My 1999

The next day.

Li Jinling handed over a document.

"Mr. Xu, this is the information sent by Andrew Forrest of Unocal."

Xu Liang took it and looked at it.

"Huh?"

After reading it carefully, he thought for a while and took out his mobile phone to call Andrew.

The call was quickly connected.

"BOSS, good morning."

"Andrew, do you want to participate in the Brazilian oil bidding?"

"Boss, we didn't take the initiative to participate, but we were invited by Petrobras. Of course, if you don't want to participate, we can also refuse."

As an oil giant established for more than 100 years, Unocal has been deeply involved in offshore oil production for many years, although its presence in the global oil field has been decreasing in recent years.

It is the world's top offshore oil producer.

Top technical capabilities.

The oil and gas resources currently in hand are basically at sea.

Let's go back to Brazil.

Don't look at the fact that Brazil is now half dead because of the old Americans.

But in the 1960s and 1970s, Brazil's annual GDP growth rate reached 10% to 20%, which was praised by the world as the "Brazilian speed".

At that time, the minibus was in great glory, just like the Asian Four Tigers in the 1980s and 1990s, and the Dongda in the 21st century.

However, with the outbreak of the first oil crisis in the 1970s, oil prices soared, which was unbearable for the minibus, which relied on imports for nearly 80% of its oil at that time.

Due to the scarce oil and gas resources on land, the minibus began to increase investment in offshore oil exploration and development.

This development is not a big deal.

It directly dug up a big treasure.

In the shallow sea (less than 500 meters) and deep sea (500-1500 meters) salt fields of the Campos Basin northeast of Rio de Janeiro, Malim with a reserve of 2.7 billion barrels was discovered.

Roncadol with a reserve of 2.3 billion barrels.

And Malim South with a reserve of 1.2 billion barrels.

Three world-class oil fields.

From then on, the minibus became a big bus and became a world-class oil export giant.

Daba, who tasted the sweetness, looked at the Atlantic Ocean with a burning eye.

That is not water, it is all flowing money.

But it is not easy to turn water into money.

Deepwater oil exploration and production below 1,500 meters is a technical job.

There are not many companies in the world that can master it.

Anyway, Daba certainly does not have this ability.

If they can't do this job themselves, they can only bid for it externally.

This is the origin of Brazil's global oil bidding.

It has been held six times since the beginning of the century.

Daba is like a son selling his father's land without regret, and basically holds an auction every year.

It is also a good calculation.

The winning oil company invests its own money in exploration. If the exploration fails to find an oil field, it is your own loss, and it has nothing to do with me.

No matter how you calculate it, it is a big profit.

Therefore, Daba bids every year, and any oil company with deepwater exploration and development capabilities will be invited by them.

This is not the first time that Unocal has been invited.

From 2002 to now, they have been invited every year.

But offshore oil production is a high-risk thing.

It is lucky to dig out a well with oil seedlings after ten wells.

In most cases, it is a waste of time.

Unocal participated in Brazil's deep-sea oil bidding in 2002 and 2004.

Nothing was gained in 2002.

A well was drilled in 2004, but the reserves were less than 1 million tons, which was not worth developing.

"Andrew, what do you think?"

"Boss, I think we should participate."

"Participate? The biggest reason why Unocal was sold, in addition to the low oil prices, was that it spent too much money on marine exploration." Xu Liang said.

"Boss, if Unocal wants to develop in the oil field, it must continue to expand its business. We don't have many good opportunities on land, only the ocean."

Andrew is an adventurous and enterprising person in his bones.

This can be seen from his ups and downs, and when there was no sign of iron ore, he dared to go to China to fool those steel companies to sign iron ore supply contracts.

So he thinks Unocal should be enterprising in the oil field.

"Boss, the company's dock and railway in Western Australia are almost completed, and it is expected that the mine will be ready by the end of this year.

In addition, oil prices have risen.

Unocal Resources Group's share price has exceeded 67 Australian dollars, and its total market value has exceeded 24 billion US dollars.

We can raise funds or issue new corporate bonds to participate in oil exploration in Brazil."

"Is the company's market value so high?"

Xu Liang was a little surprised.

When he completed the acquisition from Unocal's shareholders for US$17 billion, he sold the company to FMG, which had not yet changed its name.

Of course, the latter could not afford so much money.

Xu Liang asked Hongyan to guarantee it and issued a corporate bond worth US$17 billion to acquire Unocal.

In other words, Unocal now has US$17 billion in foreign debt.

The interest that needs to be repaid each year alone is as high as US$1.4 billion.

"Recently, the international oil price has risen to $77 per barrel, an average increase of 28% over last year.

Unocal's revenue from the oil business this year will exceed $4 billion, and its gross profit will exceed $1.8 billion.

Adding the natural gas business, pipeline business and power plants, the company's net revenue is expected to exceed $9 billion this year.

Gross profit will exceed $4 billion."

Unocal now produces 160,000 barrels of oil and 1.73 billion [50 million cubic meters] cubic feet of natural gas per day. Based on the current oil and gas prices, these two businesses alone can generate annual revenue of $7 billion.

In addition, Unocal also operates the Thai-Myanmar oil pipeline. All natural gas transported from Myanmar to Thailand must be paid to Unocal.

Finally, there are power plants.

In order to cash in on the abundant natural gas in hand.

Unocal has five thermal power plants in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, with a total installed capacity of 1,537 megawatts.

"Boss, this year we are going to use 3 billion dollars of revenue to repay debts.

The total debt will be reduced to 15.4 billion dollars, and a surplus of 600 million dollars will be obtained.

According to the current international energy development trend, energy prices will be even higher in 2007.

And our 40 million tons of iron ore production capacity can also be successfully put into production. According to the current iron ore price, the revenue can reach at least 2.4 billion dollars.

If nothing unexpected happens, the company's revenue will exceed 14 billion dollars next year, and the gross profit will exceed 6 billion dollars.

In two years, the company's debt can be reduced by one third.

And it can also obtain at least 1.5 billion dollars of surplus.

So, boss, we have enough capital to participate in Brazil's offshore oil bidding."

Xu Liang was silent for a long time.

"Since you want to go, then go."

Andrew, who was relieved, asked quickly.

"Boss, how many blocks do we bid for?"

"You make the decision this time. You can bid as many blocks as you want."

When Andrew heard that he had to make all the decisions by himself, he felt unsure.

"Boss..."

"Don't worry. I just want to see if you, who can get 3 billion tons of iron ore from the Pilbara and the two giants, can have better luck."

Luck is completely metaphysical.

There are so many people buying lottery tickets, but some people can win the jackpot.

BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto dominate the Pilbara mining area, and they all say there is no iron ore there.

Many prospecting companies have not made any major discoveries.

As a result, Andrew was able to get 3 billion tons of high-grade iron ore when he went there.

This luck is no longer the appearance of the God of Wealth, but the treatment that only the God of Wealth's own son can have.

Iron ore worth hundreds of billions of dollars fell into his arms, where can he go to complain?

So Xu Liang wanted to see if Andrew's good luck could extend to Brazil this time.

Andrew, who was very determined, immediately patted his chest and guaranteed.

"Boss, don't worry. God is on our side."

Hearing this guy so proud, Xu Liang felt unsure.

"It seems that I will have to go there when the time comes."

If we talk about who has the best luck in this world, Andrew is just a younger brother in front of him.

Rebirth is the best luck in this world, nothing else.

He picked up the documents on the table again and flipped through them.

He shook his head in disappointment.

Although he was successful in his previous life, his experience and knowledge were limited to a few industries such as education, the Internet, and hard technology. He learned about domestic business news at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and at the cocktail parties of investment institutions.

I have heard of Petrobras, but I really don't understand it.

"Forget it, rely on luck."

He put away the information, looked at the time, and turned to look out the window.

The bright sunshine made the entire Xu's manor full of vitality.

The carefully designed Japanese-style house, although exquisite and elegant, lacked a bit of grandeur.

Xu Liang's heart was impulsive.

He pressed the phone on the table.

Li Jinling quickly pushed the door and walked in.

"Boss Xu."

"Let Liu Xiao come in, and find me two bodyguards. Remember, they should be ordinary."

"Okay."

Half an hour later, under the magical effect of Asian makeup magic, Xu Liang was transformed from a young handsome guy to a middle-aged uncle in his forties with mixed blood.

Looking at himself in the mirror, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Sister Liu, your makeup skills are getting better and better."

"As long as you are satisfied."

"Brother Liang, how about I go out with you?" Huo Gang said.

"You are so big and so big. If we go out together, who will not look at us? Wouldn't my disguise be in vain?"

Xu Liang is strong enough.

Huo Gang is even stronger than him, especially his height of 192. When he walks on the road, he is definitely the "Second Emperor Zhang Fei".

The two of them walking together are brighter than light bulbs.

Huo Gang's face is dejected.

He also knows his problem.

"Just stay home and chat with Zhang Mei. I'm waiting to eat your wedding candy."

After patting his shoulder, he turned and walked out.

He drove an ordinary Honda Accord out of the villa.

Xu Liang asked, "Are you being followed?"

On the co-pilot, Zhang Hongwei, who also changed his makeup, asked through the headset.

"The team behind didn't find any tracking, and the electronic team didn't find any special signals."

Xu Liang nodded.

He never took his own safety lightly.

In addition to fighting, his bodyguard team also has electronic, network, psychology, makeup and other groups.

Even the guards of the US president may not be as strict as his.