The journey starts from the Titanic

Don't you have the strength to confront the UK head-on?

Oh my Garwal!1.2 billion tons of reserves!

Oh my great Burgan!900 million tons of reserves!

It's really a headache, knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing.

Situ Nan did not order Duncan to stop oil exploration. He felt lucky, thinking that unless there is a global positioning system, oil can be easily explored in the desert?How can it be so easy?

In history, American oil companies were also conducting oil exploration in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia at about this time, but the results were not good. They had to wait until after World War II and the technical and financial conditions were greatly improved before discovering oil fields and developing large-scale oil in the Middle East.

Situ Nan would not encourage Duncan to look for oil too much. He just reminded him that trade between the Middle East and Africa and South China is the foundation of Duncan.

Situ Nan is not sure whether Frank Holmes will succeed, but through this guy, Duncan Firm has successively obtained oil lease rights in the Bahrain region of Kuwait.

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In Libya, since the discovery of oil in the Silt Basin, the original calm of Silt Town was broken. Chevron Oil Company increased its investment in Silt Harbor, and a steady stream of resources was invested from the United States to Libya, Sinker Lai has never been as good as it is now, and the stingy guys on the board finally generously donated and met all his requirements.

"The top priority is the oil storage base and pipeline. You have to step up this matter." Sinclair told his assistants, while boarding the plane to Tripoli, he went to protest against the damned Italian.

Chinese workers are laying the oil pipeline from Silt Port to the oil field. According to Sinclair's plan, Chevron Oil Company is preparing to build a 20,000-ton oil storage base in Silt Port.

If possible, he also plans to build an oil refinery in Libya. He has chosen the location, either Benghazi or the nearby Silt Port.

The premise is to balance the Italians.

Seeing Italo Balbo, the governor of Italy in Libya, Sinclair unceremoniously protested the inaction of the Italian colonial government and failed to protect the investment of foreign companies in Italy, which hindered Chevron’s operations in Libya. .

Local bandits and tribes in the Sirte area invaded Chevron Oil Company’s operating areas more and more frequently. Although the oil fields and facilities were not severely damaged under the protection of security, it seriously affected the efficiency of the oil company’s operations.

"Dear Sir, I have also received some information from Sirte. I regret this. The Government House has always protected friendly foreign investors, but for remote inland areas, we have to admit that we are powerless."

Italo Balbo said with regret.

Why is it weak?

Obviously to indulge and instigate, OK?

Hypocritical Italian!

If you hadn't instigated them behind your back, how could those Arab tribal armed forces flock to Sirte and equipped with a lot of guns?

Sinclair knows where the root of the problem lies. Isn't it the deadlock between Chevron Petroleum and Italian Petroleum?

However, the Italians do not want to think that Chevron Oil Company can retreat in Iraq, which does not mean that it is also retreating in Libya.

So he smiled faintly: "Since the Governor's Mansion is powerless, in order to protect the company's interests, we have to take necessary self-defense measures."

The necessary self-defense measures?

Italo Balbo furrowed his brows, watching Sinclair's trepidation, and secretly cursing the Yankees is too arrogant, driving the brutal Chinese doglegs to kill those inland natives, if not for the Governor's Mansion to send people over. Pulling sideways, it is estimated that the indigenous people in the Sirte area are all over.

"Sir, I must remind you that Libya is Italy's Libya. The Governor's Office will not allow foreign companies to do mischief within its jurisdiction. If your company fails to constrain its actions, it will be punished by the Governor's Office.

In view of the serious security situation in the Sirte area, the colonial regiment of the Governor's Palace will be stationed in the Sirte area next week."

Italo Balbo said coldly.

"The colonial group?" Sinclair was disdainful. He still didn't know what the Italian colonial group was. It was okay to bully the Libyans in the city. Once inland, it is estimated that the desert bandits would not win?

The foundation of Italian rule in Libya is very weak. Except for the two coastal cities of Tripoli and Benghazi, the other inland areas hardly have much influence. On the one hand, the inland areas are poor, and there are no memorable resources except the desert. It was an inefficient colonial rule by the Italians.

Sinclair dared to say that even if the Italians sent a so-called colonial group in the Sirte area developed by the cooperation of Chevron Petroleum and Chinese forces, it would not necessarily have Chevron Petroleum's influence in the area.

The Italians sent troops into the Sirte area as early as Sinclair expected. He was not surprised. Instead, he welcomed with a smile: "The Governor is very welcome to make this powerful move. I think the lawless desert bandits and tribes in the interior Armed, under the iron fist of the heroic Italian army, will be wiped out."

As for the Chinese armed forces mentioned by the Governor, Sinclair didn't respond, and he just didn't hear it, which made Italo Balbo feel like he was punched.

The Yankee seemed very confident and did not take his warning to heart. Italo Balbo was secretly annoyed. According to the news he received from the country, in order to support the oil companies, the American Atlantic Fleet had come to the Mediterranean. It will be next week. Appeared in mainland Italy.

Perhaps because he did not want to provoke the governor, or to give a bit of face to the promising Italo Balbo, Sinclair finally said to the governor in a pleasant manner: Chevron Petroleum has no intention of challenging Italy’s rule over Libya. After all, it invests in Libya. So many, just to protect the safety of company assets.As for the oil produced in Libya, priority will be given to cooperation with Italian oil companies.

Chevron Petroleum can negotiate and cooperate with the Italian Petroleum Company, and the Government’s involvement in the ignorant and cruel Libyans is not good for both parties.

In the subsequent negotiations with the Italian oil company, the two sides broke up again.

The Italians demanded that Chevron Petroleum Company must give up half of its shares, with each party holding half of the shares, to jointly develop Libyan oil resources, but Sinclair refused.

The news reached Rome, and it is said that it also alarmed the great leader.

"The Yankees haven't succumbed yet?" Mussolini asked the Foreign Ministry official in charge of the matter, Calai Azoziano. The young Ziano was not only a nobleman, but also fell in love with Mussolini's daughter. Reuse.

"Yes, the Americans rejected our kindness and insisted not to give up half of the oil." Ciano said.

"Libya is Italy's Libya, the fourth territory of the great Italy!" Mussolini was a bit displeased, and even a US head office was unfair. What happened to the people below?

"Originally we planned to take tough measures, but the U.S. fleet is coming and had to give up the plan." Ciano bit his head. It was Mussolini himself who stopped the tough plan, and he couldn't point to the leader. Nose said, if it were not for you to stop, we would have confiscated American oil fields!

"Damn Yankee!"

Mussolini cursed secretly in his heart, knowing in his heart that once the other party's oil fields are confiscated, Libya is likely to develop war.

Others don't understand Chevron Oil Company, Mussolini is jealous.Behind the Chevron Oil Company are the William Consortium and the Mellon family. The William Consortium is one of the largest arms groups in the United States. The Mellon family is now a representative figure in American politics.

The Yankees are now high-spirited, and even the Middle East under the British control has been squeezed in, and they will not easily withdraw from Libya under the pressure of Italy.

Chapter 202: Searching for Sword and Fire

Of course, I saw Mussolini and heard this guy brag about it.

Before meeting with Sinclair to obtain the specific situation of the Libyan oil field, he was not in a hurry to negotiate with the Italians, nor did he need to negotiate.He went to the Mediterranean after attending the secret meeting on the oil at Akinacari Castle in the Scottish Highlands. (There are no Italians in this important meeting. The Italians are really low!) The main purpose is to investigate the oil situation in North Africa and the Middle East.

Ciano was awarded by Mussolini to be responsible for negotiating with Chevron Petroleum. He also cared about the situation of Libyan oil. For this reason, he flew to Tripoli and italo Balbo, the governor of Libya, to communicate and cooperate on the Libyan oil issue.

With Mussolini's support, the Libyan Governor's Palace and Italy's Eni Petroleum Company fully cooperated with Ziano.

Henda Brown stayed in Rome for a short period of two days and saw Mussolini's many achievements, um, those beautiful public buildings on the street, but not many achievements in industrial construction, privately think that Rome is inferior New Tangshan.

Although Italy is also known as an industrial power, its technology and scale are relatively large, incomparable to the United States.

The heavy industry is underdeveloped, and the petrochemical industry is also very backward. Italy's largest oil company Eni Petroleum is not as large as Chevron, and it may be more eager for Libya's oil resources.

In Benghazi, Henda Brown met Sinclair.

After the development of oil in the Sirte area, the Benghazi branch became one of Chevron’s important overseas companies. Sirte Port, not far from Benghazi, was the production base and the place where Henda Brown would inspect.

"Congratulations, Mr. Sinclair! The efforts of you and your colleagues have contributed a lot to the company. I am sorry for my rash conclusion that there is no oil in North Africa! The board of directors may invest up to 5,000 in Libya. Ten thousand U.S. dollars!"