Chapter 484: A Visitor from the British Petroleum Company

Fang Mingyuan really couldn't understand that Fudy Petroleum Holding Company Weishenme would be so interested in this bit of oil in his hands, the most important thing in the Middle East is oil, this is a medium-sized oil field of 25 percent of the oil, say more, say less and less, Fudy Oil Holding Company, as an old oil company, has been rooted in the Middle East for many years, logically speaking, this oil share, where can it not make up?

With the confusion in his heart, Fang Mingyuan received Du Deliwei. Sure enough, as Fang Mingyuan expected, within ten minutes of speaking, Dudley Wei turned the topic to the oil of the Calafar oil field.

"Mr. Dudliwei, I really don't understand, your company weishenme cares so much about the little oil in my hand?" Fang Mingyuan did not hide the surprise in his heart, "Mr. Dudeliwei, this is the Middle East, it is Shijie's oil depot, and tens of millions of barrels of oil are exported every year.

Du Deliwei's face turned a little purple, Fang Mingyuan's words can be said to go straight to the center, indeed, if it is a change of place, he can still find a reason for such a behavior, but in the Middle East, where this Shijie oil depot is located, you can't buy the oil from this oil field, you can buy the oil from that oil field, you can't buy the crude oil of this country, you can buy the crude oil of that country, there is too much oil exported here, and Fudy Oil Holding Company has enough choice. There was no need to hang Fang Mingyuan's tree at all.

"This ...... Mr. Fang, our company has indeed encountered some small troubles, if Mr. Fang can help us Fudy Petroleum Holding Company at this time, our company will have a good reward in the future. Dudleyway was still vague.

Fang Mingyuan frowned and pondered. He still doesn't understand that Weishenme Fudy Petroleum Holding is so obsessed with the production of oil from the Calafar field. In his memory, although the oil production of the Calafar oil field is of good quality, it is not unique among the Middle East oil fields, and there are large fields in the Middle East that can replace it. And although he has not paid much attention to the price of oil in the near future, he also knows that the price of Shijie oil is slowly declining in a steady manner.

Du Deliwei complained in his heart, in fact, the reason why Fudy Petroleum Holding Company wanted to eat the oil from the Calafar Oilfield in Fang Mingyuan's hands was not for any other important reason, but this is the most likely place for Fudy Petroleum Holding Company to get a stable supply of oil at present. Fudy Petroleum Holding is now facing a takeover by BP, the country's oldest oil conglomerate, and BP is also suppressing Fudy Petroleum Holdings' oil sources in order to achieve its goals.

Fudy Petroleum Holdings' oil purchase contracts in Kuwait and other countries in the Middle East are nearing completion, and due to BP's crackdown, Fudy Petroleum Holdings' renewal negotiations with the state-owned oil companies of these countries are not going well. Not only has the purchase price of oil increased considerably, but also put forward many more stringent conditions. If it is not possible to reach a smooth agreement with the state-owned oil companies of these countries, then there will be a considerable shortfall in the amount of oil purchased by Fudy Petroleum Holdings, and it will not have to go to the market to purchase oil to make up for the shortfall, which is tantamount to drinking water to quench thirst.

After the end of the Gulf War, Iraq was still under the sanctions of the United Nations, and oil exports were suspended, and as the second largest oil reserve country, Iraqi oil originally had a very important position in the supply of oil in the Middle East, but now its oil exports are banned, and several oil companies that originally imported oil from Iraq have to turn to other countries in the Middle East to import oil, which undoubtedly makes it more difficult for Fudy Oil Holding Company to obtain oil from the Middle East.

Therefore, the 25% of the Calafal oilfield oil in Fang Mingyuan's hands can be so focused, and if the 25% of the Calafal oilfield oil can be saved, although it will not play a big role in making up for the oil gap of Fudy Petroleum Holding Company, it can make Fudy Petroleum Holding Company take a breath of relief. Of course, the most important thing is Fang Mingyuan's background, so that he will not care too much about the pressure from BP. BP can't do anything about him. But Du Deliwei didn't dare to tell Fang Mingyuan all these words, and if Fang Mingyuan took advantage of this matter to blackmail Fudy Petroleum Holding Company to raise the purchase price by a large margin, or put forward any unacceptable conditions, it would be troublesome.

But looking at Fang Mingyuan's current appearance, it seems that he is going to break the casserole and ask to the end, and if he doesn't ask the truth, he will not agree to sell the oil to himself. It is difficult to say how much crude oil will be supplied from the Qafar field in three months' time.

Du Deliwei gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Fang, it's like this......"

At this moment, the butler of Prince Abdullah's villa appeared at the door of the living room and informed the arrival of the representative of British Petroleum, Burris Fairbanks. Although Fang Mingyuan was very surprised that Weishenme, the representative of the British Petroleum Company, was going to visit him, but since everyone had already come, it was not good to turn him away.

In his early fifties and somewhat gray-haired, Burris Fairbanks looked like a typical English gentleman, even in the Middle East, in a suit and leather shoes, and even with a civilization stick in his hand. When Fang Mingyuan first saw him, he felt like he had gone back in time. Dudleyway's face became gloomy, and it was clear that Burris's arrival was aimed at him.

Fairbanks took a sip of the black tea brought by the butler very "gentlemanly", and then said in a London tone: "Dear visitor from the East, Mr. Fang, I have come today to discuss with you on behalf of the British Empire British Petroleum Company. However, is Mr. Fang going to discuss it here?"

Fang Mingyuan raised his eyebrows, this Fairbanks' first sentence made him feel very unhappy. In and out of these words, there is a taste of superiority, which makes people feel disgusted. And until now, he still doesn't understand the specific meaning of this one. "Dear visitor from the West, Mr. Fairbanks, I don't know if the British Petroleum Company you represent has sent you to me to discuss anything, but I still have guests here, and I have to talk about one coming and coming, right?"

Fang Mingyuan gave Fairbanks a sentence that made Fairbanks' eyes flash with a hint of anger, but Dudleyway laughed gloatingly. This Fairbanks is Dudleyway's old opponent in the Middle East, and Dudleyway has fought against him a lot these days.

Fairbanks is the quintessential British, more precisely, the Englishman who is still immersed in the glory of the empire on which the sun never sets, and who has not yet come to his senses to this day, who looks down on people from all countries except the Americans. Of course, in some things, he also looks down on the Americans, thinking that they are a bunch of nouveau riche with no historical background. And the position of British Petroleum in Europe and the Shijie oil industry also gave him enough confidence, so it was better to talk to those Middle Eastern dignitaries and nobles, and treat ordinary people, and the arrogance that came out of his bones was rarely concealed. This one, presumably, learned the news of his coming, and also came to stir up the situation, just like he did before.

However, his attitude obviously made Fang Mingyuan very unhappy, which was a good thing

Fairbanks continued: "Mr. Fang, you are right, it is true that this Mr. Dudleyway came before me. However, I just want to ask one question, if the British Prime Minister were to visit at this moment, would you insist that there be a first-come-first-served visit?"

"I insist," Fang Mingyuan said without hesitation.

Fairbanks was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say for a moment. Dudley Wei unceremoniously let out daxiao.

"Mr. Fang, you are disrespectful to the Prime Minister of my British Empire," Fairbanks said in a deep voice, "It is also disrespectful to my British Empire"

"Anyway, he didn't come to me, I don't need to receive guests for Prince Abdullah," Fang Mingyuan shrugged, "Or is it that according to Mr. Fairbanks' logic, as long as your British Prime Minister appears in a certain place, even the local toilet cleaner must go out to meet him? If that's the case, if your prime minister goes to China...... No, no, no, I think my government will definitely refuse your prime minister to enter the capital. The capital of our country has a population of tens of millions, and the cost of such respect is too high."

"Hahahaha......" Dudleyway clutched his stomach and laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his waist. Fang Mingyuan: This is a complete misinterpretation of what Fairbanks meant. But he was right, this is Prince Abdullah's mansion, and Fang Mingyuan is not a politician, even if the British Prime Minister visits, he will naturally not be looking for him, of course he does not need to come forward to receive him - there is also Prince Abdullah's butler here. Of course, this kind of thing is not possible, and even if the British Prime Minister were to visit Prince Abdullah, it would not be a temporary event, let alone the absence of the host.

Fairbanks' face turned blue with anger, and he said angrily: "Mr. Fang, please don't mess around and arbitrarily misinterpret my meaning. ”

"Uh, Mr. Fairbanks, since you insist on it, then I have a question, I have heard that there is a famous saying in the Western legal circles - the poor man's grass house, the wind can enter, the rain can enter, but the king cannot enter, since Mr. Fairbanks thinks that I am the master here, then do I have the legal right to refuse to meet anyone?" Fang Mingyuan said in a good time, " The Prime Minister of your country, the Prime Minister elected by you British, not my Prime Minister, this is not London, let alone Buckingham Palace, I do not understand, I must take care of his idea in my house?

"Bang Bang Bang ......," Dudley Wei applauded, "Mr. Fang, you are right, even if this is London, we Britons have the right to legally refuse to meet anyone, even if he is the king."

Fairbanks was so angry that the roots of his teeth itched, this yellow-skinned teenager was simply too cunning

Fairbanks decided to put the issue aside for now, he didn't come this time to argue with the boy. "Mr. Fang, since you insist, then I will say it here in front of Mr. Dudley. I heard that Mr. Fang has received a 25% stake in the Qafar oil field donated by the Kuwaiti government, and we at BP would like to sign a long-term contract with you to purchase oil. I wonder if Mr. Fang is willing to talk?"

"Huh?" Fang Mingyuan looked at Dudleyway, whose face was a little blue, "It turns out that Mr. Fairbanks is also here for oil, and he and Mr. Dudleyway have the same purpose. But where did Mr. Fairbanks hear about this?"

Fairbanks smirked: "The history of oil extraction in the Middle East by the British Imperial Oil Company dates back to before 1930, and it is difficult to hide the news about oil from our ears in this land. Mr. Fang was fortunate to be able to get a 25 percent share of the Calafar field. But as far as I know, your country does not currently import oil, and your country prohibits private companies from entering the refining industry. Mr. Fang's oil can only be sold to the outside world. I, the British Empire Oil Company, am willing to solve this problem for Mr. Fang. ”

"What kind of problem is this? Could it be that in the current Shijie oil market, there is so much oil that it is impossible to sell? It's really strange, why haven't I heard Prince Abdullah say that OPEC is going to cut production? Mr. Dudleyway, have you heard such news?" Fang Mingyuan hated Fairbanks' tone of speech, obviously he wanted to buy the oil in his hands, but he still had to put on an appearance of showing kindness to himself, which made Fang Mingyuan feel angry when he looked at it. In this speech, it is naturally more polite. Anyway, his current business plans and the UK still belong to the eight poles, this old guy is not polite to himself, and there is no need to be polite to him.

The sun never sets, and the glory of the empire has long since fallen