The journey starts from the Titanic

Chapter 200 The Red Line Agreement Is Too Wayward

John Cadman, the chairman of bp oil company, came back from Rockefeller Manor and was unwilling to do so. Because of his boycott, the agreement reached at Rockefeller Manor could not be implemented.

John Cadman returned to London and found Chancellor Churchill to inform him of the negotiations.

Knowing that the Yankee had such a big appetite, he asked for 45% of the Iraqi Oil Company in one breath. He was furious and cursed that Shell Oil Company was scared by the Yankee. He said that he would support bp oil company and must not treat American oil company. compromise.

It also sent a telegram to Andrew Mellon, stating that Britain would not give up its oil interests in the Middle East, and the tone was very bad!

Andrew Mellon is not a vegetarian either. He replied to the telegram with needles in Mianli, stating that the United States has important interests in the Middle East and is doing its best to protect the interests of American overseas companies.

Churchill was furious at the sight, beating and scolding Yankees for being greedy and shameless, dare to covet the Queen's territory?

You must know that this guy is very cruel. In order to suppress the Iraqis, he carried forward the experience of the British army in the Boer War and encouraged the British army to use gas bombs to destroy the Iraqi resistance army. The so-called jihad was a joke in front of the brutal British, and it collapsed instantly.

Isn’t the British Empire’s majesty and decisiveness comparable to the insignificant style of being someone’s younger brother?This is also the reason why Situ Nan dared not swallow Iraqi oil alone. The degree of difficulty is too great.

On "thinking back then" and boasting of the ancestor's ox, later generations of British people should be more convincing than Chinese.

With a tough dung stick like Churchill coming out to make trouble, the Royal Navy sent some warships to the Mediterranean to strengthen the Mediterranean fleet. It is incomprehensible. Even an agreement reached at Rockefeller Manor may be overthrown.

Despite being pressured by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the chairman of Shell Oil Company Henry Deterdin was still in a good mood. He was talking about this matter with Gulbankan, the founder and shareholder of British Petroleum Corporation. , He laughed: "Why did no one remind our chancellor of the agreement to exclude the Persian region? If Anglo-Polish Petroleum (formerly Turkish Petroleum) is added, the British oil share in the Middle East actually exceeds half?"

"Maybe our minister is pretending to be stupid?" Gulbankan smiled: "The government is tough and wants to overturn the agreement. Isn't this an opportunity for Shell? For example, take the opportunity to demand more shares?"

He is a good friend of Henry Deterding and also helped Shell Oil Company acquire Eagle Oil Company in Mexico. Relying on Mexico's rich oil resources, Shell Oil Company occupies a considerable American energy market.

"Yeah! This is also our chance. My five percent sir, it's time for you to perform!"

Henry Deterding encouraged.

Gulbankan owns 5% of the shares of bp oil company and is known as Mr. 5%. He readily accepted Henry Deterdin’s proposal.This is the opportunity he has been waiting for a long time.

Soon he found the company's chairman John Cadman and proposed to hold the second oil conference in the UK. He himself was very willing to help persuade the Yankees.

"British guys are making a small move again! I have no problem with combining Iraq and Persia to form a larger oil consortium, but we must curb Britain's unscrupulous ambitions, and we must not let them include Saudi Arabia and Kuwait."

Before going to the UK to negotiate, Situ Nan told Henda Brown.

The same thing, he also said to Richard Mellon.

Fortunately, Saudi Arabia is an independent country, at least in name, but Kuwait is different. It is a British colony.

Henda Brown understands Stuart’s concerns. What if Kuwait and Saudi Arabia also discover oil in the future?Now that these areas are included, wouldn't it be a waste of money for the British?

The bottom line of Chevron Oil Company is that even if it does not fight for the share of the United Oil Company, it must limit the scope of operations of the United Oil Company and prevent it from expanding from Iraq to the entire Middle East.

The meeting was held at Archinakari Castle in the Scottish Highlands. This castle is owned by the Mellon family. Situ Nan has never been there. Except for the former residence in London, he is not like Morgan Rockefeller Mellon. They have a strong English plot and like to be in Europe and the UK. Buying a large number of properties does not like going to Europe on vacation like the Morgan family.

In terms of contacts in Europe, Situ Nan may not be better than Henda Brown.

"Hey! Henry, haven't you made any progress in your technique?" John Cadman triumphantly raised the fishing rod in his hand and smiled at Henry Deterding who had achieved nothing.

He has already hoisted several big fish, which is the opposite of what Henry Deterding laughed at yesterday when he got nothing from the hunt.

"Hope your fishing skills can catch the American fish!" Henry Deterding sneered.

Although the two stood in the same trench this time, their relationship has been bad for many years and it has been hard to return.

Hunting or fishing is just a pastime. In the Castle of Archinakari, oil conspiracy is the theme.

The BP Petroleum Company and Shell Petroleum Company, supported by the British government, are much tougher than they were in the United States. They insist on combining the oil from Iraq and Persia. The newly established Iraqi Petroleum Company will replace the original Persian Petroleum Company, bp Petroleum. The company and Shell Petroleum Company accounted for 3 shares respectively. France Dadoer Petroleum took 15%, and the remaining 35% was divided among Chevron (13%) Gulf (7%) and Exxon (15%).

"According to my plan, the Iraqi Oil Company's business scope should cover the entire Middle East, including Iraq's Boskovite and Saudi Arabia, etc." Gulbankan, who presided over the meeting, said eloquently, while holding a stick to circle the map.

"This is not fair! Chevron Oil firmly opposes such a distribution plan! We would rather not have the Iraqi Oil Company's share but also separate the No. 1 oil field, we will mine ourselves, and we will lay our own tubing and sell it to Europe!"

Henda Brown blushed with anger, stood up and patted the table.

"That's right! The share allocated to us American Petroleum Company is too much less than the original one!" Walter Tiegel of Exxon Oil Company also objected.

Richard Mellon also expressed opposition.

The Yankees all objected, and the saliva was almost sprayed on Gulbankan's face. This five-percent gentleman blushed with anger. He threw the stick and opened his eyes and yelled, "Then how much do you want?"

"Gentlemen, don't get angry, this is just a preliminary plan, you can still adjust it if you don't agree." Henry Deterding persuaded with a smile.

After a fight, the Yankee was too emotional to talk anymore and had to adjourn the meeting.

As he walked out of the meeting room, Walter Tegel deliberately slowed down and waited for Hender Brown. After everyone around him walked away, he whispered: "Chevron Oil Company is willing to give up Iraqi Oil Company's share?"

"I think the output of No. 1 oil field is more than that of Iraqi Oil Company!" Henda Brown said lightly.

"Man, do you know that in the past six months, the No. 2 and No. 3 oil fields have been discovered in Iraq, no worse than the No. 1 oil field, and more oil fields will be discovered in the future." Walter Tiegel reminded, thinking: "Is the No. 1 oilfield really producing so much?"

"No matter how many oil fields are discovered in Iraq, it will not be our turn. Besides, even if we have the share of the Iraqi oil company, wouldn't we sell our share?"

Henda Brown said.

"That's also true, I really envy you Chevron, you can make a lot of dollars from me." Walter Tegel nodded and laughed.

I want to explain here that the Iraqi Petroleum Company is not a joint venture company, but a spoil-sharing organization. The shares or shares held by the major giants only represent how much crude oil it can allocate.

Take the example of Mr. Gurbankan of 5%. He does not have oil production equipment, pipelines and refineries, and cannot produce a drop of crude oil. So he sells his allocated 5% of crude oil production to the French company Daddour.

Now Exxon Petroleum has also taken a fancy to Chevron Petroleum's output, and it would be best if it could be bought.

It is not only Walter Teiger who negotiated with Henda Brown in private, but also other giants.

After rounds of negotiations, the meeting finally reached a conclusion. Chevron Oil Company finally withdrew from the Iraqi Oil Company and concentrated on operating the No. 1 oil field. At the same time, it was not allowed to operate oil extraction business in other parts of Iraq.

As for the output of the No. 1 oil field, Henda Brown sold several, including Exxon Bay and Dadoer.

In return, the United States and French oil companies have joined forces and insisted that the scope of Iraqi oil companies is limited to Iraq and Persia, excluding other regions in the Middle East.

bp Petroleum and Shell Petroleum agreed to this condition because the two of them have already obtained 3 shares of Iraqi Petroleum, 15% of the French remain unchanged, Gulf Oil 1%, and Exxon 175%"

Gentlemen, after difficult negotiations, we finally reached a consensus. Here, I would like to thank Mr. Henda Brown and Chevron Oil for their efforts and sacrifices for the smooth progress of the meeting."

At the meeting, Gurbankan said sincerely, with a smile on his face, that in the new round of distribution, he got a 25% share of the new Iraqi oil company.According to the momentum of discovering oil fields in Iraq, the 25% share will be more than the original 5%.

Hypocritical and enthusiastic applause sounded in the ears, Hengda Brown smiled, but there was a slight bitterness and worry in his heart.

I hope Situ Nan will not lie to herself, otherwise she will lose a lot this time.

Gulbankan asked for a map of the Middle East. Holding a thick red pencil, he drew a circle on the map, enclosing Iraq and Persia.

Said to those present: "I should understand this because I was born here, lives and works here. This is smaller than the old Ottoman Empire I knew in 1914, but in order to reduce differences, develop it as soon as possible. Iraqi Petroleum has not been able to include other areas for the time being."