Resource Tycoon Reborn

Minister Pimenyar could not have imagined that the price of crude oil in the international market, which has been fluctuating at 30 US dollars per barrel, would start from 2003, like a wild horse running wild, and in less than five years, it would

It soared all the way to more than 150 US dollars per barrel. This price, which was considered sky-high at the time, not only made the oil-producing countries in the Middle East suddenly rich, but also made the originally high-cost deep-sea oil production profitable!

It was also the high oil prices that led to the discovery of deep sea oil fields around the world one after another in the following years.

And Fang Mingyuan remembered clearly that from now to the next ten years, almost half of the large oil fields discovered in the world will be in Brazil. It is these oil fields that made Brazil's crude oil reserves enter the world in one fell swoop.

The top ten have changed from an oil importing country to an out-and-out crude oil exporting country!

Therefore, considering the high oil prices in the future, the value of mining these major oil fields in Brazil is still very considerable. To be honest, Fang Mingyuan is very doubtful as to why these deep-sea oil fields in Brazil have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain in 2007.

This is because Petrobras has been strongly stimulated by the rising oil prices and has increased its exploration efforts in the sea. However, it is only the end of 2001, and there is still a year before world oil prices begin to soar.

For a long time, at this time, people still cannot clearly see the future trend of oil prices.

"Before I reach my psychological bottom line, I will not tell you the accurate information about this large oil field." Fang Mingyuan said with a smile, "Anyway, this oil field is on your country's soil. It will be expensive to discover it early or late."

Isn't it from the country?" Pimenyar couldn't help but groan in his heart. It seemed that Fang Mingyuan was very dissatisfied with the 20% upper limit share he had mentioned before.

"Then what is Mr. Fang's psychological bottom line?" Minister Pimenyar asked cautiously.

Fang Mingyuan laughed dumbly and said, "What do you think?" Minister Pimenyar's face immediately darkened, but even if he was dissatisfied, he could not vent it on the spot.

"It can't be 70%, right?" Minister Pimenyar asked, "If this oil field is really what Mr. Fang said." Although the Brazilian government's oil policy is much better than that of the world.

All countries have to be lax. But for a large oil field with staggering reserves that may change Brazil's status in the international oil industry, the development rights are in the hands of foreign companies. This is unjustifiable in any case. This is not like those small and medium-sized oil fields that have no impact.

When it comes to the overall situation, Brazilian citizens can still turn a blind eye.

"I'm not that greedy!" Fang Mingyuan also understands this truth. Judging from the general trend of the world, although the governments of many countries have no intention to prevent private investment in the oil industry, the actual situation is that private oil companies are converting themselves into

The territory has been gradually ceded to the major state-owned oil companies. Now the major state-owned oil companies of the world's major oil-producing countries control almost 70% to 80% of the world's oil reserves, and they are still further concentrated.

If you ask for a controlling position, even if the Brazilian government agrees, it will regard you as a thorn in the side. And it may stimulate the Brazilian government to nationalize the oil industry. In that case, the gains outweigh the losses.

Minister Pimenyar breathed a sigh of relief. If Fang Mingyuan did not ask for a controlling position, the matter would be much easier to discuss.

Minister Pimenyar's eyes fell on Falcao, who was already in a daze. After staying for a moment, he said: "Mr. Fang, I heard that you want to buy land in Brazil to establish a farm?"

"Yes, I do mean that." Fang Mingyuan nodded and said, "And it's a large-scale farm."

"Why did Mr. Fang think of buying land in our country?" Minister Pimenyar said with a curious look on his face, "Your country is also a big agricultural country with rich land resources. Why do you need to travel half the world to get there?"

Coming from Brazil?”

Fang Mingyuan said: "Actually, the reason is very simple. First, as long as it does not violate the laws of your country, once the land in your country is purchased, it will be permanently private. In our country, the land only has the right to use it, but not the ownership. To put it bluntly, it is me.

I want to leave a piece of land of my own for my family! Second, Minister Pimenyar, our country is the most populous country in the world. With economic development, the living standards of the people continue to improve, and the demand for agricultural products will also increase.

It continues to grow. Therefore, I plan to come to your country to engage in agricultural production, and the products will be sold back to the country. I wonder if you, Minister Pimenyar, can understand this."

Minister Pimenyar nodded and said: "So how much land does Mr. Fang plan to buy? Is there anything I can do to help?" Fang Mingyuan's reasons can be said to be reasonable. For many people in this world, the importance of land

The thirst is never-ending. Even in Brazil, if the Brazilian government had not been trying its best to avoid the rapid concentration of land in the hands of a few people, farms with millions of hectares of land would have appeared.!

"How much area of ​​farms does your country allow? For me, of course, the more, the merrier." Fang Mingyuan said casually, "If the place is good and the scenery is beautiful, my family won't mind taking 3.5 billion U.S. dollars.

Buy a piece of land."

Minister Pimenyar couldn't help but take a breath. If 3.5 billion US dollars were used to purchase land, if it were not in the suburbs of big cities, but in agricultural areas, it would still be hundreds of thousands of hectares of land. However,

He then thought about it, the Fang family already owned an oil company, and the three to five billion US dollars was indeed not a huge number.

"Mr. Fang, I must remind you that in our country, we do not want the land to be too concentrated!" Minister Pimenyar reminded tactfully.

"Minister Pimenyar, I think this is just a technical issue, right?" Fang Mingyuan glanced at him and smiled. He could divide the land he was interested in into several parts and put it in the names of several people, but

In fact, the land was owned by the Fang family. At least during Fang Mingyuan's lifetime, he believed that he could control the situation.

Minister Pimenyar's face froze, and he nodded after a long while. Fang Mingyuan was right, this is just a technical problem! There are many families in Brazil, although each of them does not have a lot of land under their name, but if they add

The total land area is an extremely staggering number. But the Brazilian government has nothing to do about it - this behavior does not violate Brazilian law.

"So if it's a shallow-water oil field, how about a 30% stake?" Minister Pimenyar brought the topic back.

"What if it's a deep-sea oil field?" Fang Mingyuan said calmly.

"Deep sea oil fields can reach up to 45%!" Minister Pimenyar hesitated and said. Exploring deep sea oil fields is not only a technical job, but also a project that consumes a lot of time and money. Petrobras will then

Whether it can raise enough funds to start the project is still a question. Therefore, if Fang Mingyuan is willing to ask for more shares, he will naturally bear more capital investment.

"Shallow sea oil fields, 45%, deep sea oil fields, 49%!" Fang Mingyuan said bluntly, "If your government agrees, the contract can be drafted now. If everything goes well, maybe next year

In half a year, or at the end of next year at the latest, you can see the first oil well producing oil!"

Minister Pimenyar looked at Fang Mingyuan with some surprise and said, "Mr. Fang, isn't this time span a bit too long?" Since Fang Mingyuan is certain that there are oil fields with large reserves, a lot of early exploration work can be saved.

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Fang Mingyuan spread his hands and said: "Minister Pimenyar, only after you and I reach a consensus and sign a formal contract, can a lot of follow-up work be carried out. For example, can I submit a request to the shipyard for the floating production, storage and unloading ship?

Placing an order and being able to successfully lease other suitable offshore drilling platforms for initial exploration and mining are all questions. If your government is unable to give me a definite result until the first half of next year

, by the end of next year, if we can see the oil wells producing oil, it will be God who has given us great favor." Although the efficiency of Brazilians is not as notorious as that of some countries - ordinary projects require

There are hundreds of official seals, but they are definitely not among the most efficient countries.

Fang Mingyuan is not letting go of eagles when he sees rabbits, but this is also normal. The cost of a large floating production, storage and offloading ship that can produce oil in deep sea areas can be as high as 780 million U.S. dollars. That is to rent an offshore drilling platform. The daily rent

They all start at least 100,000 US dollars, and some advanced large-scale deep-sea drilling platforms have daily rents of more than 200,000 US dollars, which are not new. Before reaching an agreement with the Brazilian government, it was naturally impossible for Fan Mingyuan to prepare them in advance, and then work day by day.

Use the money to float around. If an agreement cannot be reached in two or three months, tens of millions of dollars will be lost.

Minister Pimenyar pondered for a long time and then said: "Mr. Fang, this matter is of great importance. I need to report to the Minister and the President before I can give you an answer."

"I can understand this, but I hope that, whether it succeeds or not, your government will give me an answer as soon as possible. My time to stay in Brazil is limited, and there are still many things in Hong Kong and Japan that I need to deal with." Fang Ming

Long distance.

Minister Pimenyar naturally agreed wholeheartedly, and then stood up to say goodbye. Fang Mingyuan sent him to the door of the room.

Just when he was about to leave, Minister Pimenyar suddenly said: "Mr. Fang, does your family also have business in Argentina?"