Without the protection of southern Africa, the Sultanate of Najd would become a colony of any country including Britain, the United States and France in a matter of minutes.
Regardless of the lack of effective checks and balances between Britain, the United States and France in southern Africa, there are too many ways to deal with the Sultanate of Najd. Whether it is armed aggression or economic penetration, the Sultanate of Najd cannot resist it.
This is also the reason why the Sultanate of Najd wants to join the Southern African Union.
Looking at the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then the Ottoman Empire, and the overthrown Qajar Dynasty, the Sultanate of Najd had no other choice.
"The locals are discussing this issue, be patient -" Arthur was speechless on this issue. Rock's attitude towards the oil fields of the Sultanate of Najd was very cautious.
One thing to say is that the demand for oil in the world today is not that strong. If Rock increases its development efforts, the output of the Elizabeth Oilfield alone can meet the world's demand for oil.
Then the problem arises. Commodity exchange must follow the principle of equal exchange. If supply exceeds demand, prices will rise, and if supply exceeds demand, prices will fall. Adan Company has made a lot of money by virtue of its monopoly on the Elizabeth Oil Field. The oil companies of Britain, the United States, and France have red eyes.
Yes, if the British, American and French oil companies obtain the rights to exploit the oil fields in the Sultanate of Najd, the balance between oil supply and demand will be broken in an instant, and the one who will suffer the most losses will be Adan Company.
The reason why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar acted so urgently had a lot to do with Rock's attitude.
Emotionally speaking, the Sultanate of Najd is willing to hand over the oil fields to Adan Company for operation.
But in terms of interests, it is more in line with the interests of the Sultanate of Najd to hand over the oil exploration rights to the Anglo-American and French oil companies.
After all, if the oil fields are handed over to the Adang Company for development, then the Adang Company will most likely control oil production in order to maintain profits. In this way, the interests of the Najd Sultanate cannot be guaranteed.
"King Arthur, we hope that the federal government can fully consider the interests of the Sultanate of Najd when discussing this issue." Jabbar pleaded hard. The Sultanate of Najd's economic foundation is weak, and its main source of income is the export of labor to Port Elizabeth. Najd
The Sultanate is eager to change this situation, and the oil field is a major opportunity.
"Don't worry about this, Southern Africa will never ignore the interests of its allies -" Arthur reassured him gently, and Rock did have an idea and had already put it into action.
While the Sultanate of Najd was anxious about the ownership of the oil fields, several of the world's largest oil companies gathered in the city of Nyasaland and were having heated discussions on the development of the oil fields.
These companies are Standard Oil of New Jersey, Standard Oil of New York, Standard Oil of California, Texas Company, and Gulf Oil Company from the United States; Anglo American Petroleum, Royal Shell, and Persian Petroleum from the United Kingdom; and Adam from southern Africa.
company.
The three Standard Oil companies all emerged after Rockefeller was forced to split them up in 1911. The Texas Company was the future Texaco Company, Gulf Oil was also born in Texas, Royal Shell was born in East India, Persian Oil and Anglo-American
Petroleum are all cutting-edge oil companies established in recent years.
It seems that there is only Adan Company in southern Africa, but in terms of strength, Adan Company, which owns Elizabeth Oilfield and East India Oilfield, is not inferior to any of the above, and whether it is in terms of production or profit, Adan Company is completely exploded.
The total amount of oil fields controlled by all the above-mentioned enterprises is approximately equal to the sum of the above-mentioned enterprises.
Oil companies gathered in Los Angeles mainly for the mining rights of the oil fields of the Sultanate of Najd.
"Oil is a resource given by God to all of humanity. It should be shared by all of us and cannot be left to a single company to develop alone." John Davidson Rockefeller Jr. was the initiator of this meeting.
John Davidson Rockefeller Jr. is the only son of oil magnate Rockefeller. He inherited most of John Sr.'s property and is the current head of the Rockefeller family.
"Oh, what you say is nice, can Rockefeller take out the oil fields he controls and let all of us develop them?" Attending the meeting on behalf of Adan Company was Rock's youngest son Alvin. Alvin just turned 20 this year.
I started to get involved in the family business a while ago and the performance was pretty good.
Little John's identity is a bit special. Feng Ban, the general manager of Adan Company, is busy with work, so he simply asked Alvin to attend the meeting on behalf of Adan Company.
Putting aside Alvin's ability, at least Alvin has enough confidence.
Don’t forget that Alvin is still the North Sea Baron of the British Empire——
"Of course, if Adan Company is also willing to give up part of the Elizabeth Oilfield -" Little John is cunning, it is also an oil field, and the cost of extraction is much different.
This is the advantage of Adan Company. The oil wells in the Elizabeth Oilfield are all self-effluent wells with good oil quality and high output. Oil wells controlled by standard oil can be considered high-yield if their annual output exceeds 10,000 tons. The oil wells in the Elizabeth Oilfield,
The highest daily output can exceed 10,000 tons.
So Alvin just haha.
"Lord North Sea, Adan Company already owns the Elizabeth Oilfield and the East India Oilfield. Can't we give up part of the Najd Oilfield for joint development? This will be good for all of us -" Royal Shell Senior Manager Thompson's attitude was ambiguous, although
We are both Commonwealth companies and should advance and retreat together when fighting against American oil companies, but when it comes to specific interests, Royal Shell also has its own calculations.
Moreover, as they are also Commonwealth companies, Adan’s earnings will not be shared with Royal Shell.
Royal Shell started in East India. After East India became independent, Royal Shell lost the mining rights to the East India oil fields and gradually declined.
Fortunately, in recent years, Royal Shell has discovered new oil fields in the Aden Protectorate, and it can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The Aden Protected Area is the future Yemen. Although there is oil, there is a huge gap between it and the Elizabeth Oilfield in terms of production costs and oil reserves.
"Mr. Thompson, Adan Company deliberately controls oil production in order to protect the interests of all oil companies. You don't know this, right?" Alvin scoffed mercilessly. If Adan Company drills more oil wells,
, half of the companies present will close within a few months.
"This is why we hope to jointly develop the Najd oil field -" Little John is also afraid that Adan Company will increase its efforts. After southern Africa and the United States signed a series of trade agreements, Adan Company has also been able to enter the U.S. market. Standard Oil is facing
A strong impact on Adan Company.
"Develop together and then increase production? I don't need to say anything by then. Everyone knows what will happen. If the oil price drops to one shilling per barrel, Adan Company will still make a profit. What about you?" Alvin opened unscrupulously.
The crowd ridiculed that the current oil price remains at about five shillings per barrel, and Adan Company is very satisfied with this price.
"The oil quality of the Elizabeth Oilfield is good and the output is large. Of course you have the confidence to say so -" Tom Nell, general manager of Gulf Oil Company, couldn't help complaining.
"Can't Adam Company give us a way to survive?" William Darcy, Jr., general manager of Persian Petroleum Company, was extremely indignant at Adam Company's hegemonism.
The rise of Adan Company has most affected the Persian Petroleum Company.
In 1901, British mining tycoon William Knox Darcy obtained the exclusive right to develop natural gas and oil resources in the Persian Empire (except for the five northern provinces in dispute with Russia) for 60 years.
In return, Darcy paid the then Qajar king 40,000 pounds in cash and shares, plus 16% of future profits.
By 1909, the Anglo-Persian Oil Company was established and an oil refinery was built in Abadan, Khuzestan, which was the largest oil refinery in the world before World War I.
After the end of the world war, a rebellion broke out in Khuzestan, and the Abadan Refinery was forced to close. Khuzestan was also ceded to Port Elizabeth in a secret agreement between Adan Company and Lisa Khan. When the rebellion was over, the Persian Oil Company
When trying to return to Khuzestan, the Abadan refinery had become the property of the Abadan company.
After losing the oil fields in Khuzestan, the Persian Oil Company could only rely on other sporadic oil fields in the Persian Empire to survive, which is why Little William was so indignant at the actions of the Adan Company.
"Persian Petroleum Company can't keep its own oil fields. What does this have to do with our Adam Company?" Alvin said directly.
"This is a shameful robbery!" Little William was furious.
"Hahahaha, little William, don't forget that you are British, how can you have the nerve to say that?" Alvin laughed and walked away.
Although he did not lose on the scene, as a dignified Baron of Beihai, being besieged like this still made Alvin very unhappy.
So when the meeting was reconvened the next day, Southern Africa sent five companies at once.
In addition to Adam Company, the other four companies are Nyasaland Petroleum Company, Elizabeth Petroleum Company, Borneo Petroleum Company, and Najd Petroleum Company.
What needs to be emphasized is that the four famous Nyasaland lawyers attending the meeting representing the four companies, needless to say, these four people came to quarrel with Little John and Little William.
"It's absolutely ridiculous. Where did there come from so many oil companies in Southern Africa?" Little John was angry. Southern Africa did not force Adan Company to split its business. The emergence of so many oil companies overnight was nothing short of a joke.
"Hahahaha, it's not ridiculous at all, there are just so many!" Alvin has a helper, and he can be as arrogant as he wants.
Just by looking at their names, you can tell that each of the four oil companies must have their own focus.
Borneo is Kalimantan in East India. Elizabeth Oil must have come from Port Elizabeth. You can tell from the name of Najd Petroleum Company that it must have just been established to develop the oil fields of the Najd Sultanate.
As for Nyasaland Petroleum, there are as many such companies as there are.
"Gentlemen, our Nyasaland Petroleum Company has four oil wells with a daily output of more than 10,000 tons in the Elizabeth Oilfield. We should be eligible to participate in this meeting-" The person representing Nyasaland Petroleum Company attending the meeting was a famous lawyer in southern Africa.
Cheng Yuan, lawyers are very good at playing these word games.
