Shaking his head, Yang Jing threw out all these thoughts that arose because of Guo Dabao's words.This kind of national-level energy strategic plan is not something he can touch, perhaps after taking over the dragon fund in the future, he can intervene in this level of game, and rely on the huge economic strength of the dragon consortium and the shares in major mining companies to become the best intermediary between China and those energy exporting countries.However, it will take time.Now the most important thing I should do is not to think about that kind of high-level thing, but to honestly continue to be an "oil man".On the way from the airport to downtown Baku, old oil wells can be seen on both sides of the road, and of course, low-rise houses.As the capital of Azerbaijan, the Baku metropolitan area consists of ten administrative districts and forty-six towns, which are spread over more than 2,000 square kilometers, making the area particularly messy.Yes, Baku's urban planning is not good, most of these towns were developed based on those oil fields, and now, although the whole city has been successfully transformed as Baku's oil fields no longer produce oil, the overall planning of the city is really messy.The downtown area is better, with high-rise buildings abounding, but in these larger suburbs, you can rarely see buildings more than five storeys high, and most of them are two- and three-storey dwellings.If you look at these towns alone, it's really hard to associate the capital of a country with it."
It looks like a mess here, doesn't it?"
Guo Dabao asked with a smile.Yang Jing nodded, he has been to a lot of foreign capitals over the years, although there are also many shabby capitals like Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, but the people are shabby, and the urban planning is not so messy.Baku is arguably the most messy capital city Yang Jing has ever seen."
Hehe, no way, Baku has a long history, the earliest can even be traced back to the third century BC, in the 18th century it became the capital of the Baku Khanate, in 1806 it was incorporated into Russia, and in 1920 it became the capital of the Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan.Before the twentieth century, however, the city was a very backward city, with not even a single tree in the city, but it entered a stage of rapid development when the world's first real oil well was drilled here in 1946. ”"I've been here for a few days now, and the day before yesterday I went to the city museum to have a look, and I saw a lot of old photos taken a long time ago.In those old photographs, this large area was full of derricks, especially after 1870, when the Russian government abolished the state monopoly and the private sector exploded, when there were more than twenty small oil refineries in the vicinity of Baku alone!
”Yang Jing nodded with a smile and said: "Uncle Guo, I know this, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said that if oil is the queen, then Baku is her throne."
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Baku oil field became the world's most productive oil field, and became the industrial center of the South Caucasus and the oil base of Russia.Since then, Baku has been known as the 'City of Money'. ”"That's right!"
Guo Dabao nodded, "At that time, the Tsarist Empire was one of the largest oil producers in the world, and the Tsarist Empire's oil production accounted for one-third of the world's share at that time.Here, the Rothschilds and the Nobel brothers once competed with each other for business supremacy.But with the October Revolution of 1917, the Russian Civil War, and the nationalization of oil companies, the oil industry in the Soviet Union dealt a serious blow.However, foreign capital did not withdraw from the Soviet market.The Rothschilds and the Nobel brothers were replaced by Standard Oil and Vacuu in New York, later known as Mobil Oil.In 1923, the development of the oil industry in the USSR was normalized, and oil exports returned to pre-revolutionary levels.The Caucasus and Caspian Sea regions were still the most important oil-producing regions of the Soviet Union, so Hitler coveted the Baku oil fields for a long time, and even launched the Barbarossa plan against the Soviet Union. ”Yang Jing said with a smile: "Yes, fortunately, Hitler did not take Stalingrad at that time, otherwise once the German army took Stalingrad, then the Baku oil field would completely fall into the hands of Hitler, and it is really hard to say what the final outcome of World War II would be at that time." ”"Yes, when Setler made his move against the Soviet Union, it was at the peak of the Baku oil fields.In 1940, the production of the Baku oil field accounted for 715 of the oil production of the USSR at that time!
If Hitler really took the Baku oil field, first of all, the Soviet tank cluster would be finished, and then Hitler, who got the oil resources of the Baku oil field, would turn around and strike hard at the Allies from the Western Front, and perhaps the outcome of World War II would have been different. ”Guo Dabao said with a smile.Until 1950, it was still the largest oil field in the Soviet Union, accounting for 392 of the total production of the Soviet Union, but from the fifties of the last century, due to the declining reserves, the crude oil production of the Baku oil field declined after a cumulative exploitation of 1.2 billion tons, and the production situation took a sharp turn for the worse, coupled with the Soviet government's increased exploitation of the oil fields in the Volga and Ural regions, resulting in the Baku oil field in 1955, the crude oil production fell to 15 of the total production of the whole Soviet Union.And in the sixties of the last century, as the Soviet Union launched oil extraction in the vast expanses of Western Siberia, a large number of people migrated to this densely populated region.The increase in Soviet oil exports led to a decrease in world oil prices, which also became one of the reasons for the creation of OPEC in 1960. ”Since then, the Baku oil fields have become a smaller and smaller share of the Soviet Union's oil production, and in 1970 Baku accounted for only 5 percent of the country's annual oil production, and by 1980 the proportion had fallen to a pitiful 2.Later, the Soviet Union collapsed, Azerbaijan became independent, and after the new century, Baku's oil reserves were even closer to being exhausted.So, there are a lot of old oil fields here, and there are still billions of tons of viscous and unrecoverable oil.Most of these old wells have been closed for decades, and some have been closed for hundreds of years.Xiaojing, whether we can find the 'lived' oil fields from these old oil wells is all up to you. ”Yang Jing nodded and said, "Uncle Guo, didn't you call me over to let me do this kind of thing?"
”Guo Dabao smiled and didn't answer the conversation.Yang Jing sighed, changed the topic and asked, "Uncle Guo, how many old oil wells have we bought this time?"
”"A total of 625 old oil wells were bought, and a total of $1.1 billion was spent!"
This number made Yang Jing gasp, "My God, are you planning to exhaust me?"
”Guo Dabao spread his hands and said helplessly: "What can I do?"
It's not something I decided, it's an indicator that's hard pressed down from above.Now that Rongbao Mining is building two precious metal mines in PNG, I am reluctant to invest so much money in these old oil wells.If it weren't for the loan given to our company this time, do you think I would have been able to buy so many old oil wells?
”After a pause, Guo Dabao continued: "The reason why the above is hard pressed this time also has a lot to do with the partners this time. ”Yang Jing asked suspiciously: "Who is our partner this time?"
Is it worth the state to invest so much effort to buy so many useless old oil wells?
”"Vadgit Alek Perov, do you know this person?""
Sounds familiar.""
The boss of Russia's Lukoil company, one of Russia's oil oligarchs, a die-hard supporter and friend of the Tsar.He is a native of Baku, he was born and raised here. ”"Lukoil?
The first Russian oil company to cooperate with Huaxia?
”"That's right, it's Lukoil.Because Lukoil had a good cooperation with Huaxia before, this time we at Rongbao Mining were able to buy these old oil wells from Alec Perov. ”Yang Jing rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Uncle Guo, isn't this what we're begging for that Alec Perov, right?"
He should have begged us.Almost all of these old oil wells are not producing oil anymore, who will buy them?
We have come up with more than 100 million dollars in real money, and I guess that Mr.
Alec Perov is secretly happy in his heart now. ”Guo Dabao smiled helplessly, "Xiaojing, let's talk about this matter, don't say that when you go out to guard outsiders."
Also, we spent more than 100 million dollars to buy these useless old oil wells, isn't it because you still have you down there?
If you can find a few more 'live' old oil wells among these old oil wells, then we will still make money!
”"Uncle Guo, you can't help but think too much of me, right?
These are more than 600 old oil wells, and I look at them one by one, how long will it take?
”"Hehe, Xiaojing, let me tell you, in fact, don't look at the number of these old oil wells, but in fact, these old oil wells belong to two different oil fields, and they are basically all concentrated together, so you don't have to run away at that time.""
And, in order to show the importance of this cooperation, Mr.
Alekperov has flown from Russia to Baku, and now he is setting up a banquet in his own estate, waiting to give you a pick-up."
Yang Jing patted his head, sighed helplessly and said, "Uncle Guo, anyway, no matter what, I'm the most bitter guy." ”"Hehe, Xiao Jing, who made your ancestral Great Wangqi Technique so magical?
This is an oil field, show your real skills, let's find a few more oil wells from Baku that have come to life.I'm still waiting to open a branch in Baku!
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