After a long silence, Hans suddenly said, "Mr. Su, Dongfang Oil is a Chinese company. I wonder if you can help Standard Oil contact the Chinese state-owned oil company?"
"Does Standard Oil want to enter the Chinese market?" Su Jianmin asked.
Hans said, "We hope to participate in the development of China's oil and gas resources."
Su Jianmin secretly thought that Mr. Yao had indeed guessed correctly, and Standard Oil had indeed put forward such a condition.
Shell has reached an agreement with Guangdong Province to build a refinery in Guangdong Province, making it the first foreign oil company to enter China.
After the merger of British Shell and Dutch Shell, the company became the world's largest oil company and its strength was very strong.
Starting from Shell, foreign oil companies have sounded the clarion call to enter the Chinese market. Currently, China National Offshore Oil Corporation is seeking to introduce foreign capital to develop shallow-sea oil fields, which is a good opportunity for foreign oil companies.
The problem is that Oriental Petroleum is a private enterprise and, to put it bluntly, has no government connections.
The National Petroleum Corporation and the National Offshore Oil Corporation are different. Their oil and gas resources are available all over the world. It is so difficult for Dongfang Petroleum to obtain a wholesale and retail license for refined oil. Don't even think about obtaining oil and gas fields in China. This matter is simply impossible.
possible.
Of course, it is possible to help contact Three Barrel Oil and promote their cooperation with foreign oil companies, but Yao Yuan does not want to do this.
Su Jianmin thought for a while and said, "Mr. Hans, we can help contact you, but we can only help contact you."
Hans thought for a while and asked again, "Just an announcement?"
Su Jianmin smiled and said, "We will arrange for someone to announce that you responded to reporters in this way as the executive vice president of Standard Oil Company."
As he spoke, he took out two pieces of paper, one containing the news and the other containing the content that Hans should respond to, and handed it to Hans.
Hans looked at it carefully and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
It is nothing more than a certain media suddenly revealing that Standard Oil Company will establish a joint venture with Eastern Petroleum Company, Total Petroleum Company, and Halliburton Oilfield Service Company. This is a big news, and the world's major media will definitely find ways to verify it, and
All the three companies have to do is give an ambiguous answer, neither confirming nor denying.
Just do this.
This kind of routine is often done by oil giants, because it can stimulate international oil prices at the right time. A certain oil-producing country frequently announces an increase in production, and then international oil prices fall in response, but whether there is actually an increase in production is anyone's guess.
It's hard to prove.
Hans asked, "Will Oriental Petroleum make a formal announcement?"
The press release in his hand must have been secretly issued by Oriental Petroleum to second-tier media. If Oriental Petroleum did not release official news, public opinion would be greatly reduced.
Su Jianmin knew what Hans was up to, but it was in the interests of Dongfang Petroleum. He didn't say anything. He nodded and said, "Yes, Dongfang Petroleum will release official information."
"Okay, we at Standard Oil are willing to help with this matter." Hans finally agreed.
Su Jianmin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his main task was completed.
At this time, Hans suddenly said, "Mr. Su, will Dongfang Petroleum participate in the bidding for the Sedan Oilfield? So far, I have not seen your company's name in the official announcement of the United Arab Emirates."
Su Jianmin said, "Our company still has not made a final decision on whether to participate in the bidding for the Sedan Oilfield. It mainly depends on our Mr. Yao's arrangements and his design for the future development of Dongfang Petroleum."
"I don't think Mr. Yao will miss this opportunity." Hans said.
Su Jianmin smiled and said nothing.
Since taking over the Baku oil field and becoming the second largest shareholder of the Azerbaijan State Oil Company, the oil giants have become wary of the dark horse of Oriental Petroleum. When everyone was not optimistic about Aliyev, Oriental Petroleum resolutely spent a large amount of money
Put in the effort and ultimately succeed.
Analysts from giants such as Standard Oil and Shell Oil believe that Oriental Petroleum has a very powerful strategic intelligence analysis organization that can make very accurate judgments. The most important thing is that they believe that Oriental Petroleum has strong public relations capabilities.
After thinking for a moment, Hans said, "Mr. Su, maybe we can really set up a joint venture. As you said, it would be a win-win situation."
"Joint bidding?" Su Jianmin raised his eyebrows.
"Yes." Hans nodded.
Jason said, "Halliburton continues to provide a full range of services."
Obviously, they have talked about it.
Being able to have Standard Oil take the initiative to propose a joint bid reflects Oriental Petroleum's status and power in the industry.
These days, landlords have no surplus food. Bush fought a Gulf War, and oil prices fell instead of rising. The oil giants endured the pain and supported Bush's Gulf War. The price was naturally to endure low oil prices, and they bid for the Baku oil field in Azerbaijan.
The failure in the oil industry has severely damaged the vitality of several major oil giants.
Having huge assets is one thing, but having available funds is another.
A company as big as Formosa Plastics Group has assets worth tens of billions, but the money they can invest is far less than that of Southern Industrial.
The advantage of Southern Industrial is that it has extremely abundant cash flow. Like other Dongfeng companies, it does not have any debt. The debt ratio of 50% is a normal value. If calculated according to this value, Dongfeng Group can come up with a huge amount of funds to pre-plan
It is estimated to be worth hundreds of billions, which is close to 20 billion in U.S. dollars.
Su Jianmin said, "Shell and other companies should bid independently."
"Yes, in fact Standard Oil also prefers to bid independently. I proposed a joint bidding plan with Oriental Petroleum. If Oriental Petroleum is interested, I will do my best to convince the board of directors." Hans said.
It turned out that it was just a plan proposed by Hans, not an official decision by Standard Oil. However, as the executive vice president responsible for specific operations, acquiring oil and gas fields was Hans's main job, and his opinions were very important.
However, Su Jianmin knew that Yao Yuan would not agree to a joint bid. Dongfang Petroleum's operating principle was exclusivity, unless it was cooperating with a sovereign enterprise such as the National Oil Company.
He thought for a while and said, "I will report to the big boss. Mr. Hans, I will leave the news announcement to you."
After chatting for a while, Su Jianmin returned to the room and reported to Yao Yuan via satellite phone.
Afterwards, Su Jianmin said, "Mr. Yao and Hans proposed a joint bid for the Sedan Oilfield."
Yao Yuan was stunned, "Standard Oil wants to bid jointly with us?"
"Yes, Hans is very positive. Jason said that Halliburton provides all exploration and mining services. It is estimated that the two of them have already discussed it." Su Jianmin paused and said, "I personally think that the joint bidding plan is safer.
According to the information currently available, Shell has entered the market more than two months in advance, which is very rare."
What he means is that this bidding process is very stressful.
Yao Yuan knew it.
He knew that Aliyev would be the one with the last laugh, so he could safely devote himself to it, but in bidding for the Sedan Oilfield, he no longer needed his innate consciousness.
Maybe we should really consider partnering with Standard Oil?