Reborn Resource Tycoon

Chapter 726 Bargaining

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Minister Pimenyar never imagined that the price of crude oil in the international market, which has been fluctuating at the price of 150 US dollars per barrel, would start in [-] like a wild horse running wild. In less than five years, All the way to more than [-] US dollars per barrel.This price, which seemed sky-high at the time, not only made the oil-producing countries in the Middle East suddenly rich, but also made the originally costly deep-sea oil production profitable!It was also the high oil price that made the global deep-sea oil fields discovered one after another in the next few years.

And Fang Mingyuan remembers very clearly that from now to the next ten years, almost half of the large oil fields discovered in the world are in Brazil, and it is these oil fields that make Brazil's crude oil reserves enter the world in one fell swoop. The top ten, from an oil importing country, has become an out-and-out exporter of crude oil!

Therefore, considering the high oil price in the future, the value of mining these major oil fields in Brazil is still considerable.To be honest, Fang Mingyuan doubts that the reason why these deep-sea oil fields in Brazil have sprung up like mushrooms after [-] is because Petrobras, strongly stimulated by the rising oil price, has stepped up its offshore exploration efforts. .However, it is only the end of [-], and there is still more than a year before the world oil price begins to soar. At this time, people still cannot see clearly the future trend of oil price.

"Until I reach my psychological bottom line, I won't tell you the accurate news about this large oil field." Fang Mingyuan said with a smile, "Anyway, this oil field is located on your country's territory, and it is expensive to discover it early or late. Isn't it from the country?" Pimenyar couldn't help crying in his heart, it seemed that Fang Mingyuan was very dissatisfied with the 20.00% upper limit share that he said before.

"Then what is Mr. Fang's psychological bottom line?" Minister Pimenyar asked cautiously.

Fang Mingyuan laughed dumbly and said, "What do you guess?" Minister Pimenyar's face darkened immediately.But no matter how dissatisfied he was in his heart, he couldn't vent it on the spot.

"It can't be 70.00%?" Minister Pimenyar asked rhetorically, "If this oil field is really as Mr. Fang said." Although the oil policy of the Brazilian government is more relaxed than that of many countries in the world .However, the right to develop a large oil field with astonishing reserves that may change Brazil's position in the international oil industry is in the hands of foreign companies, which is unreasonable anyway.This is not like those small and medium-sized oil fields, which do not affect the overall situation, and Brazilian citizens can still turn a blind eye.

"I'm not that greedy!" Fang Mingyuan also understood this truth.Judging from the general trend of the world, although the governments of many countries have no intention to prevent private investment in the oil industry, the reality is that private oil companies are ceding their territories to major state-owned oil companies step by step. Now the major state-owned oil companies in the world's major oil-producing countries almost control more than [-]% to [-]% of the global oil reserves, and they are still further concentrated.If it is said that it wants to occupy a controlling position, even if the Brazilian government agrees, it will regard itself as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh.Moreover, it may stimulate the Brazilian government to nationalize the oil industry.In that case, the gain outweighs the loss.

Minister Pimenyar breathed a sigh of relief. If Fang Mingyuan didn't ask for a controlling position, the matter would be much easier to discuss.

Minister Pimenyar's eyes fell on Falcao who was already in a daze.After staying for a while, he said, "Mr. Fang, I heard that you want to buy land in Brazil to build a farm?"

"Yes, I do mean that." Fang Mingyuan nodded. "And it's a large farm."

"Why did Mr. Fang think of buying land in our country?" Minister Pimenyar said with a curious look on his face, "Your country is also a big agricultural country with rich land resources. Why do you have to travel halfway across the world to come here?" Brazil?"

Fang Mingyuan said: "Actually, the reason is very simple. First, as long as it does not violate the laws of your country, once the land in your country is bought, it will be permanently privately owned. In our country, the land only has the right to use, not ownership. To put it bluntly, it is me I want to leave a piece of land of my own to the family! Second, Minister Pimenyar, my country is the most populous country in the world. With economic development, the living standards of the people continue to improve, and the demand for agricultural products will also increase. It keeps growing. Therefore, I plan to come to your country to engage in agricultural production, and the products will be sold back to the country. I wonder if Minister Pimenyar can understand you."

Minister Pimenyar nodded and said, "Then how much land is Mr. Fang planning to buy? Is there anything I can do to help?" Fang Mingyuan's reason can be said to be reasonable. The craving is never-ending.Even in Brazil, if the Brazilian government has been trying its best to avoid the rapid concentration of land in the hands of a few people, I am afraid that farms with millions of hectares of land will appear.

"How large a farm is allowed in your country? For me, of course, the more the better." Fang Mingyuan said casually, "If the place is good and the scenery is beautiful, my family doesn't mind spending three to five billion dollars Buy a piece of land."

Minister Pimenyar couldn't help but take a deep breath. If three to five billion U.S. dollars are used to buy land, if it is not in the suburbs of big cities, but in agricultural production areas, it will be hundreds of thousands of hectares of land.However, he thought about it again, the Fang family already had an oil company, and the three to five billion dollars was indeed not a huge number.

"Mr. Fang, I have to remind you that in our country, we don't want the land to be too concentrated!" Minister Pimenyar reminded tactfully.

"Minister Pimenyar, I think this is just a technical problem, isn't it?" Fang Mingyuan glanced at him and smiled.He can divide the land he likes into several parts and put it under the names of several people, but in essence, the land is owned by the Fang family.At least in Fang Mingyuan's lifetime, he believed that he could control the situation.

Minister Pimenyar's face froze, and he nodded after a while. Fang Mingyuan was right, it was just a technical problem!There are many families in Brazil. Although the land under each person's name is not very large, if the land under their names is summed up, it is an extremely astonishing number.But the Brazilian government has nothing to do about it-this kind of behavior does not violate Brazilian law.

"So if it's a shallow offshore oil field, how about a 30.00% stake?" Minister Pimenyar brought the topic back.

"What if it's a deep sea oil field?" Fang Mingyuan said calmly.

"Deep-sea oil fields can reach up to 40.00% five!" Minister Pimenyar hesitated for a moment. Exploiting deep-sea oil fields is not only a technical task, but also a project that consumes a lot of time and money. Petrobras, will it be able to do so by then? Raising enough funds to launch the project is still a problem.Therefore, if Fang Mingyuan is willing to ask for more shares, he will naturally undertake more capital investment.

"Shallow sea oil field, 40.00% five, deep sea oil field, 40.00% nine!" Fang Mingyuan said bluntly, "If your government agrees, the contract can be drafted now. If everything goes well, it may be in the first half of next year, or the end of next year at the latest , you can see the first oil well!"

Minister Pimenyar looked at Fang Mingyuan in surprise and said, "Mr. Fang, isn't this time span a little too long?" Since Fang Mingyuan was already sure that there were oil fields with large reserves, a lot of early exploration work could be saved. up.

Fang Mingyuan spread his hands and said, "Minister Pimenyar, only after you and I have reached a consensus and signed a formal contract, can we start a lot of follow-up work. For example, I can report to the shipyard for the FPSO It is a matter of placing an order and successfully leasing other suitable offshore drilling platforms for initial exploration and mining. If you say that your government cannot give me a definite result until the first half of next year , by the end of next year, if we can see the oil wells that are producing oil, it will be a great honor to us." The efficiency of the Brazilians, although not as notorious as some countries--ordinary projects require There are hundreds of official seals, but they are definitely not included in the high-efficiency countries.

Fang Mingyuan didn't see the rabbits and didn't spread the eagles, but this is also normal. A large-scale floating production, storage and offloading ship that can extract oil in deep sea areas can cost as much as seven or eight billion U.S. dollars, which means renting an offshore drilling platform. The daily rent They all start at at least US$20. Some advanced large-scale deep-sea drilling platforms have a daily rent of more than US$[-], which is nothing new.Before reaching an agreement with the Brazilian government, it was naturally impossible for Fang Mingyuan to prepare in advance, and then spend money day by day looking for water for fun.If an agreement cannot be reached in two or three months, tens of millions of dollars will be worthless.

Minister Pimenyar pondered for a long time, and then said: "Mr. Fang, this matter is of great importance. I need to report to the Minister and the President before I can give you an answer."

"I can understand this, but I hope that whether it is successful or not, your government will give me an answer as soon as possible. My time in Brazil is limited, and there are still many things that I need to deal with in Hong Kong and Japan." Fang Ming a long way.

Minister Pimenyar naturally agreed wholeheartedly, and then stood up to say goodbye. Fang Mingyuan walked him all the way to the door of the room.

Just as he was about to leave, Minister Pimenyar suddenly said: "Mr. Fang, does your family also have business in Argentina?" (To be continued...)