Chapter 1802

The Seven Sisters of Oil is a common term in the Western oil industry, referring to the three major oil companies and the other four major companies with international influence after the dissolution of the Rockefeller family Standard Oil Company. In 1975, a British journalist wrote a book on the history of oil in which the term Seven Sisters was coined. Since then, the Seven Sisters have become synonymous with the Western oil industry, also known as the International Oil Cartel.

They include; Standard Oil of New Jersey, which later became Exxon Oil Company. Standard Oil of New York, later known as Standard Oil Company. Standard Oil of California, which later became Chevron. Texaco; Gulf Oil; British Persian Petroleum Company, because his main business scope was in Iran at that time, and withdrew after the Iranian revolution; and then fully operated the North Sea oil field, which was later the British Petroleum Company. Shell, which is an Anglo-Dutch joint venture.

Of course, due to the impact of several major incidents, the Seven Sisters system was severely hit.

The first shock was from the formation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in 1960 to the Caracas Conference in 1970. For the first time, OPEC members united so closely and supported each other, fighting against foreign oil companies headed by the Seven Sisters, requiring crude oil prices to reflect exchange rate changes, increasing tax rates, and increasing profit sharing.

The second shock wave, nationalization, was a fundamental revolution. OPEC countries have adopted two approaches: one-step and step-by-step.

From 1981 to the late 1990s, it was a turbulent time for international oil companies, a time of structural adjustment and asset reorganization. But this is an opportunity for Bao Zixuan; but due to its special status, it is impossible for the governments of various countries to agree to the Heiyun Group's acquisition of any company of the Seven Sisters; even if the operation is difficult, it is impossible for outsiders to get involved.

During the 13 years from 1986 to 1998 in the previous life, there were three oil price crashes in the world, and all oil companies suffered greatly. These three oil price crashes had a huge impact on the oil industry and oil giants, especially the price crash in 1998; it also triggered a wave of mergers and reorganizations of oil companies around the world, leading to the final formation of the super six giants.

At that time, with the national strength of the United Kingdom, it will not be able to support the development of BP; coupled with the limited strength of the Sanderson family, it is inevitable to find other powerful companies to take over.

It can be said that after ten years of planning for the richest man, most people would never think of it! Because they don't know the direction of history, the advantages of the traversers; once again reflected!

Bauhaus-Sanderson said with a little shock: "Bao Sheng, the scale of BP is not an existence that the Sanderson family can get their hands on."

He still has this self-knowledge; the story of Snake Tunxiang is indeed shocking, but not everyone can do it. The revenue of Standard Chartered Bank is less than half of that of BP; even HSBC is very difficult to succeed in acquiring others; perhaps Shen Bi is not so bold at all.

But Bao Zixuan was lucky enough to let him buy BP; could it be that he wanted to drag the Sanderson family to death and then attack Standard Chartered Bank.

It's not impossible, the shopping mall is like a battlefield; there are too many intrigues, and many times you have to guard against it!

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Of course I know the size and strength of BP. Don't worry about the funding problem, Black Cloud Bank can provide you with a loan!"

"Britain is about to send troops to the Falklands, and it is a time when there is a shortage of funds. If a businessman from the country is willing to buy the shares of the oil company held by the government at this time, the Iron Lady will definitely not block it. As for the shares of other families, as long as the price is in place, they will naturally make a choice. "

After World War II, the British Labor Party unexpectedly won the general election and won 398 seats in the House of Commons, while the Conservative Party only won 209 seats.

As a result, the Labor Party formed a separate cabinet and established the first post-war British government with Labor Party leader Clement Attlee as prime minister. As soon as the Labor Party government was established, it was determined to implement a series of reforms to revitalize the post-war British economy and improve social conditions.

The main content of the reform is the nationalization of enterprises, economic planning and the implementation of the welfare state system. In terms of nationalization, in addition to the nationalized telephone, telegraph, subway, and power stations, the British government also acquired coal mines, railways, electricity, gas, canals, docks, hospitals, the Bank of England, aviation, and steel industries. state-owned.

The nationalization method is that the state pays compensation to the original owner. The purpose of nationalization is to use national power to maintain the normal operation of the entire British economic mechanism, promote the recovery and growth of the British economy after the war; help adjust various relationships in the British domestic economic life, and strive for social equality as much as possible.

Associated with nationalization was a degree of economic planning by the Labor government. From the very beginning, the Attlee government pursued the policy of state intervention in the economy, through the control of finance, finance, trade and some production; actively guiding and regulating economic development. Among them, the welfare state system was the most influential among the various reform measures of the British Labor Party government in the early post-war period; but it also laid the groundwork for the subsequent British disease!

The economic and social policies of the British Labor Party government greatly promoted the recovery and revival of the British economy in the early post-war period. Compared with other countries in Western Europe, Britain reached its pre-war economic level earlier in 1948. The Marshall Plan allowed Britain to get another 120 million U.S. dollars from the U.S. aid to Europe. The Labor Party government used this money to enrich the Bank of England's foreign exchange reserves, stabilize the British financial market, make up for the government's huge fiscal deficit, and make the British economy go faster. Revival Road.

After the Labor Party came to power again in 1964, it set off a second nationalization climax in 1967, and then nationalized the steel industry, and nationalized some ports, shipbuilding and aircraft manufacturing enterprises. By 1978, the British postal services, electricity, gas, coal, shipbuilding, railways, telecommunications and other departments were all nationalized. However, due to poor management and serious losses, state-owned enterprises have become a heavy burden on the government's finances.

It was not until Mrs. Thatcher came to power that she began to implement a large-scale privatization plan. From 1981 to 1985, it has successively privatized more than 20 state-owned enterprises such as British Aerospace Corporation, Telegraph and Wireless Company, Emsham International Company, Brittoll Petroleum Company, and Jaguar Motor Company. The sale of assets amounted to 5 billion pounds, and the number of people who transferred to the private sector reached 400,000. And it is planning to completely privatize 8 companies including British Gas Company, British Airport Authority, British Airways, Short Aircraft Manufacturing Company, and Royal Arsenal.

British privatization has played a certain role in improving the economic efficiency and labor productivity of enterprises, curbing inflation and reducing financial burden. However, a large number of workers are unemployed and a series of social problems come from it. Otherwise, the Falklands War broke out in 1982 and won the war; it is estimated that the Iron Lady has already stepped down!

British Petroleum Corporation, because of its large size and the fact that there are too many companies in the UK that need to be privatized, so far, no company has taken over.

Even other major private shareholders do not have the strength to buy shares in the hands of the government; after all, the entire country's economy has not been very prosperous in recent years.

Heiyun Group can buy it directly, but the premise is that the richest man Bao must be naturalized in the UK; this alone will directly block the road.

It is necessary to find a British family that can be controlled but not too powerful. For some time to come, the Sanderson family will not be peaceful; if Bauhaus-Sanderson wants to succeed, it must find a backer.

Bauhaus-Sanderson thought for a while and said: "Bao Sheng, although it is very rash; but I still want to know your purpose; and why me!"

Although the following words were not clearly stated; but everyone is a smart person; naturally they know what the other party wants to express.

Is there a bigger conspiracy, there is no reasonable explanation; definitely dare not try!

There is no turning back when starting work; many things cannot be joked; if one's purpose is to use BP as an opportunity to increase the success rate of the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank; Bauhaus-Sanderson will never agree.

Whoever ends up as patriarch is a matter within the Sanderson family; outsiders have no right to interfere. Rotten meat in the pot does not have much impact on the development of the family.

Once they lose the controlling stake in Standard Chartered Bank, their generation will be the family's sinners; they can't even meet their ancestors after death.

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Does Mr. Sanderson have any other options? Last time your Excellency returned to England, it should be to take over the position of patriarch; but now he is back in Xiangjiang; it shows that he has not achieved the desired result."

"In addition, in recent years, the development speed of the major banks in Hong Kong has been astonishing; but Standard Chartered seems to have lost its backbone and has done nothing."

"As a famous family, the Sanderson family has attracted a lot of attention from the media; not to mention that the whole world has already known about it, but there are still many people who are willing to watch the drama of the wealthy family's struggle for power!"

"Life is very short, if you don't seize an opportunity once; it may be difficult to seize it in this life. In fact, you know very well in your heart that the hope of succeeding the patriarch is not very great."

"It's better to just come out and create a world of my own. My identity determines that it is impossible to personally come forward to buy BP; the whole of the UK will not agree."

"Seeing that such attractive assets cannot be taken back into my own hands, I must feel uncomfortable; at the same time, as a businessman, I naturally want to maximize my profits. Supporting a British person who can control is one of the few options."

"A hero with three gangs, even if the Black Cloud Group is strong; it still needs the support of allies. At the critical moment, it will not be in a hurry!"

Bao Zixuan didn't shy away from it, and even directly mentioned all the British people he could control; it showed his sincerity.

At this moment, Bauhaus-Sanderson is also worried that the opponent is playing hard to get, and decides to try again! Although it can't have much effect, at least we must know what we know.

Cooperating with Bao Zixuan, he has no advantage at all; he can only be at the mercy of others. But as the other party said, there are not many choices at the moment. Unless you voluntarily give up, be a second master who doesn't care and only knows how to eat, drink and have fun.

But that was not what he wanted, and he even felt sorry for his grandfather who had just died.

The old man wanted to pass on the patriarch's position to him in the next generation, which is enough to explain the problem; but the fate is not as good as the man's calculation, and he left too suddenly; it disrupted all the plans in an instant.

Even if the uncles have made some compromises, there is no insurance; the rights are not in their own hands, and the previous decision may be changed at any time!

Bauhaus-Sanderson: "Is Baosheng trying to control BP behind the scenes; I'm just a name. Helping outsiders control the national oil company; will bear a lifetime of infamy; no matter what the end result is, there is no Any benefit!"

He didn't directly refuse, saying that he was waiting for him to show his sincerity and chips.

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Europe itself doesn't have much oil reserves, which makes the North Sea oil fields particularly important."

"As a huge oil field between the northwestern part of the European continent and the British Isle, the coastal country Britain has an area of 51 square kilometers. Oil production began in the 1970s, and large-scale exploitation began in the 1980s, making Britain one of the world's important oil-producing countries. Secondly, Norway's production not only meets its own needs, but also exports in large quantities."

"The reason why BP can still rank among the world's oil giants after losing the Iranian oil fields is directly related to the development of the North Sea oil fields."

"Mr. Sanderson should be aware of my influence in the Middle East; as for the relationship with the Soviet Union, I should have heard of it."

"Technology companies seem to be very profitable; but they don't last long; new technologies emerge in endlessly, and no one can guarantee that they will always be ahead. A business founder may be shrewd and capable, but there are many prodigal descendants."

"If it really loses its technological advantage, it will be a very dangerous thing for Heiyun Group. Even if it always maintains its technological leadership, the anti-monopoly investigations of various countries will make you very uncomfortable! Technology products may be replaced at any time, and the functions are worse at most."

"But oil resources~www.mtlnovel.com~ can't find substitutes in a short period of time. Regarding oil, for oil-poor countries, there is no way to sanction. No matter what the price is, you have to pay; at most use some, but Absolutely not."

"The acquisition of British Petroleum Company, with your current strength; most of the funds need to be provided by the Black Cloud Group. Besides me, no one seems willing to take the risk."

"After Mr. Sanderson really controls BP, the two sides will naturally have to cooperate well. Not to mention being able to completely control the world oil price, but it can guarantee that it will always be at a reasonable price."

"As for the United States, it is also a big oil-producing country; it is not a bad thing for them if the price of oil cannot be lowered!"

The richest man Bao is also betting that the other party can't understand what Americans think. As a major oil-producing country, there is no need to lower the price of oil; this is normal thinking.

As for the drama of killing 1,000 enemies and harming 800 in order not to make the Soviets feel better; but it cannot be said on the surface. Once the old man knows that the price of oil will not rise; just to kill him, he must turn the table.

The Sanderson family is not considered a first-class family in the UK, and many problems in the country are unclear; naturally, they do not have the intelligence ability to obtain the strategic layout of the United States!

(end of this chapter)