Chapter 514: Gulf States' Countermeasures
Five million dollars is definitely not a small number! However, in the month that he was inspected here, the international oil price has risen by 20 US dollars per barrel, and the crude oil in his oil tanker has risen by tens of millions of US dollars! However, if it can't be transported, it still won't work, and if the price of oil falls again, it will be a big loss. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
So, at the behest of the company, Captain Hilton embarked on this path.
The officialdom of the Soviets is very dark, and there are too many bribes, although the general Andrei in front of him has a very tough attitude in support of reform and has beaten many corrupt officials, but Hilton does not believe that this guy will not look down on the five million dollars.
Sure enough, after taking the bank card, Andre's face became quite friendly, he looked at Hilton, and said: "I already know about this matter, after you return to the ship, make some preparations, and tonight, you can complete the inspection project." ā
"Yes, thank you, General Andrei." Hilton nodded and walked out.
Five million dollars! Holding this bank card, Andrei had a smile on his face, now, there is another way to make money, if a toll station is built directly here in the Strait of Hormuz, will it be better?
I didn't drive this road, and I didn't plant this tree, but if you want to cross this road, you must leave it to buy road money! However, this is still too ostentatious and easy to cause greater public outrage, so Andre still denied this idea.
However, now that there are so many ships, it is time to put a batch, it depends on which of them has filial piety, of course, this matter is not considered a violation, just talk to the old man, these money, handed over to the state treasury, or directly as a small treasury of the Turkestan Military District?
Thinking of this, Andrei picked up the phone: "Pick me up from Moscow." ā
The capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia, a large country in the Middle East world, is located on the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia, bordering the Persian Gulf in the east, the Red Sea in the west, and Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and other countries.
This is a veritable "oil kingdom", oil reserves and production are the first in the world, at the same time, in the entire Middle East world, Saudi Arabia is also the most vocal country, in front of other MSL brothers, Saudi Arabia has always put on a big brother style.
The current Saudi Arabia was founded by King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud. Abdul back then? Aziz led a group of men from Kuwait, where his family had taken refuge, to retake Riyadh from the rival Rashid family. After that, he conquered two parts of the territory of Najd and Hijaz.
In 1926, Abdulaziz became king of the territory under his rule. After that, Saudi Arabia officially became independent from British rule. Since the beginning of this era, Saudi Arabia has always pursued a strategy of being close to the West, following the position of the United States on many issues.
In several Middle East wars, Saudi Arabia has provided human and financial resources, and even collectively boycotted the Western world, and the entire Middle East countries seem to have come together, but, in fact, the Middle East is still scattered, and the rival Israel is getting stronger and stronger.
And now, in the face of the recent problems, Saudi Arabia, as a big country in the Middle East, can not sit still, King Khalid personally presided over a major meeting on the situation in the entire Middle East, and each country sent representatives to participate in this meeting.
"The Persian Gulf is our golden waterway, and the Strait of Hormuz is our indispensable outlet, but now this outlet is stuck by the Soviets, who occupied Iran and seriously threatened the security of our countries bordering the Persian Gulf." Although King Khalid personally convened the meeting, the main speaker of the meeting was Khalid's brother Fahd.
This is an important meeting related to the fate of the Gulf countries, how to face the situation of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz?
"Yes, these days, our crude oil output is almost zero, our country can no longer afford such losses, we have to come up with a proper plan." Kuwait's oil minister, Ali Khalifa al-Sabah, said: "We propose that we ask the U.S. Navy to escort us. ā
Kuwait is the most anxious one, because their oil tankers have been seized and cannot cross the Strait of Hormuz, and Kuwait has no other way than to go by sea.
Kuwait also has the best relations with the United States, after all, a lot of Kuwait's oil wealth is invested in the West, and American investment occupies a large part. And now, when Kuwait is faced with practical difficulties, the first thing that comes to mind is the United States.
Please ask for an escort from an American warship? Fahd shook his head: "The current Carter administration is a soft egg, they will never clash with the Soviet Union for us, and we must at least wait for Reagan to come to power, maybe be tougher." We have to think of something else. ā
Saudi Arabia has been completely disappointed with the Carter government, and such a government is simply unable to shoulder the obligations of the United States as a great power!
"It seems that we will have to figure it out on our own." The UAE's oil minister said: "Perhaps, we can consider building an oil pipeline through Saudi Arabia, avoiding the Persian Gulf and going directly to the Red Sea." ā
Saudi Arabia has a vast land area, with the Persian Gulf to the east and the Red Sea to the west. There is absolutely no control over the Soviet Union.
"It will take at least a year or two to build oil pipelines, and our oil exports will not be able to wait that long, and if this continues, oil prices will definitely continue to rise." Ali said.
"Everyone." At this moment, a person came from outside, and this person went straight into the venue, and as he walked, he said: "I think the current situation is very good, and the price of oil is rising, what harm is it to us?" Our underground oil resources are limited, and it is nothing short of blasphemy against the true God to allow the West to obtain our oil resources cheaply! ā
Everyone was stunned, the Iraqi oil minister is here!
Although the meeting was to discuss the situation facing the Persian Gulf, it did not take the initiative to invite Iraq's oil minister, everyone knows what is going on, and now Iraq is simply wearing the same pants as the Soviet Union, and all the Gulf countries are worried, but Iraq is not worried, because Iraq's crude oil carriers are unimpeded!
But now, Iraq's oil minister is uninvited and conceals his whereabouts all the way until he enters the conference room. When he broke in domineeringly, he didn't even stop the security guards outside. (To be continued.) )