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Update: The Executive Yuan responded by investigating
A few days ago, “Apple News” exclusively reported that the first barrel of oil that CNPC extracted in Chad in Africa will be sent back to China. The news came out and many people were very excited that Taiwan could also extract oil and make a fortune. According to “Apple”, if walrus weather is normal next week, the first barrel of oil will arrive in Taiwan and there may be some celebrations.
A person who had gone to Chad to engage in oil-related work broke the news to Apple that the entire CNPC oil-digging case in Chad still has many links that are quite strange, especially the distribution of capital from this oil mine, which is even more questionable.
According to the original contract between CNPC and the government of Chad, 70% of Chad’s mining area belongs to CNPC and 30% to the government of Chad. In 2016, CNPC transferred half of its shares (35%) to China’s “Huaxin Energy”, which directly caused CNPC’s right to operate this oil mine no longer secure. This is because if CEFC acquires part of the capital stock of the government of Chad, CNPC’s operating rights may be withdrawn.
The person who broke the news presented a decision document and pointed out to Apple that the original CNPC was willing to transfer shares in the Chad case. The internal recommendation was only 28%, up to 33%, and eventually it became 35%. Why has Huaxin’s shareholding ratio continued to increase? Why should CNPC be so good to Huaxin? Also, it is really questionable to reach a consensus before the party rotation: after the Xiaoying government came to power, although it tried to investigate the truth, it finally stopped.
A person familiar with the matter told Apple that the initial starting point for the special transaction between CNPC and Huaxin could be at a local casino in Chad.
In N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, there is a Chez Wou hotel opened by a Taiwanese businessman. The white building has blue eaves and window frames. There are many green trees around the house. There are authentic Chinese restaurants and clean swimming pools, such as vacation villas, which are quite famous in the local Chinese circle.
Someone once opened a casino in Wujiayuan. The waitress travels between the Texas poker tables and the slot machines, delivering champagne and wine; gamblers in glamorous clothes exchange many dollars for chips and place bets at the baccarat table, such as Macau or Las Vegas. Gas, but it was actually Chad in the poor country of Central Africa.
The person who broke the news to “Apple” mentioned that CNPC employees in Chad had personally heard that a former executive of CNPC’s “Overseas Petroleum and Investment Company” (OPIC) once claimed to “know Huaxin staff at the Wujiayuan Casino “and This executive supported Huaxin during the transaction.
According to internal investigations, shortly after the cooperation between Huaxin and CNPC, Liu Zhongqiu, Huaxin’s CEO, and other Chade staff, it had already happened that the former CNPC senior “issued instructions or requirements directly to CNPC colleagues. At present, CNPC colleagues are doing their best to keep CNPC has the dominant power, but the key person who has the final decision right does not insist on the subjectivity of CNPC, and only repeatedly emphasizes that CEFC’s involvement is a CNPC advantage “.
To clarify the truth, “Apple” exclusively interviewed a person who had worked in the mining area of Chad and was familiar with the local political and business ecology. He confirmed that there is indeed a casino in Wujiayuan, and he also learned of the fact that China Petroleum and Huaxin have established a line here.
He said the casino has about 4 large classrooms and the waiters are black from the area. They offer free circulation of non-alcoholic beverages. Alcohol must be paid for separately. The main guests are foreign or high-class business guests, so you can exchange tokens with US dollars and euros; Due to poor local security, the counter for the exchange of tokens is equipped with iron bars to avoid security. “There should be everything, there are waiters who issue cards, slot machines and baccarat, like a simplified or cheap version of the Macau casinos.”
Local sources also revealed that senior Chadian officials and relatives of the imperial family had a lot at stake and could lose 4 million CFA francs (about 200,000 Taiwanese dollars) in one night, which is already a very large sum of money locally. . He said: “Rich people can earn money through many channels. For example, oil or import and export trade are monopolies, so they will not lose to Taiwan or Europe.”
CNPC employees occasionally go to the game to cheer up. About 90% of the employees have been there. “It’s like the concept of sanitary mahjong. There is no entertainment there and life is too boring.”
According to the source, in 2017, CNPC signed a contract with Wujiayuan to move the staff dormitory and office from the mining area to Wujiayuan for office work. “If they (the executives from CNPC and Huaxin) met in Wujiayuan, this would have happened. After moving, the two companies will live and work in Wujiayuan every day.”
In fact, according to documents held by “Apple”, CNPC and CEFC are closely related, and CEFC’s acquisition of the shares of CNPC Chad Branch is very active and was completed within a year.
In March 2015, Huaxin sent staff to Chad for the first time to learn basic information about CNPC’s mining area. In early April, half a month later, Huaxin sent four more experts to Chad to “verify data from seismic prospecting, drilling, and oil and gas testing of the mining area,” and considered that the mining area has high potential for oil and gas. gas.
PetroChina senior executives from Taiwan and China Huaxin held three meetings in Hong Kong and Taipei from May to December 2015 to finalize the Farmout Agreement. In September the following year, the two parties signed the share allocation letter in Shanghai to complete For delivery, Huaxin bought 35% of the share capital for US $ 114 million (about Taiwanese $ 3.42 billion), including a $ 10 million risk compensation fee. CNPC still maintains its status as a “mining operator”.
“Apple” asked Wu Zhengzhong, president of Wujiayuan, to verify that the casino was opened by Chade in the past by a Taiwanese who only rented an area to Wujiayuan, but did not know the details of the casino. “It’s been closed for a long time, probably only two or three years; other people’s gossip, I’m not going to talk about these things.”
Wujiayuan started out as a restaurant and established restaurant chains in Cameroon and other countries. In 2006, Taiwan’s PetroChina signed a contract with the Chadian government to obtain exploration rights for the mining area. Wu Jiayuan also invested 90 million yuan to expand the hotel. It is scheduled to open on opening day, and Su Zhenchang, who will visit Chad, is invited to cut the ribbon. Unexpectedly, Chad broke diplomatic relations with me for the second time in August of the same year, and Su Zhenchang also canceled the visit.
Recalling the situation at the time, Wu Zhengzhong, who had been working in Chad for 16 years, told Apple: “When we broke diplomatic relations, there were only two of us, the Taiwanese businessmen was only one of us, and CNPC only had one, and only two of us were left (hard work). “
In 2008, civil war broke out in Chad and rebels invaded the capital. CNPC executives were urgently evacuated. They had no food all day and night on the way to escape. It was so dangerous that Wu Jiayuan led the way and provided them with food, then successfully made it to neighboring Cameroon until the Chadian government was established. Come back after the chaos.
“Apple” also told relevant CNPC people that they wanted to meet the supervisor in Chad at the time and asked them about the process to meet China Huaxin staff at Wujiayuan Casino, but CNPC people said the other party has been withdrawn and cannot contact them, so they cannot confirm that the casino is online. This statement.
PetroChina of Taiwan and CEFC Energy Co. of China are looking for oil. The two parties may be able to connect online at the Chad casino, although that is already very strange. But what makes people more questionable is why this capital transfer was settled before the party rotation? CNPC originally only wanted to give 28% to Huaxin, why did it end up giving 35%? It’s really funny what are the key factors that have led to oil finally digging in, but the right to operate is in jeopardy.
DPP legislator Liu Shifang questioned this matter in the Legislative Yuan today. He questioned that CNPC has transferred 35% of its capital to the Hainan Huaxin International Investment and Control Company, which has experience in the People’s Liberation Army, which involves issues of national security, the crossing of the Strait and the internal control of CNPC. . I hope the Executive Yuan finds out.
Li Mengyan, Secretary General of the Executive Yuan, replied that the extraction of crude oil from CNPC in Chad is of great importance in knowing the source of the oil, but the transfer of capital before party rotation is, indeed, urgent and will be investigated further. (Research Center / reported by Lin Huancheng)
