Chapter 599: Kara Sea Super Oil Field
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"The Kara Sea Super Oilfield? What is this? "Comrade Miller was very surprised, because no one had told him about this plan at all, and as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Energy, he had plans for oil exploitation that he did not even know about. Pen %Fun %Cabinet www.biquge.info This is a huge blow to Comrade Miller.
When he opened the document on his desktop, he was shocked by the contents of the document, which recorded all the exploration reports of the Soviet oil exploitation department in the world's northernmost oil drilling-well-platform, located in the Kara Sea oil exploitation area north of Siberia, Russia since 1995, that is, a week ago, they completed the exploration of three areas in the Kara Sea, with a preliminary estimate of total reserves of 87 billion barrels. The total oil reserves of the Kara Sea oil and gas region are expected to be comparable to those of Saudi Arabia as a whole. This was a shot in the arm for the Soviet Union, which would have the potential to become an oil power rival to Saudi Arabia.
Mirel had not yet recovered from the shock, and Yanayev explained his original intention to him, "Sorry, Comrade Mirel. The Kara Sea Super Oil Field Project is a top-secret mining project of the central government two years ago and will not be disclosed to anyone. Not to mention you, even on the political-political-bureau side, there are very few people who know about it. That's why you won't find out until the survey is done. And I also think that now is the best time to announce this news, which not only strengthens the confidence of the Asia-Pacific allies, but also blows the arrogance of the Central Asian oil countries. ”
Mirel nodded, there really is nothing more exciting than the discovery of a super-large oil field. An oil field with oil reserves comparable to Saudi Arabia's, I am afraid that Ryutaro Hashimoto's previous arrogance will also be completely suppressed.
According to the trend of high oil prices in the nineties, and thinking about the fact that the Soviet Union can become the first oil country, Yanayev couldn't help but smile proudly in his heart. In this way, it was not difficult for the Soviet Union to carry out economic restructuring, after all, it was supported by huge oil dividend revenues.
It is a tragedy to consider that in 2014, when the Kara Sea super oil field was discovered, the president of Rosneft was put on a sanctions list and was not allowed to cooperate with Mobil in development. Fortunately, now only one industrial sector of the USSR can carry out such a mining plan. I have to say that the system of concentrating forces to do great things is good.
Yanayev said with a smile, "Now we need to ask Comrade Miller for one thing, and that is to hold a press conference to spread the news." Make the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries aware of the gravity of the situation. As for the wording, it is as tough as it is, and it has always been in line with the style of the Russians. ”
"Okay, General Secretary Yanayev." Mirel already had a head out of fighting back against the OPEC.
At the White House on the other side of the Pacific, President Mario is celebrating their victory, and the OPEC's production cuts have already made Japan begin to feel the pressure, and the United States just wants to continue to increase the pressure until no country in the Asia-Pacific region dares to buy oil from the Soviet Union, and their goal of interrupting the Soviet Union's use of oil to spread its influence in the Asia-Pacific region has been achieved.
All thanks to Berger advisers, who came up with a policy of using oil to restrain oil, which left the Soviet Union at a loss. Unfortunately, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is not a homogeneous group, and after the production cuts, there are voices from within the country to increase production in response to domestic economic pressures.
Berger's national security adviser was very pleased with the result, telling President Mario, "But our goal has been achieved, and soon Ryutaro Hashimoto will have to bow to American power." Didn't you see that Ryutaro Hashimoto has already put the consumption tax on the agenda? What does this mean is that the Japanese government's fiscal deficit has reached a harsh level, and if taxes are not raised, Hashimoto's second cabinet will have to collapse. ”
"What if the Japanese government runs out of money? One is to raise taxes, but the Japanese economy is already in a bad mess, and raising taxes is tantamount to the collapse of the cabinet. But Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto has run out of donkey skills, and he really can't think of any other way. What if the White House offered to lend money to the Japanese government at this time? ”
President Mario smiled, "Then it means that the U.S. government can use the debt to control the Japanese government and even the Japanese economy." Hasn't Ryutaro Hashimoto been very close to Yanayev recently? Then let's create some gaps for them. ”
"Yes, President Mario. That's what I envisioned. ”
The phone rang suddenly, interrupting the conversation between Mario and Berger, and President Mario picked up the phone, White House Chief of Staff Bowers on the other end of the microphone looking a little anxious.
"President Mario, please turn on the TV now, quick. Television N is broadcasting news about the USSR. ”
President Mario didn't know why Bowers had made this request out of the blue, and when he turned on the TV, N was playing an impromptu news message. Because Comrade Mirel's urgent press conference was so urgent that the Moscow correspondent had not yet had time to inform other departments to relay the news.
At the press conference, Comrade Mirel, the young deputy minister of energy, was mentioning the Soviet Union's plan for the development of the Kara Sea oil field to everyone present.
"We have preliminarily identified oil reserves in three areas of the Kara Sea, and the preliminary estimate of how many barrels of total reserves are kept secret for the time being. But we can assure you that the total oil reserves in the Kara Sea oil and gas region are expected to be comparable to those of Saudi Arabia as a whole. ”
Hearing that it was comparable to Saudi Arabia, everyone let out an exclamation. Even if Millel hadn't mentioned the exact number, they could probably have guessed how terrifying it was. Saudi Arabia's total oil reserves are 1.8 trillion barrels, and as for why Miller did not mention the preliminary proven reserves, it was to create psychological pressure on the opponent.
"Please be quiet, we are full of confidence in the future development of the Soviet oil fields, at least the Soviet Union is not about to run out of oil resources as some countries have sung. We can prove to the countries of the West that the Soviet oil will not only not run out, but will continue to serve its allies in the Asia-Pacific region and break the market monopoly of certain oil organizations. ”
Miller pointed to the lens of the camera and said word by word, "It's a pity that the West has once again proved their failure, and we tell you with practical actions that the Soviet Union is far stronger than you think, and we will definitely not fall." (To be continued.) )