"You're welcome, we're just taking what we need. The value of the Tyumen oil fields is there, and the potential of Microsoft is not clear to anyone, I bet on the future of Microsoft, so you don't owe me anything. Zheng Yan said lightly.

The potential of the Internet will soon be apparent, and within a few years, William may regret the deal. For the Rockefeller family, the accumulation of money is not so important, and the most important thing is to stabilize their family's position in the industry.

William didn't know Zheng Yan's calculations, but through this conversation, he confirmed one thing, Zheng Yan did not have the idea of interfering in the oil industry, which made William think about something else.

"Zheng Yan, I'm currently in charge of two projects, still about oil, I don't know if you're interested? ”

Zheng Yan didn't expect William to ask for cooperation, although he was not very interested, but curiosity was inevitable, "What project? You know, I'm only interested in the Internet industry." ”

Zheng Yan's answer strengthened William's idea of cooperating with him, saying: "After the end of the Gulf War, because of Iraq's crazy actions, not only caused the oil pollution incident in the Gulf region, but the fire also lasted for more than ten months. ”

"After more than two years of treatment, although the pollution problem has not been completely solved, it is now possible to re-exploit it. Shortly after, the Rummela oil field in Iraq and the Grand Burgan oil field in Kuwait will be re-established. ”

"You don't pay attention to this news for a long time, so you may not know much about it, but these two fields are one of the big oil fields that have been discovered so far, and the interests involved in them are extremely staggering, and they are not in any way under the Tyumen oil fields. ”

"In addition, because the losses caused by the war were so great, both Iraq and Kuwait wanted to take the opportunity to obtain a sum of money to relieve the pressure at home, so they gave a 30-year mining period. If you are interested, we can partner to acquire these two fields. ”

"I know you're a shareholder in Occidental Petroleum, and probably the largest shareholder, and as long as you have these two fields, you won't have to worry about crude oil for a long time to come. Even if you don't need it, you can sell it to our family. ”

The Rockefeller family has coveted these two oil fields for a long time, but there is no suitable opportunity, and this time because of the extension of the exploitation period, the competition is extremely fierce, even William is not absolutely sure.

In the past, Zheng Yan really didn't have much idea about the oil industry, because the competition was too fierce, but with Rockefeller as a partner, it was different.

In addition, since last year, Huaxia has become a pure oil importer, and with the development of the economy, the demand for oil imports will be greater and greater.

However, Zheng Yan has other considerations. Thirty years of exploitation rights may seem good, but within 10 years, Iraq will be plunged into war again, and it will be protracted, which means that Iraq's Rumeira oil field can be exploited for a maximum of nine years.

If the price paid in the process of winning the mining rights is too great, not to mention making a profit, it is uncertain whether the cost can be recovered, so Zheng Yan has little interest in the Rumela oil field in Iraq.

"How do you want to work together?"

As soon as William saw Zheng Yan's heart, he continued: "We can cooperate and win the exploitation rights of the two oil fields together. But as you know, the oil industry is the foundation of our family, so we need 60 percent of the shares. ”

Zheng Yan didn't care about 60 percent or 70 percent, the key was that Zheng Yan didn't want to invest in Iraq's oil fields, but Zheng Yan couldn't think of a suitable reason.

"William, to be honest, I have little interest in the oil fields in Iraq, and if it is possible, I only want to invest in the Great Burgan oil fields in Kuwait. Zheng Yan thought about it for a while, and in order to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future, he decided to tell the truth.

"Why?" asked William, curiously.

In William's view, the situation of these two oil fields is much different, and as for crude oil reserves, it is impossible for anyone to be too much.

"You may not understand this, but personally, I'm not optimistic about the mining environment in Iraq. Not to mention, since the Iran-Iraq war, in just 10 years, there have been two large-scale wars in Iraq. ”

"The country of Iraq, or their leaders, is so aggressive that no one can guarantee what will happen to the country in the future. In contrast, Kuwait is much more stable, and they were also the invaded party in the Gulf War. ”

"Whether you call me unfounded or conceited, I can avoid the risks in the financial market through my own judgment, but this kind of war between countries is not something that anyone can control at all. ”

After listening to Zheng Yan's explanation, William suddenly laughed and said: "Zheng Yan, are you joking? After the last Gulf War, Iraq no longer has the ability to start another war, at least for several decades. ”

"It doesn't matter if their leaders are crazy or not, aggressive or not, their national conditions have determined that. If not, do you think anyone would be willing to invest in Iraq's oil fields?"

William didn't know at all that Zheng Yan was not worried about Iraq taking the initiative to provoke a war, he was worried about the United States invading Iraq, and he couldn't say that he was worried, because this would become a fact, and Zheng Yan was just avoiding this risk. However, such a thing must not be said.

"I've said it all, you may not understand, but I still stick to my point of view. The reason why I invested in crude oil futures was that Iraq would start a war, and I won the bet. Now, as it is, I am afraid that Iraq will start another war, so I don't want to invest in Iraq. ”

Zheng Yan has already made up his mind that he will not invest in Iraq. William could also see that Zheng Yan was not joking, but he really couldn't understand Zheng Yan's worries.

"Well, anyway, it's still some time before the mining rights open, you can think about it again. It's really not good, and it's not bad for us to cooperate in taking the Dabulgan oil field. ”

Whether Zheng Yan is genuinely worried about the outbreak of war in Iraq or has other considerations, it is the same for William. And William knows very well that people like Zheng Yan, once they decide on something, they can't be convinced.