Chapter 562: Chevron Texaco

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The car slowly approached Guo Shouyun's villa in Rio de Janeiro, reported his home, and after passing the inspection of the bodyguards, their car drove in.

"How scared is he of death?! I don't have to go through such strict checks when I see the president of Brazil. ”

John Watson, who was unhappy in his heart, couldn't help but complain when he got out of the car.

Calvin Booth, who had heard it in his ears, glanced at him, said nothing, pushed the car door and walked down. It's not my own person, so why remind him. It would be better if John Watson provoked Bruce Kwok with his inappropriate remarks and caused big trouble for Chevron Texaco in the next negotiations. In this way, John Watson, who is to blame, must be fired by the board of directors. And he can arrange for someone from his own faction to take his place.

You must know that although there are many executive vice presidents of Chevron Texaco, they are not more than ten fingers, and their power is still quite large.

As for the fact that after angering Bruce Guo, the two sides lost the opportunity to cooperate. Anyway, Chevron Texaco didn't have a loss on the surface. With the company's current huge scale and the general pattern of rising oil prices, even if it cannot cooperate, it will not prevent the company from growing.

"Mr. Guo, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

After seeing the young man wearing a pale cyan casual suit and a white T-shirt walking down the steps of the villa with a faint smile on his face, Calvin Booth took two steps closer and stretched out his right hand to the other party in advance.

After holding his right hand, "If I'm not mistaken, I should have met with Mr. Watson today, why did Mr. Booth also arrive?"

"I happened to be in Brazil on a business trip, and when I learned about today's appointment, I came with John. I also hope that Mr. Guo will not be presumptuous with me. ”

"Of course not. As the Chief Operating Officer of Chevron Texaco, Mr. Booth is a guest that many people can't get. ”

"Mr. Guo is polite!"

After a few polite words between the two, Guo Shouyun rolled his eyes, "Mr. Watson seems to be a little unhappy, it can't be because of the postponement of the meeting the day before yesterday, right?" If so, I apologize to Mr. Watson in person, it was indeed my mistake that day, I'm sorry." ”

"Mr. Guo is serious, and I am not unhappy. It's just that I'm used to not smiling, so it's easy to misunderstand. As for the postponement of the last meeting, if Mr. Guo doesn't say anything, I will also call and beg Mr. Guo to postpone the meeting. John Watson said hurriedly.

He was able to become the executive vice president of Chevron-Texaco, and he was obviously not a fool with a clear mind. The whining behind the back is the complaint, and when it comes to a formal occasion, there will never be any mistakes in compliments and greetings.

"Oh, why?"

"I wasn't feeling well that day and had a bit of a high fever. ”

"Really, Mr. Watson now...!"

"It's a lot better after hitting the hanging bottle, and now it's fine. ”

"Hehe, that's good. If Mr. Watson is not feeling well, I can ask my personal physician to see Mr. Watson again. ”

"Thank you Mr. Guo for your concern, I am much better now. Just take your medicine on time!"

After a few high-sounding polite words, Guo Shouyun welcomed the two into the living room.

After the guests were seated, "Mr. Booth, Mr. Watson, I don't know what happened to the two of you visiting the house?"

At this time, it was naturally Calvin Booth, who had a higher status and more power, who spoke first.

"Mr. Guo, we at Chevron Texaco are very optimistic about the future development of the Brazilian natural gas market, especially in terms of pipeline transportation. It just so happens that Mr. Guo's Pacific Energy Group is the largest natural gas pipeline company in the United States, with extensive experience in construction, operation and maintenance. At the same time, it also has rich operational experience and a strong distribution and retail network in Brazil. Therefore, we hope to cooperate with Mr. Guo's Pacific Energy in this regard. ”

Guo Shouyun's eyes flashed, and he said indifferently: "I don't know where your company plans to build a natural gas pipeline in Brazil?"

"We don't have the same ambition as Mr. Guo, so we plan to build a gas pipeline connecting São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro first. Calvin Booth smiled.

He didn't mention the natural gas pipeline off Brazil's east coast, which Pacific Energy is planning, otherwise wouldn't he have told people bluntly that I know your company's secrets?

However, even if the eastern coastal gas pipeline is not mentioned, it is only the part from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, which will make Guo Shouyun and Pacific Energy start to think about cooperation.

Because although the natural gas supply market in the two markets is still expanding, one pipeline can basically meet most of the demand. The competition between the two pipelines will only shrink their profits. As long as they are not fools, they will consider cooperation rather than confrontation.

With the cooperation on the São Paulo-Rio de Janeiro pipeline, cooperation on the entire coastal gas pipeline is not far away. Of course, it's more likely that the two sides will work directly on the entire pipeline, not just the São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro section, which is exactly what Chevron Texaco wants to see.

However, Calvin Booth is shrewd, and Guo Shouyun, who has been trained in shopping malls for many years, is not a fool.

"Looks like Mr. Booth is here prepared!"

"I don't really understand what Mr. Guo means!"

Guo Shouyun smiled faintly and didn't say anything. Even if this kind of thing is said, he won't get any benefits, so why bother talking?

"It was really a good decision for Chevron Texaco to want to invest in the São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro gas pipeline. However, our Pacific Energy Group has invested heavily in the construction of the Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline, coupled with the construction of the distribution network, the expansion of the power plant, etc., the company's finances have dried up, and I am afraid that we will not be able to cooperate with your company. ”

It can't be broken by Chevron Texaco's covetousness of Pacific Energy's secrets, but Guo Shouyun can hit the middle stream and let them speak on their own. Regardless of whether it is cooperation or confrontation in the future, it will be good for you.

"Why should Mr. Guo say anything. Wouldn't it be easy for the promising Bolivia-Brazil natural gas pipeline and the fixed assets that have been added in recent years if Pacific Energy Group wanted to raise money? Besides, Mr. Guo's Phoenix Bank is very strong. ”

"I didn't expect Mr. Booth to know so much about my industry. But in this case, you also know that although the fixed assets of Pacific Energy Group have increased a lot. But the acquisition of Enron was burdened with nearly $40 billion in debt. It will take time for us to repay such a huge debt. Otherwise, the debt ratio is too high, which will jeopardize the normal operation of the company. I don't want the Pacific to be the second Enron!"

Last time at a business reception in New York, I had a casual conversation with Mr. Walker Fairbank, CEO of Da Mo, about Mr. Guo and Pacific Energy, and he said that 27 percent of the debts sold by your company through Da Mo have been paid off. The ratio of liquid debt has dropped to 8.3 percent of the total debt ratio, and the results have been brilliant! Moreover, the international price of natural gas has been rising in recent years, and the price of electricity has also risen. Pacific Energy's earnings are also very good. ”

After a pause, Calvin Booth smiled slightly, "Otherwise, how could your company have expanded on a large scale in Huaxia? In a year, the investment in the power plant alone is close to 2.5 billion US dollars, which is really a big deal!"

Facing the two stares staring at him on the other side, Guo Shouyun thought quickly in his heart for a moment, and then smiled lightly: "It seems that Mr. Booth has really put a lot of effort into this cooperation. ”

"Only a deeper understanding can achieve a more ideal cooperation, and the same is true with Mr. Guo's wisdom that must be better than mine... Please be assured that our cooperation with Chevrolet Texaco and Mr. Guo is the result of careful consideration and sincerity. ”

"I certainly believe in Mr. Booth and Chevron-Texaco. However, Pacific Energy's financial woes are also something I need to worry about. So when it comes to cooperation, I can't give you a definite answer. However, I will have a meeting with the management of Pacific Energy Group in the next few days to discuss the possibility of cooperation between the two sides. ”

"How long will it take for me to get Mr. Guo's answer?"

"A week to half a month, after all, we also need time to demonstrate. By the way, if Mr. Booth doesn't mind, can you give us a copy of your company's plan to invest in the construction of the São Paulo-Rio de Janeiro gas pipeline, which will not only increase mutual trust between the two sides, but also save time for negotiations between the two sides later. ”

Faced with Guo Shouyun's temptation, Calvin Booth thought quickly in his heart for a moment and then smiled: "Mr. Guo's request is very reasonable, I will discuss it with other executives of the company after I go back, if we can, we will quickly hand over the plan to Mr. Guo and Pacific Energy." ”

"That couldn't be better. ”

Guo Shouyun nodded slightly. If Chevron Texaco can come up with a detailed plan, then Pacific Energy needs to take it seriously. However, he didn't believe that the other party's actions could be so fast, after all, Pacific Energy had only been in contact with Petrobras for less than half a month.

"The two of you come together, is there anything else besides the cooperation of the gas pipeline?"

After his gaze quickly swept over the two of them, Guo Shouyun asked with a smile.

"I wonder what Mr. Guo thinks of this tender for offshore oil exploration in Brazil?" asked John Watson.

"Nothing special. This is just an ordinary exploration tender. Just like Unocal's exploration bids offshore Colombia, the Caribbean and in Asia, we all hope to reap the rewards of these tenders and find oil and gas in the blocks we get. … I'm sure Chevront Texaco is going the same way. ”