Babylonian Empire

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Of course, to overcome these shortcomings, a larger hull is required, that is to say, destroyers, cruisers, aircraft carriers... In Qusay's grand blueprint, these are all to be realized, and the Hedden-class frigate is A brand new start, the Iraqi Navy will bid farewell to the history of missile boats with a displacement of only a few hundred tons!

A strong navy is absolutely impossible without warships and suitable warships. The Iraqi Navy needs these warships and more warships. The Iraqi Navy has no more time to wait!

Now, the first two ships are about to be built, and the latter two ships are also under construction. Although Iraq's current funds are a little tight, Qusay has made a decision to allocate part of the funds in next year's expenses to pay for the Final payment for remaining warships.

As for the first two ships, the Iraqi Navy needs to receive them!

Italy has found an excuse, so what should I do?

Gritting his teeth, Qusay walked around the office a few times, thinking about all kinds of ways, but he was not very satisfied. Finally, he remembered the upcoming oil production cuts and price cuts mainly to destroy the British oil industry. Suddenly an idea came to me.

Since the Italians are playing with me, then I will use my current actions to set a trap for the Italians and let them shoot myself in the foot.

Therefore, President Qusay put forward a condition for Amir, as long as the Italian zhèngfǔ agrees to deliver the two Iraqi warships immediately, then Iraq is willing to supply Italy with 41 million barrels of crude oil at a price of 5000 US dollars per barrel, which is almost half of Iraqi crude oil. months of oil production.And now, after the oil embargo has just ended, the international oil price is $51 per barrel, and before the oil embargo, the international oil price was $43 per barrel.

From this point of view, it seems that Iraq has suffered a lot. According to the price of supplying Italy, Iraq will lose [-] million U.S. dollars in income, and keep the money in hand. In Iraq, you have to be ruthless to squeeze out the oil and water.

After this friendly condition from Iraq was brought to Italy by the Minister of Equipment, the Italian side was overjoyed and immediately signed an agreement with Iraq, fearing that Iraq would change its mind. Although the world oil price will drop after the resumption of oil exports, in any case, It's not going to drop to $41 either?Senior officials in Italy are not very complacent. For Iraq, this approach is long overdue.

However, the senior officials in Italy did not know that just after the agreement was signed, the international oil price began to undergo a big change that no one expected. They later regretted that the second half of the agreement had already It cannot be fulfilled. At this time, if it continues to import oil according to the agreement, it will definitely be Italy that will suffer. Therefore, after Italy promised to build and deliver the two warships as soon as possible, and allow Iraq to temporarily default in cash, Iraq re-opened with great empathy. They signed a new oil supply agreement.

But now, Italy is still very happy. After Amir signed an oil export agreement with Italy, he, accompanied by the Italian Minister of Defense, came to the Fincantri Shipyard to attend the delivery ceremony of the warship.

The weather was very fine, the blue sky was cloudless, and the sea in the distance was magnificent. The pier of the shipyard was full of people. Journalists from all over the world and employees of the shipyard were watching this grand handover ceremony.

Two warships, already painted light gray, stood quietly on the pier, with colorful flags fluttering.Iraqi naval officers and soldiers in white Iraqi navy uniforms lined up in a column on one side of the warship along the undulating sides of the ship.

"Today, we are here to hold the handover ceremony of two Hedden-class frigates ordered by our friendly country, the Iraqi Navy. These two frigates are the crystallization of our most advanced naval industry in Italy and are suitable for future modern warfare. This fully testifies that we have become close partners with Iraq in military, economic, trade and other fields, and we, Italy, will continue to develop friendly relations with Iraq and enhance the friendship between our two countries.” Italy’s Minister of Defense spoke.

"We in Iraq, here, have received two frigates with a displacement of [-] tons. These are the warships we ordered in Iraq during President Saddam Hussein's time. After commissioning, they will be our largest warships in Iraq. Our Iraqi We are confident in maintaining our own legal expediency in Iraq, whether it is on land, in the air, or at sea, and at the same time, we will continue to contribute our strength to maintaining peace in the Middle East." Minister of Armaments Amir who came to the negotiation said . "We thank our friendly country Italy, and we will continue to promote the relationship between the two parties."

During this period, the remarks made by the Iraqi minister in charge of arms purchases are very meaningful. This reflects certain attitudes of the Iraqi zhèngfǔ, especially for the dispute that just ended not long ago. These words are simply offensive. Said by Israel.

After the speech, the two waiting warships held a grand flag-raising ceremony. On the main mast in the middle, the bright Iraqi flag was slowly raised along with the national anthem.

During the national anthem, Abdul, who was in the command room on the bridge, suddenly became emotional.

Because, he will personally witness the strength of the Iraqi Navy, and he has become the captain of the frigate with the largest tonnage in Iraq!

"Woo..." The warship whistled long and loudly. With the sound of the whistle, with the help of the tugboat, the two warships slowly left the dock, sailed into the Mediterranean Sea, and crossed the Suez Canal. They were going home!

Facing the rising sun and the dawn, the Iraqi Navy operated their newest warship and began the process of sailing eastward. On their warship, there are still a small number of Italian personnel, who will help the Iraqi navy personnel to fully grasp the situation. After the operation of this kind of warship, return to Italy.

Chapter 739 Oil production increase, price reduction, hidden mystery

"Recently, some problems in the Middle East have caused a shortage of global energy supply. In order to solve the problem of energy shortage, we in the United States have made unremitting efforts. Now, with our efforts, the major oil producers in the Middle East Big countries, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other countries have decided to increase oil production in order to maintain the global economic order. This will greatly alleviate our energy shortage. We believe that in the new year, we can all use it to meet our needs. Sufficiently low-priced oil, and bid farewell to the continued high oil price.” The U.S. Secretary of Energy appeared on TV, and spoke first to the Americans in front of the TV, and to the whole world.

High oil prices have a huge impact on the United States. Economists have analyzed that for the United States, an increase in oil prices of US$5 per barrel will affect the economic growth of the US GDP by one percentage point. Compared with the beginning of the year, oil per barrel The barrel rose by more than a dozen dollars.The United States is now facing various problems such as inflation, rising unemployment, and declining GDP.

Therefore, the United States now needs to get rid of its economic problems. The United States needs low-priced crude oil to stimulate its domestic economy.

After the United States exerted a lot of pressure on Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, they finally agreed to increase crude oil production. This is definitely good news for the United States, and good news for the whole world, except for oil-producing countries.

Because of the weakness of the economy, many people began to question the ineffectiveness of the government. Therefore, the United States has released this rumor in advance, is it drawing a beautiful pie for the people?

Oil prices are soaring, and those oil-producing countries are most looking forward to it. Are they willing to reduce oil prices by increasing crude oil production?And that OPEC, will it come out to interfere?

At the time of international doubts, as a major member of OPEC, the Saudi government issued a statement.

"Right now, the oil prices in the whole world are somewhat inflated. The rising crude oil prices have caused some economic problems for oil-importing countries. For our oil-producing countries, excessively high oil prices are also inappropriate, because high oil prices Will curb the demand for crude oil. For example, this year, many companies that sell vehicles can find that off-road vehicles with high fuel consumption have been far away from people's sight, and various petroleum products will also be replaced by other synthetic products. Instead, we even learned that some scientists are trying to artificially synthesize diesel and gasoline. If the price of oil is too high, half of the countries in the world will abandon their cars and walk home. Our oil price will drop sharply. Therefore, in order to maintain the interests of all our OPEC members, I suggest that our OPEC members work hard to increase oil production and lower the price of oil to a reasonable level.” Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said in his speech, these words, It can be regarded as a response to the statement of the United States, proving that Saudi Arabia has indeed reached an agreement with the United States.

"So, what do you think is the most appropriate level to maintain oil prices?" A reporter raised the most concerned topic.

"In short, it cannot be lower than [-] US dollars per barrel." The oil minister said.

eighteen dollars!All the reporters thought in their hearts, if that's really the case, that would be great!This is simply the price of oil before the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war.

In the 70s, the price of oil was relatively stable, hovering around twelve to fourteen dollars, but the nightmare began at that time. From November 1978 to June 11, revolutions took place in Iran, a major oil-producing country, which led to a reduction in crude oil production of 1979 million to 6 million barrels per day. The Iran-Iraq War in 200 directly led to a reduction of Iraq's crude oil production by 250 million barrels and Iran's reduction of 1980 barrels of Japanese output.Crude oil prices began to soar, from 270 US dollars per barrel in 60 to 1978 US dollars per barrel in 1981.The price has more than tripled!

The downturn in the world economy in the 80s had a lot to do with the rise in oil prices.It was not until the Iran-Iraq War came to an end and Tehran had a new owner that the price of oil began to drop slightly, but the good times did not last long. Then, new conflicts broke out in the Middle East. The Jewish nuclear issue led to other countries in the Middle East The Arab countries once again raised the weapon of oil, although it was mainly aimed at the United States, which imposed an arms embargo on Iraq, but it spread to the entire Western world, and the price has risen to the current $51 a barrel, almost Everyone felt that ditching the car and walking home, exercising and breathing fresh air, was a better choice.

When they heard that Saudi Arabia was going to restore the price of oil to [-] dollars per barrel, everyone was very excited. They could finally buy the off-road vehicle they had been looking at for a long time.

However, everyone seems to have missed what the Minister of Petroleum said, that it should not be lower than [-] US dollars per barrel, then, [-] US dollars, right?Thirty dollars, isn't it, forty dollars?

The words of the Saudi oil minister seemed to be struck by a bolt from the blue, and all the countries that rely mainly on importing oil began to get excited for no reason. Their country's economy can now improve.

It is the United States who is talking, and they still have certain reservations, but it is Saudi Arabia, a major oil producer in the world, who is talking about it. If Saudi Arabia wants to increase crude oil production, then the international oil price will definitely drop!

Saudi Arabia did what it said. On the same day, all Saudi oil wells began to produce at full capacity. On that day, Saudi Arabia's oil exports increased by [-] barrels.

The next day, the oil futures market began to fall. As soon as Saudi Arabia’s oil production increase began, the price of international crude oil futures began to fall, because the speculators among them began to realize that the wind direction was about to change and sold their holdings. Futures here.

In the world, there is a special kind of people called speculators. They sell and buy a large number of stocks, futures, and even currencies that change drastically, and then, with a large amount of money, they are satisfied and satisfied. Return, there are countless poor ghosts left in quilts.

Qusay has also been an international speculator and made a lot of money during the Hong Kong dollar crisis. However, President Qusay is very personable. He will not maliciously earn those ill-gotten gains. He just earns what he deserves. In other words, he only targets those who should be punished, such as Britain, such as Japan.

Now, the international oil price is so high, in addition to the reduction of production in the Middle East, the hype of international speculators is also a very important aspect.

Seeing that oil prices continued to rise, some speculators began to invest their own funds in oil futures, which led to an artificial rise in oil prices.

But now, the space for oil to rise has come to an end, and it is about to enter a space for rapid decline. If you don’t sell it now, it will be in your hands. Therefore, seeing that the situation is not good, a large number of oil futures have been thrown out. Otherwise, just relying on Saudi Arabia's announcement of an increase in production, it is impossible to have such a big effect.

For these international speculations, President Qusay absolutely can't stand it, so he has already deployed an action: to crack down on these speculations, and use all their illegal gains to support Iraq's economic construction!

Sitting in his office in the Palace of the Republic, Qusay still had Sarah's fragrance on his lips. In his mind, he was thinking about leaving Riyadh, the last conversation Sarah had with him.

"You are the president of Iraq. The Iraqi people need you. The important national affairs are still waiting for you to deal with. It is time for you to return to Iraq." Sarah said reluctantly.

Yes, it's time for me to go back. As the president of Iraq, his body does not belong to me anymore. He has to work hard for the rise of Iraq.

"Yes, it's time for you to return to the UK. Ousheng Electronics has grown into such a large-scale company. Your contribution is the greatest. Moreover, you have to be wronged that you can't stay with me and go to Europe alone. However, I swear, within five years, I will definitely marry you to Iraq, and by then, you will be the first lady of Iraq." This sentence was originally sincere, but after finishing this sentence , Qu Sai always felt weird, as if he was a sè-demon who abducted an ignorant girl. This kind of talk is too common in later generations. In soap operas, the version of the dialogue after the young girl was cheated overnight by the heartless man, and then abandoned up.

But Sarah was very tempted. This kind of talk is always what women love to hear the most. She said: "Yes, I hope that day will come soon, but by the way, this time I can't go back to the UK right away. I need to go to Hong Kong to deal with some problems."

The conversation could have ended here, but Qusayo asked, "What's wrong with Hong Kong?" If it was any other place, Paris, New York, or Qusay would not have asked such a question. However, Sai suddenly recalled the memories of his previous life, so he asked the question like this.Although what Sarah is going to do is a company secret, Qusay is the main shareholder of their company. If Qusay is interested, he has the absolute right to know any news about the company.

Sarah wanted to ask Qusaydo a few words, so that she could stay with him for a while, she said: "This is the last Hong Kong dollar crisis. Seeing that you made a lot of money in the last investment, we also started Entering the investment field, using the personnel used in the last Hong Kong dollar crisis, acquired an investment company that was about to go bankrupt, with Zhang Manyu in charge, and hired several financial experts who graduated from Harvard Business School and had several years of investment experience to invest. It was okay at the beginning, making a little profit, but the last few investments have all failed, and now I have to deal with it myself to see if the company needs to be transferred or go bankrupt.”

It turned out that Sarah was jealous of seeing her making money, but you also have to think about the scene where Prince Walid was hacked on the streets of France. It is so easy to invest.In the stock market, retail investors are always the lowest, just like dried shrimps. The only thing you can eat is water. If you want to do it, you can only be a big fish. Pulse, only if you have a considerable amount of funds, don't be a payer who follows the trend, but a maker who stirs up the waves!That is to say, you must be able to predict in advance and control its fluctuations. For example, now, you know that the price of oil will fall!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in front of his eyes. He was too busy recently, so he missed many opportunities and gave up in vain. Isn't he short of money now?This is an absolute empty-handed white wolf opportunity.

As long as you create a little disturbance, you can deceive those who speculate in oil futures. The price of oil has been rising in recent months. They must be speculating in oil futures, artificially raising the price of oil, and earning a lot of injustice. It's time for them to spit out all the money. If they do it right, then they will have hundreds of millions of dollars in their account, which is enough for their recent expenses.

Take this time as an advance rehearsal to hype rì yuan!Moreover, I now also need a special investment company. The behind-the-scenes boss of this investment company is myself. However, on the surface, if there is no connection with me, this investment company usually conducts ordinary stocks, futures, funds and other investment behaviors. At critical times, it will become a powerful tool for oneself, not only to speculate on oil now, but also to speculate on rì yuan in the future, and even interfere with the US economy in the future, it will have enough effect.

Qu Sai and Sarah said: "Sarah, your investment company does not need to go bankrupt now, because there is a good opportunity now, and it needs to be grasped."