King Who Will Cross

The biggest impact of new battery technology is actually not those lithium battery manufacturers, but the price of international crude oil, or in other words, those countries that rely on crude oil output to make huge profits.

After Li Daniu's press conference, the price of international crude oil instantly dropped from the previous US$55.8 per barrel to US$52.6 per barrel.

A barrel of crude oil has dropped by US$3.2, which may not seem like much, but when compared to global daily oil consumption, this price is an astronomical figure.

According to the authoritative statistical report on world energy released by the British BP Company, in 1996, total world oil consumption reached 71.7 million barrels per day. The time now is 2013. Compared with 1996, this data has definitely increased by about 20%.

In other words, just one battery technology conference has reduced the total daily usage price of international crude oil by more than 200 million US dollars. Moreover, this is just a single-day loss.

According to the latest relevant reports from Wall Street in the United States, if Li Daniu and related automobile manufacturers successfully sign a supply contract for battery packs, then the price of international crude oil is likely to fall below the US$50 per barrel mark. .

Moreover, relevant reports on Wall Street pointed out that if the new battery technology developed by Li Daniu does not have irreparable technical failures or safety failures when it is applied to electric vehicles in the future, then this drop in crude oil prices will not be able to recover. , and will continue to decline.

The Organization of the Arab States Petroleum Exporting Countries can be said to be one of the most powerful organizations in the world, because their organization members, in the data released in 2011, stated that their total oil output accounted for 10% of the world's total oil output. 31%. The United Arab Emirates alone has a domestic oil production of 21 million barrels per day.

For the UAE, losing 100 million U.S. dollars every day is not terrible. The total daily consumption of the wealthy people in these countries far exceeds this figure.

The scary thing is that this kind of loss will not only accumulate over time, but also continue to increase.

The Council of Ministers of the Arab Petroleum Export Organization organized an emergency video conference less than an hour after Li Daniu's press conference.

Council President Abbas was the first to speak.

According to calculations by the statistics department, the price of international crude oil will drop to around US$51 tomorrow, and will continue at this price until a manufacturer obtains an order contract for the new Tuvalu battery technology, and then it will drop again.

The price of US$51 made all the participants exclaimed,

These members are all petroleum ministers or officials from relevant departments of each member country of this organization. It can be said that in these countries where oil is the only industry, the power of these people is tantamount to representing all member countries.

Abbas continued: So far, New Tuvalu does not have a factory capable of producing ultra-silicon batteries, but not surprisingly, within a month, they will be able to acquire enough battery factories and then improve the production lines. , and then began to supply ultra-silicon cells. By then, the price of international crude oil will definitely fall below the 50 US dollar mark. If calculated based on this price, our losses will exceed 100 billion in the next year. Dollar.

No one exclaimed, because the members participating in this meeting had already calculated this number in their minds.

But this does not mean that they do not care about the US$100 billion. Let alone them, even the United States, the largest economy on earth, cannot ignore the loss of US$100 billion.

The UAE’s Oil Minister said: “I don’t think we need to worry too much, because the development of electric vehicles and even research on new energy sources has not stopped in the past few decades. However, the world will not stop in twenty or even thirty years. Can we leave oil within this year? Of those cars, airplanes and military weapons that have been produced and sold, which of them can leave oil? Can we expect to install battery packs on airplanes? So I think this price fluctuation is It’s normal and will recover soon.”

The Saudi Oil Minister said: Yes, and when it comes to oil, don't they, the United States and Russia, which are major oil storage countries, need to worry about the fluctuation of oil prices? We only account for 30% of the world's oil production. The remaining 70% should be more worried about this problem, I think they will find a way to restore the price.

Abbas sighed and said: Don't forget, whether it is the United States, Russia, or other major oil-producing countries, their main source of economic income is not oil. But for us, we only have oil.

This sentence made other participants who had just kindled the fire of hope become worried again, because they had nothing but oil.

The UAE's Oil Minister added: According to relevant reports, other countries' oil reserves are only enough for them to exploit for 20 years, while our oil reserves can be exploited for 80 years. I believe that they will definitely retain oil as a strategic material. Part of it will not be exploited for the time being. But it doesn’t matter to us. Ten years from now, the whole world will use our oil. If we start to control output now, prices will naturally rise.

Output control?

Abbas struck mercilessly: Do you think we have the right to control output?

The Iraqi representatives among the member states immediately gloated after hearing Abbas's words. Compared with other member states of this organization, they are currently the only country that cannot rely on oil to make large profits.

Other member states, including Kuwait, Syria, and Qatar, also have an indifferent attitude, because their countries have been in war for years due to oil, and the people are in dire straits.

As the country with the strongest military strength in this organization, Saudi Arabia naturally has different confidence.

If you are willing to unite, I think no country in the world would dare to blatantly interfere in our domestic affairs.

What responded to him was silence from the entire audience, including a world-famous wealthy country like the United Arab Emirates.

Abbas put forward a different opinion, saying: If we work together to acquire the battery technology of New Tuvalu, no matter how hard it is, we must obtain absolute controlling rights, then we can control this battery technology and transfer a large amount of it production capacity, supply to products such as digital equipment. Strictly control the supply of electric vehicles, then the price of crude oil will naturally increase. Compared with the loss of hundreds of billions of dollars a year, I do not think this battery Technology can allow us to pay so much. Moreover, we can even get new profit growth points through this battery technology.

In fact, Abbas wants to make an acquisition of his own country, but this kind of acquisition not only involves a large amount of money, but also requires the use of power to pressure people. Although he is the chairman of this organization, in fact, He is just a rotating president, and his country does not have the corresponding strength.

The Saudi Oil Minister's eyes lit up. Compared with controlling oil output, this method is undoubtedly the most effective method.

I agree with this plan.

The UAE's Oil Minister also expressed his agreement after analyzing the pros and cons in an instant.

The two most economically powerful member states have agreed, so how can other member states refuse?

As for how much money each of their member states will contribute in the future and how many shares each of them will hold, not many people care, because as long as this acquisition is completed, other member states that have the right to speak will definitely take action for the benefit of their own countries. According to the previous strategy of controlling the battery pack output of electric vehicles, the price of crude oil will definitely return to its original high price. For them, this is definitely more good than bad.

After the whole audience voted to agree, the acquisition could not start immediately, because after all, they were the ministers of the petroleum ministries of various countries, or the relevant persons in charge. Although they have great power, there are still people above them who are more powerful than them.

For example, there are kings in Saudi Arabia and sheikhs in the United Arab Emirates. (To be continued.)