Chapter 821 Oil and Food

As for which thing was more important, of course it was oil. Pamela Mountbatten just asked her assistant Marina to pay attention to the women's movement, and her main focus was still on the Brent Oil Field.

The top priority is to determine the quality of Brent oil, which needs to be done by the British Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. The National Fuel Research Institute under its jurisdiction can give the three major oil companies a reassurance in terms of oil products and costs.

The British Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, which has twenty industry industrial research associations, was established in 1917. It can be said that if the British Department of Scientific and Industrial Research is not optimistic, then the future of Brent oil will have twists and turns.

At the BP headquarters in London, Phil Brown personally came down to greet Pamela Mountbatten and Ekberg, the president of Shell Oil Company. Shell Oil Company was founded in 1890 and received special authorization from the Queen of the Netherlands. Hence the name Royal Dutch Petroleum Company.

In order to compete with Standard Oil of the United States, the largest oil company at the time, the company implemented a two-headquarters holding system, of which Dutch capital accounted for 60% and the United Kingdom accounted for 40%. The two headquarters were located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and London, the United Kingdom.

So for Britain, Shell Oil Company is of course one of its own. The three of them greeted each other and walked into the headquarters of British Petroleum Company.

"Pamela, I haven't seen you for a while, but you are still so charming." Phil Brown said as he walked, "Your business sense is a model for the world, even across the Atlantic in the United States. Your business story.”

"Mr. Mayfair is too kind. Compared with the two gentlemen who have been in the business field for decades, I still have a lot to learn." Pamela Mountbatten responded politely, saying that she expressed her gratitude to both BP and Shell. With a lot of respect.

"Thank you Allen for your help during the Iranian oil crisis and achieving good results for our company." Phil Brown expressed his gratitude.

The two parties actually had a good relationship before, and BP was actually the former Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.

During the Iranian oil crisis two years ago, it was Alan Wilson who went to the Middle East to negotiate and finally got things settled smoothly.

Although the United Kingdom supports BP, BP has indeed suffered heavy losses during the one-year Iranian oil crisis. As long as the confrontation begins, it will definitely have to pay a price.

Compared with the two oil giants that have been renamed BP and Shell, the history of Mountbatten Oil Company is terrifyingly short, less than five years. But this short period of time is completely incomprehensible in the eyes of others.

Pamela Mountbatten first discovered oil in Libya, and then took advantage of the Iranian oil crisis to squeeze into the Persian Gulf. She also discovered high-quality oil in Algeria.

This is still the oil field that Phil Brown and Ekberg are familiar with. No one will forget that the Mountbatten Group discovered the iron ore in Western Australia. If the emergence of the Mountbatten Group can be explained by luck, it is very lucky.

The three of them entered the conference room and sat down to discuss how to distribute the interests of Brent Oil.

"We all know the importance of oil resources to the country, especially to Europe." Pamela Mountbatten explained softly, "To be honest, based on the current news, the government wants to nationalize important industries. It’s not a secret.”

Phil Brown and Ekberg both nodded. Prime Minister Attlee's declaration of combining the advantages of socialism and capitalism was familiar to everyone.

Moreover, since the discovery of Brent oil, the Labor government has claimed that this is a new economic growth point for the UK. With the Labor Party so enthusiastic, it is hard to worry.

Should Brent oil be nationalized? After all, many industries have already been nationalized.

"Of course what we hope is to combine the advantages of the two systems." Phil Brown said meaningfully, "Pamela, I believe you think so too."

The last round of nationalization of major industries in the UK did not harm the interests of the public. The Labor Party's nationalization was bought with money, and a total of two billion pounds was invested to complete the last round of nationalized industries.

If this is the case, none of the three people will object. You must know that the sea conditions in the North Sea are complicated and the additional costs are quite high. Storm surges in previous years have wreaked havoc on London and the Netherlands.

In the eyes of Phil Brown and Ekberg, nationalization means that the state purchases oil shares as a shareholder and completes some difficult tasks that private individuals cannot bear. When the time comes to distribute the money, they all have a pound a pound. This is called combining the advantages of capitalism and socialism.

"Our three companies must take a stand to deal with the government." Ekberg said unhurriedly, "Only in this way can we protect the best interests, and it is best to make the initial investment with state funding."

Pamela Mountbatten and Mayfair Brown both nodded in approval. This is the result they both hope to see. Let the country finish the most difficult things, and everyone rushes in to get the benefits.

In fact, Pamela Mountbatten thought more. In addition to supplying the United Kingdom, Brent oil can also serve Europe. This will increase its economic influence on Europe.

If Alan Wilson were here, he would definitely be very happy. The little girl who was stunned by a handful of diamonds has grown up.

It's a pity that he is fighting a serious illness in Juba. According to his idea, just take some analgesics and sweat a little to get rid of this minor cold. Things did develop like this, but the process was not so fast.

After Grace arrived in Juba with a group of Chetniks, Alan Wilson was still standing in the house, his head resting on Hedy Lamarr's long legs, lying down to express his gratitude to Grace for coming.

"Mr. Wilson, it's quite different from what I imagined. I really don't think it's serious." Grace had seen Hedy Lamarr, and she wouldn't be able to recognize him just because she was wearing an Arab robe.

"Oh, my friend, it's really heartbreaking for you to be like this. I'm pretty good to the Slavs. I don't dare to say that I'm kind, but I always help." Alan Wilson reached out and touched his still somewhat warm forehead and said, "With our experience, We have a close relationship, so it’s not too much to ask you to come over and help.”

"Of course you are good at solving the independence movement." Grace nodded, "But it doesn't seem to have anything to do with us. Let's stay in Northern Rhodesia."

"It doesn't matter. In the future, Britain's influence on Africa needs to be achieved through Northern Rhodesia." Alan Wilson retorted, "Whether it is a royal territory or an autonomous territory, you are a predominantly white place, and you are in a It is not politically correct in a black country. But by defending black people and stirring up conflicts between blacks and Arabs, Christianity and the Church of Peace, it may be a change for Northern Rhodesia, which is under siege."

Grace curled his lips. He didn't think Alan Wilson's words would come true. This was just an excuse to ask him to help. He went straight to the point and said, "Alan, you know. I'm very busy."

"There is really one thing I need you to help me with, about India." Alan Wilson thought for a moment and said, "Although the Bandung Conference made London and Washington both dissatisfied, the free world is still focused on wooing India. . But you also know that Labor governments tend to do big things with little money."

"So what should we do?" Grace frowned slightly. Looking back, she didn't think there was any connection between the two places.

"Agricultural Revolution, Pamela has recently made efforts in the field of agriculture, and according to our intelligence, India's agricultural development has not changed after the first Five-Year Plan. Nehru's national development strategy is mainly in industry . Famines still occur from time to time in India. Helping India in this field can export British agricultural technology and hold India hostage from seeds."

Even in Africa, Alan Wilson was still concerned about whether the Indian people could have enough to eat. It was amazing that the colonists could do this.

While Nehru was presiding over the Bandung Conference, India was importing large quantities of American grain to sustain Indian demand.

This is not a good thing for the UK. India's imports and exports are settled in pounds sterling, and its ties with the United States will become closer, which will weaken the pound and increase the share of the dollar in circulation.

For Alan Wilson, he had just asked his wife to invest more in agriculture and now needed a test plot. India, which has a very good relationship with the Mountbatten family, is more suitable.

During Nehru's time, famines occurred in India from time to time. His daughter Indira Gandhi took over as the Prime Minister of India. Faced with India's food crisis, she changed her father's ideas and policies that emphasized industry and neglected agriculture, and accepted agricultural experts and the World Bank. The opinions established the principles and policies for implementing the "Green Revolution" in agriculture in India.

For example, we have introduced a large number of high-yielding grain seeds to various countries around the world, adopted scientific farming measures on large areas, strengthened investment and construction of agricultural water conservancy and irrigation systems, and also established various incentive measures across India to fully support farmers in using new technologies in modern agriculture. Increasing food production and crop incentives.

Pamela Mountbatten’s journey as a grain merchant, the Cra Isthmus was just the beginning, and Northern Rhodesia was not the focus. He hoped that his wife's career as a grain merchant would lead to India.

"Okay!" Grace thought for a moment and said, "Actually, we and Rhodesia are also working hard to develop agriculture. If Pamela is interested in cooperation, we can benefit from each other."

"Absolute mutual benefit. You may not believe it, but you are the one I trust most in Africa." Alan Wilson became a little more energetic and continued, "We have to combine the advantages of both."

Finally, under the careful care of Hedy Lamarr, Alan Wilson recovered from his illness and could have a deep conversation with Joseph Agu about the future of South Sudan. During his illness, I believe Joseph Agu should have thought a lot. He had a hunch that there would be results this time.