In the depths of the night, the flight from Hong Kong Island drew an arc over the airport and headed west.

The fact that he is the most despicable people in the world is not bad at all.

"Hey, that person is really, how could he have gone to Saudi Arabia just before we arrived, so that we have to chase all the way over!" Saburo Koe loosened his seat belt and complained in a low voice.

As soon as they flew to Hong Kong Island at noon, they learned of this unfortunate news, and Sato Shimoji immediately bought a ticket from Hong Kong Island to Saudi Arabia without hesitation, but fortunately, it was not difficult for them, the people in charge of procurement, to enter Saudi Arabia. Even Satomiko Matsushita and Kudaiko have visas to travel to countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia. It's just that among their group, except for Sato Shimoji and Watanabe Bird, the rest of them have not been to Saudi Arabia in person.

"Xiao Jiangjun, it doesn't matter if you say this here, but when you go to Saudi Arabia, when you face others, you can't show it." Ku Daizi frowned and said softly: "If you miss the big matter of the company and the minister, you can't afford it!" ”

This Xiao Jiang Saburo is a newcomer to the purchasing department this year, although his work ability is good, but this speech is sometimes a bit out of his mind. Now it's the Kozmo Oil Company begging people to sell oil, and it's not people asking the Kozmo Oil Company to buy oil, so why should people care about their own people's emotions.

"Hello! The seniors said yes, but I didn't think it through! Although Saburo Koe was dissatisfied, he could only bow his head and admit his mistakes. Although Kudaiko is a woman, she entered the company earlier than him.

"Okay, okay, Ku Daizi, don't talk about him Xiao Jiangjun, after all, he is still a newcomer. Koe-kun. You also need to be mindful of your words. Kudaizi is right, you represent Kozmo Oil Company to the outside world, if it is because of your inappropriate words. And if the company's business is destroyed, how will you explain it to Minister Sato and the company when the time comes? Watanabe's voice was not harsh though. But Saburo Koe didn't dare to raise his head resignedly.

"If you have this time to chat, you might as well be like Matsushita Satomiko and take a careful look at the precautions that the minister and I have listed for you! Saudi Arabia is no different from other countries, where there are many regulations that you would not normally imagine, and if you are not careful, if you are not careful, if you violate them, you can pay huge fines of tens of thousands of dollars. At worst, there may be a prison sentence, and when the time comes, even the president may not be able to rescue you! And I want to remind you. Saudi Arabia, these Middle Eastern countries. There is also corporal punishment, for example. If you are a thief in this country, you will be killed! Watanabe said with a grim face.

Saburo Koe exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Watanabe-senpai, these Arabs are still so barbaric? What era is it, how can there still be such a corporal punishment as Duo Shou? ”

"Shut up!" Watanabe Bird couldn't help but change his face, he looked left and right, and didn't see any people in Arab costumes, so he patted his chest, fortunately, Koe Saburo didn't speak loudly, and he also spoke Japanese, otherwise, wouldn't he be making trouble for himself? How could the minister bring this big mouth on the plane, with his mouth, Watanabe felt that his trip to Saudi Arabia this time was simply dangerous.

"Xiao Jiang-kun. When a thief will be swept away, if you greet the wives and daughters of the Arabs. Or take pictures of Arab women, and even die, if you want to experience Arab punishment, I have no opinion, respect your personal choice, but please don't bother us! Watanabe said coldly: "If you can't control your mouth, then after stepping on the soil of Saudi Arabia, you'd better pretend to be deaf and dumb!" Saburo Koe lowered his head in reproach by him, and beads of sweat were already on his face. He knew he had lost his words again.

"Watanabe-senpai, I'm sorry! I promise to pay attention to my words and not cause trouble for everyone! Saburo Koe lowered his head and said.

Ku Daizi snorted coldly, and didn't pay attention to him, and when it came to Satomiko Matsushita, she didn't set her sights on this side from beginning to end.

Sato Shimoji naturally didn't know that not long after the plane took off, a small conflict broke out among his subordinates. At this time, he was writing a report that he was going to hand over to Ryuichi Yamamoto on the expansion of Kozmo Petroleum's procurement channels, in order to redeem the points he had lost in Ryuichi Yamamoto's mind. Airplanes aren't a good place to write, but he's only working on drafts right now.

"The future of Japan's energy supply must not be completely pinned on the oil-producing countries of the Middle East!" Shimoji Sato pondered as he scribbled on paper. After these days of continuous suffering, Sato Shimoji can't help but deeply reflect on his procurement since he became the head of the purchasing department of Kozmo Oil Company. Moreover, the oil quality in the Middle East is good, and the transportation is relatively convenient, so more than 70% of the oil of Kozmo Oil Company comes from the Middle East. The remaining 30 percent is supplied by China, Russia, and Southeast Asian countries.

Through such procurement channels, Kozmo Oil Company has not encountered any major trouble in the purchase of crude oil over the years, but this unexpected incident has made Sato Shimoji realize that if it cannot find a channel to diversify the company's oil imports, then once the Middle East catches a cold, Kozmo Oil Company will have a fever. And as the head of the procurement department, he is like sitting on a volcano that may erupt at any time, and he may be kicked aside at any time.

Shimoji Sato has been pondering this issue for the past few days, although the Middle East is the world's oil depot. Its oil exports account for most of the world's oil market, but a number of unbalanced countries have divided this piece of treasure floating on black liquid gold, and over the years, it can be said that the war in the Middle East has not subsided, either Arabs and Israel are fighting, or Arabs themselves are fighting.

At present, 10% of Japan's oil imports come from the Middle East, and it can be said that any political fluctuations in the Middle East will have a negative impact on Japan's energy imports.

Japan is a small country and a large consumer of oil and gas resources in the world. Japan's oil resources are overseas, and the market is domestic.

The problems faced by Japan in terms of oil and gas security are: the threat of disruption of overseas oil and gas supply, the security of supply lines, and changes in oil prices. In response to these problems, the Japanese government has directly stepped in to formulate oil policies and help oil companies explore the international market through specific institutions. The Japan Petroleum Corporation was established in 1967 to provide financial guarantees for Japan's oil companies to participate in overseas oil and gas resource competition, and even negotiated with resource countries as the "representative" of oil companies to obtain oil and gas projects and then transfer them to oil companies.

The Middle East is the most important oil supplier to Japan. Through the provision of huge funds and technical cooperation, Japan has obtained the right of first refusal to purchase oil from Saudi Arabia, a long-term oil supply contract from the United Arab Emirates, and a commitment to a stable supply of energy from Kuwait. Japan and Qatar have also reached an agreement on strengthening cooperation in the field of oil and gas production and transportation, and with Egypt on participating in the country's oil and gas exploration and cooperation in liquefied natural gas projects.

It is precisely for this reason that Japan will have all the territorial disputes with China.

Now Sato Shimoji is worried that due to the rapid rise of China's economy, it is bound to increase rapidly for energy demand, which can be confirmed by the decreasing number of Huaxia's oil exports, which will inevitably directly affect Japan's traditional energy supply base in the Middle East. Moreover, in the event of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait that may break out at any time, once China settles the treasure island issue, all of Japan's oil supply lines will be controlled by China. This is unacceptable to the Government of Japan.

Among the neighboring countries, the United States has no need to count on the countries that can guarantee the import of oil from Japan, and has completely closed its own oil wells. Today, it is also the world's largest oil importer. Huaxia, don't have to think about it, this country that was originally identified as an oil-poor country by the world's oil exploration experts, it is already very lucky to be able to find a few oil fields, and his huge population and vast land determine that once the economy begins to develop, his country's oil must not be enough to consume, so he will inevitably become a competitor in the future. Although Southeast Asia also produces oil, at present, it can only play a role in filling the leakage of oil imports from Japan.

At this point, Shimoji Sato stopped writing and moved his wrists and fingers. I went through my thoughts and continued to write.

Russia is a world energy power. Oil, natural gas and coal reserves are huge, and the Siberian region is particularly rich in energy resources. About half of Russia's potential oil resources are concentrated in Siberia, and the prospective reserves of the Tyumen oil fields can reach 100 million tons, and there are 100 million tons that can be extracted. The former Russia's natural gas reserves are 47.57 trillion cubic feet, ranking first in the world, and the West Siberian oil and gas field, mainly in the Tyumen region, has discovered more than 200 oil and gas fields, making it the second largest oil and gas field in the world after the Persian Gulf. The oil and gas resources of Tyumen alone exceed the entire reserves of the United States. If a large amount of oil can be obtained from Russia every year, the proportion of Middle Eastern oil in Japan's imported oil will drop significantly, which will undoubtedly play an important role in strengthening Japan's energy security