Chapter 143 - Chapter 143: The King Has A Plan

Outrageous!It's really outrageous.I never thought that by retreating to advance, I would get more, including both crude oil and natural gas.But now!Zhang Heng has already understood a little bit. I'm afraid that from the beginning, the king was testing him to see if he was greedy. He deliberately said that the amount would be limited to 50 million tons per year, and it would depend on whether he would accept or refuse.As a result, he sincerely refused and directly reduced it to 20 million tons per year, with the limit only reaching 30 million tons. It can be said that he was sincere and sincere.Maybe it was because of this test that people felt a little sorry, so they used natural gas to compensate.To be honest, although the discounts given in a year are often tens of billions, and two items even exceed 20 billion per year, but that is the local currency, converted into US dollars, it is less than 3 billion US dollars.3 billion US dollars!For the royal family of the Great Camel Kingdom, that is a small amount of money, a small amount that cannot be smaller.If we really want to calculate, it is less than 3 billion US dollars per year, at most it is about 10 billion US dollars, because there is a gap between the FOB price and the current price of crude oil futures and natural gas futures.Just like the current crude oil price has risen to more than 80 US dollars per barrel, but the FOB price is estimated to be less than 70 US dollars per barrel. Similarly, the price of natural gas is about 37 US dollars per cubic meter, and the FOB price is about 30 US dollars.In this way, if 10% is reduced on this basis, it is actually a profit of 7 US dollars per barrel of crude oil, and 3 US dollars per cubic meter for natural gas.In this way, in fact, the crude oil is 30 million tons per year, which is about 1.56 billion US dollars, and the natural gas is 1.5 billion US dollars. This account has exceeded 3 billion US dollars.But!This is also the most important part, that is, the current international crude oil and natural gas prices are at a historical high.As energy, it is impossible to maintain this high level.If there is no accident, it will definitely fall, and this price will definitely not be maintained for too long.Don't doubt it!Those powerful countries will not allow energy to remain at a high level. It is not in their interests. Letting its price fall and reducing their own costs is in their interests. Therefore, it will definitely fall in the future.Once the price falls, the 10% discount will be reduced. In that case, their overall profit will also be reduced. If the price of crude oil is cut in half and falls to 40 US dollars per barrel, then only 4 US dollars per barrel will be given.In this case, 1 ton = 7.34 barrels = 29.36 US dollars.It becomes a profit of 880 million US dollars.The same is true for natural gas. The price is high now. If it is cut in half again, this piece will only leave 750 million US dollars. Combining the two, there will be 1.5 billion US dollars left.1.6 billion US dollars is not money for the royal family of the Camel Kingdom.A prince, if he spends less, can live for several years.The king's words are golden words, and the matter is decided!However, it does not mean that it is really certain, and it still needs to be put on paper. In this regard, Zhang Heng represented the cooperation between Hengyuan Mining Group and the Ministry of Energy of the Camel Kingdom, and signed the contract with their Ministry of Energy.The king is also busy. After finalizing everything, he ended the meeting and went to deal with his affairs.Zhang Heng, under the guidance of some people, left the palace and headed for the office building of the Ministry of Energy of the Great Camel Kingdom.The information was transmitted first. Their Ministry of Energy had already prepared the contract in four copies, one version in each language of the two countries, and two copies of each version.Four names were signed!Finally, the dust settled."Huh..."Zhang Heng returned to the Royal Hotel and entered the presidential suite.He couldn't help but let out a long sigh.The short meeting, with only a few minutes of serious communication, was not easy at all: "To be able to sit on the throne of the king, and to lead the entire Great Camel Kingdom to meet opportunities and stand firmly in this world, it is indeed extraordinary.""But it can be seen that the last 500 million cubic meters of natural gas was probably a temporary idea and was also done in accordance with the trend. He definitely had his purpose. What was the purpose?" Zhang Heng fell into deep thought. This matter cannot be taken lightly.To be honest, does he value the crude oil and natural gas imports from the Camel Country?Or more precisely, does he value the extra 20 billion net profits this year?The answer is no!He just wants to cover up his tracks.Now mining ships can already mine third-level mineral resources, both crude oil and natural gas.Unfortunately, although there is a huge amount of crude oil and natural gas in the Middle East, and the apparent assessment is that they account for half of the world's total, the actual situation is not so.As other countries continue to explore, this proportion has been declining, from half to more than 40%, and it may slowly become 40%, or even lower.But are there any reserves that humans have not yet explored?At least!Zhang Heng can be 100% sure that in the ocean, which occupies 70% of the total area of ​​the earth, there are a lot of crude oil and natural gas, and the amount may be several times that of the entire Middle East.It's just because of technical reasons, and some are in the extremely deep sea, which cannot be explored at all, and even if the general depth is explored, it cannot be mined, because the technology is not up to it.What a coincidence!As the mining ship is repaired, it will be able to detect the undiscovered crude oil and natural gas, and can also be mined. So, if we really want to talk about it, the 30 million tons of crude oil and 500 million cubic meters of natural gas per year are really insignificant.Especially, once the storage tank of the mining ship is repaired to the peak level of 10 million tons, 30 million tons of crude oil can be mined back by going out to sea three times."Without comparison, I thought it was a big number. Once compared, it is so insignificant."Zhang Heng curled his lips and smiled coldly. He was not a heartless person, but still thought of the favor: "No matter what, he is sincere and really good. He gave me the money with both hands. This is a favor and I have to remember it.""As for the rest, let's look at the future. No matter what the purpose is, stick to your heart. Within a reasonable range, you can help if you can. If you can't help, it means you can't do anything."Zhang Heng no longer thought about it. No matter what the king's plot was, he would stick to his heart. At least he would not betray the blood flowing in his body. If it was an ordinary matter, especially some win-win things, he would instead go out for medical treatment.With the decision, he no longer thought about it. The purpose of this trip has been achieved, and it is time to consider returning home.I wanted to return home immediately, but I felt a little unsteady. In the end, I decided to stay for one more day and return home the next day.