Soviet Union 1991

First update

Keizo Obuchi has set foot on the Soviet Union for the third time as a Japanese delegation, but this time what was prepared for them was not a comfortable Moscow hotel, but the Kara Sea waters north of the wild Siberia. This time the Japanese delegation will take the Il-96 special plane provided by the Soviet aviation department to Siberia, and then take a ship from Siberia to the Kara Sea. As a super oil field close to the Arctic Circle, this major discovery by the Soviet Union aroused strong dissatisfaction from the United States. The U.S. government announced a ban on a series of oil exploration companies, including Mobil, from cooperating with the Soviet Union to jointly develop Arctic oil fields, in an attempt to slow down the Soviet Union's development of oil fields.

However, Yanayev, who has a great family and business, does not care about US sanctions. The current Soviet Union is the Soviet Union, not Russia, which wants to live in the face of capitalists. Yanayev didn't care about the United States' methods at all. Just after the United States announced that it would ban any oil company from participating in the development of the Kara Sea oil fields, Yanayev announced that the Soviet government would allocate nearly 10 billion in funds to maintain early project development.

It is estimated that this development may have a budget of nearly 80 billion U.S. dollars, which is equivalent to nearly half a year's revenue of the Soviet government. Under severe financial pressure, even after the first phase of budget investment, the next step is still a long way to go. That’s why Yanayev wants to bring Asia-Pacific countries into the water and share the expenditure on development projects.

On the IL-96 special plane specially prepared for the Japanese delegation, in addition to the Japanese delegation, there was also Soviet Foreign Affairs Chairman Shevardnadze accompanying Obuchi Keizo. Rather than accompanying him, Shevardnadze's aloofness made Obuchi Keizo think that he was the accompanying official.

On the plane, Obuchi Keizo simply consulted Shevardnadze on a few questions, such as the actual storage capacity of crude oil and the expected progress of project development. Although the other party's answer was very concise, the content revealed in the message surprised Obuchi Keisan.

"Crude oil storage capacity? The proven reserves of Soviet drilling wells are 1 billion barrels of crude oil. The surrounding area also has the same geological structure. The oil reserves there are comparable to those of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, so you think the super oil fields in the Kara Sea will be larger than Is the Middle East bad? Not to mention that Saudi Arabia’s proven oil reserves are only 800 million barrels.”

Shevardnadze's answer made Obuchi Keizo fall into silence, which meant that Japan should join the Soviet Union's oil development plan. The sooner it seizes the initiative, the more benefits it will have for Japan.

Obuchi Keizo asked cautiously, "Minister Shevardnadze, how many countries are expected to participate in the Kara Sea oil development plan project?"

This is Japan's biggest concern. According to Japan's market, it will definitely not be able to absorb the vast majority of oil supplies, but it can use its priority to eat a large piece of cake, especially when Shevardnadze proposed that no country has participated in the project. When he arrived, Obuchi Keizo smelled an opportunity.

"So, what do you think about the Japanese government's willingness to jointly develop the Kara Sea oil fields with the Soviet Union?" This was Obuchi Keizo's first test. He wanted to know what the Soviet Union's attitude was, and then adjust the next steps based on the other party's attitude. Rhetoric.

However, Shevardnadze's performance was somewhat unpredictable. He looked at the scenery outside the plane window and said slowly, "I have a question, Minister Obuchi Keizo, what do you think of this IL-96?"

"Huh?" Keizo Obuchi didn't know why Shevardnadze suddenly mentioned the IL-96, but he always had a hunch that something was going on behind the scenes.

Shevardnadze said, "This is the newly developed Il-96 Airbus by the Soviet Union. It is preparing to compete with the Boeing 777 and Airbus A320 to seize the civil aviation market in the 1990s. Now you are the first to board this new Soviet Airbus. delegation. This is also an advertisement for the development of the Soviet civil aviation industry.”

Obuchi Keizo took a deep breath. He didn't expect that even a civilian airliner would contain well-designed tricks by the Soviet Union. In this way, how many sinister tricks are waiting for him on this journey? Hold yourself. Obuchi Keizo feels very embarrassed. First of all, the oil-poor countries around the world are now keeping an eye on the Soviet Union, trying to get a piece of the pie in the early development. There is no doubt that Japan is now the first, and also The one with the greatest advantage.

Shevardnadze sighed deliberately and said to himself, "Compared to before, the Chinese government seems much more generous. When they learned that the Soviet Il-96 passenger plane was going to be put online, they immediately proposed Air China and China Commercial transaction of China Southern Airlines purchasing Il-96..."

Obuchi Keizo has also heard rumors that China has given up purchasing the Boeing 777 model for the first time and instead purchased the Soviet Il-96, but the meaning of what Minister Shevardnadze said was different. This means that the rumors are very likely to be true, and China's flattering behavior also makes Keizo Obuchi feel a little scared.

However, all this was made up by Shevardnadze. Although China has made a request to purchase Il-96, no delegation has ever gone to Moscow for negotiations. Shevardnadze simply used this incident to put psychological pressure on Obuchi Keizo.

"Think about it carefully, Minister Obuchi Keizo."

Just as Shevardnadze was about to say these words, Obuchi Keizo added something first.

"We will go back and carefully consider the request made by Minister Shevardnadze, and the senior leaders of ANA will also give full consideration to your new model. After all, it is time for Japanese aircraft to be updated. And the new Soviet models are also You can rest assured that it will be considered by the senior management.”

Obuchi Keizo expressed his "will" very timely. In his opinion, if he did not want the Kara Sea oil field development plan to be delayed, then it was best to comply with the Soviet Union's request at this time.

Obuchi Keizo's knowledge made Minister Shevardnadze sneer inwardly. He would not believe that Japan had surrendered so quickly. As long as Japan does not express its willingness to buy, it will not get a share of the Kara Sea project development.

But as long as the Il-96 opens up the gap in Japan, then he will not have to worry about the sales of the Il-96. Some people even proposed the idea of ​​using the Kara Sea oil field project to bundle and promote the Il-96, but Yanayev rejected it. .

After all, Yanayev hopes to use market-leading methods to eat away at Boeing's poor share bit by bit.

(Come on, if the curse is effective, then I hope that the managers of those pirated websites will be hit by cars when they go out, cancer will defeat their parents, their sons will follow Lao Song next door, their wives will be meaner than Ma Rong, and finally the family’s ashes will be blown into the sky.) (~^~)