Soviet Union 1991

Second update

"Kara Sea Super Oilfield? What is this?" Comrade Milier was very surprised because no one had ever told him about this plan, and as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Energy, there was actually oil that even he didn't know about. Mining plan. This is a huge blow to Comrade Miller.

When he opened the document on the desktop, he was shocked by the contents. All records in it were about the northernmost oil drilling platform in the world started by the Soviet oil exploration department in 1995, located in Siberia, Russia. According to the detection report of the Kara Sea oil exploration area to the north, just a week ago, they completed exploration in three areas of the Kara Sea. It is initially estimated that the total reserves can reach 87 billion barrels. The total oil reserves in the Kara Sea oil and gas area are expected to be equivalent to the oil reserves in Saudi Arabia. This is a boost for the Soviet Union, which means that the Soviet Union will likely become a major oil power comparable to Saudi Arabia.

Milier had not recovered from the shock, and Yanayev explained his original intention to him, "Sorry, Comrade Milier. The Kara Sea super oil field plan is a top-secret mining project of the central government two years ago, and it will not Disclose it to anyone, not even the political authorities. There are very few people who know about this in person, so you only know about it after the survey work is completed. And I also think that now is the best time to announce this news, which will not only enhance the confidence of Asia-Pacific allies. Another blow to the arrogance of Central Asian oil countries."

Miriel nodded. There is indeed nothing more exciting than the discovery of super large oil fields. In an oil field with oil reserves comparable to those of Saudi Arabia, I am afraid that Ryutaro Hashimoto’s previous arrogance will be completely suppressed.

According to the trend of high oil prices in the 1990s, Yanayev couldn't help but smile proudly when he thought about the Soviet Union becoming the number one oil country. In this way, it is not difficult for the Soviet Union to adjust its economic structure. After all, it has huge oil dividend income as support.

It is a bit tragic to think that when the Kara Sea super oil field was discovered in 2014, the president of Rosneft was included in the sanctions list and was not allowed to cooperate with Mobil in development. Fortunately, now just one industrial department of the Soviet Union can complete such a mining plan. I have to say that a system that concentrates efforts on big things is a good one.

Yanayev said with a smile, "What I need to ask Comrade Milier now is to hold a press conference to spread the news. Let OPEC realize the seriousness of the situation. As for the wording, there are many Toughness is always in line with the Russian style.”

"Okay, General Secretary Yanayev." Milier had already thought about how to counterattack OPEC in his mind.

In the White House on the other side of the Pacific, President Mario is celebrating their victory. The production cuts of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries have begun to feel pressure on Japan. The United States hopes to continue to increase pressure until no country in the Asia-Pacific region dares to buy oil from the Soviet Union. Their purpose of interrupting the Soviet Union's use of oil to spread its influence to the Asia-Pacific was achieved.

All this is due to Advisor Berger, who proposed the policy of using oil to restrict oil, which left the Soviet Union at a loss. Unfortunately, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is not a group of people with one heart and one mind. After reducing production, internal voices began to raise production increases to cope with domestic economic pressure.

National Security Advisor Berger was very satisfied with the result. He said to President Mario, "But our goal has been achieved. Soon Ryutaro Hashimoto will have to bow to American power. I didn't see Hashimoto Has Ryutaro put the consumption tax on the agenda? What does this mean? It means that the Japanese government’s fiscal deficit has reached a harsh level. If taxes are not increased, Hashimoto’s second cabinet will collapse.”

"What should the Japanese government do when it has no money? One is to raise taxes, but the Japanese economy is already in a mess. Raising taxes is tantamount to the collapse of the cabinet. But Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is at the end of his rope. He really can't think of anything. Other ways. What if the U.S. White House offers to lend money to the Japanese government at this time?

President Mario smiled, "That means the U.S. government can use debt to control the Japanese government and even the Japanese economy. Hasn't Ryutaro Hashimoto been very close to Yanayev recently? Then we will create some gaps for them ”

"Yes, President Mario. That's what I envision."

The sudden ringing of the phone interrupted the conversation between Mario and Berger. President Mario answered the phone, and White House Chief of Staff Bowles on the other end of the phone sounded anxious.

"President Mario, please turn on the TV now, quickly. CNN TV station is broadcasting news about the Soviet Union."

President Mario didn't know why Bowles suddenly made this request. When he turned on the TV, CNN was inserting a temporary news message. Comrade Miriel's emergency press conference was so urgent that the CNN reporter in Moscow had not yet had time to notify other departments to relay the news.

At the press conference, Comrade Milier, the young Deputy Minister of Energy, was mentioning the Soviet Union's Kara Sea oil field development plan to everyone present. Milier stood on the stage looking radiant, because this news was very important to Americans. A nightmare indeed.

"We have initially explored the oil reserves in three areas of the Kara Sea. The estimated 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 area are estimated to be equivalent to the oil reserves of Saudi Arabia."

When they heard that it was equivalent to Saudi Arabia, everyone exclaimed. Even if Miller did not mention the specific number, they could probably guess what a terrible astronomical figure it was. Saudi Arabia's total oil reserves are 1.8 trillion barrels. As for why Miller did not mention the initial proven reserves, it was to create psychological pressure on the opponent.

"Please be quiet, everyone. We are confident about the future development of Soviet oil fields. At least the Soviet Union is not about to run out of oil resources as some countries have predicted. We can prove to Western countries that Soviet oil will not only not run out, but will continue to serve allies in the Asia-Pacific region and break the market monopoly of some oil organizations."

Miller pointed at the camera lens and said word by word, "It's a pity that the West has once again proved their failure. We use practical actions to tell you that the Soviet Union is far more powerful than you think, and we will never fall." (To be continued.)