Chen Mo understands the thoughts of the leaders of PetroChina. Cooperation, yes, but he will also pay attention to proportion, and will not turn his company into a subsidiary of PetroChina, in that case, he is too sorry for his prophetic status.

Astana appeared in front of Chen Mo's eyes from the porthole of the plane in the early morning, looking at the gray and yellow eyes below, as if he had come to the great northwest of China.

Chen Mo retracted his gaze and asked, "Has Manager Zhong ever been to Kazakhstan?" ”

"No, it's my first time. However, it is said to be the second coldest capital in the world, and extreme weather of -40 degrees Celsius is often seen in winter, so it will be very difficult to endure in winter. ”

Chen Mo nodded and said, "Although the Acatel oil field is a little stronger than Astana, it is also very difficult to endure in winter. But we are an oil field ourselves, and with an ample supply of natural gas, the heating will not stop. But every winter, oil transportation will be a problem, so we have to connect with the Petronas pipeline as soon as possible, so as to reduce our transportation costs in the winter. ”

Zhong Zhaolin asked tentatively: "In this way, won't our crude oil be counted on the head of the national oil?" ”

Chen Mo smiled lightly and said, "We should take a long-term view, and don't care about the gains and losses of one city and one pool." The Acatel oil field is only a small oil field, although it is of great significance to the development of our company, but in our territory, it does not occupy a large share after all. I'm also from CNPC, so I don't want to be biased towards Petronas in other places. ”

The plane landed at Astana Airport, which looks even more backward than the country's third-tier airports, and the Gobi Desert stretches as far as the eye can see.

It was only three years ago that it was identified as the new capital of Kazakhstan, and it has been less than three years since the government moved in. In normal times, Chen Mo should also go to Almaty, their economic capital, because it is the center of the oil trade.

However, Chen Mo, Berezovsky and Abu did not really regard this oil field transfer as a very important matter. So I don't want to come to too many vain things and over-publicize this matter. On the contrary, he focused all his energy on government public relations, and the low-key could not be more low-key.

Chen Mo was greeted at the airport by an employee named Wang Xin, who was also the director of an oil refinery owned by PetroChina, and was lured by Xu Yunteng to defect to CM with a high salary. He was accompanied by a local Kazakh driver, with a big waist and a round waist, more like a bodyguard.

Wang Xin is a few years older than Zhong Zhaolin, and he looks almost forty. But in front of Chen Mo, the boss, he was very humble, and even a little low. And he doesn't speak Mandarin very well. A thick Donghai accent made him look a little ridiculous.

Although Chen Mo is a big boss, he has not yet cultivated the habits of a big boss, so he is very unaccustomed to his inferiority. However, after all, it was the first time they met, and he didn't show his likes and dislikes and hide his true emotions, which was still easy for Chen Mo, who had received education in this area since he was a child.

Astana was originally just a major transportation artery in the desert and a meeting place for railway lines in four directions. Officially, because of its geographical location and the fact that it is one of the few large oases in Kazakhstan, it was chosen to become the new capital of Kazakhstan.

It has been less than three years since it became the capital, and the popularity of the new city has not yet developed. Chen Mo paid attention for a moment. From the time they entered the city, they met very few people and cars.

Wang Xin said: "The south bank of the Ishim River is a new urban area, mainly a functional area of the new capital, so it is very popular. If you go to the old town on the north shore. It's fairly developed, but it's not as good as the big cities in China. ”

Chen Mo nodded and asked, "Then after you came over, have you ever been to the oil field to see it?" What is the environment? ”

For Chen Mo's question. He seemed to be prepared and replied directly: "On the second day of coming to Kazakhstan, our advance team was divided into two teams. Vice President Xu and Vice President Shanton negotiated with the upper echelons here in the capital, and most of us went directly to Acatel with the Russian representatives. It is located on the border between Kazakhstan and Russia, and in addition to the small town of Acat, the nearest cities are two Russian cities, Novotroitsk and Orsk, both of which are only about 50 kilometers away. On the contrary, it is more than 200 kilometers to Aktobinsk, and the transportation is much better than some oil fields in the center of the desert. However, because the oil field is too close to the town, less than two kilometers, some local residents often visit the oil field to cause trouble. ”

"Do you understand why?"

"I only stayed there for three days, and I was called back by Vice President Xu, and I didn't directly encounter disputes. According to my research, it is mainly due to the compensation of underground water sources and the supply of natural gas, which is not a big deal. ”

Chen Mo was thoughtful and asked, "Why do you say that?" ”

Wang Xin also made full preparations, saying: "Because the crude oil of the Acatel oil field was directly supplied to Russia, pulled to Russia by car, and then injected into their oil pipelines, and the price of crude oil in Russia is more than half lower than the international price, so the profit is limited." It is also because of this reason that they are a little insufficient to supplement the locals. ”

Chen Mo nodded. The price of crude oil in Russia is simply low in many places. In particular, in some areas where transportation is inconvenient and there are no oil pipelines, the price of oil is lower than that of water. Therefore, in terms of crude oil smuggling in China, they have been repeatedly banned, because as long as there is a relationship, they can make money no matter how high the export quota is. Those who cannot get the quota can only rely on smuggling to make money, and in this regard, the phenomenon of collusion between the top and bottom and malpractice in personal interests is very serious.

In the past, the Acatel oil field supplied oil to China, and it was true that there was not much profit, but if it turned to seek to catch up with the domestic pipeline, the initial investment would not be small. Chen Mo also has to carefully calculate how to maximize his own interests in order to decide the future sales model.

He pondered for a while, and then asked, "Is the development cost now under control, as low as they say?" ”

At the mention of this, Wang Xin was also interested, and said happily: "Indeed, the development cost here is quite low. The development cost is less than five dollars in the summer, and even in the winter, it can still be controlled under ten dollars. Compared with the cost of more than forty or fifty dollars in China, the reason here is simply the same as picking it up for nothing. (To be continued.) )