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Since the oil and gas reaction was realized, a joint drilling team of Tang Dynasty Petroleum and Exxon Chemical has stepped up drilling in the waters southeast of the Falkland Islands and invited a large number of geologists to participate in the drilling. As time passed, the oil and gas reaction from drilling became more and more obvious, so after more than two months, a drilling report dozens of pages thick was placed in front of Gu Chen.

The report clearly shows that under the vast sea area of more than 7ooo square kilometers in the southeast of the Falkland Islands, which is allocated by the British government to the Tang Dynasty Oil Company, there is a huge amount of oil from 1oo000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Such a huge amount of oil reserves shocked everyone involved in the drilling work, and there is no doubt that if this astonishing news were to be published, it would cause an uproar and have a serious impact on the entire world's economy. It's just that they still underestimate the oil reserves of the Falkland Islands, but Gu Chen clearly remembers that the value of the reserves is more than 6oo00 million barrels, which is more than one-third of the drilling team's estimate.

Now the drilling work has come to an end temporarily, and the next thing is the mining problem, but this problem is also the most complicated, the most important thing is naturally from the Argentine obstruction, in the previous life, it was precisely because Argentina gathered most of the countries in South America to oppose it, so that the British exploitation of the oil resources of the Falkland Islands has been progressing slowly, even if there are one or two drilling rigs, but relative to the total amount of oil reserves of more than 6oo billion barrels, such a degree of exploitation is almost no different from a turtle climbing.

Although the strength of the countries of South America is not comparable to that of his previous life, especially Brazil, the largest country in South America, which has not yet grown into one of the world's major emerging economies, and the situation in Argentina is far less stable than in his previous life, in this case, even if Argentina really rallied South American countries against British exploitation of Falkland Islands oil, the effect would be greatly reduced.

But the British government is still under considerable diplomatic pressure, and he does not know if Margaret Thatcher will be able to resist the pressure. But in any case, it was necessary for him to go to England and talk to Margaret Thatcher in person, knowing that this was a business worth at least hundreds of billions of dollars.

After instructing Guo Yunxi to deal with the matter of going to the UK, Gu Chen gently pinched his chin with his fingers, his face showed a contemplative expression, and then dialed Bush Jr.'s phone, and the phone rang several times before it was connected. Then came the voice of George W. Bush: "Hello, I'm George, who are you?" ”

"It's me George, I'm sorry to bother you so late." It's past 11 a.m. Hong Kong time, if George W. Bush is in Washington or New York. It should be more than 1o o'clock in the evening, and the difference between the two places is about 13 hours due to the time difference.

Hearing that it was Gu Chen, Bush Jr. suddenly smiled in his voice, not only because it was Gu Chen who called, but also because he was in a good mood: "It's Gu, I haven't rested yet." Besides, I know you must have something important to call me at this time. ”

"Hehe, there is indeed something very important, and you must be very happy to say it. But before I do that, I feel it is necessary to wish Mr. Bush a successful victory in the upcoming presidential election. Although Gu Chen already knew the result, it was definitely impossible for him to show this kind of thing. This time, in order to support the elder Bush's campaign, he took out $200 million in political donations, and even in the 21 st century, $200 million in political contributions is by no means a small amount. So he naturally wants to be a little warmer.

"Thank you, I'm sure you'll hear the good news soon." George W. Bush appears confident, and so far, the elder Bush has led Democratic candidates by a wide margin in most states, so he has every reason to be optimistic about the final outcome of the election.

Gu Chen smiled and said, "I think so too. Well, now I tell you good news. I hope you don't get too excited, I have just received a report from the UK about oil drilling in the Falkland Islands, according to the results of the drilling team's analysis. There are between 1 million and 2.2 billion barrels of oil under the sea area authorized to us by the British government, and the total oil content in the waters around the Falkland Islands is 2.8 billion to 4 million barrels. ”

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

Based on today's crude oil prices, even if it is 1oo00 million barrels, it is worth almost 400 billion US dollars, and he has a 5% stake in Tang Dynasty Petroleum Company, which is almost 2oo billion US dollars, which is still the minimum value of reserves and does not consider the factor of oil price increase in the future, such a huge fortune almost did not smash him out. Although he is ambitious in his career, no one will have too much money.

Gu Chen was very satisfied with Bush Jr.'s reaction, with a smile in his tone: "Do you think I will joke with you about this kind of thing?" ”

"It's great, it's great, it's a pity you're not in Washington, otherwise I'd have to celebrate with you." Bush Jr. was so excited that he lost his temper a little, but what Gu Chen said next made him calm down quickly, such a huge wealth is obviously not easy to obtain.

"In addition to telling you the good news, I also talked about the issue of mining. I believe that it will not be long before the news of the huge oil resources of the Falkland Islands spreads, and the Argentine Government will certainly do everything possible to obstruct our oil exploitation. ”

"Tomorrow I will go to England to sign a formal mining contract with Margaret Thatcher and to discuss measures against the Argentine government. If you can, I hope you can get your channel so that the US government can stand up and support the UK government if necessary. ”

Bush Jr. was silent for a while when he heard this, weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and after a while said: "I am not sure that the US Government will take big and practical actions to support Britain, but if it is only at the diplomatic level, I think it is no problem, and the United States will stand on Britain's side at that time." ”

Since World War II, Britain has been the largest and most reliable ally of the United States, and although the United States did not openly support Britain during the Falkland Islands War (Malvinas War), it still secretly gave Britain a lot of support, such as 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.

The two talked about some details again, and Gu Chen hung up the phone, if the United States can really give Britain strong support, the joint opposition of South American countries is not enough, and what he wants to think about now is how to get the most benefits from Margaret Thatcher.

At the beginning, he signed an exploration agreement with Margaret Thatcher and stated that if there are really oil and gas resources, the British government will account for 3o% of the interest, which is nothing to dispute, the key is in the exploitation period, according to the conventional Tang Dynasty oil has the right to obtain the exclusive exploitation right of this sea area for 2o years, but in this offshore environment, it is very difficult to extract at least 1oo00 million barrels of oil reserves within 2o years, and he must strive for a longer exclusive exploitation life. He also talked to Bush Jr. on the phone about this issue just now, and the other party promised to find a way to get Bush Sr. to call Mrs. Thatcher......

At the same time, a copy of the same report was sent to the Minister's Secretariat, and when Margaret Thatcher came to her office in the morning, she saw the report that was placed on the top and the cover read 'Falkland Islands Oil and Gas Resources Report', at first she didn't pay much attention to it, and when she opened the report and saw the contents inside, her eyes instantly widened - containing 2.8 billion to 400 million barrels of oil, if the report was not wrong, then the Falkland Islands would become Britain's second North Sea oil field.

In the past ten years, British oil companies have extracted nearly 10 billion barrels of oil from the North Sea, which has not only alleviated the situation of energy shortage in the UK, but also brought rich tax revenue to the UK, which is one of the main driving forces of the UK's economic development in recent years.

"It seems that Gu Chen had already asked experts to study the geological environment of the Falkland Islands before signing the exploration agreement, otherwise there would be no such coincidence in the world." Mrs. Thatcher looked thoughtful, she now regretted giving Gu Chen the exploration right, after all, it was tens of billions of barrels of oil reserves, even if the extraction costs were deducted, it was a huge fortune.

Fortunately, I kept a hand and retained 3o% of the interest. Then she thought of the same question with Gu Chen - how to deal with Argentina's opposition?

As early as the exploration of the Argentine government protested, but at that time there was no oil and gas resources, the Argentine government protested for a period of time and then stopped, now the exploration of huge oil reserves, if the Tang Dynasty oil company wants to exploit, the Argentine government in the face of such huge economic interests, it is certainly impossible to just protest a few times. She was not worried that the Argentine government would use force.

Because Argentina does not have such ability or courage at all, her only fear is that Argentina will seek the support of South American countries as it did during the Falkland Islands War, and if South American countries jointly oppose it, it will undoubtedly bring great pressure to British diplomacy.

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