Selling oil across Libya

Chapter 47 Behind the Scenes, and the Backstage of the Backstage

Although Jalil firmly believes that his call for NATO to strike Libya is in order to overthrow the colonel's rule as soon as possible and establish a democratic Libya.

From Libya's perspective, Jalil is undoubtedly a traitor to Libya.

From initially dismissing it.

Later, it became a matter of feigning compliance.

From the moment I was filled with fear and trepidation,

Jalil's journey has been incredibly eventful, filled with both personal growth and inner struggle.

Yuri treated Jalil quite well, placing Jalil's official residence in the luxurious Aziziya barracks and providing security personnel for Jalil and his team to protect Jalil's safety.

Jalil is not alone; his team also includes Hafiz Huja, former vice chairman and spokesman of the Transitional Council; Omar Hariri, in charge of civil affairs; and Ahmed Al, in charge of the economy.

And advisors Ryan Chambers and Harvey Dawson, respectively, from the UK and France.

Jalil, along with Huga, Hariri, and others, all have experience serving in the former Libyan government.

After the interim government passed the Political Isolation Law, Jalil and Huja, among others, were forced to resign.

There are currently two regimes in Libya: the National Assembly and Transitional Government in Tripoli, and the National Congress and Interim Government in Benghazi.

"This current model is unsustainable. We need to do everything we can to increase the population, otherwise our team has no future!"

Hariri is disappointed with the current situation in Tripoli.

Tripoli is now characterized by extreme polarization.

The new urban area centered around Martyrs' Square is under construction in full swing.

The old town remains devastated, littered with ruins, and some residents' bodies are still lying in their homes, uncollected.

After the Benghazi coup, Tripoli's population recovered somewhat, but it was still less than 20,000, which was not commensurate with Tripoli's status.

Before the outbreak of the civil war, Tripoli was Libya's largest city with a population of over one million.

The current Tripoli should be downgraded to "Tripoli Town".

"Look at Tripoli now. The most common people here are not Arabs or Berbers, but workers from East Asia. Is this still the Tripoli we know? Is this still the Tripoli of Libya?"

Al slammed his fist on the table and roared, "The Minister of Economy, who is in charge of the economy, has absolutely no say in the development of Tripoli. It's ridiculous!"

The construction in Tripoli is another matter.

After arriving in Tripoli with Jalil, Al immediately went to Yuri's command post and demanded to take over the oil fields in western Libya.

The result was beyond Ale's expectations.

Al-Ale had assumed that Yuri would not hand over the oil fields in western Libya to the transitional government.

At the very least, the transitional government should be allowed to share a portion of the oil field's profits.

Even if it's only 20%, like Total and Royal Dutch Shell, there's still a lot to be done.

Yuri not only refused to allow Ale to interfere with the operation of the oil fields.

They won't even give us a single dirham.

No, Ale didn't even see Yuri.

Yuri simply sent a beautiful secretary, and that was it for Aller to be dismissed so easily.

Oh, and a secretary too.

Even giving him a secretary would satisfy Ale for a while.

"In terms of reconstruction, do we have better options than East Asian workers?"

Jalil is quite pragmatic.

Before the outbreak of the Libyan civil war, construction relied heavily on foreign companies, with more than 30,000 workers from East Asia alone in Libya.

At that time, Libya had a total population of only 600 million.

"How will we know if we don't try? We should conduct open bidding and select the most suitable reconstruction plan for Libya in a democratic and transparent manner!"

Al-Ale spoke with righteous indignation and stern words.

Ryan Chambers raised an eyebrow, Harvey Dawson smiled, and the two exchanged a knowing glance.

Regardless of the outcome, the public bidding process was conducted.

Even if an East Asian company ultimately wins the bid, the entire process will take at least a year.

Two or three years is quite normal.

"Ryan, Harvey, we desperately need the support of London and Paris right now."

Jalil had to seek external support.

"Mr. President, with the conclusion of Operation Odyssey Dawn, the coalition's military operations have ceased."

Chambers decisively refused, believing that it was better to rely on oneself than on others.

"You should work more closely with the colonel;

Speaking of colonels, that bastard Benghazi is already a marshal, so why is he still a colonel?

Dawson was very dissatisfied with Jalil's stinginess and shortsightedness.

"If he continues to be this immature, he'll always be a colonel."

Ale sneered, treating the "Marshal" title as a tradable resource.

Dawson shrugged. "You can't talk about ice with a summer insect."

"I discussed this issue with the colonel, and he has no intention of surpassing the King of Kings."

Jalil reverted to his old ways and took the opportunity to sow discord between Yuri and others.

Dawson and Chambers exchanged glances again, this time their expressions were somewhat serious.

The Allied forces launched Operation Odyssey Dawn to overthrow the colonel's rule.

If Yuri becomes the colonel's successor, then the costly "Operation Odyssey Dawn" will become a joke.

Dawson and Chambers did not live in the Aziziya barracks, but in the British and French embassies in Tripoli.

After leaving the Azizia barracks, Dawson and Chambers did not return to the embassy, ​​but instead went to Mobil to find Payne.

"These people haven't learned their lesson from Benghazi. Their so-called political wisdom is as ridiculous as Jimmy Kimmel's Kimmel Live!"

Payne has no regard for losers.

Payne didn't care who Numidian Brigade awarded the Tripoli reconstruction contract to; ExxonMobil didn't have that kind of business.

Payne didn't care who was in power in Libya, because no matter who was in power, they would have to cooperate with ExxonMobil.

Payne even treated his so-called allies, Dawson and Chambers, with the same disdain.

"If the Numidian Brigade becomes that person's successor, what's the point of everything we've done?"

Dawson's political acumen doesn't seem to be much better.

"Was that person overthrown because of poisonous vegetables?"

Do not!

It was his lack of cooperation that led to all of this.

Payne reminded Dawson that there was no fertile ground for idealism in Libya.

"Only when Numidian Brigade becomes a cooperative poisoner will it be in our best interest!"

Payne's goal was to get a cut of the profits from every barrel of oil exported from Libya by ExxonMobil.

Payne didn't care who Libya's oil was sold to.

"The most important thing now is to control the oil fields in Sirte;"

Even if you have a plan, you should wait until this goal is achieved before putting it into practice.

Payne warned Dawson and Chambers against making any rash moves.

"Drake, don't be too optimistic. The Numidian Brigade's strength is already at its limit in controlling Tripoli. They simply don't have the ability to take over the Sirte Basin."

Chambers did not believe that the Numidian Brigade could control the oil fields of Sirte.

"Isn't this exactly what we wanted?"

Payne smiled, everything was under control.

If Numidian Travel is overfed and goes bankrupt, Mobil will gain even greater benefits.