"By the way, Feng, the oil and gas pipeline between our two countries will be officially completed in two days. I have also been invited to attend the completion ceremony. Have you been invited?" Kirilenko remembered this and asked casually. 』Tianlai NovelＷ Ｗ. ⒉3TXT. COM
China and Russia have been discussing for a long time to establish this long-term and stable cooperation method. China has already cooperated with many countries in this way. Oil and natural gas are China's strategic energy channels.
China has a large population and is a big energy consumer. Currently, China's oil and natural gas consumption growth rate leads the world. The oil consumption rate can be reflected in the growth of China's automobiles.
In the previous life, this cooperation agreement was only officially signed in 2012. For a total of 20 years, it produced 1,500 tons of oil and 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas every year. The cost of the pipeline alone exceeded 60 billion euros.
China has also established oil and gas pipelines with Myanmar, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other countries, which are also China's strategic energy channels.
Including maritime transportation channels, cooperation with countries in Africa, the Middle East and other countries to ensure domestic energy consumption.
It is these strategic arrangements that allow China to have sufficient energy use and reduce coal and other more polluting energy sources. It also prohibits the burning of some traditional fuels such as wood and straw to protect the environment.
Many people say that China’s oil is expensive, but they don’t know how much it costs just to transport the oil
Are there oil fields in China? have. Are the reserves abundant? It’s not very good, but it’s not bad either. There are still many things that have been explored but not exploited. Even shale oil, China has abundant reserves and relatively mature technology.
But China is now following the example of other countries in not extracting its own energy, but keeping it for price control. If you have money now, then import it. When the price of import is too high, then you can mine some yourself and force the other party to lower the price.
China is about to become the world's largest energy importer. Once China says it will no longer import, the other party will definitely have to cut prices. Otherwise, if the other party's energy cannot be sold, won't it reduce its income
Large exporting countries can control product prices, as can large importing countries, as long as they can withstand the demand for non-imports.
This China-Russia oil and gas pipeline was actually facilitated by Feng Yu and Kirilenko. China has been developing rapidly in recent years, with income increasing rapidly year after year, people's living standards also improving significantly, and demand for energy increasing.
Russia was rich during the period of the former Soviet Union, but then it became poor and went bankrupt. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia has actually never recovered its living standards.
Russia's pillar industries are industry and mining, and they rely on these to make money. Other countries can do real estate, finance, etc., but Russia cannot do it.
The land is vast and sparsely populated, and houses cannot be sold at high prices. People lack trust in government and finance, and finance cannot be revitalized.
As for science and technology, the former Soviet Union originally had the world's top scientists and engineers, but when the Soviet Union collapsed, most of them were poached by foreign countries, including China.
Of course, because of Kirilenko's little butterfly, Russia still retains many top talents, but Russia's development path is not much different from its previous life.
Russia is also working hard to revitalize agriculture and trade, but unfortunately its performance is very average. Although places like Russia have a lot of land, the climate is not very good because it is too far north.
They are close to the sea, but the route is not very good. Fortunately, there are European railways, which give them more choices for transportation lines.
It is said that if the country is poor, it should not be so good at some basic welfare. It should take a period of time to accumulate and slowly develop.
However, Russia has never given up on this point. Welfare benefits are still aimed at meeting national standards, which often causes Russia's fiscal deficits.
For a country with such a strong industrial technology, minerals are its largest income. A truly developed country will not rely on such low value-added raw materials as its main income. Even in the Middle East, they are working hard to develop the crude oil chemical industry. .
On the surface, Russia has cut its military expenditure, but in fact it is still making huge investments, but they are not making much money from a lot of investments.
Now that we are approaching peacetime, all arms dealers in the United States have gone bankrupt, but those who have gone bankrupt are mainly those who produce firearms. Those who manufacture aircraft, missiles, and ships are still making a lot of money.
In this regard, the island countries and South Korea are actually the best in the world. Combining civilian and military applications, while improving military technology, it becomes popular in civilian applications and earns a lot of profits.
In this case, Russia needs a long-term and stable cooperation order. China happens to be a major mineral importer, so it hit it off with China.
However, there have been many twists and turns in the cooperation between the two parties. For example, if China says you sell oil and gas to us, should you build this oil and gas pipeline
Russia says, what you want to buy, you should invest in. Aren’t you the ones who built it in countries such as Myanmar
Can Myanmar be the same as Russia? If Myanmar dares to swallow these pipelines, China can make it spit out more. If Russia acts rogue and swallows it, will China still go to war with Russia
Therefore, it was finally agreed upon whose territory it was located and who was responsible for the construction. At this time, Russia said again, we have no money, how can we build it
Russia has money, but not enough to spend. In the end, Feng Yu came up with a plan, which was also adopted by China after cooperating with other countries in his previous life, to provide a low-interest loan.
The so-called low-interest loans are basically loans that can only protect the principal. The interest is approximately equal to the depreciation caused by inflation, and they make no money at all.
However, it is still very cost-effective to be able to exchange for the conclusion of this agreement to ensure China's stable energy needs.
In the future, China will cooperate with many countries in the Middle East and Africa using this plan. China is not short of money now and can easily borrow tens of billions of dollars.
In this cooperation, not only Russian state-owned enterprises are involved, but the Polar Bear Mining Group is also involved. Moreover, the Polar Bear Mining Group participated in the investment in pipeline construction in Russia.
Therefore, Kirilenko was invited to attend the completion ceremony. Feng Yu, who facilitated this event, should also be invited. What's more, Feng Yu is the major shareholder of Polar Bear Mining Group, so it is normal to attend.
But Feng Yu told Kirilenko that he would not attend and had no interest in the matter. He just made this win-win situation happen earlier. However, according to Feng Yu's guess, if Russia does not cut public expenditure, once Russia is sanctioned by Western countries, it will fall into the same economic recession as in its previous life.
"Brother, if you are interested, invest in more food companies. Russia is too dependent on imports in this area. If you do it, you will definitely make a lot of money."
The reminder has been given. As for whether Kirilenko understands, Feng Yu will not say more. Russia is not his motherland anyway.
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