latelenovela Chapter 80 Lu Bo's mother, Chen Wanqing's plea for help
Chapter 80 Lu Bo's mother, Chen Wanqing's plea for help
quickly
ConocoPhillips' exploration team landed on the island to conduct 3D seismic surveys and confirmed that the island was the center of the oil field and the best location for extraction.
Oil layer thickness is the largest
Maximum oil layer pressure
Maximum oil layer depth
If we drill vertically, obliquely, or horizontally here, we could almost drain the entire oil field!
Moreover, the oil reservoir pressure is stable and high.
100% guaranteed to come from a blowout well
Low mining cost
High economic benefits
It is estimated that 15 to 17 billion barrels can be extracted!
This type of oil field belongs to the Middle East, where the extraction cost of each barrel of oil is only a few dollars, resulting in extremely high profits.
The top management of ConocoPhillips couldn't sit still any longer.
Immediately block the news!
The CEO himself came to visit!
apologize
谈判
Cooperation
ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan, accompanied by his technical director, financial director, and legal team, visited the farm.
"Mr. Jiang, hello! First of all, on behalf of ConocoPhillips, I apologize to you for the alleged commercial fraud and unfair transactions by our employees!"
"Logan has been fired from our company."
"This incident has absolutely nothing to do with our company. It was all Logan's own cleverness, his eagerness to make a name for himself and get promoted!"
"Our company firmly opposes this behavior and will strengthen education to prevent similar incidents from happening again."
"Mr. Jiang, our company is among the top 500 companies in the world, and we would never rely on fraud to make unreasonable wealth."
Please trust us…
He was so sincere, he was practically kneeling down!
Jiang Feng remained unmoved.
He took out his computer, opened the US stock trading software, and showed Ryan and the others his crude oil futures and stock holdings.
Ryan: (?_?)?
Uh, what does this mean?
Showing off wealth?
Jiang Feng calmly explained, "I didn't mean anything by it. I just wanted to tell Mr. Ryan that our company has enough financial resources to independently develop the oil field."
"We can also cooperate with the five giants!"
But we didn't—
"Do you know why?"
Ryan was a smart man and immediately understood: "Mr. Jiang, please rest assured that ConocoPhillips is willing to make the greatest concessions in terms of profit distribution."
"We have prepared multiple cooperation plans."
"Mr. Jiang, please look—"
Jiang Feng waved his hand and told him frankly:
"I will only accept one solution!"
“I will provide the oil field, and you can extract it yourselves. I don’t want a share of the profits; instead, I will only take half of the extracted crude oil.”
"It's like I'm leasing an oil field to you."
"I'm collecting rent."
"Any environmental pollution or accident risks have nothing to do with me; your company must bear the consequences!"
"We do not accept the new proposal."
"We won't lower the price!"
This is professional advice from the law firm Mayer Brown.
1. No profit sharing.
To prevent the other party from inflating costs!
The method is simple: increase management fees, equipment costs, labor costs, and intermediary fees, such as equipment rental fees, technical service fees, and transportation fees; or include the benefits of employees working on multiple projects.
2. No risk is assumed.
There are too many accidents in crude oil extraction!
Although onshore mining is safer, the partner will certainly be held responsible in the event of a major safety accident.
So
I will not cooperate with you directly, we will not form a cooperative relationship, it will only be a lease relationship, and I will clearly not assume any responsibility or legal risks.
Even if you lose money, I'll still get half of the oil!
You can simply stop work.
My oil is still there.
╮(╯_╰)╭
This type of lease relationship results in lower taxes!
25% is enough.
Ryan and his team looked somber and conflicted. Their expectation was half the profit, with costs spread out.
(This refers to mining costs, excluding initial investment, drilling and infrastructure, mining equipment, etc.)
However, the mining cost is not high.
A few dollars per barrel.
It's less than 5%, spread out to 2.5%, not much different, and it's still on their bottom line, so it's not unacceptable.
Tangled ah!
Jiang Feng completely refused to negotiate.
Either agree
Either refuse
No price reduction, and no new proposals accepted.
Negotiation? (→_→)
The highest level of negotiation is no negotiation at all!
Moreover, they were definitely not at a loss. After careful discussion, ConocoPhillips executives voted in favor.
Ryan extended his right hand: "Pleasure doing business with you!"
"Mr. Jiang, we hope that all the oil extracted will be sold by our company. What do you think?"
ConocoPhillips has tens of thousands of gas stations, as well as refineries, petrochemical plants, power plants, and lubricant plants.
The internal demand is very large.
Selling it yourself yields higher profits.
Jiang Feng readily agreed: "No problem!"
"But I also warned in advance that our fish farm has king salmon migrating. If the crude oil leaks and causes environmental pollution, the consequences will be unimaginable and the losses will definitely be huge."
"You'd better guarantee your absolute safety."
"otherwise--"
You should understand what the consequences will be!
ConocoPhillips' technical director quickly assured him, "Mr. Jiang, please rest assured that we have used new equipment and mature technology, and since it is an onshore extraction, there will be no leakage."
"I guarantee it's 100% safe."
"It definitely won't be leaked."
"Gas pollution emissions are also very low."
"We have recently developed a new venting flare that is no longer a waste of energy and causes pollution like traditional venting flares. It not only adds a filter but also a heat collection tube, which can use the heat energy from combustion to generate electricity!"
Jiang Feng looked at it with great interest—
An oilfield flare is the chimney that continuously spews flames. Its main function is to burn associated gases from petroleum, including methane, ethane, propane, butane, and so on.
Its composition is complex and it may even be toxic!
Therefore, there was no way to collect and utilize it. In the past, it was usually burned directly, which was very environmentally unfriendly and extremely wasteful.
Their new venting torch can not only filter sulfur and nitrogen compounds, but also absorb heat to generate electricity.
Don't underestimate these calories!
The associated gas from a large oil well exceeds the natural gas consumption of a large residential area, and its power generation capacity is considerable.
"That's interesting!"
"Impressive technique!"
Jiang Feng smiled and asked, "When will we start? Oil prices aren't high lately, so we'll lose money even if we extract it."
Ryan answered with great confidence:
"Mr. Jiang, there's no need to worry."
"Oil prices will not remain low for long. Once our oil fields are successfully developed, oil prices will definitely have returned to normal."
"We plan to drill five oil wells."
"A single well produces 15000 barrels per day!"
"Total daily production: 75000 barrels!"
Based on normal crude oil prices, Jiang Feng could earn approximately $900 million in rent annually. After deducting federal, state, and local taxes, he could still net $600-700 million.
He finally experienced what it was like to be a Middle Eastern tycoon—doing absolutely nothing, just opening the oil pipeline gates.
Making money while lying down!
So cool!
(￣?￣)
According to ConocoPhillips' plan, they will immediately deploy five drilling rigs to drill simultaneously and start infrastructure projects to raise the lagoon on the island, forming a closed inner lake, and build a super-large oil depot next to it.
Various pipes
Various platforms
Various equipment
They are all large components that are assembled and spliced together!
The installation speed will be very fast.
The infrastructure project is expected to be completed within two months, all oil wells to be drilled within three months, and large-scale oil production to begin within four months.
Initially, oil tankers were used for transportation.
Later, oil pipelines were laid.
Jiang Feng can just lie around and collect rent every month!
The following day, a large number of drilling equipment, oil platform components, reinforced concrete and other materials were sent to the island one after another using the farm's small dock.
Jiang Feng was leisurely riding a horse and hunting.
suddenly
The WeChat video call ringtone sounded—
"Chen Wanqing? Lu Bo's mother?"
Jiang Feng looked at the caller ID with a puzzled expression: "Why is she calling me? Does she want my help?"
Good, it came true!
"President Jiang, please, please help me!"
The moment the call connected, I heard Lu Bo's mother's pitiful, sobbing voice.
The man listened in silence.
The woman cried after hearing this.
"Um, Aunt Chen, what's wrong?"
Jiang Feng asked casually, knowing full well what he already knew, but he had already guessed that the contract crisis hadn't been resolved.
really
The beautiful woman explained desperately, helplessly, and sadly that they had consulted with Abram and Omar many times.
However, the other party simply did not agree to postpone delivery.
Moreover, it was clearly stated that—
If the deadline is missed, a penalty of 200% must be paid in lieu of payment!
They groveled and begged, pleading with everyone they knew. If their beauty hadn't been so ineffective, they would have willingly succumbed to depravity...
We tried every possible method.
He said all the nice things.
To no avail!
Even if he offered to pay ten million dollars in compensation, Abram and Omar would not agree, and there was no room for negotiation.
This is how to do ah?
(T～T)
The only thing she could think of was asking Jiang Feng for help!
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