In 1988, $100 million was equivalent to the price of more than 5 million barrels of crude oil, which was still within the reach of CNPC. Of course, it's not that easy.

The foreign exchange earned by the country by relying on crude oil exports must be used in all aspects, such as military, diplomatic, science and technology, industry and commerce, personal consumption, and so on. In the time when the oil crisis was not yet manifested, the upper echelons hoped that the oil companies would be a good cow -- eating the renminbi and squeezing out the foreign currency.

Feeding this cow with foreign exchange is, in the eyes of many, both unnecessary and extremely wasteful.

Fortunately, with Lin Yonggui's unremitting efforts and guarantees, he said that the oil company was moved. Since 1981, the central government has implemented a large package of 100 million tons of crude oil for the oil industry: after completing the production of 100 million tons of crude oil, the then Ministry of Petroleum can sell the excess crude oil at the international market price, leaving the price difference to itself, and using most of it as oil exploration and development funds, and a small part for employee benefits and incentives.

Therefore, before the end of the lump sum policy in 1994, the main standard within the Ministry of Petroleum or PetroChina was crude oil production.

Shengli Oilfield has an annual output of 30 million tons of crude oil, and Daqing Oilfield has an annual output of 40 million crude oil, and the output of the two accounts for more than 60% of the oil company. As long as Lin Yonggui can unify his thinking within the Shengli Oilfield and persist in it, the Petroleum Corporation will not strongly oppose it.

It's a good thing to get rid of all the worries and risks.

In mid-February, the Petroleum Corporation finally agreed to a tripartite cooperation model in which the head office would take charge of the overall situation, and instructed Liu Bingyi, who was the most active, to supervise the work.

At this time, it was less than 10 days before the date of the announcement of the bid. Less than 3 months before the end of the auction.

With such a time crunch, the oil company was still unable to decide whether to bid or not. Instead, you have to keep applying upwards.

Su Cheng had no way to deal with this kind of bureaucratic act, and even Lin Yonggui couldn't interfere, so he could only urge a little, and then wait quietly.

21st.

Only 2 days before the bidding, news came from Bei*Beijing: discussing the proportion of capital contribution.

Sioux City finally had the feeling of getting out of the way, and rushed to the office building of the Ministry of Energy as soon as possible.

After the ministry reform in '88, energy-related ministries such as the Ministry of Petroleum and the Ministry of Coal were abolished, and their government functions were transferred to the Ministry of Energy. If Xiaopang hadn't stayed without pay, it is estimated that he would have tried every means to enter this new ministry. But. In the next reform of ministries and commissions. The Department of Energy will also be abolished, and it will be left with little impression in the blink of an eye. After all, his subordinate oil corporation and other central enterprises are traditional powerful institutions, and they simply listen to the tune and do not listen to the announcement. It's hard to make a difference.

Su Cheng waited for a long time, and saw Lin Yonggui appear, and greeted him with a smile.

Lin Yonggui's face was a little pale, as if he had stayed up late, and he didn't show a happy look, and pulled Su Cheng to the side, before he whispered: "You pay attention, things may change." ”

It was not the first time that Su Cheng had heard about the change, so he calmly asked: "The third company is Daqing? Without shallow sea oil technology, they have to listen to us. ”

"It's not Daqing. Lin Yonggui pursed his lips and said, "The guy in the blue suit and yellow tie on the right is from CNOOC." ”

Su Cheng's face changed.

If Daqing is a tiger that pounces on food, then CNOOC is a pack of wolves. The state-owned enterprise, which was established in 1982, was not visible at this time. The main work is to introduce foreign capital and jointly develop China's offshore oil.

Compared with China National Petroleum Corporation, CNOOC at this time is very weak, but compared with Shengli Oilfield or Daqing Oilfield and other secondary enterprises, it is first of all superior in terms of level, and it has accumulated some offshore oil construction and offshore oil exploitation technology, which can exert extensive influence.

"Isn't the head office leading the way this time? The Department of Energy intervened?" Sioux City didn't take into account the Department of Energy at all.

Lin Yonggui shook his head and said, "The Planning Commission is worried that we are not strong enough......

He stopped after he said half a sentence, and there was already a staff member in front of him who beckoned everyone to the meeting.

Su Cheng sighed and came last.

If you talk about the level of officialdom, he can't even compare with other people's secretaries.

CNOOC's blue suit also lagged behind, arguably the second youngest person in the field, estimated to be about 35 years old, and the yellow tie was a little outstanding, almost the brightest color in the office building. Seeing that Su Cheng was following the team, he looked at him curiously and asked, "Are you Su Cheng?" ”

Because he had already walked into the Planning Commission building, Su Cheng only let out a soft "um".

"Introduce some, I'm Zhang Haochang, CNOOC. ”

"Hello. "Sioux City can't have a good face for this kind of predator.

Zhang Haochang didn't care, laughed twice and said: "I heard that you pushed the oil company to bid for Middle East oil? Even we, CNOOC, were very shocked to hear this news. ”

"So you're here to grab the fruit?"

Zhang Haochang was stunned for a moment, laughed, changed his face and said: "The international oilfield bidding is not as simple as you think. Only when our country's oil enterprises are twisted into a rope can they compete with foreign oil companies, and this is the case, and the actual situation is not optimistic. Your three-way model is simply a child's play. ”

Speaking of the last sentence, Zhang Haochang's arrogance also rose.

In this case, Su Cheng would not show weakness, snorted, and said, "Returnees really have a different spirit. In recent years, CNOOC has signed dozens of cooperation agreements and introduced billions of dollars.

Zhang Haochang's face turned red.

During this period, China did not pay much attention to the resource of oil, and everyone was concerned about two main points, the first is the domestic consumption of refined oil products and the export of foreign exchange, and the second is the production of petrochemical products. Due to the strength of the oil company, CNOOC, which is also a state-owned enterprise, has to concentrate its R&D efforts on petrochemical products, and mainly rely on foreign companies for crude oil production.

This is also the traditional resource-for-technology model.

Strategically, this is normal. But for the people who are in it, a few years down. It is indeed a shame that mining technology has not been developed. It is equivalent to the resources are replaced, and the technology is not obtained.

If it was in front of others, Zhang Haochang could still resist a few words, and he would be speechless in the face of Su Cheng, who had developed shallow sea oil drilling and production technology.

Privately, Zhang Haochang also thought: If I am given more than a year, sufficient funds and manpower, I can also make a simple bottom-type platform. However, there is more than a year. Who will go to do offshore oil rigs. And what kind of technology does not drip oil into the sea...... In this day and age, petrochemical plants that are really good or acrylic are making more money than doing offshore oil technology. However, who would have thought that there would be a bidding for shallow oil fields in the Middle East.

Sioux City crossed Zhang Haochang. Forward.

Zhang Haochang stared at his back, and thought: Opportunities are only given to those who are prepared. However, his ambitions are also too great. Foreign oil fields, can he eat them alone?

Everyone sat down in the conference hall with their own thoughts.

This was a small square table, with the leaders of the Ministry of Energy and the Planning Commission sitting on one side of the table, and the leaders of the Petroleum Corporation and other companies sitting on the other.

Su Cheng sat down in the front unceremoniously, he didn't want to be modest at all.

In front of them, in addition to the leadership of the Ministry of Energy and the leadership of the Planning Commission. There is also an unexpected figure in Sioux City: Su Zhenguo.

This cheap grandfather is showing a warm smile and facing everyone. The great skill ensures that everyone thinks the smile is facing them, just like Sioux City.

"Just yesterday, we received a definite message. And I got the details of the tender for the UAE oil field, and now I send it to everyone. Minister Guo of the Ministry of Energy stood up, motioned to the staff on both sides to distribute copies of the bid, and said: "The leaders of the Planning Commission are very concerned about us, this is China's crude oil exploitation field, an attempt to go out, once successful, we can break the blockade of Western countries, enter the world's most important area in the field of crude oil exploitation, the Middle East oil circle ......."

Sioux City opened the bid, which was indeed a copy of the official document. The content is similar to what he got that day, except for a slight discrepancy in the choice of words and sentences, and the location of the most important oil field is not written, but the mining life is increased: 35 years.

That's five years longer than a normal oilfield contract, which is very rare. Five years, which often means billions of dollars, can be mined until 2025. Sioux City was very sure that oil had risen to more than $100 per barrel by that time.

Minister Guo said the importance there, and Su Cheng pouted in private and scolded secretly: Courageless officials, before getting the bid, they didn't even dare to prepare.

Although the specifications in front of him were beyond imagination, they were not what Su Cheng expected, and he had no sense of identity with Minister Guo's words.

Zhang Haochang winked at Su Cheng, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

Su Cheng was expressionless and didn't want to pay attention to him at all.

Since it was a talk meeting, there was no prosperous speech.

Minister Guo only asked a few pretentious questions, and then said: "On the issue of the UAE oil field bidding, the Planning Commission and the Ministry of Energy have conducted in-depth knowledge of the China National Petroleum Corporation, CNOOC, and Sinopec, and have now reached a conclusion. ”

Sioux sat up straight.

Zhang Haochang winked at Su Cheng again, it was obvious that they had done their work and knew the inside story.

Sioux City was in a bad mood, but he was still thinking about it carefully. He had previously considered what to expect if the tripartite model could not be realized......

When he thinks about it, he pays very little attention to the people around him. Until someone else pushed him.

I listened to Minister Guo's loud voice: "The final decision will be made by China National Petroleum Corporation, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, and ...... Dahua Industrial, jointly invested, bid for the UAE oil field. The specific share ratio is 35% for China National Petroleum Corporation, 30% for China National Offshore Oil Corporation, 30% for China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, and 5% for Dahua Industrial. ”

"5%?" Sioux City stood up suddenly.

"You may be seated. Minister Guo obviously expected it, and said expressionlessly: "We hesitated for a long time to give Dahua Industrial 5% of the equity, and it is also considering that the agreement between Dahua Industrial and PetroChina does not include the patent use rights of CNOOC and Sinopec, so the 5% of the shares." is included in the patent transfer fee, therefore. Dahua does not need to make actual contributions. ”

"So, what about the amount of money contributed by the other three?"

"PetroChina $35 million, CNOOC $30 million, Sinopec $30 million. ”

"CNPC once signed a 50% patent transfer agreement with Japan's Ito Corporation, that is, $28 million. But now, your valuation of my patents is only 5 million. Su Cheng tried his best to be calm, but that resentment still went straight to the sky.

Zhang Haochang looked at Su Cheng with interest. They are in the CNOOC interior, in order to get a 30% percent. A lot of work has been done. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a sea of wine in Wenshan. He also wanted to know how Sioux City was fighting......

In fact, in Zhang Haochang's eyes, the proportion of 5% is not too much, and saving $5 million in capital is only one aspect, once the oil is successfully produced. The return must be more than 10 million, and Dahua Industry is Su Cheng's alone, Zhang Haochang only regards Su Cheng's resistance as a bargaining trick.

Minister Guo did the same, and after roughly explaining that 5 million was the original shares, he said: "This is something that has been decided." ”

Sioux City took a deep breath. He has done so much work, and he doesn't just want tens of millions of dollars in return.

At this time, Liu Bing and Lin Yonggui couldn't help. Their rank can only obey Minister Guo's orders.

Sioux hesitated. He exhaled a breath of turbid air and said, "I'll quit." ”

"Huh?" Minister Guo turned his cup slightly.

Su Cheng said without squinting: "According to the agreement, China National Petroleum Corporation can use various patents for free, but CNOOC and Sinopec cannot." Moreover, PetroChina only has the right to use patents, not ownership. I refuse to sell patents. Therefore, I withdraw from this bid. ”

With senior leaders present, Minister Guo was not angry, but said: "You can do it without selling the patent rights, and the oilfield exploitation will be carried out by the drilling team under PetroChina." The 5% stake ......"

A simple sentence defused the patent threat of Sioux City. It's not very conventional, but it's more than enough for this kind of occasion.

Zhang Haochang looked left and right, and first said: "Give us 5%, we CNOOC are willing to bear another 5 million US dollars." ”

Sinopec sent an old leader, not to be outdone, said: "We Sinopec can also ......"

"Since PetroChina is responsible for the extraction task, of course, the 5% stake should be left to our oil company. ”

The three parties quarreled a few words, but nothing came of it.

Minister Guo looked at Su Cheng with a smile and said with a smile: "Su Cheng, it's not good to give up halfway. Your Dahua Industrial withdrawal from the bidding only has disadvantages, not benefits. Do you want to think again?"

Lin Yonggui motioned to Su Cheng with his eyes and asked him to admit his mistake and come back.

Su Cheng turned his face, but said, "Minister Guo, if you don't object, Dahua Industrial will participate in the bidding alone." ”

"Huh?"

Dahua Industrial gave up 5% and went to the UAE to bid alone. ”

Zhang Haochang listened to Su Cheng's words, a smile overflowed on the corner of his mouth, and just when he was about to laugh, he suddenly realized that no one was laughing.

yes, who would be joking on such a serious occasion?

Except for returnees like Zhang Haochang, everyone realizes that Sioux City is not joking.

"Su Cheng!" Lin Yonggui coughed heavily and said, "Is Dahua Industry bidding money?"

"I'll find a way to finance it. ”

"What about the exploration costs in the future? What about the mining costs? There are also personnel and equipment ......," Lin Yonggui said kindly: "If you want to do a big business, then you should also enter the Middle East oil circle first, and then say, you are still young, why rush for a while." ”

He was also reminding others that Sioux City was still young, so don't bully teenagers.

Su Cheng smiled and said, "Thank you, Secretary Lin, I have already thought about it and bid alone." Therefore, it is hoped that Minister Guo will allow Dahua Industrial to withdraw from the current bidding group. ”

He knew in his heart that this was the honeymoon period between China and the United States, and after next year, China would think of bidding for oil fields in places like the Middle East, and the political wall alone would kill people. Although it is difficult for Dahua Industrial to bid alone, it is better than wasting time with a 5% ratio.

Minister Guo obviously didn't anticipate this situation, so let a Chinese private company go abroad to bid for oil fields? What if they humiliate the country? What if they lose power and humiliate the country? What if they let foreigners take advantage? What if they deceive foreigners?

All kinds of thoughts filled his mind, Minister Guo quickly sorted out his thoughts, looked up at Su Zhenguo, and said with a smile: "Look at ......"

"It's good that young people are motivated. There are also many private companies in foreign bidding for oil fields, and we also have private enterprises in China, which are willing to actively participate in international competition, which is a good thing. Su Zhenguo quickly gave an answer.

Minister Guo was secretly surprised, and turned the cup to cover it up, and said for a while: "Since this is the case, then Dahua Industrial will withdraw from the bidding group." ”

"Thank you. Su Cheng didn't say much, stood up, and walked out of the conference room.

Su Zhenguo looked at his back, not knowing what he was thinking.

There was a brawl in the back as three oil companies fought over the 5 percent quota.

Sioux City leaned over the window of the hallway, breathing in the cold air, leaving the noise behind.

I don't know how long it took, Zhang Haochang appeared behind him and said softly: "Bidding alone, you will face much greater risks than bidding together...... The broken capital chain, the failure of exploration, and the too few reserves are all fatal things......"

Su Cheng didn't look back, looked at the red mountain outside the window, and said, "I know." ”

"If the oil company fails, at most the employees will be given less bonuses, and if you fail, you will have nothing. ”

"It's a big deal to start over. Su Cheng turned around and said softly, "I didn't quit just because of the small percentage. It's not interesting for me to stay like this, and I guess I don't even have the right to speak. In addition, it is difficult to compete with foreign oil companies due to the lack of uniformity. ”

Zhang Haochang said unconvinced: "Your Dahua Industry can?"

"Okay, we'll find out in a few months. Su Cheng smiled and said, "If Dahua's bid fails, the country will not lose." If Dahua wins the bid, then it will be up to me to donate oil to the country. The three of you work together, and I'm afraid it won't be justified if you fail. ”

Zhang Haochang was stunned.

Su Cheng smiled and teased his yellow tie and turned to leave.

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