The cost of shale oil extraction in the United States is much higher than that of the crude oil of traditional oil-producing countries, and as long as the international crude oil price is lower than 45 US dollars a barrel, the shale oil will definitely lose money.

But will the United States really be stupid?

Of course not!

Not only is the United States not stupid, but it is eliminating other oil-producing countries by increasing production!

This practice is the same as the logic of the various competitions and money-burning wars in the Celestial Empire mobile APP market in the past few years, encroaching on the market through money-burning strategies regardless of the cost, making the opponent unprofitable, and finally forced to give up, so that he can monopolize the entire market.

The kind of money-burning game in the United States is really not something that ordinary countries can afford, if there is no incomparably strong capital, it will be beaten all over the body in minutes.

As long as the stock market continues to rise, then the U.S. energy companies will have access to a steady stream of capital ammunition, coupled with various policy preferences given by the government to energy companies, the United States has plenty of time to "torture" other oil-producing countries and force them to give up market share.

Then wait until the completion of the basic monopoly on the rise in oil prices, and start the bloody harvest and get huge profits.

Under this grim situation, Mao Ziguo naturally will not sit back and watch the United States achieve his wish, so even if he temporarily loses 1,000 himself, he must continue to hurt the enemy under huge pressure, otherwise the future will only be more sad!

This is an energy and economic war, no gunpowder, but very cruel.

"According to the meaning of my old friend, it is impossible to reduce production, as long as the rice country does not reduce the output first, our country will not reduce the production of even one barrel, if it is possible, it will increase the production, and the rice country will fight to the death!"

Kuretta said.

Wu Qian heard that the thief behind him had a thief in his eyes, it was a terrible thing for the gods to fight, and it would definitely affect the pond fish, and many small countries around several major countries were already hiding in the corners and trembling, but he was small and hidden in the cracks, but he was very flexible.

The most important thing is that Wu Qian has learned a lot of information from the population of the two most important countries in advance, so there is a lot to be done!

"Kuretta, the opportunity to make a fortune has come, are you interested in doing it together?"

Wu Qian asked, his eyebrows fluttering, as if a man who hadn't seen a beautiful woman in ten years suddenly broke into the women's bathhouse.

Kuretta could sense some unusual information from Wu Qian's excited emotions, and asked with interest, "Wu, how do you get rich?"

There were only Wu Qian and Kureta in the makeshift room, and their bodyguards were all staying at the door, and they didn't need to worry too much about talking.

Wu Qiandao: "Some time ago, when you announced through official channels that you were about to interfere with pirates in the Gulf of Aden and provide military assistance to Solan, I made a lot of money in the crude oil futures market. ”

"This time the negotiation between your country and Saudi Arabia is obviously much more important than interfering in the Gulf of Aden, this is a rare opportunity!"

Wu Qian didn't say exactly how much he earned, but Kureta could analyze how much the "big profit" was through his understanding of Wu Qian, and it was definitely not a small amount!

Kureta is an industrialist by the heart, who has spent his entire life in brick-and-mortar manufacturing, from tank missiles to vodka bottles and matryoshka dolls, but has never set foot in the financial markets.

Even if the real economy enters a cold winter, there will be a bunch of things left there, but if it is planted in the financial market, it will be lost, and the treacherous financial market makes Kureta daunting.

Wu Qian's proposal made Kureta excited, but he really didn't dare, the international crude oil market was not something that he dared to touch at will with such a "small body".

"Wu, to be honest, I'm not very familiar with the financial market, so I don't dare to set foot in it easily, hmm...... What do you think of this incident and how are you going to make this money?"

Kuretta said that he didn't dare, but he still thought in his heart, who doesn't love money, has the opportunity to make money, and wants to do it even if he is brave!

Wu Qian spread his hands and said solemnly: "It's very simple, short the international ...... Oh, no, I'm going to short the rice oil market, huh!"

Kuretta looked at Wu Qian's vicious eyes and found that Wu Qian's courage was so big that he was scared to death!

He knows very well that the "shorting" mentioned by Wu Qian is not simply to use the short market to make some money, but to use the power of capital to make WTI enter the bearish trend and become the promoter of the market.

As a major consumer of crude oil, coupled with the influence of the New York Board of Trade in the world, the crude oil futures trading based on WTI has become the leader in the global commodity futures varieties, and the international oil price basically refers to the price of crude oil futures in the United States.

The market capacity of WTI is very impressive, with a daily turnover of up to one trillion US dollars and a total contract volume of nearly 10 million. (1,000 barrels per contract)

Historically, there will always be investors who use shorting to make a fortune, but I have not heard of anyone who has successfully shorted WTI and caused losses in the US crude oil market.

"Wu, I know that you hate the practices of some high-ranking officials in the United States very much in this matter of Solan, and I am in the same mood as you, and I can't wait to tear the ugly faces of those people, but ...... But...... I advise you to do what you can, the act of shorting WTI is too crazy and naïve. ”

Kureta does not understand economics, but knows how to analyze the situation.

He is not optimistic about Wu Qian's approach from the bottom of his heart, the price fluctuations of WTI are composed of many factors, if you want to take advantage of the bearish trend to make a lot of money, it is good to say, there is enough gossip at present, but it is not easy to say that shorting the entire WTI futures market, so that it can enter the downside, or even enter the depression!

A series of actions by major oil-producing countries such as the United States shale oil, the OPEC organization, Maoziguo, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iran are all important factors affecting the price of WTI.

"Wu, if the talks between Mao Ziguo and Saudi Arabia collapse, it will indeed affect the price of the rice crude oil market, but if you just use this, I am afraid that you will not achieve the goal at all, and in the end, it will not become a stepping stone for a new round of growth in the rice oil market......"

The United States has a strong voice in the country, and if there is really an uncontrollable situation, it is very likely to use tough measures to force some oil-producing countries to reduce production, which is a possible thing.

Wu Qian nodded and said, "You have a point, I was impulsive in this matter, I should think about it, thank you, Kuretta." ”

After speaking, Wu Qian leaned his neck and drank half a can of beer, then got up and said, "Go back and have a good rest, you are busy, remember what I said to you before, give those talents you want a price that you can't refuse, and let them serve us." ”

Kureta nodded in agreement, watched Wu Qian walk out of the temporary house, wiped the sweat on his forehead, he was really afraid that the young and impulsive Wu Qian would be stunned and face Mi Guogang, how could it end well......

But he didn't know that Wu Qian turned his head and made a strange expression, and it seemed that he hadn't thought about giving up at all, and his last words were just perfunctory.

Of course, Wu Qian will not give up, Mi Guo has repeatedly made trouble for himself, and now he finally seized an opportunity, how can he easily let it go.

But he will not be reckless, the most fundamental principle of seeing the opportunity and taking advantage of the trend, the first bottom line is not to put yourself in, if the time is ripe, take advantage of the situation, and let Mi Guo suffer a big loss, this is what Wu Qian wants to do.

As for the awakening of Satmuziti, the 40 million barrels of crude oil placed in the Celestial Empire, Wu Qian did not plan to move.

There is a fundamental difference between spot and futures, that batch of crude oil was transported back to the Celestial Empire from the Persian Gulf, and it took too much manpower and material resources to toss it by water and land.

The money of 40 million barrels of crude oil is nothing, Wu Qian has already earned enough capital by buying Brent crude oil short last time, even if the oil price falls to zero, he will not lose money, there is no need to make a big move to save small interests.

What's more, how to sell it at this time and who to sell it to is a problem, the 40 million barrels of crude oil, unless the Celestial Empire needs to replace the inventory, he will toss it at will, otherwise he will not take the initiative to use it, which can be regarded as a contribution to his country.

Leaving Kuretta's residence, Wu Qian returned to his room and immediately called Woodward.

"Woodward, how has the club been doing lately?"

Woodward is sitting in his office, watching the players train through the window, and there are some business plans on the table, which are the upcoming business plans of Manchester United Club, which, if run well, can take the overall efficiency of the club to a big step.

He always wondered why the boss didn't look for him, he wanted to report all the good news, and finally waited for Boss Wu's call, and the smile on his face became brighter and brighter.

"Oh, boss, do you know how much I miss your voice? The situation at the club has never been better, Neymar took Suarez and Messi to Germany and the media knew about it, and Adidas decided to ......"

"Okay, I see......" Wu Qian just asked about the situation as usual, where was he in the mood to learn more about it now, and decisively stopped Woodward's words.

"Woodward, do you remember the last time you bought Brent crude oil?" Wu Qian asked.

Woodward, who was in the middle of his excitement, choked up, like the kind of child who has been praised at school and wants to show off to his parents when he comes home and wants to show off to his parents, and as soon as he starts to talk about his grades, his parents forcibly interrupt him to ask about something else.

"Uh, remember...... Remember, boss, I still remember, you listened to me, this time not only Adidas, but also Zwilling and ......"

"Just remember, Woodward, listen to me, the storm is coming, get ready for battle, and tell Barbara that this time the storm is much more violent than the last. ”

Wu Qian didn't give Woodward a chance to speak at all, and the most important thing now is to lay out the rice crude oil market, after all, the negotiations will start the day after tomorrow, and at that time, it is no surprise that he is in the United States.

Woodward could see that the boss was not in the mood to listen to him at all, but when he listened to Boss Wu's words, his mind was completely attracted to it.

After all, the last time I helped the boss operate crude oil futures, he made hundreds of thousands of pounds, which was a big income.

"Boss, what's going on this time?"

Woodward jumped into the role.

Wu Qiandao: "It's still those bank accounts last time, I will transfer a sum of money into it, you and Barbara will operate the funds first, and open another 20 trading accounts in the WTI crude oil market in the United States, be careful not to open an account in the United States, and tell me when you are busy." ”

After speaking, Wu Qian hung up the phone, this is the most comfortable place for someone to use, just need to simply order things, and his subordinates can complete it without leakage, how worry-free.

Because the amount of money transferred this time was too large, Wu Qian did not entrust anyone to operate it, and he personally called banks in several countries.

After finishing these things, Wu Qian whistled out of the temporary house and walked towards the laboratory, intending to observe and observe the electromagnetic catapult equipment, how good and how good the mood was.

The people of the spade army still remember that the boss was so angry that he smashed the wall a few days ago, which will be like a different person, I am afraid that the problem has been solved.

Two hours after talking on the phone with Wu Qian, Woodward and Barbara showed up in the same office where they used to trade Brent crude oil, and when they turned on their computers to check their bank accounts, their brains exploded, and they were scared into a cold sweat by the string of numbers in front of them.

With a simple addition, Woodward and Barbara looked at each other with a look of horror in their eyes.

Temporary fluctuations in the exchange rate are negligible, and the amounts in many accounts add up to about $20 billion!

Almost ten times as much money as when you first traded Brent Crude Oil!

The world's top 10 hedge funds, No. 10, Paulson & Co., but only manages $19.3 billion in investment funds, this fund in 2008 during the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States, accumulated a lot of wealth and prestige!

Today, Woodward and Barbara control the magnitude of wealth managed by a hedge fund, and all of it exists in the form of deposits.

Woodward and Barbara both felt a parchy of mouth, and in the face of massive funds, their loyalty to Wu Qian was almost lost, but fortunately, reason quickly defeated desire.

I still want to live well, this money can't be moved!

"Ba...... Barbara, my boss called me and said that this time I was going to face a more violent storm, and I didn't believe it, but now I ...... What do you think the boss is going to do? I'm not afraid to tell you, I'm a little scared. ”

Woodward can think that the boss took out 20 billion US dollars, of course, it will not be for charity, this must be to harvest wealth, but at the same time of harvesting wealth, I am afraid that it will infringe on the interests of some people, and those people may not dare to trouble Boss Wu, so they will transfer their anger to him and Barbara.