Chapter 2078 The Tragic Rosneft

Xiao Qi is not familiar with the capital city, but when winter is approaching, Xiao Qi likes this kind of dry climate.

But northerners are just the opposite.

When Song Jiejie came to Rongcheng last time, she said that the warm and humid climate in Rongcheng is very good, and the skin will not dry out, but will be very moisturized. No wonder the girls in Rongcheng have good skin.

It's one thing to like the climate, but it's another thing to like socializing.

After Cao Zhichong, Kang Yuanjun also invited Xiao Qi to a meal. This high-ranking official who was high-spirited in front of others was still respectful in front of Xiao Qi as before.

Because he has worshiped at Niu Ruzheng's pier now, and Xiao Qi is not only helping him along the way, but also a benefactor of his promotion, and also a person whom Niu Ruzheng regards as his nephew.

Other than that, Xiao Qi had nothing to do with entertainment.

But when Xiao Qi was about to return to Rongcheng, Wade, the CEO of Citibank, suddenly called and said that the chairman of the Russian Surgut Petroleum Company, Cherosenko, was in the capital and wanted to talk to Xiao Qi. Meet for dinner.

As for why, Wade did not make it clear.

But Xiao Qi understood why.

It should be that the Russians are unsteady.

It's not that they can't afford to repay Xiao Qi's 20 billion US dollars, which makes them unstable.

The Russians no longer have money, but the underground oil is basically sold at no cost, and sold at a lower price. Compared with Russia's huge oil resources, it is simply a drop in the bucket, and the 20 billion US dollars of oil is easy to pay back.

Now when talking about countries with oil resources in the world, many people look at the Middle East, but Russia's resources are actually even more unimaginable.

Go and look at the map. They directly straddle the north of the Eurasian continent. The Arctic Ocean and the North Pole are almost completely occupied by them. The oil resources in these places alone are innumerable, but Russia has never managed it— —Now they can't exhaust the oil on land.

But one thing is that Russia has a lot of oil, which can be squandered and sold for money.

But the question is, if the price of oil keeps falling. When it dropped to 30, or even 20 dollars. That would be a pain in the ass.

Because the land area is very large, the domestic economic burden is very heavy, and the old Maozi has too many places to spend money. No matter how their powerful person wants to develop, he needs a lot of money to pave the way.

What is the biggest money-making project in Russia?

Basically, it is the same as Huaguo ten years ago, that is, mineral resources, oil and gas and other energy resources, as well as wheat grain, timber and so on.

All are the most basic raw materials!

These projects are earning only hard money, were it not for the annual price hikes in oil and gas these years. Russia has long been caught in economic stagnation, and people's lives are under enormous pressure.

Natural gas is a derivative product of petroleum. If the prices of oil and natural gas are successively lowered to be cheaper than cabbage, where will Russia's expenditures for economic development, reputation stability, and national defense come from?

This is very dangerous!

So during this period of time, it wasn't the local tyrants in the Middle East who were the most flustered, because they had a small population and basically didn't think about war and other economic issues. It was the Russians who were the most flustered.

Xiao Qi received news some time ago that when the oil price was still at 50 US dollars, Russian oil tycoons were running around in the Middle East, Europe and the United States. Be on the go.

Going to the Middle East naturally wants to coordinate oil production.

The higher the oil production, the more volatile the price will be if the production is cut directly. Then the relationship between supply and demand has changed, and the price of oil will immediately rise.

Speaking up. Oil prices are closely related to each oil-producing country, and reducing production is beneficial to everyone.

But the problem is that if you reduce production, others don’t necessarily have to reduce production. Maybe after you reduce production, others will directly increase production, take away your share, and earn more money.

That was the case with Saudi Arabia in the 90s, cutting production by millions of barrels a day. As a result, countries such as Russia and Venezuela have benefited abruptly.

Therefore, OPEC is determined not to cut production this time. Anyway, having money is better than having no money, and their huge expenses cannot be exchanged for oil at all.

It is useless to go to the Middle East, go to Europe and the United States, let their financial institutions come to rescue Russia, and give Russia low-interest loans, but there is no result.

Because people are now obviously seeing that the price of oil is going to plummet, and you can't take out other things as collateral, how dare they lend you money?

Lao Maozi is notoriously shameless.

Now that the price of oil is about to break through the $40 mark, there are even fewer Russians waiting to be seen.

However, it was Cherosenko, the president of Surgut, who came to the capital, not the president of Rosneft, which shows that their expectations for Xiao Qi are still very low.

These old men really can't turn their heads. In this world, Japan, the United States, and China are the most oil-deficient countries. However, based on the population base, China will use more and more oil resources.

Judging from the relationship between oil-producing countries and large oil users, it is obvious that it will become more and more difficult for China to obtain oil in the future. It happens that China and Russia have a bad relationship with the West and the Middle East, and they are close neighbors. Why? Can't join hands?

After letting go of his thoughts, Xiao Qi came to a private club located in the area of ​​the embassy and consulate.

There are a lot of things like clubs in the capital, ranging from high to high and low grades, but this private club is very secretive, and usually only invites people in its own circle, and does not open it to the outside world.

Entering the inconspicuous gate, looking at the two Russian golden cats standing inside to welcome the guests, Xiao Qi couldn't help sizing them up, and then put away his emotion and walked inside.

The women of the fighting nation are hot enough. Ordinary European and American women are not as coquettish and coquettish as them, and their proud figures are so good that countless women feel inferior.

A middle-aged man accompanying Xiao Qi noticed Xiao Qi's gaze, nodded his head slightly, but didn't say anything, and directly led Xiao Qi to a certain box on the second floor.

Along the way, almost all the guests inside have the appearance of Slavs, and there is no clutter in the general club. On the contrary, it is very clean and elegant, and there is no mess.

"Mr. Xiao, it's a pleasure to meet you. I didn't see you in New York last time. I only had contact with Ms. Tang. I wondered what kind of man can conquer Ms. Tang. Looking at it now, you are indeed a good-looking person." !” Cherosenko is a middle-aged man in his fifties, with a bushy mustache, a burly figure, and a heroic look.

However, flattering him as soon as he came up also showed that he was not that kind of reckless man.

Think about it too, how could a reckless man become the boss of Surgut Petroleum Company, one of Russia's five major energy group companies?

"Chairman Cherosenko, your words are too polite." Xiao Qi sat down with a smile.

"Call me Joseph!" Cherosenko is very familiar, "It's not the first time I have come to China, but every time I can see the changes in China! The capital has surpassed Moscow... the population More, that's good!"

He would be emotional.

Russia has an area of ​​more than 10 million square kilometers, but its population is only 200 million, which is not even a fraction of that of China, which is indeed very detrimental to the territory.

Fortunately, Russians are not as hypocritical as people in developed countries in Europe and America. Their ability and willingness to have children are completely comparable to Chinese people, so the population base has not declined.

Unlike countries such as Britain, France, and Germany, where the population continues to decrease, it is unknown whether there are still pure people from these countries after 50 or 100 years.

Xiao Qi has always felt that a large population is often a burden, but on a deeper level, it is a very good thing.

It would be an absolute mistake if the population of Hua Guo was gradually decreasing like in other countries.

The current population is not bad.

Let's ignore this matter for now.

Xiao Qi said with a smile, "If the population of Russia is as large as that of Huaguo, I'm afraid your life will be even more difficult, right? This is all the fault of the United States and Europe! These bastards can't see that we are better than them!"

In terms of attitudes towards the United States and Europe, Huaguo and Russia are consistent, but the relationship between Huaguo and Russia itself is not good.

Hearing this, Cherosenko agreed very much, "Those people don't have a good thing! Recently I went to them to borrow money to support us, but no one is willing to borrow money!"

"Under such circumstances, there are not many people who can lend you money." Xiao Qi smiled, "But don't worry, I'm not in a hurry to ask you to pay back the money."

"I would also like to thank Director Xiao for lending us money last time. If we were to switch to a European or American company, we would have to force us to repay the debt immediately, or exchange it with low-priced oil." Cherosenko sighed, "Don't worry, when the time expires, we will definitely return it to you!"

He was flattering Xiao Qi and giving himself money by the way.

According to their current operating conditions, let alone repaying the money, it is difficult to continue operating.

Who told these guys to be deceived by the superficial situation and blindly buy machines, recruit manpower, and expand production?

If it is produced now, loan interest, machine depreciation, personnel salaries, fees turned over to the state, etc. are all huge burdens.

But if there is no production, it will be a net loss.

What a dilemma!

But no matter what, Xiao Qi is sure that when the loan period comes, they will definitely have no money to exchange.

Why?

It's very simple!

They borrowed money on January 10 this year.

It is already the end of November, and by January 10, 2009, maybe oil is still at its lowest point, so what do they pay back? (to be continued ~^~)