“Mr. Antonia, the cooperation had already been agreed upon, so why did it change so suddenly? Has another country gotten involved?” Zhao Ye asked.

Leander Antonia gave an awkward smile and said, "The crude oil pipeline should indeed not only consider China, but also other Asian countries such as South Korea and Japan. That's why we decided to change the route."

"Change the route? May I ask, where are the starting and ending points of the new crude oil pipeline route?" Zhao Ye asked in a cold voice.

“From the Angarsk oil field to Nakhodka…” Leander Antonia hesitated for a moment, but still answered truthfully. Clearly, this route had absolutely no intention of supplying oil to China.

This is an oil pipeline that runs directly to the Pacific coast and can be transported to Japan by sea.

At this moment, apart from Zhao Ye, all the Chinese representatives present changed their expressions drastically.

Crude oil pipelines are crucial to energy security, and this "Anna Line" excludes China.

The Chinese representative immediately expressed his disagreement with the pipeline route.

"China has a large population and its future demand for crude oil will far exceed that of Japan. Even if it's just for profit, the Russian bear should choose the crude oil pipeline route we proposed!"

In fact, the negotiations had reached a stalemate.

The polar bear nation is waiting for a high price to sell, and even seems to prefer Japan.

Zhao Ye felt exhausted when he thought about how he had been negotiating this crude oil pipeline project for more than ten years in his previous life. He realized that he couldn't put all his eggs in one basket.

We can't count on the polar bear country.

Friendship means nothing in the face of self-interest.

After seeing off the representatives from the Arctic Bear Country, Zhao Ye immediately expressed his thoughts to Zhong Bohan, the Chinese representative.

"Kazakhstan, a country bordering China, is also rich in oil."

"China is fully capable of cooperating with them."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Bohan nodded thoughtfully and said, "Yes, that's true. However, if we build an oil pipeline from Kazakhstan, the cost might be higher!"

Zhao Ye waved his hand casually and said, "It doesn't matter if the cost is a little higher, as long as we can still buy crude oil!"

“Okay, then I will send someone to contact Kazakhstan to discuss cooperation.”

"Um."