Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 214 Oil shortage

It can be said that China's domestic crude oil extraction or import, processing, and sales industries are all in the hands of state-owned enterprises led by China National Petroleum Corporation, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, and China National Offshore Oil Corporation. Although domestic private enterprises have been working hard

However, in fact, the progress can be said to be very little, not even as good as the steel industry. And this situation will continue until the first decade of the next century, at least until Fang Mingyuan's death in his previous life, it will be absolutely

I haven't seen the day when the monopoly is truly broken.

During this period, although private capital had some involvement in the sales of refined oil products, these private gas stations were soon absorbed by the "Three Barrels of Oil" through various means. In the end, only a few marginal gas stations were left.

In corners and corners, in areas where the "Three Barrels of Oil" are completely disdainful, there are still some privately owned gas stations surviving. In areas with relatively developed economies, except for those companies with real backgrounds and backgrounds, almost all privately owned gas stations are still alive.

All gas stations were wiped out. After decades of implementation of the reform and opening-up policy, state-owned capital once again took an absolute dominant position in the gas station industry, which has no technical content at all and cannot be said to have any strategic position. It is unacceptable.

Needless to say, this is also a kind of black irony!

But in this life, there is an alternative, the oil refinery under Fang Mingyuan's name. However, although the oil refinery is in China, it cannot enjoy the supply of crude oil from domestic oil fields, and all crude oil must be imported from abroad.

Moreover, all chemical products and refined oil produced and processed must be sold abroad and not allowed to enter the domestic market. It was precisely because Fang Mingyuan agreed to such harsh conditions that this refinery, which can be called the most modern oil refinery in the country, was

In just a few years, it appeared on the land of China from scratch!

And all along, Fang Mingyuan has indeed kept his original promise. Whether it is the source of crude oil or the sale of finished products, none of it involves the domestic market. For the inherent interests of the state-owned petrochemical companies headed by "Three Barrels of Oil",

There is no substantial threat. Even in the country, except for locals, people who are not insiders of the petrochemical industry have no idea that such a modern large-scale oil refinery operated by private capital exists.

"Young Master Fang really knows it right away. Yes, I want to sell it domestically!" Zong Zheng said seriously.

Fang Mingyuan spread his hands in embarrassment and said: "Yameni, I'm afraid you should also know that the agreement I made with the leaders at the time was that the refined oil produced would not appear in the domestic market. This request from the yamen made me very embarrassed!

Moreover, our Fang family has always put credibility first in the business world. If the old man finds out about this kind of thing, even if I am his favorite grandson, he will never let me off lightly!"

Zong Zheng laughed and said: "Master Fang, of course I know this. Master Fang's reputation in the business world is well-known in the country. However, what if the leaders are willing to lift this ban?"

Fang Mingyuan couldn't help but startled slightly, sat up straight and said, "Ya Nei, what do you say?"

Zong Zheng took a bag from the small table beside the sofa, took out a stack of paper from it, put it in front of Fang Mingyuan, and said with a smile: "Young Master Fang, after reading these things, I believe you will understand what I mean. As long as

If Mr. Fang is willing to cooperate with me, then I will naturally be responsible for solving Mr. Fang's difficulties. This is my sincerity!"

Fang Mingyuan picked up the stack of paper in front of him and only read a few lines of words before his expression changed slightly.

If a modern society is regarded as a person, then energy is undoubtedly the person's blood! Without enough energy, the normal operation of modern society will be seriously affected! And the various fuels produced by processing crude oil,

It is undoubtedly the most important part of energy. Without gasoline, diesel, and aviation gasoline, cars, airplanes, and even some ships will undoubtedly become a pile of expensive scrap metal. In the history of the world, due to the high price of oil

The several oil crises caused by this have fully made people in developed countries realize the importance of energy supply to the development of modern society.

However, in the 1990s, Chinese people did not fully understand the oil crisis. This was because China's economic development level at that time was still at a relatively low level. Domestic crude oil production could not only meet the needs of the Chinese people, but also

Some exports can also be exchanged for foreign exchange. Therefore, the Chinese people are not yet aware of the dangers of energy shortages.

It was at this time that an oil shortage almost swept through parts of the southeastern coastal areas. From then on, the Chinese people knew that sometimes, even if you have money, you cannot buy oil! And with the continuous development of China's economy, oil

Famines will appear on the land of China almost every now and then, and as time goes by, more and more areas will be affected. And two thousand years later, oil shortages have spread to all developed areas in the country, even

This is also inevitable in core cities like Shanghai.

Once an oil shortage occurs, long fleets of vehicles will be lined up in front of the gas stations in the area. In order to refuel, car owners will even break out in various conflicts, triggering a series of social conflicts and affecting the normal production and life of the people.

It's a huge inconvenience.

Of course, when the oil shortage occurs, the "experts" can give various reasons that sound reasonable. For example, international oil prices have risen, the costs of oil refining companies have increased, and domestic oil prices have been low, which has caused domestic oil refining companies to

losses, thereby reducing production; for another example, the domestic oil refinery company's refinery stopped production for maintenance, and the output could not keep up; for another example, the price of oil sold by the refinery increased, but the retail price could not be increased due to policy reasons, so gas stations also took the initiative

Decreased purchases to reduce losses...

Fang Mingyuan does not deny that international oil prices will continue to rise in the future, and will reach a record high price of close to 150 US dollars per barrel. Compared with the price in 1995, which fluctuated only 20 US dollars per barrel, it is indeed an increase.

From this point of view, it seems reasonable for these monopolies to increase oil prices.

But don’t forget that although China is a major oil importer, it is also a major oil producer. Even by the end of the first decade of the next century, half of the crude oil production in the domestic oil market will still come from domestic production. The production of these crude oils

Naturally, it is impossible to calculate the cost based on international oil prices. And as state-owned enterprises, these oil resources can be said to be allocated to the names of these enterprises for free, unlike those foreign oil companies, which have to pay for every oil field they acquire.

Development fees must be paid to the local state.

What’s even more dissatisfying to the Chinese people is that the international crude oil price follows the market trend and fluctuates every day. When the international oil price rises, the domestic oil price will follow closely, but when the international oil price falls, there is no drop.

Sound. When the international oil price soared to nearly 150 US dollars per barrel, and then quickly fell to a minimum of less than 40 US dollars per barrel, domestic oil prices did not fall rapidly. And the international oil price finally fell.

It has dropped by two-thirds, but the domestic oil price has probably not dropped by even one-fifth of the price!

Therefore, the core of these specious reasons cannot be separated from two words - profit! As a reborn person, Fang Mingyuan naturally knows that all these reasons are just a few big monopoly companies in order to obtain excess profits.

, it’s just an excuse!

It's just that in the previous life, although the Chinese people were dissatisfied with these monopolies, they were helpless because they had no decision-making power, let alone break their monopoly. Although the central government has repeatedly tried to change this

The situation is always thunderous and rainy, with no obvious effect at all. The "three barrels of oil" still goes its own way. When it is time to increase prices, it will never miss it; when it is time to reduce prices, it is always dragging its feet.

They procrastinate, and only when they can no longer procrastinate, do they lower the price in a symbolic way, but still, they have to complain to the central government about poverty and ask for some subsidies - although that is often billions of dollars in financial subsidies!

Although the oil shortage has brought great trouble to the normal operation of society and the normal life of Chinese people, it has now become a gap in Fang Mingyuan's plan to break through the monopoly!

The reason why Fang Mingyuan invested heavily in continuously expanding the scale of production in such a short period of time was to seize the opportunity to build scale before the oil shortage came. So that at the appropriate time, he could break the original agreement with senior leaders and sell refined oil products.

To the country, thereby tearing apart the shady curtain of monopoly!

Of course, Fan Mingyuan is not a saint. He squeezed into this industry because, no matter in his past life or in this life, Fan Mingyuan was from a grassroots background. He is disgusted with the greedy behavior of these domestic monopolies. On the other hand, it is also Fan Mingyuan's consciousness.

Come to think of it, energy supply is the foundation for the normal operation of a country, and if you control the energy supply, you will have the right to speak in the domestic political arena! Regardless of whether you can achieve your goal in the end, these leaders can no longer ignore your voice!

In this way, Su Huandong can be given greater support from an economic perspective!

At the same time, petroleum conglomerates are also one of the most profitable companies in the world. Even if they are maintained at normal profit margins, they are enough to make any capitalist cheer. China, as the world's largest energy consumer in the future, will have

With sales of hundreds of millions of tons of various fuels, even if it only shares one-tenth of the market, it is enough to ensure that the company becomes a world-renowned large-scale enterprise. Hua Petroleum and Hua Petrochemical have become the "leaders" among the top 500 companies in the world.

"or"?

Looking at the stack of information in his hand, Fang Mingyuan's hands were shaking slightly...