"Do you think oil prices will rise?" Aliyev asked.
Yao Yuan said, "Oil resources are non-renewable. In the long run, the current oil price is seriously underestimated. As you know, it was an abnormal phenomenon that oil prices did not rise but fell during the Gulf War. In order to keep oil prices stable after the war began, US President Bush
It took half a year to make diplomatic preparations, persuade Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing countries to increase production, and at the same time use strategic reserves."
"But this is a special case. Except for the oil-producing countries in the Middle East, high oil prices are in the interests of other oil-producing countries, and of course it is in the interest of Azerbaijan."
The international oil price trend was stable throughout the 1990s, and continued to rise after entering the 21st century, reaching a historical peak of US$147 per barrel during the economic crisis in 2008.
To be fair, the long-term price of US$35 per barrel is beneficial to the current Azerbaijani government, and Yao Yuan can also make more money, but this is not a profit issue, but a national energy security issue.
Yao Yuan must persuade Aliyev to abandon the western front plan and continue to support the eastern front plan to Karamay.
After thinking about it, he said, "Mr. President, if you prefer a long-term pricing plan, Southern Industrial can also adopt this approach. As you know, I have already started construction of a petrochemical base and need enough crude oil to ensure future production."
"Vasily, can you build a petrochemical base in Baku?" Aliyev knows economics. He makes good profits from selling crude oil and even better profits from selling petrochemical products.
But Yao Yuan shook his head and said, "The geographical location is not suitable. Azerbaijan has no outlet to the sea, and traveling by land is very limited. For Azerbaijan, selling crude oil through oil pipelines is the most appropriate way, and it is also the fastest way to obtain foreign exchange."
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After a pause, Yao Yuan said, "Azerbaijan National Oil Company can enter the overseas petrochemical industry through capital operation. I have communicated with Mr. Aliyev Jr. in this regard, and he also agreed."
Aliyev began to think deeply and said, "But the long-term interest-free loan of 100 billion yen is very important to Azerbaijan. We are short of development funds."
Yao Yuan already has a countermeasure for this. He said, "These are two different things. If Nippon Chemical wants oil, it does not necessarily have to go through a pipeline. We can completely transport it by land to Mersin Port, and then use tankers to transport the crude oil to Japan.
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Aliyev understood and nodded slightly, "That makes sense."
"Secondly, you can sign a ten-year contract, which can lock in profits. Twenty-year period is too long and is not good for us. In short, I think the interest-free loan provided by the Japanese government is one thing. Xinnihua's cooperation needs
It's another thing." Yao Yuan said.
"But the Western Front Plan proposed by Xinrihua is a prerequisite. Without this prerequisite, there will be no interest-free loans." Aliyev said.
Yao Yuan spread his hands and said, "So what? First of all, 100 billion yen is not much. Secondly, half of it is non-cash, and the actual significance is not as big as it sounds. Besides, Azerbaijan's infrastructure is owned by Chinese companies.
Responsible, this money will eventually be used to pay Huaxia Company."
Aliyev suddenly asked, "Can China provide interest-free loans?"
"Mr. President, I am a private entrepreneur, and the affairs of the country are not under my control." Yao Yuan said with a smile, "But you also know that I have a bank, and Azerbaijan needs construction funds. I can ask the bank to take the lead in financing, but of course not
It is interest-free, and the advantage is that there are no additional conditions. I think that in addition to Nippon Chemical’s Western Front Plan, the additional conditions for the interest-free loan proposed by the Japanese government must have other additional conditions, right?”
Aliyev was silent because Yao Yuan guessed it right.
The accompanying political interests were the main factor behind Aliyev's hesitation.
But now he also wants to understand that compared to the two, Yao Yuan is more important.
So he said, "Vasily, the eastern route plan remains unchanged. If the Baku oil field can only supply one oil pipeline, priority will be given to laying the eastern route pipeline, but I have conditions."
Yao Yuan nodded, "You say."
Aliyev said, "I can only give you one year, how about that?"
"One year..." Yao Yuan hesitated.
Passing through several countries, I am afraid that negotiations may not be completed in just one year.
Seeing Yao Yuan's embarrassment, Aliyev also knew the difficulties involved. He thought for a while and said, "Two years. Is it okay to officially start construction in two years? If we can't start construction as scheduled, I will reconsider."
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Yao Yuan did not hesitate and said, "Okay, then two years."
After talking about the big things, Aliyev brought up a small matter. He said, "I heard that you are very knowledgeable about the stock market. I have some idle funds that I want to hand over to you, about more than five million US dollars."
Yao Yuan understood the idea and nodded with a smile, "Leave it to me, don't worry."
After leaving the Presidential Palace, Lin Xiaohu and others breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
Yao Yuan smiled and said, "If something happens, there is nothing we can do."
Jiang Yong disagreed with Yao Yuan's point of view, but he did not refute it.
Back at the villa, Jiang Yong took Lin Xiaohu to discuss countermeasures. Aliyev's sudden action this time made Jiang Yong realize that there were loopholes in Yao Yuan's security abroad.
Lin Xiaohu called Yakov and Lu Sen over, and the four of them held a meeting to discuss.
Lu Sen pondered and said, "I transferred some people from Moscow, and they are all good people from the former internal affairs department. However, weapons are a big problem, which can only be solved by establishing supply points locally. Yakov, you are responsible for this.
Especially the countries Mr. Yao is about to visit."
Yakov said, "Okay, do we need to transfer some white special forces soldiers from Europe?"
"Okay." Lin Xiaohu nodded slightly.
Jiang Yong said, "We need to increase the number of security personnel. Xiaohu and I will be responsible for the inside. Lu Sen, Yakov and the people you transferred will be responsible for the outside."
"good."
In terms of security, Jiang Yong's words are orders. It is related to Yao Yuan's personal safety, and no one dares to take it lightly.
Lin Xiaohu said in a deep voice, "Ayuan said that Wall Street regards him as a thorn in the side. Those people have whatever they want and can do anything. You don't have to worry too much at home. Now that you are abroad, you must pay attention.
Make sure nothing goes wrong.”
"The people I transferred here were previously in the Presidential Guard, and they are very experienced," Luson said.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, people within the system lost their livelihood one after another, especially the military system that relied on financial support, especially middle- and lower-level officers. Many people could not even afford to eat, and the skills they learned were basically unable to make a living in society.
As a result, the number of mercenaries in Europe increased rapidly, and most of them were from the former Soviet army. People from the Soviet special forces and the KGB were the most popular.
Lu Sen naturally also recruited some people, and Yakov was recruited through him, and now he is the head of the overseas branch of the concierge department. Every time Yao Yuan travels abroad, Yakov is the front stop and reaches the destination in advance.
Make preparations.
Regardless of the background, Yao Yuan's security force and bodyguard quality are no worse than those of the President of the United States.
Despite this, Lin Xiaohu and Jiang Yong are still worried. After all, there is no strong country behind them. When China becomes more powerful, even if Yao Yuan travels alone, no one will dare to do anything against him, because they have to consider coming from a powerful country.