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Wei Xiong deliberately showed excitement: "It's incredible, I didn't expect the real reserves to be much more than I thought before." ”

"As you said, it looks like we're really rich."

"Do you know what I'm thinking right now?"

Joseph also had a happy smile on his face. I saw him walk to the wine cabinet and pour two glasses of red wine, and then handed one of them to Wei Xiong.

"What do you think?"

"I'm wondering if you have the ability to see the future. To tell you the truth, I didn't have much hope when I promised to invest in your Kelon Oil. ”

"Who knew there was such an amazing thing in the world."

Wei Xiong smiled noncommittally and said, "Maybe I really have the ability to predict the future, thank you for helping me so unconditionally." ”

"Ding......

The two touched their glasses, and then Joseph smiled slightly: "You can't say that, this time I completely took advantage of you." ”

"I don't think we're going to be so polite to each other."

Wei Xiong smiled and asked, "Does George know the news?" ”

"Not yet, do you want to give him a call now? I think he would be overjoyed if he heard the news. ”

"That's what I thought."

Wei Xiong took out his mobile phone and dialed the phone number of George W. Bush, and it is worth mentioning that because he has to travel all over the world on business trips frequently.

Wei Xiong's mobile phone has been replaced with a satellite signal.

In this way, the signal is not limited by the region, and the security of the call is more guaranteed. Of course, the application fee is not usually expensive.

The phone rang several times before it was connected, and then the voice of George W. Bush was heard.

"Hello, I'm George, who are you?"

"It's me George, I didn't bother you." Wei Xiong did not know whether George W. Bush was in Washington-Richton or Houston, Texas.

But whether it's Washington-Ton or Houston, it's daytime.

Hearing that it was Wei Xiong, Bush Jr. suddenly smiled in his voice, not only because it was Wei Xiong who called, but also because it proved that he was in a very good mood.

"It's Wei, I haven't talked to you on the phone for a long time."

"Hehe, I called you today but I have good news for you." Wei Xiong leaned back on the couch, his feet folded together.

"Oh, what's the good news?"

"I hope you don't get too excited, I'm in Joseph's office right now, and I've just read the latest drill report from the drilling team."

"According to the analysis, there are between 15 billion and 25 billion barrels of oil under the area of the sea that the British government has authorized us."

"The entire waters around the Falkland Islands contain twice as much oil."

"Oh God, is this true?" George W. Bush was also stunned by these huge numbers, and he knew very well what they meant.

At today's crude oil prices, even 15 billion barrels are worth almost $600 billion.

And he has a 10% stake in Kelon Petroleum Company, which is almost $60 billion, which is still the minimum amount of reserves to be taken.

And do not take into account the factors of future oil price increases.

Such a huge fortune almost knocked him unconscious. Although he is ambitious in his career, no one will think that money is too much.

What's more, you also need financial support to take a career path.

Wei Xiong was very satisfied with Bush's reaction, and there was a smile in his tone: "Do you think I will joke with you about this kind of thing?" ”

"It's just wonderful, it's amazing."

Bush Jr. was so excited that he lost his temper, but what Wei Xiong said next made him quickly calm down, such a huge wealth is obviously not within reach.

"In addition to telling you the good news, I will also talk about the issue of mining."

"Even if we don't take the initiative to make it public, I believe it won't be long before the news of the huge oil resources in the Falkland Islands will spread."

"When the time comes, the Argentine government will definitely do everything possible to prevent us from extracting oil."

"The day after tomorrow, I will go to England to sign a formal mining contract with Margaret Thatcher and discuss measures against the Argentine government."

"That's the number one thing to do right now."

"If you can, I hope you can use your channels to get the U.S. government to stand up and support the British government when necessary."

"Of course, Joseph will also use his own resources."

Hearing this, George W. Bush was silent for a while, weighing the pros and cons in his mind, knowing that this is not a trivial matter, but involves the national level.

After a moment he spoke:

"I'm not sure that the U.S. government will take action to support the UK, but if it's just diplomatic, I think it's fine."

"The United States will be on the side of Britain then."

Since World War II, Britain has been the largest and most reliable ally of the United States, and has worked with the United States in many major international events.

Although at the time of the Falklands War, the United States did not openly support Britain because of its position as a country in the Americas.

But secretly gave a lot of support to the British,

For example, on some war materials.

Therefore, if the United States wants to stand on Britain's side on the issue of oil resources in the Falkland Islands, Bush Jr. is still confident.

It may not even be necessary for him to use his connections, and the US government will take the initiative to support the UK.

However, if the United States can really give strong diplomatic support to Britain, the joint opposition of the South American countries is not justified.

"By the way, you said you were with Joseph?"

"Hmm."

"I just arrived in Washington-Don yesterday, and I'll rush to New York later, and I'll talk about it when I get there." George W. Bush spoke.

He really didn't feel at ease when he only talked about such a big thing on the phone.

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At the same time, an identical report was sent to the Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office, and when Margaret Thatcher came to her office in the morning,

She saw the report that had been placed on top and had the cover written 'Falkland Islands Oil and Gas Resources Report'.

At first she didn't pay much attention to it,

When she opened the report and saw the contents, her eyes instantly widened - 35 billion to 60 billion barrels of oil.

If there is no mistake in the report, then the Falkland Islands will become Britain's second North Sea oil field.

You know, in the last ten years,

In total, British oil companies have extracted nearly 10 billion barrels of oil from the North Sea, which has not only effectively alleviated the situation of energy shortage in the United Kingdom.

Moreover, it has brought rich tax revenue to the United Kingdom, which is one of the main driving forces of the British economic development in recent years.

"I didn't expect that there was oil in the waters of the Falkland Islands, and the reserves were much larger than those in the North Sea, which is unbelievable."

Margaret Thatcher had a look of surprise on her face.

She now regrets giving the exclusive exploration rights to Weixiong's Kelon Oil, after all, it is tens of billions of barrels of oil reserves.

Even after deducting the cost of extraction, it is a huge fortune.

Fortunately, I kept a hand at the beginning and retained 20% of the net profit. Then she and Wei Xiong thought about the same question - how to deal with Argentina's opposition?

The Argentine government protested as early as the time of drilling.

However, at that time, no oil and gas resources had been discovered, and the Argentine government's protests stopped for a while, and now a huge amount of oil reserves have been explored.

If Kelon Petroleum wants to exploit it,

Faced with such enormous economic interests, the Argentine government will certainly not be able to protest casually for a few moments. She was not worried that the Argentine government would use force.

Because the current Argentina simply does not have such ability and does not have such guts.

Her only fear was that Argentina would seek diplomatic support from South American countries, as it had done at the outbreak of the Falkland Islands War.

If the South American countries were to oppose it, it would undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on Britain's diplomacy.

……

Wei Xiong stayed in New York for three days, and Angelina also accompanied him for three days, how could a delicate woman withstand his toss for three consecutive days.

After all, he still has a little pity for the jade.

When Angelina was sleeping, she secretly used her true qi to treat the other party, otherwise Angelina probably didn't even have the strength to get out of bed.

Of course, in the past three days, he has not used the soul technique less.

As a member of the Salzberg family and likely to inherit the New York Times in the future, Angelina is still very useful to him.

On the plane to Britain, Wei Xiong received a phone call from George W. Bush from Washington-Dhon.

He had already said that the elder Bush had called Mrs. Thatcher and said that he would provide diplomatic support to Britain if necessary.

This is not meant to be good news.

Sure enough, his negotiations with Margaret Thatcher went very well, and it took less than two hours to draw up all the terms of the contract.

At the time of signing the contract,

Margaret Thatcher even said on the spot that the British government would use all resources to ensure the smooth progress of Kelon Oil Company's exploitation of Falkland Islands oil.

As Wei Xiong expected.

Soon after the contract was signed, the British newspaper The Guardian first published a report on the discovery of huge oil and gas resources in the waters off the Falkland Islands.

It also disclosed part of the contract signed between Kelon Petroleum and the British government.

As soon as this news was exposed, the London stock market suddenly rose sharply on the same day, and many oil-related stocks rose within an hour, and the stock market was very good.

In addition to this, international crude oil prices have also been affected.

The price of a barrel of crude oil fell from $39.37 to $39.05 and eventually fluctuated between $39.05 and $39.13.

After all, the global economy is generally on the rise.

The demand for oil and other energy sources is increasing day by day, and as long as international crude oil production does not rise sharply in a short period of time, crude oil prices will remain in a relatively stable state.

no doubt

If the Guardian's report is true, the Falkland Islands will be another of the UK's largest oil and gas complexes after the North Sea.

This will certainly provide a strong impetus for the development of the British economy.

However, some people are not so optimistic, and although the Falkland Islands War was won, the Falkland Islands are now under the de facto control of the British.

However, Argentina has not renounced its claim to the Falkland Islands.

In addition, almost all countries in South America, with the exception of Chile, support Argentina's sovereignty claim, and even the United States is not too biased towards Britain.

This was the case with the Falkland Islands War in the first place.

If Kelon does extract oil from the waters off the Falkland Islands, it will surely provoke a backlash from the Argentine government.

That's a huge resource of tens of billions of barrels of oil, and no country will give it up easily.

And if the Argentine government can seize these resources, it will be able to reverse the current dire political and economic situation in the country in a short time.

Therefore, the Argentine government will definitely use all resources to prevent Kelon Petroleum from extracting oil.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for a spokesman for the Argentine Foreign Ministry to reaffirm its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands in a regular press conference.

And the rhetoric used is extremely strong.

When asked by a reporter what the Argentine government has said about the signing of an oil exploration agreement between the British government and Hong Kong's Kelon oil company for the Falkland Islands,

A spokesman for the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs said:

"Argentina's sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands) is indisputable and widely recognized by the international community."

"It is illegal for Britain to gain control of the Malvinas Islands by means of war."

"If Britain really exploits the oil resources in the waters around the Falklands, it will be a naked violation of Argentina's sovereignty and territory."

"The Argentine government and all Argentines will not allow such a thing to happen, I can assure you."

After the press conference, the Argentine Government really took action, first by referring the question of the Falkland Islands to the United Nations Committee on Decolonization once again.

The Decolonization Committee was requested to discuss the question of the Falkland Islands.

In fact, for so many years since the Falkland Islands War ended with a British victory, the United Nations Committee on Decolonization has adopted resolutions every year.

Britain was called upon to enter into negotiations with Argentina on sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

However, Britain has always refused to participate in the conference and has vetoed the resolutions of the conference for various reasons, and it can be said that the resolutions have no practical effect at all.

This time, the Argentine government did this again, and naturally did not have the luxury of expecting that Margaret Thatcher would suddenly change her sex.

It is just a matter of trying to use the resolutions of the United Nations Committee on Decolonization to put himself on the high plane of morality and public opinion and increase the diplomatic pressure on Britain.

Secondly, in the next few days,

Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and other South American countries have issued statements in support of Argentina's claim to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

and called on the UK not to act unilaterally until the Fox Islands issue is resolved.

These countries were supporters of Argentina at the time of the war and staunch supporters of the creation of the Union of South American Nations.

After a few times, the position has not changed.

In response, the British Foreign Office unceremoniously stated at a regular press conference on August 7 that there is no sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands.

What Britain is doing in the Falkland Islands that other countries should not, and have no right to ask, should not.

It was also pointed out that the Falkland Islands were not British colonies, but legitimate British overseas territories, and that the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Committee on Decolonization were null and void.

Subsequently, the British Ministry of Defense announced that two additional Type 21 frigates would be sent to the Falkland Islands.

This was the first time since the end of the Falkland War that Britain had sent additional maritime forces to the region, and it immediately provoked a strong reaction from the Argentine government.

It's just that Argentina's naval and air forces suffered heavy losses in the original war, and now they simply do not have the ability to respond militarily.

Moreover, even if the Argentine government still has a navy and air force to be dispatched, it will not act rashly.

At present, the domestic political and economic situation is not optimistic, and if the outside side carelessly misfires, it is by no means what the Argentine government wants to see.

In the absence of a military response, Argentina has no choice but to use other resources.

On the afternoon of the British Ministry of Defense's announcement, the Argentine presidential palace held an emergency press conference, which President Raul Alfonsin personally attended.

At the press conference, Raul Alphonsine looked solemn.

"There is no doubt that Britain is acting barbaric, showing off its force to Argentina, but Argentina will never give in."

"The Malvinas Islands are a sacred and inviolable territory of Argentina."

"Everything there belongs to Argentina, to all Argentine people, and I think anyone with a little knowledge of geography can understand what I have to say."

"I hereby solemnly demand that the British Government immediately cease its brutal aggression against Argentina."

"In addition, Argentina will refer the issue of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands to the United Nations General Assembly, and I am confident that there is justice in this world."

It seems that Argentina wants to further refer the question of the Falklands to the United Nations General Assembly.

As long as the General Assembly of the United Nations was able to adopt the relevant resolutions, it would obviously be more influential and deterrent than those reached by the Committee on Decolonization.

However, the world speaks with strength after all.

The resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly do not have the power to enforce them, and if the British government refuses to implement the resolutions of the General Assembly, then Argentina has no choice.

After the press conference, demonstrations were held across Argentina to protest against the brutal British aggression.

In the capital, Buenos Aires, a large march of more than 100,000 people broke out, and the marchers filled almost the entire streets of the city.

The Falklands fiasco six years ago is still fresh in my mind.

Now the British warships have invaded the Falklands again, seizing the territory and resources belonging to Argentina, which has caused the anger of all Argentines.

And this anger is in a state of imminent explode.

The marching crowd, holding various slogans and shouting slogans, marched along the city's main thoroughfares and finally arrived in front of the presidential palace......

Raul Alphonsin stood at the window,

He looked at the dense crowd of marchers outside the presidential palace with a nonchalant expression, which was exactly what he wanted, Argentina now has too few cards to play.

In addition to seeking diplomatic support from more countries,

Increasing the pressure on public opinion on the British government is also one of the few methods he can use, but this method is a double-edged sword.

A poorly controlled one can easily turn into a riot.

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

As Raul Alphonsin finished speaking, the secretary pushed the door and walked in: "Mr. President, Minister Perris has something important to see you. ”