Zhao Linchen was confused.

Believe it, he doesn’t understand what the other party is doing. With such a large transaction volume, you have to pay before the oil has been shipped to the company, which will cause great financial pressure on the company.

Don't believe it?

It seems that there is no other way to solve the oil shortage problem they are facing.

The new factory has not officially started construction and faces a crude oil shortage of hundreds of thousands of barrels every day. As long as the ship attack between the Iraqis and the Persians do not end, there will not be many transportation companies willing to risk transporting crude oil.

A large oil tanker can be tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars at any time. For a transportation cost of hundreds of thousands or even less, not many transportation companies are willing to take risks.

Unless there is a warship escort.

But now, the Americans and other European countries have not yet decided whether to send an escort fleet.

"Can you tell me how to ensure that oil is exported safely?" Zhao Linchen asked, "If there is no perfect plan, all transportation companies will not take risks."

"How to ensure transportation safety is our business. Of course, whether the transportation company is willing is their business. We don't force it." Xie Kai said calmly. "I think it's more important whether your company needs this batch of oil."

"The price is too high." Zhao Linchen thought about it. If he wanted to impress the entire company's board of directors, the price was not exciting enough.

More than 1 billion US dollars of funds.

The finances of the entire company are not very good now.

The international crude oil market price is too high, and the competitive pressure on refined oil is also quite large. In addition, the economic development of the four Asian dragons, which originally developed very rapidly, is now in a stagnant period. The rising oil prices have caused insufficient growth in refined oil consumption.

"How much do you think the price is appropriate?" Xie Kai asked with a smile.

Just talk about money, it's easy to say.

Anyway, everyone can make the best money.

36.6 million barrels.

"30 US dollars." Zhao Linchen quoted an absolute minimum price.

Xie Kai looked at him with a smile on his face, and he didn't even have the desire to bargain.

Too greedy.

Although the price you get is low, Singaporeans can’t share too much profit, right?

"$33, this is the highest price. Your crude oil demands to be delivered in the Gulf of Oman, which will cause us a lot of financial pressure. At the same time, international crude oil prices are changing every day."

The refining company does not settle the crude oil directly.

"37, if you think the price is still high, there is no need." Xie Kai said, "I think everyone understands whether the international crude oil price will drop significantly in the short term."

International crude oil prices fluctuate every day, which is normal.

Now it is almost 50% higher than the historical price. No one knows why this happens.

The global stock market crash caused by the US stock market crash will have a significant impact on international crude oil prices, but it is impossible to directly return to the level of more than ten dollars.

"In addition, the war between North and South Yemen broke out and there is no possibility of an end in a short period of time. The war between Saudi Arabia and South Yemen is also ongoing. If South Yemen attacks Saudi Arabia's oil fields..." Xie Kai looked at Zhao Linchen and said what Zhao Linchen thought.

Saudi soldiers are not doing well in war.

And South Yemen is backed by the Soviet Union.

Even if not, when international oil prices fall too much and endanger Saudi Arabia's interests, Saudi Arabia probably won't mind letting South Yemen blow up a few more oil fields to achieve the goal of controlling the high oil prices.

"$35." Zhao Lincheng said gritting his teeth, "We have asked for all these crude oils. Including freight, the cost of these oils will be close to $36..."

"36!" This is Xie Kai's reserve price. "Including the freight, the price you arrive at Hong Kong here will not exceed US$37. Even the international crude oil price of 42 US dollars per barrel is five dollars higher. This batch of oil can bring you an additional profit of at least US$180 million!"

Xie Kai is already very satisfied with being able to sell at this price for $13.

Zhao Linchen did not reply to Xie Kai, but told Xie Kai that he needed to go back and communicate with the company.

The profit of nearly 200 million US dollars is indeed heart-warming.

He, the head of the procurement department, could not make the decision for a big business worth more than one billion US dollars.

At the same time, he also had to communicate with the heads of various transportation companies in the afternoon.

"Will they agree?" Tan Lin asked, "Although the price is very low, they need to pay before the crude oil arrives."

"For capitalists, sufficient benefits will make them tempted." He has not included the profits of oil smelting. If Singapore Petroleum Corporation cannot obtain a large amount of crude oil, it will have a great impact on their operating rate.

The huge oil refinery costs are not decimals every day.

Zhao Linchen returned to the company and directly contacted the company's executive director to report the situation.

Soon, this matter was reported to the government authorities.

For such large quantities of crude oil, the price is five dollars lower than that of the international market. The other party did not ask for transactions at Iraqi ports, but instead took on the most risky transportation journey. What's there to do?

"What the other party asked was to pay the payment when the crude oil was transported out of the Gulf of Oman!" Zhao Linchen said, "There is a relatively large risk in the middle, that is, during the transportation process, international oil prices fell sharply..."

"Will international crude oil prices fall sharply in this trend now? Saudi Arabia has declared war on South Yemen, and even launched missiles to attack South Yemen's army, that's all!" said the person in charge.

"But this has a lot of pressure on our funds." Zhao Linchen always felt that this was too risky.

There is no such precedent internationally.

In the short term, more than one billion US dollars will be needed.

"The refining company, our oil company controls the shares, and other shareholders do not pay attention to these things. What they need is profit!" The person in charge said, "Didn't other shareholders agree to accept this batch of oil at the shareholders' meeting?"

"Or, we only have some?"

Zhao Linchen did not give up.

"You are hoping that our competitors will get more oil at the lowest price? Go and sign a contract with them! If it really doesn't work, we can add one or two more US dollars to resell these crude oils to oil companies in Japan and South Korea!" The person in charge waved and asked Zhao Linchen to go back and prepare first.

Resale?

Zhao Linchen really never thought about it.

"Now the whole of Asia lacks crude oil, not just us." The person in charge began to doubt whether Zhao Linchen is suitable for this position. "Since the other party requires settlement in the Gulf of Oman, we can also ask other companies to settle there. 1.2 million barrels of crude oil per day, and we can digest only 700,000 barrels, and the remaining 500,000 barrels will be resold to other refining companies, which is also a profit of tens of millions of dollars."

More importantly, they don't need to take such a big risk.

"At the same time, we can also exchange some other interests from other countries through these crude oil supplies."

Zhao Linchen didn't understand these things.

Anyway, he is just the person in charge of the procurement department, and his responsibility is to find enough crude oil for the company to make the refinery run in all aspects.

"Ship King? How dare you take it?" Tan Lin hurriedly stood up when he saw the person coming in and said excitedly.

He did not expect that the world ship king would condescend and come to see them in person.

He turned his head and said to Xie Kai, "Xie Kai, this is the world's number one ship king who is known as the Sea Dragon King, Sir Bao."

Xie Kai looked at the world ship king and was shocked.

He didn't expect that such a little business could alarm the world's number one ship king.

This is the ship king with more than 200 giant ships in his hand and a total tonnage of more than 20 million tons in 80 years. Xie Kai never thought that one day he would be able to cooperate with such a legendary figure.

"It's all about everyone's love, but just relying on sea transportation to make a living." The ship king was also looking at Xie Kai while looking at him.

After seeing countless people, he discovered at first that Tan Lin was not the one who made the decision.

"Sir Bao, you are here to find us, don't know what's the price?" If you just drink and eat with such a legendary figure and then talk nonsense, Xie Kai thought it would be very pleasant.

But in front of him, he had no intention of doing this.

"Don't you need oil tankers? I have more than 20 tankers with more than 100,000 tons in my hand and are now idle. I heard that you are willing to give high freight fees, so I will see if I can get the opportunity to cooperate." The ship king said with a smile.

Xie Kai didn't know whether it was true or not, so he looked at Tan Lin.

"We will feel more at ease with you joining." Tan Lin said in surprise.

If Xie Kai wants to complete this batch of oil transportation in a short period of time, the support of these world-class ship kings is indispensable. Ordinary oil transportation companies are not as strong as theirs.

Xie Kai was not so optimistic about Sir Bao's arrival.

A business worth tens of millions of dollars cannot allow the world's No. 1 ship king to take action personally.

"Sir Bao, it is our honor to cooperate with you. As far as we know, you rented the boat to a transportation company since you owned the first boat, and it was a long-term lease." Xie Kai said calmly.

Bao Yugang came, probably for something else.

"It's true. But I'm really interested in your business this time. Although there are not many, the price of one trip is almost the usual three trips. There is no danger yet. Who would be willing to give up?" said the ship king with a smile.

He really doesn't care about tens of millions of dollars.

But what I care more about is something else, and it is not easy to make him, the old ship king who has announced his retirement.

"I don't know how many tonnage tankers Sir Bao can mobilize in one month." Xie Kai asked.

International crude oil trading is based on barrels.

International crude oil is based on a barrel of 42 US gallons as the standard. According to the international average water, about 7.35 barrels are a meal.

Therefore, how much total tonnage can be provided by the ship king in the short term depends on whether Xie Kai can transport all crude oil to export in a short period of time.
Chapter completed!