Chapter 1155: An Windfall in South America VI
"Boss, this deal between us and the Venezuelan government is worth a lot of money, the current price in the international crude oil market is 30 US dollars a barrel, just this more than 100 billion barrels of light crude oil is worth more than 400 billion US dollars, the extraction cost is about 10 US dollars a barrel, our net profit is 280 billion US dollars, according to the calculation of 1.4 billion barrels a year, 30 billion US dollars a year is stable, and it can definitely be repaid in four years." After attending the signing ceremony, Marcas said to Wu Chen at the embassy.
The Venezuelan government and the Federal Government of the Golden Triangle held a grand signing ceremony to donate the islands of La Okira and Blanquilla to the Federation of the Golden Triangle as a symbol of friendship between the two countries, and a number of documents were signed.
Contracts for the purchase of weapons and equipment, contracts between the Government and the Golden Triangle Federal Petroleum Group on the size and boundaries of oil fields, a letter of intent from the Venezuelan Government to join the Golden Triangle Federal Organization for International Cooperation, a contract for the Golden Triangle Federal Government to present the medium-sized conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Chaves to the Venezuelan Government, etc.
Regardless of whether the conversation between Wu Chen and President Chavez can play a role in influencing the trajectory of history, at least the Venezuelan government's accession to the Golden Triangle Federal Organization for International Cooperation is a good start, and it is also the first country in South America to announce that it will become a candidate country.
"This time also gave me a problem, the family's finances are not very rich, and most of Venezuela's oil is heavy crude oil, the price in the market is low, and when refining oil must be added to light crude oil, I am ready to build a petrochemical base in Venezuela, digest part of the oil, turn it into refined oil for the use of countries in Africa, natural gas is also liquefied from here, transported to the port of Thailand, and then imported into the Golden Triangle Federation."
"Inform the General Staff and the Gendarmerie Command to send a construction team to renovate the islands of La Oquira and Branquilla, fortunately there are submarine cables, there is no shortage of electricity, and the Venezuelan government does not ask us for electricity. Without destroying the original natural scenery, each built a special resort estate, which was where my old mercenary brothers and I vacationed. ”
"An airfield should be built on the island of La Oquilla that will be able to take off and land at least fighter jets and medium business aircraft, the airfield on the island of Blanquilla should be able to take off and land strategic transport aircraft and strategic bombers, the dock on the island of La Oquilla should be able to accommodate missile cruisers and nuclear submarines, and the dock on the island of Blanquilla must be able to accommodate amphibious assault ships and large supply ships."
"This is the territory of the Golden Triangle Federation in the Caribbean Sea, and its significance is very important, deploying early warning radar stations and satellite ground stations, arranging anti-aircraft missile positions and defensive positions, and first stationing a military police battalion-level combat team and a Marine Corps battalion-level combat team." Wu Chen said.
The Mercenary Corps Naval Atlantic Theater Command received instructions from the boss in advance, and then began military movements, selecting the most elite troops to be stationed in these two territories. The Guantanamo Naval Base is not far from here, more than 1,000 kilometers away, and it can be reached by warship in 30 hours.
Less than two hours after the agreement was signed, a battalion of Marines arrived at the airfield on Blanquilla Island in C-17 transport planes, then split into a company and flew to La Ochira Island in a Black Hawk utility transport helicopter and planted the flag of the Golden Triangle Federation.
Three hours around the island, four Ali Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, four Spruance-class guided-missile destroyers, four Perry-class frigates, and four Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarines were dispatched, refueled by a Whitbay Island-class dock-type landing ship and an Anchorage-class dock-type landing ship.
"The scope of activities of this mercenary corps is getting bigger and bigger, and it is not good to operate in Africa, and it has started to make trouble in South America, and Venezuela is estimated to have gained great benefits, otherwise it would not have given the two islands to the mercenary corps. With these two islands, the hand of the Golden Triangle Federation reaches into the Caribbean. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
"In fact, this is also something that was expected, Venezuela is a big energy country, oil and gas reserves are very considerable, because the location of the Golden Triangle Federation is not only mountains but water, mercenaries are now like mad dogs, competing for mineral resources everywhere, with the strategic vision of Mr. Wu Chen, how can he give up Venezuela?"
"Not only that, he will visit all the countries in South America, if you want to talk about resources, South America is an important production area in the world, this matter belongs to normal cooperation, we can't say anything." said the Minister of Defense.
"According to the information from intelligence officers, the Venezuelan government has exchanged the mercenary corps worth tens of billions of dollars of modern weapons and equipment at the cost of accounting for one-third of the country's oil and gas resources, all of which are all cutting-edge technology products.
"Chavez is very calculating, mercenaries will inevitably bring benefits to the local people while developing resources, look at Sierra Leone, Sudan and Somalia in Africa, with the support of mercenaries, they have been out of the list of the poorest countries, it's incredible." The CIA director said.
"Don't deal with the mercenary corps, at the moment we have to face the unfavorable situation of the war in Afghanistan, in three months, we have lost nearly 300 soldiers, 13 transport helicopters, 4 Apache helicopter gunships, more than 100 patrol cars and armored transport vehicles, more than 200 vehicles such as cars, four military bases have suffered serious losses, and the guerrillas of the Taliban army are becoming more and more rampant." said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"The guys from the Northern Alliance in the interim government are all bastards, and they don't work at all, and they know that if they ask for money and equipment, they will soon form a transitional government, and I think that when this group of people is in power, Afghanistan will become a bottomless pit." The Minister of Defense said with a sad face.
The U.S. government is absolutely unhappy about the cooperation between the Golden Triangle Federation and Venezuela, but they have no intention of interfering.
Although Chavez often made anti-American remarks, the two countries did not tear their faces and fight, South America has always been considered the backyard of the United States, and the US government is now planning to consolidate its influence, so it is not willing to do things too domineering.
The point is that now the war in Afghanistan has become a mess, and this country is called the graveyard of the empire, which is really worthy of its name, and hundreds of thousands of American GIs and NATO troops remain in Afghanistan, and they are attacked every day, and people die every day, making countries embarrassed, and they really have no energy to deal with Venezuela.