Qatar's oil is readily available, and once a share is secured, tankers can load and ship it back directly, generating short-term profits. However, the construction of new oil and gas fields generates long-term revenue.
Li Jian directly came up with a plan for the construction of the new oil and gas field. In fact, this was an alternative plan for the previous oil and gas field. The reason for not being selected was that the reserves were not as good as the current one, but for Si Mingyu, it was enough.
Since the infrastructure was already in place, the investment in building new oil and gas fields wasn't huge. Refineries could simply expand existing ones, saving significant money on both supporting facilities and personnel. Another benefit was that Si Mingyu had previously invested in expanding ports and transportation pipelines, and now that investment had been cut in half.
Therefore, according to the budget in the plan, minus the existing investment, about 3 billion Chinese yuan will be needed. This is because the preliminary exploration and other spending money have been completed, and Si Mingyu can just copy the plan and start the work.
Of course, since the construction is taking place overseas, all construction personnel and equipment need to be transported from the country, and there are also a series of fees to be paid to the country's officials, such as "mining fees" and "approval fees", so the cost is not low.
Giving Si Mingyu the alternative location and plan wasn't a loss for the Chinese government. The oil was buried somewhere else, so instead of hiding the exploration data and plan, it would be better to have Si Mingyu's company extract the oil and ship it back to China for safekeeping.
As for why the government did not invest further, it was because it had to consider a series of issues such as international impact and investment costs. Even if Si Mingyu wanted to build a new oil and gas field, he would have to change a shell company.
This was not a problem for him at all. Dongya Mingyu Hongming Industry owned many companies registered in the Great Infant Empire, some of which even had decades of operating history.
After discussion, a company from the Big Infant Empire invested in an oil and gas field in an African country. The crude oil extracted would be refined in a refinery built with Chinese aid. The oil would then be shipped to China by Indian and Filipino tankers registered in Panama and sold to a trading company registered in the Cayman Islands. This company would then resell the oil to the Huaxia Petrochemical Company.
In order to obtain the right to exploit oil and gas fields, the company of the Big Infant Empire will help build a batch of infrastructure in the country using Chinese photovoltaics and base stations.
As for the construction contractor, Si Mingyu called Tao Quanrui, the owner of Ruiquan Real Estate Company, to ask if he was willing. Tao Quanrui was the father of Tao Xusheng, one of the first second-generation Shanghainese he met.
Upon hearing this news, Tao Quanrui readily agreed. First, the requirements and difficulty of these infrastructure projects were not high, and there were no technical issues. Second, Tao Quanrui was only contracting the project, and the actual construction would be handled by the construction team he was working with. Finally, being able to undertake such an overseas aid project would greatly help enhance his company's image.
However, the quality of the project must be guaranteed.
The matter was basically settled after discussing it here. It wasn't that they were working behind closed doors. Since Li Jian brought up this matter, there must have been some private discussions with the African country. Even if they weren't completely certain, they were almost certain.
Of course, the final decision must be based on the signed agreement, so Si Mingyu still needs to go to that country.
This gathering was quite fruitful. He Wantao got a promise to provide chips from Si Mingyu, while Si Mingyu got an oil extraction plan. Wang Yuantao and Li Jian both did Si Mingyu a personal favor.
At their level, money and material things are not important; what matters are favors and promises.
After finishing the business, the distance between them narrowed again, and then they started chatting about romantic matters. The meal didn't last long before everyone dispersed, because Wang Yuantao and Li Jiande went back to finalize the matter, and Si Mingyu would fly over in a few days to sign the agreement.
Because it involves another country, we must strike while the iron is hot to avoid any changes due to delay.
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On the plane back home, Si Mingyu found an opportunity to call Luo Jinghui and briefly explained what had happened tonight. After all, the last time he visited this small African country, he was ambushed in the street. He had to report his visit to the "company" in advance.
After listening to this, Luo Jinghui said that the company would make arrangements. Not long after, he sent a message telling Si Mingyu to contact a man named John Foster after arriving, and also sent a photo and contact information.
Although he didn't understand why he had to find a foreigner to take care of his own safety, since Luo Jinghui made such arrangements, there must be a reason. He would know when the time came.
Back in the cabin that served as the living room, Zhang Ningxi and Lin Shirui were chatting about the party that had just taken place.
Although Li Anping and the others were elites from the third generation of their respective families, they showed no signs of self-importance when interacting with each other. They were much more easygoing than the other wealthy second and third generations they had met in Shanghai. During their casual conversation, they also learned that the leaders of the departments where they worked were unaware of their identities.
This is because people have different pursuits. The backgrounds of several people determine their opportunities to leave their names in history, and their perspectives are naturally different after standing at a high position.
The two women were also surprised that Si Mingyu had reached such a high position. After all, Li Anping and his ilk were already at the top of their three generations in the country. Their fathers were either high-ranking officials, provincial governors, or the helmsmen of state-owned enterprises. As for their grandfathers, if the head of the family held a meeting, they would have been qualified to sit on the podium.
In fact, the people Si Mingyu interacts with are very inconsistent.
I first joined the SCC Supercar Club. Before I even got to know a few people through this platform, I was invited by Tao Xusheng and other second-generation Shanghainese students who were also studying at Jiaotong University to join their circle.
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