Reborn as an oil tycoon

Chapter 501: The oriole is behind, keeping secrets!
Just when Guanglun Group was about to complete the acquisition of this American oil service company, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which was in charge of asset review, notified the company.

The acquisition of Guanglun Group involves the security of American energy technology, requiring the company to abandon the transaction.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is composed of representatives from various government departments including the Department of Defense and the Treasury, including the CIA.

The committee intervenes not only in the acquisition of U.S. companies, but also in foreign companies with operations in the United States.

This is also what Liu Shang was most worried about when he planned to acquire and control Baker Hughes, Halliburton and other large US oil service companies.

However, the funds in Liu Shang's hands are far from enough to control those large companies.

He just acquired a medium-sized oil service company ranked 30-40 in the United States, so it is impossible to alert CFIUS? !
How could it be possible for them to make a move and stop their own acquisition?

This is simply hitting mosquitoes with cannons!
The two are not in the same weight class at all.

Just when Liu Shang temporarily received this sudden notice, he was at a loss.

In the Schlumberger US office building in Texas, USA, Hans and many other core executives are celebrating proudly.

This time, the attack on the overseas mergers and acquisitions of Guanglun Petroleum is their secret operation.

As an important oil service company in France, their influence in the United States is also limited.

Not to mention asking CFIUS.

However, they dispatched several experts in petrochemical additives such as Hans to lobby American giants such as Mobil, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, Chevron, and Phillips 66.

At the same time, they took out samples of Nimbus 1000 from Nippon Petroleum Corporation, vigorously advocating the threat of Huaguo Nimbus 1000 and destroying the original balance of the entire United States.

It is also true that under the joint efforts of many companies, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States took action.

After this incident, there was no other way, Liu Shang wanted to send Jiang Ruolin and Li Fan back to China first.

After all, it has been out for a month, and the Liao Group has been relying on telecommuting, which will cause problems.

But Jiang Ruolin couldn't bear to let Liu Shang live in a foreign country by herself, so she insisted on staying.

After this incident, Liu Shang asked Jiang Ruolin to sit here, and led Pan Hong, Yang Jichao, and the professional team hired in the United States to start appealing and communicating.

And Liu Shang himself went out alone with his assistant Shi Lei.

Another half month has passed, and the complaints and dredging from the Guanglun Group are still very effective.

Because the scale of this oil technology service company is really too small.

The technology is not so high-end, and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States suspended the transaction between the two parties on the grounds of national technology security, which is really unreasonable.

In this process, the Ayres American Petroleum Company also played a very important role.

After all, their company's situation is very pessimistic.

When the global financial crisis has not completely subsided, they found this rich Huaguo company with great difficulty.

Had this been thwarted by CFIUS, they would have likely gone bankrupt.

At that point, there's nothing left!

Their side is constantly working hard, and on the other side, Schlumberger is also doing its best to act as a lobbyist.

Whether it is a complete obstruction or an indefinite delay, their purpose is only one.

That is to say, nothing can make Guanglun Group go out of China and enter the international oil service market.

Now, the Light Wheel Company has already robbed them of at least one billion yuan in output value in China.

If this allows them to enter the international oil field.

At that time, the losses caused would have been too great.

Just when everyone was focusing on the acquisition of Ayres by the Light Wheel Group, Liu Shang and Shi Lei had already quietly cooperated with the world's largest offshore drilling company controlled by the famous Norwegian shipping tycoon John Fredriksen. One, Seadrill, made secret meetings and contacts.

Seadrill Limited is incorporated in Bermuda as a tax exempt company limited by shares.

Through multiple acquisitions of other companies and newbuilding contracts, the company has grown into one of the largest international offshore drilling contractors in the world.

The company owns and operates 38 offshore drilling rigs, including 12 semi-submersible drilling rigs, 7 drillships, 19 jack-up rigs and 16 floating rigs.

Including 13 units currently under construction, including 4 drillships, 1 semi-submersible drilling platform, 8 jack-up drilling platforms and 5 floating drilling platforms.

Clients include Total, Petrobras and Exxon Mobil.

In Liu Shang's memory, the once glorious Seadrill company ended in bankruptcy, which was very sad.

Right now, Seadrill is only two years away from bankruptcy.

Regardless of the appearance, Seadrill is still a bright future.

However, based on this result, it may be inferred that Seadrill at this time is already in a state of being in a state of being a centipede that is dead but not stiff.

In a very secret private custom restaurant, Liu Shang and Shi Lei met the person in charge of Seadrill's US division, David Sauron.

"Hello, Liu."

"I agree to meet you today because of the respect I and our Seadrill Company have for you."

"You know, our offshore drilling platforms and related businesses have never been able to open the door to your country."

"And you Nimbus Oil, we have also learned about it in detail."

"It's very powerful. In China, it also has great energy and background."

"So we are also very interested and can contact or cooperate with you in this regard."

Listening to his words, Liu Shang leaned on the backrest with some disinterest.

"Sauron, I have no interest in cooperating with your company."

"I'm here to see you this time, and I said it in the previous phone call."

"I want to buy your company, all of you!"

After listening to Liu Shang's words, this David Sauron seemed to have heard a big joke.

"What are you kidding?!"

"I don't think you're mistaken, we Seadrill, the world's largest offshore drilling giant."

"Do you know how much our company is worth?"

"And I don't know where you got this ridiculous news that our Seadrill company is going to sell?!"

"It's really ridiculous!"

"You have to know, we are still preparing to go public in the United States!"

At this time, Liu Shang smiled lightly, "Well, let me emphasize this to you one last time."

"I am very rich! I want to buy all of your company at once!"

"As for whether your company is going to be listed, whether it is as good as it looks on the surface, and what kind of state and situation it is, I know it all."

"If you don't know the situation of your company, then tell my words to the core layer that you can call the shots in a secret way!"

"Understand?!"

(End of this chapter)