America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 552 Love the new but never tire of the old

  Over the vast expanse of the North American continent, a beautiful Boeing wide-body airliner soars in it.

  In the sky palace, Abel leaned on the large and soft sofa, flipping through a stack of documents in his hand, while Lydia handed ruby ​​Roman grapes worth more than two hundred dollars each into Abel's mouth.

   "Tsk tsk, these little devils really make money." Feeling the sweetness in his mouth, Abel had to admire.

  Lydia picked up a grape the size of a ping-pong ball and put it into her mouth. The delicious taste was indeed excellent.

  In the past, although she was born in a wealthy family, because her mother was not valued in the family, her life was actually very ordinary even with her.

  It is certainly better than ordinary people and the middle class, but even with the surname Hearst, her previous life was actually the same.

  If you are not in the family, you will be discriminated against in one way or another. If the treatment in all aspects is much worse than that of Amanda around her, she will not develop her current personality.

  Since following Abel's side, this young lady from a wealthy family has enjoyed many things that she didn't enjoy before.

   This kind of neon is newly launched, and it is supplied to well-known rich people with ruby ​​Roman grapes worth 6,400 US dollars per bunch. Calculated, one piece costs more than 200 US dollars. She really couldn't afford it before.

   "I heard that the output is extremely low. If you like, I will call them later and prepare more." Lydia picked up another one and handed it to Abel's mouth, and said softly.

  So she can eat more...

   "Yes. Let people prepare more, everyone has a share." Abel said while flipping through the documents without raising his head.

   "Understood." Lydia felt a little sour in her heart, knowing that he meant to send these grapes to the woman who gave him.

   Fortunately, she knows that she also has a part, not to mention that she is not "righteous", so naturally she has to be obedient.

  At this moment, the mobile phone on the table rang. Lydia reached out to pick it up, glanced at it, and handed it to Abel, "Boss, it's old Mr. Smith's phone."

   Generally, the only person who can be called Old Mr. Smith in front of Abel is his grandfather Alex Smith.

   "Oh?" Abel reached out to take the phone, picked it up directly, put it next to his ear, and greeted with a smile, "Good morning, no, it's already noon. Good afternoon, Grandpa."

   "Hehe, good afternoon, where are you now?"

   "The plane is flying to California, what's the matter?" Abel asked with a slight frown.

   "Anadarko Petroleum Company, are you interested?"

   "Oh? Let Grandpa you make this call, it seems that this business is interesting." Abel was a little curious.

  Abel was somewhat impressed by the name Anadarko Petroleum Company.

  He remembered that this was a very large oil company headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, and it was a somewhat tricky piece of fat.

"Hehe, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, is in a debt crisis. In two years, it has as much as $8.5 billion in corporate debt that must be paid. On top of that, it has about another $6.5 billion in liabilities. The company It has not paid dividends for seven consecutive years because it has been losing money. Someone here wants to sell its shares, and the number is relatively large, are you interested?"

   "Of course!" Abel's eyes lit up, he sat up straight, and said with great interest, "How many?"

  At this time, the person by his side had changed from Lydia to Alan Baker, the chief think tank who was called urgently.

   Allen was holding a notebook in his hand, which contained relevant information of Anadarko Petroleum Company.

  Abel glanced at the information while talking with his grandfather.

   Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is one of the world's largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies.

  It was established in 1959 and is headquartered in Texas, USA.

  Have about 1529 employees. In 1996, the company had crude oil reserves of 40.82 million tons and natural gas reserves of 50.9 billion cubic meters, of which 20% were in Algeria and 80% were in the United States.

  In 2002, the company's total income was 1.569 billion US dollars, the net income was 90 million US dollars, the total assets reached 22.584 billion US dollars, and the liabilities were 15.054 billion US dollars.

   "I didn't ask more about the specifics, but it will be around 15%~18%. After all, it involves a loan of 2.375 billion US dollars. If you are interested, I will let the other party contact you."

"OK…"

   After getting some information from Old Smith, Abel hung up the phone.

   Anadarko Petroleum Company is regarded as a very difficult piece of fat in the global energy market.

  The business of this company mainly includes oil and gas exploration, development and sales of petroleum products.

  In the past, natural gas exploration was the main focus. The company’s business has changed only in the past 10 years. The crude oil exploration business has increased, and the existing reserves have reached more than half of the total reserves.

   Among them, the Mahogany oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico is the first pre-salt oilfield put into production in the region. The total annual output of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids was 4.67 billion cubic meters, 918,000 tons and 481,000 tons respectively.

  Currently, the company's main business is concentrated in countries such as Algeria, Peru, Jordan, and Ethiopia, as well as the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, and the Permian Basin in the United States.

  The reason why it is said to be a difficult piece of fat is because although its debt is high, its oil and gas reserves are very large.

  If it’s just like this, it’s not difficult to say in terms of those genuine oil and gas reserves.

   It can be said to be difficult because most of its oil and gas reserves are relatively difficult to develop, and belong to shale oil and shale gas.

  These three factors add up to make Anadarko Petroleum a tricky piece of fat.

   Even so, there are still a lot of energy giants who want to eat this piece of fat.

  Chevron Energy, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, BP, Shell and other oil companies have clearly expressed interest in it and made inquiries.

  It's just that the shareholders of Anadarko Petroleum Company did not agree, and it eventually became what it is now.

  However, in the parallel time and space, Occidental Petroleum got what it wanted in the end, and won this possibly the largest independent oil and gas company in the United States at a very high price.

   "Alan, what do you think?"

  After roughly reading the information and listening to the introduction of the think tank, Abel asked him.

"It's a very good asset. It can be used as a supplement to the Pacific Ocean's energy reserves. Although the development technology of shale formations is not perfect at present, the cost is high. But the technology, there will always be a day when it is perfect. When the time comes, these Anadarko Reserves will become very valuable."

  The chief think tank continued to analyze: "Otherwise, the Seven Sisters of Petroleum would not have pursued it so frantically."

   To put it bluntly, most of the current losses of Anadarko Petroleum Company are due to the sluggish international oil prices.

  The problem is that Abel, as a reborn, knows very well that the international oil price will get higher and higher in the future, and it broke through $180 a barrel at the craziest time.

  The average price will always remain at 60 or 70 US dollars, which will remain at a very high level.

  He still remembers that in the parallel time and space, the United States later changed from an oil importer to an exporter because the high oil price was too charming.

  Let its internal oil merchants develop technology frantically, and then use shale oil development technology to mature.

   Driven by high oil prices, the United States has been able to tap its rich underground oil, and its annual output is very high. It has changed from a complete oil importer to an exporter, and the ranking is still very high.

   This has had a very large impact on the strategy and policies of the United States.

  In the parallel time and space, the oil produced by the United States itself accounted for a large part of the reason for the rapid decline of the petrodollar in later generations.

   Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has a great advantage in this regard. It is the oil company with the largest reserves of shale oil and shale gas in the world.

  From this perspective, Anadarko Petroleum is indeed a super fat piece.

   If Abel takes over, merge it into Pacific Energy.

  Then Pacific Energy can change from the current production and supply giant to a more comprehensive multi-energy giant.

   Compared with established giants such as Occidental Petroleum and Chevron, Pacific Energy needs Anadarko Petroleum Company, a very high-quality independent energy company.

  The only problem is that the price will be very expensive. The debt alone is more than 15 billion U.S. dollars. If it intends to annex Anadarko Petroleum Company, this is bound to be a super acquisition with a total amount of more than 40 billion U.S. dollars.

   But it is worth it, because it is calculated based on the future international crude oil price of 70 US dollars a barrel.

  It only accounts for half of the oil reserves of Anadarko's oil and gas reserves, and it can be sold for at least 70 to 80 billion U.S. dollars.

   Not to mention that there is still similar natural gas, if it is well managed and developed. Just these oil and gas reserves in front of us can make Anadarko Petroleum Company worth more than 200 billion US dollars.

   But don't forget that Anadarko Petroleum Company's old business is actually oil and gas exploration, and it is the best exploration company in the world.

  This means it can always find new sources of oil and gas, whether in the United States or abroad.

  That is to say, with sufficient financial support, it can find more oil and gas resources, and its value will continue to grow.

   Of course, the premise is that the international oil and natural gas prices have been high. At the same time, the development cost should be reduced, otherwise the actual profit will not be much.

   But there is no doubt that Abel is very emotional.

  Alex said that the other party would go to California to find him in person. The seller is a wealthy family in Texas, but not within the Texas consortium.

  Grandpa also hinted that the other party might intend to join the Texas consortium. Those shares of Anadarko Petroleum Company may be the other party's investment certificate.

   Otherwise, no one would be willing to give up such fat, even if Anadarko Petroleum continues to lose money.

   Then wait until California, and the other party will come to you.

   This kind of thing can't be rushed. If it is urgent, it is easy for Occidental Petroleum and Chevron to intervene.

   When the time comes to raise prices and compete, maybe the things that can be obtained for 4 billion US dollars will need 5 or 6 billion US dollars.

  Around 4:00 pm, Abel's air palace "Smith" arrived at Los Angeles International Airport.

  It is actually raining in Los Angeles today. You must know that its rainy season is generally from October to February of the next year.

  It is now the end of March, and it rarely rains.

   But the rain curtain is not very big, it is drizzling.

   Today is still evening because it is Sunday. The roads into Los Angeles are blocked everywhere.

  The traffic jam in Los Angeles is arguably the worst in the United States. On Fridays and Sundays, you can easily jam all day.

  Friday is a holiday, so those who go home and go out to play, the way out is naturally blocked.

  It was time to go to work on Sunday, and everyone returned to Los Angeles, and the road back was blocked.

   Knowing this situation, coupled with the fact that there is not much rain, the flight weather is also very good.

  Abel didn’t take the car at all, and asked someone to send a helicopter. The plane took off from the helipad of Los Angeles International Airport, and its goal was Beverly Hills in the heart of Hollywood.

Da da da-

The propeller stirred the rain curtain, causing the rain to scatter in all directions. Abel wrapped his windbreaker tightly and walked towards the main house of the Beverly Hills Manor with squinted eyes. with rain.

   "Shet!"

Abel ran into the gate of the mansion, took the towel handed over by the maid, wiped the rain on his face and hair, took off his windbreaker, handed it to the maid, walked into the living room, and saw that there was no one there. , could not help but ask: "Where did everyone go?"

   "Mrs., Master and Miss are upstairs in the bedroom."

  Abel nodded, took off his suit and tie, and handed them to the maid. He unbuttoned the collar and cuffs of his shirt, rolled up his sleeves twice, put on slippers, and went upstairs.

   Lydia didn't come, she was in the staff dormitory at the foot of Beverly Hills.

   "Tsk tsk, you lazy woman!"

Pushing open the door, Abel saw Ikana wearing a white T-shirt and a pair of gray casual mom pants, her blond hair was hanging on the pillow, she was lying on the Simmons and fell asleep, beside her was the same Andy and Ivana, who seemed to be sleeping soundly.

  Abel took off his slippers, and walked carefully to Simmons with bare feet. Seeing that Ikana, who was lying on her stomach while sleeping, squeezed her cheeks deformed, and saliva flowed from the corner of her mouth, she couldn't help curling her lips.

  No matter how beautiful the goddess is, she's just like that when she's asleep. The so-called spring sleep of a beauty means that she has to sleep without drooling.

  He stopped looking at Ikana, but at the sleeping twins.

   Compared with before, the two little dolls have fully grown. Half a year old is the cutest time, looking as cute as a doll.

  Suddenly, little Ivana couldn't help but smile on her face, which was more delicate than a doll. She was so cute and cute, she was like a little angel descending to earth, and Abel's heart melted when he saw it.

   Well, the daughter is a bit different after all.

At this time, Ikana, who was lying on the side in a light sleep, suddenly opened her sleepy eyes. After seeing that it was Abel, she blinked her sleepy eyes a few times. Seeing Abel looking at the children with a silly smile, she couldn't help but smile She raised her eyebrows and raised her eyebrows.

   It's hard to imagine that such a carefree man would like children so much. Until now, Ikana felt that it was a very correct choice to give birth to him two babies at such a young age.

   Just focus on his love for children, isn't this the best guarantee for the future for me?

Seeing that Abel wanted to lower his head to kiss the cheeks of little Andy and little Ivana, Ikana, who knew that the two children were only in light sleep, hurriedly reached out and gave Abel a light thump, and whispered angrily, "Don't disturb, I'm very happy." Easy to wake up."

Abel paused, turned his head and saw Ikana who got up while wiping the corners of her mouth with her hands and yawning, then looked at the kou watermark on the pillow, rolled her eyes and complained: "You won't be Play with our children and fall asleep by yourself first!"

"No!" Ikanajiao retorted with a smile, "I knew you were coming, so I went to work early in the morning. After a busy day, I left work early. I fell asleep when I was too tired. The children came in behind, and the nanny sent Come to my side, it will be convenient for me to feed my daughter."

  Abel just nodded, and Ikana snorted softly, got off Simmons, and walked into the bathroom without closing the door.

  Hearing the sound of sipping water, the corners of Abel's black-lined mouth twitched a few times.

  No matter how goddess a woman is, she will always become a little different after giving birth to you. This kind of thing that she wouldn't do even if she was killed before, but now she can do it very casually.

   It's no wonder that most of those men who married the goddess' wives would cheat as long as their careers were relatively successful.

  Because the goddesses in the eyes of outsiders are, to put it bluntly, just women with beautiful looks and good figures. At most, add something illusory like temperament.

   But in essence, they are just female humans. Since it is a female human being, to put it bluntly, it is a higher-level primate.

   People who can't touch but can only see will think it is a goddess. But a man who married a goddess' wife would naturally understand this after living for a long time. As time goes by, the sense of mystery subsides, and the characteristics in the man's DNA emerge. When meeting other beautiful women, it is naturally more prone to problems.

  Especially when you have the ability to make other women, including goddesses, fall into your arms.

   Regarding this point, Abel feels that he has done a good job, because he likes the new but never tires of the old!

  The light rain outside the house turned into a heavy rain, from pattering to beating on the floor-to-ceiling windows.

  Abel hugged Ikana who was sitting in his arms, and the two chatted on the sofa.

   "Why isn't Paris here?"

   "She is in San Francisco, and YKM's business there is better. She will return to New York next month. After all, New York is the fashion center of the United States."

   "It's not that you deliberately pushed her away, and then wanted to eat alone, right? You can't handle it, so be careful."

   "Huh! My appetite is very good, so I won't be so easy to get stuffed."

"you sure?"

   "I'm sure! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"

   "I'm going to feed you now!"

"wait…"

   "..."

  Facts have proved that although Ikana's "appetite" is indeed good, her combat effectiveness is not bad.

  But if she eats alone, she really can't eat it, at most she can handle 1/3.

  I was so exhausted that I didn't have the energy and mood to take care of the children, so I had to ask the nannies to help.

  She may be calling herself guilty.

   Low-grade fever, body aches and weakness, sore throat, dizziness. Now I don’t know if it’s influenza A, common cold or Eryang… I hope it’s not the latter, there’s only one chapter left today. In fact, it started last night, and it is more serious today.

  (end of this chapter)