Chapter 563: The Islanders

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"But, as far as I know. Unocal only participated in the bidding for the SM-G-13 to SM-G-15, the ultra-deepwater block of the São Paulo Plateau?"

"Mr. Watson is really observant. However, we are not only participating in the bidding for the three ultra-deep-sea blocks, we also plan to bid for the shallow sea area of the São Paulo Plateau, but the competition for the bottom of the bid here is fierce, and our Unocal is not as strong as your company, Shell, ExxonMobil and other giants, and we are not well funded. Therefore, it is only after careful consideration that a piece of bidding can be chosen. That's why we haven't done it until now. As for the three exploration blocks towards the deep sea zone. Mainly to make sure that if we miss in the shallow waters, Unocal will not be without gain. ”

Looking at Guo Shouyun, who looked calm, John Watson looked at it for a moment, and he didn't notice the slightest abnormality, and he suddenly said: "Mr. Guo, you really want to talk about strength." We in Chevron-Texaco are not as good as ExxonMobil and BP, so can we also share a piece of the three ultra-deep-sea blocks? ”

"Mr. Watson was thoughtful. But no problem, I can make a piece. ”

The more you care, the more important the other person will be. Guo Shouyun understands this truth, so he agrees lightly.

"Thank you very much!"

"You're welcome!"

At this point, the chat in the back is relatively much more relaxed. The two sides did not talk about anything related to the company's business. About half an hour later, Calvin Booth and John Watson took their farewells.

On the return journey, communication is inevitable.

"When did the company say it was interested in an exploration block in the ultra-deepwater zone of Brazil?"

"I just think Unocal is strong, but I'm just interested in the ultra-deep water with a huge investment and complete luck, and I have some doubts in my heart and plan to find out. And Bruce Guo is such a shrewd person, his decision will not be without reason. John Watson replied.

"Bruce Kwok is really smart. But John, unless he is God. Otherwise, no one knows if there is oil two thousand meters below the sea!"

Although he heard a hint of sarcasm in Calvin Booth's tone, John Watson was not angry.

“… Don't make any extraneous complications, the cooperation with Pacific Energy on the gas pipeline is the key!"

"I understand that, but the company doesn't have the design information for the São Paulo-Rio de Janeiro gas pipeline. ”

"Bruce Kwok is just skeptical of our determination to invest in the pipeline. I've got a way to solve this!"

Seeing the confidence on his face, John Watson smiled faintly and didn't ask again. However, the weirdness that flashed under his eyes was not simple.

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"Boss, do you really want to cooperate with Chevron Texaco?" Wang Jue asked.

"Let's see what kind of information they can give us. By the way, you immediately call Rebecca and ask him to prepare a bid for one of the 7 blocks in the shallow sea. ”

Guo Shouyun is more concerned about the Tupi oilfield, which has proven reserves of 8 billion barrels in the future, than the natural gas pipeline. Even if John Watson was only tempting, he had to be prepared for nothing to slip up.

"Yes!"

Looking at Wang Jue, who turned to leave, Guo Shouyun looked at the clear sky outside the window, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"I hope there aren't many oil companies like Chevron-Texaco that are just tentative, otherwise we're in big trouble. … No, one piece still seems too little. ”

Thinking of this, he called Wang Jue back again, and then personally called Rebecca to explain the matter in detail.

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"Boss, Ms. Mark has arrived. ”

After Guo Shouyun nodded, he took the clothes handed over by Wang Jue and Wu Xiaojing, put them on, and after briefly tidying up in the mirror, he came to the living room.

Here, Rebecca Mark, with her assistant, is already waiting for him.

"Boss!"

"What about the others?" asked Guo Shouyun after nodding.

"I let them go to the venue first. ”

"It's almost time, let's go too!"

Under the leadership of Guo Shouyun, the group walked out of the villa. Six black Mercedes cars drove towards the Rio de Janeiro City Hall.

November 5 is the day of Petrobras' sixth round of offshore oil bidding. Nearly 40 oil companies, including ExxonMobil, BP, ChevronTexaco, and Total, as well as large and medium-sized oil companies such as Continental Oil, Finer Oil, and Statoil, gather here.

Of course, this number is not very large. Because Brazil has remained an oil importer until now. Decades of exploration on land and at sea have not uncovered exciting large oil fields. If you switch to traditional oil-producing countries like Azerbaijan and the Middle East, the number of oil companies here can quadruple or five, and the competition will be so fierce that even the NBA playoffs will be dwarfed. And the power-for-money transaction is only the most basic, and the degree of dirtiness and shamelessness behind it can refresh the bottom limit of all first-time participants.

However, it is precisely because of the low expectations for Petrobras, coupled with the clear form adopted by Petrobras, that the scope of black-box operations has been reduced to a certain extent. Of course, it is impossible to completely eradicate it. Even Unocal itself spent a lot of money on the officials in charge of the bid within Petrobras.

However, Unocal didn't make any big moves. Otherwise, it is easy for these treacherous oil giants to see the flaws.

For the sake of Tupi Oilfield, Guo Shouyun felt that he couldn't be too careful.

"Boss, it's here!"

Guo Shouyun looked at the baroque building with a two-story high exterior wall and ornate reliefs, then pushed the car door and walked down.

Obviously, today the entire city hall has made a lot of preparations for this oil tender, not only a large number of police officers to protect the representatives of the oil giants who have come from afar, but also specially arranged service personnel to be responsible for guiding.

"Mr. Guo?!"

As soon as Guo Shouyun stepped into the hall on the red carpet, he heard a somewhat familiar voice from the side.

"Mr. Marcos?"

Looking at the middle-aged Mediterranean man in a black suit walking towards him, Guo Shouyun was surprised.

"I didn't expect to meet Mr. Guo here!"

After holding the right hand that the other party took the initiative to stretch over, Guo Shouyun smiled: "This sentence should be said by me." Compared to me, the chairman of the board of directors of Unocal, Mr. Musk seems to be even more deserving of Mr. Musk as the chief operating officer of Da Mo. ”

Sean Marcos smiled, "Mr. Guo is wrong. Many oil companies need bank loans for exploration and development, and my role is to finance them. Of course, we can also cooperate if Unocal needs it. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Marcos, for your help, but we've got it figured out. ”

Sean Marcos said suddenly: "I almost forgot, now that Mr. Guo has Phoenix Bank, financing is naturally not a problem." ”

Guo Shouyun smiled faintly, and his gaze turned to a middle-aged man standing next to him, dressed in dark blue and with the appearance of an East Asian.

"Who is this...?"

"Mr. Guo, it is a great honor to meet you. Below is Junichi Watanabe, chief operating officer of JGC Corporation in Japan. ”

Looking at the person in front of him who half-bowed and stretched out his right hand towards him, Guo Shouyun raised his eyebrows slightly. Although he didn't treat the Japanese very well, he was not rude.

He is no stranger to JGC Co., Ltd., one of the world's top 500 companies, one of Japan's famous petroleum engineering contracting companies, with amazing strength in oil and gas development, petroleum processing, natural gas processing, petrochemical, life science, medicine and other aspects. In particular, in the field of LNG project contracting, it shares 90% of the world's LNG project contracting market with Chiyoda Chemical and KBR.

"Hello!"

After a brief handshake between the two sides, "I don't know which block Mr. Guo is interested in, if it is appropriate, we can cooperate." ”

Because of the high cost and huge uncertainty of oil exploration, in order to share the risk, major oil companies combine with each other to bid for oil blocks in the form of a consortium, which is a common thing in the process of oil development.

Therefore, the vast majority of oil fields in the world are jointly held by several, or even a dozen.

"I appreciate Mr. Watanabe's kindness. But we already have partners. If there is a next time, we would be happy to cooperate with JGC.

After a pause, Guo Shouyun continued: "If time permits, I would very much like to have a good chat with Mr. Watanabe, but today is the oil bid, and there are still forty-five minutes to start, so I can only leave it for later." ”

"Mr. Guo is polite. I'm sure we'll have more opportunities to meet in the future. ”

Guo Shouyun nodded, greeted Sean Marcos, turned around, and walked inside on the red carpet.

Looking at his back, Sean Marcos smiled and said, "This Mr. Guo doesn't seem to like us very much." ”

"It has nothing to do with Mr. Marcos, he just doesn't like me very much. ”

The contradictions between the Japanese and the Chinese are well known and have a long history. Even overseas Chinese are likely to have prejudices against them. Sean Marcos has seen a lot of this kind of thing.

"It seems that Unocal is very serious about this Petrobras bid, and even Bruce Guo has come in person. ”

Junichi Watanabe squinted his eyes slightly, looked at the back of the figure in front of him who was getting farther and farther away, and nodded slightly.