Chapter 1810 Searching for His Whereabouts
Yevmenov said, "Xiao Peng stole a transport plane from the Dixon Military Base and left Dixon Island this morning. His whereabouts are unknown."
Shoigu was also angry after hearing this: "Why is he so disobedient?"
After he finished speaking, he saw Yevmenov looking at him with a strange expression.
"Uh..." He also realized that he had said the wrong thing. Who is he and why should he listen to your orders?
"Why did he leave Dixon Island?" Shoigu changed the subject. "Didn't Moiseyev say everything was arranged for him? He said the 'Shamrock' base was like being in prison. We sent him to Dixon Island, so why is he still not satisfied? Don't you know how important he is now? He's truly crucial to our ability to revitalize the Arctic shipping route!"
After he finished speaking, he paused and looked at Yevmenov without saying anything.
Yevmenov waved his adjutant to leave, then said to Shoigu: "Now we don't know his whereabouts, we must ask the FSB for help again."
Shoigu nodded.
He had just said, "Xiao Peng is crucial to the revitalization of the Arctic shipping route." Their original purpose in seeking Xiao Peng out was to get him to help salvage a nuclear submarine, a simple military cooperation project between the two countries.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Peng gave them a big gift, the location of an offshore oil field.
This is truly a gift! Currently, 99% of disputes between nations boil down to two words: interests. And what do offshore oil fields mean?
energy!
And what is energy? Of course, it is profit.
Russia boasts a variety of rare resources, including oil and gas, as well as various minerals. However, since most of these resources are located in Siberia, a region with a harsh climate, mining them is extremely difficult. However, Russia would rather leave these resources unexploited, effectively begging for food while holding a golden bowl.
Russia has not thought about improving this situation. When the Soviet Union collapsed, it privatized state-owned enterprises and allowed foreign investment in those privatized energy companies. This did increase the development of Siberian energy, but it caused the money to fall into the hands of a very small number of people and created a number of energy oligarchs of that era.
This situation has not improved the lives of ordinary people, but has instead worsened the local economy. Since the Great Emperor came to power, he has enacted policies to control foreign investment in Russia at the national level. It's not that foreign investment is prohibited, but it must be a "national" partnership, just like the cooperation between Daxia and Russia.
This has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that the profits are stable, but the disadvantage is that it is too dependent on a few countries and the development speed is restricted.
After they learned that Xiao Peng could find submarine energy in the Arctic, the Russian side had a new idea: the Arctic route is Russia's national policy for the next step of development, but it is very difficult to develop the Arctic route: in addition to the influence of harsh climate and ice, there is also the complicated relationship between Russia and Europe.
However, it would be really great if we could use the Arctic Ocean seabed energy to attract overseas energy companies to enter - first of all, those are all on the Russian continental shelf. If you want to develop energy here, you naturally have to pay tribute to Russia, and this small amount of money will naturally flow into your pocket continuously.
Furthermore, if polar offshore energy exploration is truly feasible, the vast majority of developed countries will focus their attention there. Who will then have to look to for support? This will greatly enhance their international standing and benefit the development of Arctic shipping routes.
However, developing Arctic energy also presents significant challenges. First and foremost, it's difficult to choose the right location for underwater energy resources. The harsh climate there complicates exploration. While Xiao Peng claims to find "untold oil and gas resources" in this area, the reality is far from simple. While everyone knows the Arctic is rich in oil and gas resources, the oil and gas field Xiao Peng discovered is the first non-offshore field! How did he find it?
Another point is that they must rely on Daxia—the only country currently capable of exploiting deep-sea oil and gas resources in such a harsh environment. Their 982 oil and gas well is the envy of the world. If this collaborative Arctic deep-sea oil and gas project between the two countries succeeds, the results will surely astound the world and naturally attract countless investors. That will bring in countless small profits.
Russia hopes that this project will succeed. The reason is naturally that first of all, it can make money, and then it can activate the Northeast Passage and make money. In addition, the activation of the Northeast Passage can also drive the economic development of the areas along the Northeast Passage of Siberia. The result is still making money!
Daxia also hopes that this project can succeed: first of all, only Daxia has the ability to build this kind of polar offshore platform. Secondly, the "Arctic Maritime Silk Road" was originally a cooperative project between the two countries. The construction of port cities along the route still depends on infrastructure maniacs. This is an opportunity for the two countries to make money together.
But the foundation of all this cooperation lies in Xiao Peng. They want to know whether Xiao Peng's ability to find the underwater oil and gas fields is accidental or inevitable.
The man named Chen Zetao said: Xiao Peng never lied to him and he believed Xiao Peng could do it. But the Russian side didn't believe it!
Now people from the Russian Ministry of Energy and Daxia Offshore Oil Group are exploring the reserves of the offshore oil field that Xiao Peng mentioned.
However, due to the harsh Arctic winter, the survey speed has been greatly slowed down, so there is still no result after such a long time. Chen Zetao knows Xiao Peng's temper and knows that he doesn't like being controlled by others. So he said a few words to Xiao Peng and returned to his country to deal with the business. But how should he treat Xiao Peng?
I first put him in the 'Clover' base, but Xiao Peng said it was too boring.
Well, they couldn't get angry with Xiao Peng. You thought Clover was boring, so they sent you to Dixon Island. But when you got there, you ran away. If you have any complaints, just tell us directly. Why are you running away? If you said you were going to run, then run. Why did you steal a plane and run away? You're our "honored guest."
Yevmenov and Shoigu looked at each other in confusion. After a moment, Yevmenov said, "We still need to seek help from the FSB. He had a good relationship with them before he went to Clover. I'm going to the FSB to seek help now."
"Do you need my help?" Shoigu asked.
Yevmenov shook his head and said, "I'll go. It's really too troublesome to deal with a billionaire like that. He's so picky!"
He was about to leave the office when he suddenly stopped and said, "Shoigu, your chess character is terrible. I was about to beat you but you threw the chessboard. I despise you!"
Shoigu was dumbfounded. He really wanted to ask Yevmenov: Do you still have any shame, old man?
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