Chapter 623 Control of Oil Resources

"In that case, it seems that our trip here was in vain." Andre said, "I am very sorry that our transaction is destined to fail."

When Felix saw Andre getting up to leave, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes. In fact, what he wanted just now was a bit ruthless. His ultimate goal was just to occupy 10% of the oil mining rights. Unfortunately, he named a price, but the other party did not bargain!

However, as a proud Gaul, it would seem a bit cheap to pull the other person back to sit down and renegotiate at this time, so he could only look at these people and leave the embassy.

Looking at the backs of these people leaving, Felix kept thinking in his heart that the Soviets were eager to stabilize the current situation in Saudi Arabia, so they needed the recognition of the Western world, and in the entire Western world, the only country that could recognize them was France. Therefore, although the negotiations broke down this time, the Soviets would definitely come again!

"Mr. Ambassador, something bad has happened, Mr. Ambassador, something bad has happened!" Just then, an embassy staff member ran in hurriedly.

"What's wrong?" Felix asked. If there was anything bad, it was that during the war, the embassy might be visited by mobs. But now that the fighting in Riyadh has stopped, what else could be bad?

"The Soviets, the Soviet army, landed in Saudi Arabia. They controlled four major oil fields in Saudi Arabia, including the Ghawar oil field and the Qawwar oil field!" said the embassy staff.

The Soviets sent troops!

Saudi Arabia has high oil reserves and production volumes, but the distribution of oil is uneven. The eight large oil fields in Saudi Arabia are all located along the coast of the Persian Gulf.

Now, with the Saudi capital Riyadh controlled by the Iraqi army and the US army having retreated to western Saudi Arabia, eastern Saudi Arabia is now in a state of no one’s control!

In this situation, the Soviet Union dispatched troops! Several tank divisions of the Turkestan Military District went from Iran and Iraq to eastern Saudi Arabia, appeared near the oil fields, and completely controlled half of the oil fields!

The Soviets really dared to take action. Aren’t they afraid of condemnation from the international community?

For a moment, Felix's mind was a little confused. Theoretically, the Soviets shouldn't do this. This is simply the rhythm of triggering a world war. On the other hand, the Soviets did this and hit the soft spot! The Soviet army controlled the oil fields in the east. The Western world led by the United States, there is absolutely no way they can take it back!

This is a signal! The Soviet Union has finally come to the fore from behind! For the worsening situation in Saudi Arabia, nothing could be more fucked up than this.

The sky is blue with floating white clouds, and below is an endless desert. In the desert, oil drilling rigs form a steel forest.

This is the Ghawar Oilfield, located about 500km east of the Saudi capital Riyadh, with proven reserves of 10.74 billion tons and an annual output of 280 million tons, accounting for 30% of the entire Persian Gulf region, making it the world's largest oilfield. The oil well is a self-flowing well, with black gold constantly gushing out of the pipes on the high iron frame.

And next to these oil wells, there are troops standing guard on full alert.

"General Andrei, welcome to inspect the Ghawar oil field." With the arrival of a tank, a tall Soviet soldier came out of the tank. He had a young face and his eyes were extremely sharp.

Andre nodded: "The smell of the air here is really comfortable."

The heat wave was overwhelming, and the air was mixed with the smell of crude oil. Whether in his previous life or now, this was Andre's first time to come to the oil field. The grandeur of this scene shocked him greatly.

In front of him was the commander of the 5th Guards Division, who was ordered to garrison the troops here.

"How is the defense work going?" Andre asked the division commander.

"We have deployed an air defense missile system. If any enemy aircraft enters our defense zone, we will attack them," the division commander said. "Our tank troops can attack at any time and destroy the enemy in the desert."

Andre shook his head. "No, the biggest threat we face now is no longer the American military attack, but the numerous guerrillas that may appear. The weapons they have are not tanks, planes, or cannons, but weapons like rocket launchers and mortars. They can't destroy the oil fields, but come to mess up and disrupt our production."

Will the Americans come to fight for the oil fields? Then they will collide directly with the Soviet army, which means World War III! Andrei mobilized his troops to enter these oil fields in order to firmly control these oil fields in his own hands. The matter is done, and the Americans are helpless!

In particular, they did not destroy the oil wells, allowing our side to perfectly obtain these oil wells and start production at any time. This is simply great.

The next step is to pay attention to the guerrillas. However, at this time, even the Saudi royal family has surrendered. What kind of blood can ordinary people in Saudi Arabia have? They will soon resume their normal lives under the rule of the new government.

Now, the Iraqi army is fighting fiercely with the US army in northern Iraq. In order to prevent new variables from emerging in Saudi Arabia, Iraq has to agree to the Soviet Union's request for support. Anyway, according to the original agreement, more than half of the mining rights of these oil fields were to be handed over to the Soviet Union. Now, the Soviet Union just got the mining rights in advance.

Thinking of this, Andre rubbed his eyes. He didn't know why, but his eyelids had been twitching in the past few days.

Large-scale wars are different from anti-guerrilla warfare. If it is in complex terrain, such as Afghanistan or Vietnam, the guerrillas will make the defenders exhausted. However, in the endless desert terrain like Saudi Arabia, the soil for the survival of guerrillas is not rich.

"The oil field workers here have no ideological problems, right?" Andre continued his inspection as he walked.

Although it controlled the oil fields here, the Soviet Union did not immigrate in large numbers, and many of the workers here are still Saudis who used to work here.

After all, what the Soviet Union wanted was the right to exploit oil, not to completely turn this place into a Soviet colony, let alone a Soviet republic. As long as the Soviet Union controlled the oil production here, it would make the Western world listen to the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union's strategic goal would be achieved.

As for the workers here, they should be allowed to resume their previous lives as soon as possible and let them know that although the ruling class has changed, life for them is the same as before and should remain the same.