Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

Wang Ye and Gebrev had a meal until after nine o'clock in the evening, and they talked about a lot of things.

Through chatting, Wang Ye also learned a lot about the recent focus of the Kremlin's work. What interested him was that the Kremlin was already considering comprehensively rectifying the domestic energy industry.

Of course, it is impossible to directly "rob" those private companies, and the companies of the oligarchs cannot be touched for the time being. After all, they have to consider the international impact and national image.

Now we need to integrate some state-owned enterprises that have not yet been privatized, as well as small enterprises that operate illegally, integrate these companies together, control them with state-owned assets, and allow private equity participation.

It's like United Airlines Group's model.

There are two biggest sources of energy in Russia: oil and natural gas!

Oil is simple. Yukos Group has basically completed its monopoly, accounting for almost 80% of the country's production, and almost all large and high-quality oil fields have been collected.

The other natural gas industry is different. Since the 1990s, Russia has established "Gazprom", which is controlled and managed by the Federal Administration of Asset Management, which is often referred to as "Gazprom".

This company is incredible. It is the largest natural gas company in the world. Its output value is equivalent to 8% of the country’s total industrial output value, and it provides 25% of the national budget!

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the country’s “money bag” and the lifeblood of the entire Russian economy.

Compared with the exaggerated proportion of Yukos controlling 80% of the country's oil production, Gazprom is even more outrageous. It accounts for 90% of the country's natural gas production!

In an absolute monopoly position!

Among them, the state holds a total of about 40% of the shares, and there are many remaining shareholders, because it has been listed on the securities markets of the United States and Europe.

"How about it? Are you interested in buying some shares of Gazprom? The dividends are quite generous." Gebrev raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.

Speaking of dividends, this company is very conscientious. Except for part of its annual net profit that is reserved for the company's development, the rest is all cash dividends and distributed to all shareholders!

In addition, Gazprom’s annual net profit is as high as 20 billion US dollars...

No matter how you look at it, this is a very high-quality company.

But after Wang Ye thought about it for a while, he shook his head, "Forget it, I don't have that much money to invest in such a giant company now. There are not many places to make money, but there are too many places to spend money!"

Obviously, Gazprom is a good company, but it does not meet Wang Ye's current investment goals.

He can't afford that much money to acquire Gazprom's shares...

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"I heard that your uncle went to Asia to discuss business, hasn't he come back yet?" Gebrev asked casually.

Of course he was talking about Hovchenko. After the last meeting between the board of directors and Wang Ye, Hovchenko seriously considered Wang Ye's opinions.

In late February, I took a team of people to inspect three countries in East Asia.

The purpose is naturally to sell the oil to Asia, especially China, which Wang Ye emphasized. Now Hovchenko is staying in China and has not come back.

"Yes, oil prices have been falling this year, and my uncle is also very worried. This time I wanted to talk to those countries in Asia to see if we can open up the market there." Wang Ye said with a smile.

"Is this your opinion again?" Gebrev looked at Wang Ye with interest.

He and Hovchenko both knew Wang Ye thoroughly, and both knew that Wang Ye was very optimistic about China's future development, because Wang Ye had emphasized several times on different issues that a certain eastern power would shape the development of China in the next few years. !

Wang Ye grinned and said casually:

"Yes, I am now a director of Yukos Group, so of course I have to think more about the group's business.

Oil is a hard currency, but its price fluctuates and is affected by many factors.

With the output of Yukos Group, it is not enough to rely solely on small customers. It must find several stable large customers and sign long-term orders. "

Gebrev thought for a moment, shook his head and said:

“Although we are bordering China, it is not easy to transport oil there because we need to go around a big circle.

Compared with the oil from those countries in China and D, we have no price advantage.

You may not know that our Gazprom company has also been negotiating with them for several years, hoping to sign a contract for a stable supply of natural gas, but the negotiation has never been concluded because it is limited by transportation conditions.

The reason why a lot of our energy is sold to European countries is that many countries here are relatively developed and have relatively large demand for energy.

On the other hand, it is close and the transportation cost is low! "

Wang Ye is really not very clear about this, but he knows that the big natural gas deal between China and Russia is said to have been negotiated for nearly 20 years.

And the contract amount is astonishing, up to 400 billion U.S. dollars!

At that time, it was called the largest energy order in the world’s history...

As for oil, Wang Ye was not impressed by whether the two countries had signed any huge orders.

Maybe there is, but the amount is definitely not as big as the natural gas order.

"Let's get in touch and talk first. It's better to have one more option than one less. After all, I'm just a director in Yukos Group, not the boss. It's not my turn to worry about many things." Wang Ye said with a shrug.

Gorbrev burst into laughter, and he deliberately asked: "Why, you are quite the chairman of Yukos Group? It's not that there is no chance. Kovchenko is your uncle, and judging from this posture, he intends to train you to be his successor." Human.”

"No, no..., I can't take on this burden. I have enough things on my hands now. If I add a behemoth like Yukos to the mix, I probably won't even have time to sleep in the future." Wang Ye waved his hand quickly. said.

"It's wrong for you to think like this. With greater ability comes greater responsibility. You have this ability. In the future, Yukos Group will be handed over to you, which is also what many people want to see. As for the other companies in your hands , just find a professional manager to manage it, I feel like you are not that busy now."

What Gurbrev said was a bit profound.

Wang Ye smiled bitterly and was speechless. He also understood that Hovchenko did intend for him to take over the Yukos Group. This was not a hint but an explicit statement.

Because Kovchenko intends to fight for his "political ideals"...

Similarly, people like Gurbrev should also hope to see themselves in charge of the Yukos Group. In that case, they will feel relieved, because they are easier to be "controlled" than Kovchenko!

The reason why Wang Ye didn't want to take over Yukos was just because from the day he took over the Yukos Group, it meant that Kovchenko and the Kremlin officially fell out!

He will face a dilemma...