a century-old oil field, but it is definitely comparable to the value of a normal large oil field.Any representative wants to take this credit into his arms.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, representatives from all parties wanted to have a talk with Su Cheng himself.

Therefore, before the meeting started, the Azerbaijanis were surprised to see that representatives of more than a dozen foreign companies lined up at the round table of Dahua Industrial to meet with Sioux City.Moreover, these foreign companies are all large or giant companies.

On the second floor of the venue, Aliyev, who was waiting for his grand appearance, touched his chin, reassessed Su Cheng's strength, and asked curiously, "Who of you know, what's going on?"

"I heard that Dahua Industrial has mastered a very powerful technology, which is the technology used in the old oil field in Baku." Little Aliyev answered simply with a half-knowledge.

"Are the old oilfields productive?"

"Several times more than expected."

"No wonder Sioux City took the old oil field in Baku." Aliyev nodded slightly, and said, "So, Dahua Industrial's technology is also very good?"

"It must be something unique." Looking at his father's expression, the young Aliyev spoke for Dahua Industry: "As far as I know, Dahua Industry seems to have a special research team that studies Central Asia. special geological structure."

"It seems that their relationship with major oil companies is also very good." Aliyev showed a slight smile.The performance of Dahua Industrial was obviously beyond his expectation.