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In the dark of night, the flight from Hong Kong drew an arc in the sky above the airport and flew westward.

"Hey, that person is really, how could he have run to Saudi Arabia just before we arrived, so that we have to chase all the way over! Saburo Koe loosened his seat belt and complained in a low voice.

As soon as they flew to Hong Kong at noon, they learned of this unfortunate news, and Sato Nakaichi immediately bought a ticket from Hong Kong to Saudi Arabia without hesitation. Even Satomiko Matsushita and Kudaiko have visas to travel to countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia. It's just that among their group, except for Sato Zhongichi and Watanabe Tori, the rest of them have not been to Saudi Arabia in person.

Xiao Jiangjun, it doesn't matter if you say this here, but when you go to Saudi Arabia, when you face others, you can't show it. Ku Daizi frowned and said softly, "If you miss the big matter of the company and the minister, you can't afford it!" "This Xiao Jiang Saburo is a newcomer to the purchasing department this year, although his work ability is good, but this speech is sometimes a bit out of his mind. Now it's the Scomo oil company begging people to sell oil, and it's not people asking the Scomo oil company to buy oil, so why should people care about their own people's emotions.

"Hello! The seniors said yes, but I didn't think it through! Although Saburo Koe was dissatisfied, he could only bow his head and admit his mistakes. Although Kudaiko is a woman, she entered the company earlier than him. "Okay, okay, Ku Daizi, don't talk about him Xiao Jiangjun, after all, he is still a newcomer. Xiao Jiangjun, you also have to pay attention to your words, Ku Daizi is right, you represent the Scomo Oil Company to the outside world, if you destroy the company's business because of your inappropriate words, how to explain to Minister Sato and the company at that time? Although Watanabe's voice was not harsh, Saburo Koe did not dare to look up.

"You have this, chat time, it's better to be like Matsushita Satomiko, take a careful look, the minister and I will list those precautions for you! Saudi Arabia is no different from other countries, there, there are many regulations that you usually can't imagine, if you don't pay attention, once you violate, it can be a huge fine of tens of thousands of dollars, or a prison sentence, and when the time comes, even the president may not be able to rescue you! And I want to remind you that Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries still have corporal punishment, for example, if you are a thief in this country, you will be killed! Watanabe said with a grim face.

Saburo Koe exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Watanabe-senpai, these Arabs are still so barbaric? What era is it, how can there still be such a corporal punishment as Duo Shou? ”

"Shut up!" Watanabe Bird couldn't help but change his face, he looked left and right, and didn't see any people in Arab costumes, so he patted his chest, fortunately, Koe Saburo didn't speak loudly, and he also spoke Japanese, otherwise, wouldn't he be making trouble for himself? How could the minister bring this big mouth on the plane, with his mouth, Watanabe felt that his trip to Saudi Arabia this time was simply dangerous.

"Xiao Jiang-kun. When a thief will be swept away, if you greet the wives and daughters of the Arabs. Or take pictures of Arab women, and even die, if you want to experience Arab punishment, I have no opinion, respect your personal choice, but please don't bother us! Watanabe said coldly, "If you can't control your mouth, then after stepping on Saudi Arabian soil, you'd better pretend to be deaf and dumb!" Saburo Koe lowered his head in reproach by him, and beads of sweat were already on his face. He knew he had lost his words again.

"Watanabe-senpai, I'm sorry! I promise to pay attention to my words and not cause trouble for everyone! Saburo Koe lowered his head and said.

Ku Daizi snorted coldly, and didn't pay attention to him, and when it came to Satomiko Matsushita, she didn't set her sights on this side from beginning to end.

Sato Nakaichi naturally didn't know that not long after the plane took off, a small conflict broke out among his subordinates. At this time, he was writing a report that he was going to hand over to Ryuichi Yamamoto on the expansion of Scomo's procurement channels, in order to redeem the points he had lost in Ryuichi Yamamoto's mind. Airplanes aren't a good place to write, but he's only working on drafts right now.

"The future of Japan's energy supply must not be completely pinned on the oil-producing countries of the Middle East!" Nakaichi Sato pondered as he scribbled on paper. After these days of continuous suffering, Sato Nakaichi couldn't help but reflect deeply on his procurement as the head of the purchasing department of Scomo Petroleum Company

Over the years, despite the continuous wars in the Middle East and the fact that Iraq and Iran are fighting happily, the amount of oil shipped from the Middle East can still be guaranteed. Moreover, the oil quality in the Middle East is good, and the transportation is relatively convenient, so more than 70% of the oil of Scomo Oil Company comes from the Middle East. The remaining 30 percent is supplied by China, the Soviet Union, and Southeast Asian countries.

Through such procurement channels, the Scomo oil company has not encountered any major problems in the purchase of crude oil over the years, but this unexpected incident made Sato Nakaichi realize that if it could not find a channel to diversify the company's oil imports, then once the Middle East caught a cold, the Scomo oil company would have a fever. And as the head of the procurement department, he is like sitting on a volcano that may erupt at any time, and he may be kicked aside at any time.

Nakaichi Sato has been pondering this issue for the past few days, although the Middle East is a shijie oil depot. Its oil exports account for most of the Shijie oil market, but a number of unbalanced countries have divided this piece of treasure floating on black liquid gold, and over the years, it can be said that the war in the Middle East has not subsided, either Arabs and Israel, or Arabs themselves fighting.

Eighty or ninety percent of Japan's oil imports currently come from the Middle East, and it can be said that any political fluctuations in the Middle East will have a negative impact on Japan's energy imports.

Moreover, Sato Nakaichi is worried that due to the rapid rise of China's economy, there will inevitably be a rapid increase in energy demand, which can be confirmed by the fact that the amount of Huaxia's oil exports is getting smaller and smaller, which will inevitably directly affect Japan's traditional energy supply base in the Middle East. Moreover, in the event of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait that may break out at any time, once China settles the Taiwan issue, all of Japan's oil supply lines will be controlled by China. This is unacceptable to the Japanese Government. Among the neighboring countries, the United States has no need to count on the countries that can guarantee Japan's oil imports, and it has completely closed its own oil wells. Today, it is also the largest oil importer in Shijie. Huaxia, don't have to think about it, this country, which was originally identified as an oil-poor country by Shijie oil exploration experts, is already very lucky to be able to find a few oil fields, and his huge population and vast territory have determined that once the economy begins to develop, his country's oil will definitely not be enough to consume, so he will inevitably become Japan's future competitor. Southeast Asia also produces oil, but for now, it can only play a role in filling the leakage of Japan's oil imports.

At this point, Sato Nakaichi stopped his pen and moved his wrists and fingers. I went through my thoughts and continued to write.

The USSR was an energy powerhouse on Shijie. Oil, natural gas and carbon reserves are huge, and Siberia is particularly rich in energy resources. About half of the potential oil resources of the Soviet Union were concentrated in Siberia, and the prospective reserves of the Tyumen oil fields could reach 100 million tons, and there were 100 million tons that could be exploited. The natural gas reserves of the former Soviet Union are trillions of cubic feet, ranking first in Shijie, and the West Siberian oil and gas field, mainly in the Tyumen region, has discovered many oil and gas fields, and is the second largest oil and gas field in Shijie after the Persian Gulf. The oil and gas resources of Tyumen alone exceed the entire reserves of the United States. If Japan is able to obtain a large amount of oil from Russia every year, the proportion of Middle Eastern oil in Japan's oil imports will drop significantly, which will undoubtedly play an important role in strengthening Japan's energy security.

However, due to the harsh environment in Siberia, it is difficult to explore oil fields, build oil fields, exploit oil and transport railways. I am afraid that in the short term the Soviet Union's ability to export oil will not be able to increase to a decent extent, so it would be better for the Soviet Union to build an oil pipeline to transport oil from the oil fields in the interior of Siberia. It is piped all the way to the port by the sea. It can not only solve the problem of high railway transportation costs, but also export large quantities of oil to Japan. While in the short term it may not be as economical as importing oil from the Middle East, it is necessary for the long-term energy security interests of companies and countries.

"The cunning polar bear may not agree so easily." Nakaichi Sato put down his pen and muttered. He didn't deal with the old Soviet hairy people, don't look at these guys, one by one, they seem to be five big and three coarse, but they are all cunning like foxes and greedy like wild dogs! In order to persuade them to agree to the construction of such an oil pipeline, I am afraid that the country will have to give the Soviet Union some sweetness. If Fang Mingyuan saw his report at this time, he would undoubtedly be shocked, Sato Zhongichi's report, in his previous life, wasn't it the Anna Line oil pipeline that Japan later proposed to the Russian government?