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Four billion dollars may sound scary, but if you look at the table of those two oil wells, it's not an exaggeration.

After all, the two oil wells are now producing about 20,000 barrels per day, and the most important thing is that these two oil fields are located in Australia.

It's a blank slate for the traditional oil giants, who control the market but don't control the oil fields in the region.

If you can control the oil fields wherever you are, it means that you have the opportunity to control the market wherever you are.

Once you control that Australia has a market, then your say in which country will be greatly increased, and you must know that Australia is now one of the eight largest developed economies in the world.

And the most important thing is that this country has countless mineral resources that make others blush, and these mineral resources, any kind of mineral resources, are enough to make Japan, or the Mitsui family, feel blushing.

Since the birth of the Mitsui Zaibatsu, this chaebol has never been a simple economic chaebol, and they have always been very closely entangled with the Japanese government.

Before World War II, plunder, expansion in the northeastern part of the continent, and later in the South Pacific occupied by Japan, and so on.

By the end of World War II, the Mitsui zaibatsu had deservedly become Japan's No. 1 chaebol. His scale. It was twice as large as the Mitsubishi zaibatsu in Japan at the time. At that time, the Mitsubishi chaebol and the Fuji chaebol were two of them, and even if they were added together, the scale was not as good as his.

It's a pity that the Americans occupied Japan later, and then they kept issuing decrees to dismantle the Mitsui chaebol, which made Mitsui fall to the point where it is today.

Although today's Mitsui chaebol is still a behemoth, it is long gone. The confidence to dominate the Japanese rivers and lakes, now even Mitsubishi and Fuji, the scale is vaguely larger than Mitsui.

And Sumitomo, the younger brother who has been a little brother, has recently quietly caught up, although since 2000, Mitsui and Sumitomo jointly established Sakura Bank, but in fact, secretly, the two have never stopped working hard.

And Sumitomo's Cosmo has a company, but Mitsui has always wanted to get involved. It's a pity that Sumitomo's gang of bastards refused to let the Mitsui chaebol interfere.

Now there is such a great opportunity in front of us. As long as he can grit his teeth and come up with four billion US dollars, then he will be able to control Australia's two high-yield oil fields, and even go further, through these two oil fields, to influence the will of the country.

Even if it can't affect the will of this country, at the very least, it can affect the will of the local government in Northwest Australia, and this area is the most mineral-rich area in Australia.

As soon as he thought of this, Mitsui Noryo felt that his heart was hot, and the storm in his mind kept colliding, which made him feel a little conflicted, and he felt very eager to get those two oil fields.

"Mr. James, isn't this price a bit exaggerated, and as a long-term partner, can't this price be a little discounted?"

Mitsui finally couldn't stand it, the temptation, the first to open his mouth, although he knew that once he spoke first, it meant that in the future negotiations, he would be in a passive position, but at this time, is it really important to be passive or not?

The guy on the other side sneered, and then showed a mouthful of white teeth: "Mr. Mitsui, do you think this price is exaggerated?" Have you really figured it out? First of all, these two oil wells can produce 20,000 barrels per day, and they produce light crude oil, which is rare even in the Middle East. And according to our estimates, the reserves under these two fields are at least hundreds of millions of barrels. Do you know what the concept of these hundreds of millions of barrels of reserves is? If it weren't for the fact that I was going to invest in several projects in the United States recently and was in urgent need of funds, I would never have given up these two oil fields. Not to mention, let's just say that in recent days, the dirham company has been listed on the Sydney Stock Exchange, and now their share price has been speculated to 26 Australian dollars a share, and 26 Australian dollars is 20 US dollars at the current exchange rate. I have 60 percent of the company's shares, which is equivalent to $1.2 billion, and with that kind of oilfield reserves as a guarantee, do you think it is too much to more than triple my $1.2 billion shares? ”

Mitsui Nokara felt that his mouth was a little bitter, because at this time he found that what the other party said was not right at all, according to the current market value of the dirham, the shares in this guy's hands are worth 1.2 billion US dollars.

But the most important thing is that his equity worth $1.2 billion is related to the absolute control of the company, and if you have the absolute control of the dirham, it is equivalent to you controlling the two oil fields.

And this is the key for many oil giants, absolute control has always been opposed by many governments, but many large companies are desperately pursuing.

So the 1.2 billion dollar equity in this guy's hand, if he really wants to make a move, other large companies may really triple his 1.2 billion equity every minute.

Mitsui also wants absolute control of this company now, but the key problem is that now, he doesn't have that many chips in his hands.

Four billion dollars, BP can give, Shell can give, Rockefeller can give, because they are not bad for money, and they will pay in installments, but they will not pay back.

And now if Mitsui wants to get in and succeed, then he has to come up with something more exciting for the guy in front of him.

But now what does Mitsui have in his hands that can make the other party's heart move?

Come to think of it, they are the only ones who are at the Rob River mine in the Pialbara Mountains.

Mitsui & Co. has invested in a number of iron ore mines in Australia, generally in the form of joint ventures with Rio Tinto or BHP Billiton, and this is also the smartest thing about them compared to Chinese investors.

Later, those large state-owned enterprises in China invested in Australia, which can be said to have failed repeatedly, often losing a lot of money in vain, but in the end they gained nothing.

In fact, it's not just because the Aussies are old-fashioned, ruthless, and kick you away when they run out, but also because of our own arrogance and clumsiness, as well as our neurotic attachment to the absolute control of the joint venture.

In fact, the reason why we are acquiring mines overseas is nothing more than to ensure our own supply of raw materials.

But if you are very assertive in your control of the company, especially in a conservative country like Australia, which is already hostile to you, all your negotiations will be very hampered.

Think about it, even in your own country, when foreign capital wants to invest in your country's mineral resources, you still require that the controlling ratio of other people's mining companies should not exceed 50 percent, but how can you demand that the controlling ratio of other people's mineral companies exceed 50 percent?

This is also the main reason why those large state-owned companies in China have repeatedly failed to acquire mining companies in Australia.

The Japanese are very smart at this point, such as Mitsui, who is the majority shareholder of Rio Tinto, and together with Rio Tinto, controls many large iron mines in Australia, but they do not require absolute control of these iron mines.

It is only required that the iron ore powder produced by these iron ore mines be exported to Japanese companies at the lowest execution price.

In the long run, they will stand on their feet cheaply, and they will not be annoying, and our investors in China often spend a lot of money, and in the end they are not likable, which is the result of the difference in attitude towards life.

The most valuable mine jointly controlled by Mitsui and Rio Tinto is undoubtedly the Rob River Iron Mine in the Pialbara Mountains, which produces 32 million tons a year, a quarter of which is supplied to Japanese iron works, half is used to slaughter the Chinese nation, and half is used to sell to other iron works.

And now after some weighing, Mitsui has come to a conclusion, that is, if he wants to be able to win the Dirham Oil Company in the hands of the guy opposite, this Rob River Iron Mine is the most valuable bargaining chip in his hand.

Iron ore has been doing well lately, but if you compare it to oil, then it is nothing but a pile of dirt.

"Well, Mr. James, what if we were willing to give thirty-three percent of our control of the Rob River Iron Mine in exchange for your shares in the Dirham?"

"Hah!"

James's abruptly raised pitch startled Mitsui Noriyo, and at first glance, the guy's face was full of sneers.

"Mr. Mitsui, it seems that you really understand me, but if you had proposed such a quid pro quo a year ago, I would not only have raised my hands and feet in favor, but also might have subsidized you hundreds of millions of dollars, but now? You're not kidding, are you? That Luobo River Iron Ore Mountain, with an annual output of only 32 million tons of iron ore powder, and an annual profit of only about 100 million US dollars, do you think it is appropriate to use such an iron mine to exchange for a hen that will lay golden eggs in my hands? To be honest, your $100 million annual profit, my dirham oil company, can do it in just a month, do you think such a replacement makes sense? ”

Mitsui's face was flushed with shame...... (To be continued......)