Reborn Resource Tycoon

From the information provided by Belevsky, we can also see that Gazprom is not only the largest natural gas industry giant in Russia and the world, but also owns assets in many other industries and operates many non-natural gas businesses !

For example, Gazprom is also a leading crude oil producer and refiner in Russia, and also has a large-scale refined oil sales network.It is also the largest power company in Russia. It has more than [-] power plants throughout Russia, and its installed capacity accounts for one-fifth of the country's total. It is the largest power generation company in Russia.Gazprom also owns media companies, including national TV stations and satellite broadcasting companies, radio stations, publishing houses, film companies, movie theaters, and Russia's largest online video website.

Gazprombank, the third largest bank in Russia, is also controlled by Gazprom.What surprised Fang Mingyuan the most was that Gazprom actually had military, mining, telecommunications, railway and aviation companies under its umbrella. Although the scale was not large, the complexity of its business scope was indeed breathtaking.

If it is just these materials, some people may think that they can always be found out as long as they spend more effort and intelligence fees.However, Gazprom's shareholding ratio in these companies, as well as some information on the important persons in charge of the company, are not easily obtained.With the information provided by Belevsky, Fang Mingyuan could have a clearer and clearer understanding of Gazprom during the negotiation.

The three of them sat here, and the topic naturally turned to Gazprom. However, since it was a public place, the three of them were a little careful in their speech.

"I really don't know if you don't read it. I was shocked when I saw it. Its business scope is quite complicated." Fang Mingyuan laughed.In Fang Mingyuan's impression.Among the world's major powers, there is no company, even a state-owned enterprise, that is involved in so many key industries and occupies such an important position in the national economy as Gazprom.

"Well, it's indeed a bit complicated, but only in this way can it guarantee its status in the country and its control over society." Belevsky chuckled, "Otherwise, how can it be called Russia? The vanguard of the economy."

"But. For such a company, why did your government agree to transfer the shares?" Fang Mingyuan looked directly into Belevsky's eyes and asked.This question has been bothering him since he read the materials provided by Belevsky.

Gazprom can be said to be a company that is basically impossible to lose money!Fang Mingyuan, who has lived in China for two lifetimes, understands better than most people how terrible the profitability of a monopoly can be!I also understand better than many people how terrifying a company that integrates government and business is!It can "command" the government to introduce policies to ensure its benefits.Crack down on its competitors, even potential rivals, and kill the enemy in the bud.More importantly, in Russia, due to the amazing natural gas reserves and convenient exploitation, the production cost is not high.After satisfying the domestic demand.There are also huge exports, which can obtain extremely rich overseas profits.The profit margin is comparable to the profit margin of oil exported by Middle Eastern countries!The reason why Gazprom is currently able to become the single major source of Russia's fiscal revenue as a company is precisely because of this.For such a goose that lays golden eggs, the Russian government should do everything possible to nationalize all its shares. There is no reason to voluntarily give it up.

Belevsky pondered for a long time before saying: "Of course, this is also due to various considerations, hehe, would you still be so tempted by changing a company?"

Fang Mingyuan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing, that's true, would he still be so tempted to switch to another company?The cards that the Russian government can play are really limited.

Petroleum, mines, and enterprises, the Fang family has a large scale in Russia; military products and technology, I am tempted, the Russians are not willing to sell; land, I am also very interested, but the Russian government is extremely concerned about this aspect. Cautious; Russia's light industrial products... Needless to say, it would be a miracle if the Fang family could see it; the small Fang Mingyuan didn't like railways and aviation companies, and the big Russian government didn't dare to carelessly Changing hands, it is easy to cause dissatisfaction among the people of the country.After calculation and calculation, it must be able to tempt Fang Mingyuan, have sufficient value, and ensure that it cannot be controlled by Fang Mingyuan. Gazprom is undoubtedly a very suitable one.

"Another important reason is that your business talent has left a deep impression on all of us. Your Excellency the President also hopes that after you become a shareholder of Gazprom, you can drive the company's economic development further." Levsky said seriously.In fact, Russia's high-level executives also realized that although Gazprom is now the top earner in Russia, a large part of its profits are due to its monopoly position, not how powerful it is to create value. ability.

Old gas fields in Russia are drying up day by day, new markets are weak, and there are more and more competitors. If Gazprom is still resting on past performance and not trying to make progress, then the future prospects are not optimistic.

Although Gazprom is involved in many industries, except for those industries that can make money by virtue of monopoly status and national policies, the profitability of other industries is not optimistic.For example, its publishing houses, film companies, Internet sites, and even aviation and railway transportation, telecommunications and other enterprises are on the verge of profit and loss, and they cannot even maintain the domestic market, let alone earn foreign exchange.Enterprises in these industries also exist under the Fang family, but all of them are booming and earn huge profits every year.

The Russians just wanted to use Fang Mingyuan's gifted vision and his reputation to help these companies under Gazprom get out of the predicament.

Especially in recent years, due to dissatisfaction with Gazprom's control and price of Central Asian natural gas exports, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, which are rich in natural gas, are actively looking for other export channels.In the past, Gazprom was the only reseller of natural gas resources exported from Central Asian countries. To export natural gas from various countries, it had to go through the natural gas pipeline controlled by Gazprom.

It is precisely in order to break Gazprom’s monopoly on domestic natural gas exports that Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are actively contacting and consulting with other countries, hoping to lay new natural gas transportation pipelines—such as natural gas going east to Huaxia pipelines, or southwards to Iran and Afghanistan, to export the country's natural gas in exchange for more foreign exchange earnings.

In response to this situation, Gazprom is also actively contacting the three countries to increase the purchase price of natural gas, and try its best to reduce or prevent the resources in Central Asia from directly reaching the consumer market without going through Russia.

Gazprom is not too worried about the pipelines leading to Iran and Afghanistan planned by the three countries in Central Asia. Iran is sanctioned by the Americans, so it is not so easy to export natural gas from Central Asia.As for Afghanistan, which is still in post-war turmoil, the huge investment in laying natural gas transportation pipelines there is likely to be in vain.The governments of the three Central Asian countries are not well-off financially, so they dare not take that risk.

In this way, the natural gas transportation pipeline to the east has become the first choice of these three countries, and their proposal is also welcomed by China. It can be said that the two sides hit it off and quickly reached a framework agreement, and both sides are actively Facilitate the signing of formal agreements.

This undoubtedly puts strong pressure and a sense of urgency on Gazprom and the Russian government.You know, Huaxia initially proposed to Russia to build a natural gas transportation pipeline and import natural gas, but the two sides have been unable to reach a consensus on many issues, so it has been delayed until now.But this gave the three Central Asian countries the opportunity to export natural gas to China.Gazprom is very worried that with the financial support of the Chinese government, it is only a matter of time before the gas pipeline from Central Asia to China is opened.

So they took the initiative to exchange the shares of Gazprom in exchange for Fang Mingyuan to repay the loan of 40 billion US dollars that is about to expire for them, and at the same time, they also promoted the Second Gulf Bank to re-loan to the Russian government, so as to help the Russian government. over the current financial difficulties.

At the same time, they are also betting that Fang Mingyuan, after acquiring the shares of Gazprom, will on the one hand promote the cooperation between Gazprom’s companies and Fang’s companies to develop Russia’s economy; on the other hand, for his own benefit Maximizing, it will also obstruct or even destroy the construction of natural gas transportation pipelines from Central Asia to China.This is undoubtedly better than the Russian government putting pressure on the governments of the three Central Asian countries and the Chinese government.Of course, the little thoughtfulness of the Russians is naturally not enough to tell Fang Ming far away.

This is killing three birds with one stone! (to be continued~^~)