NationStates Jolt Archive

To: Griffencrest Oil
From: Martin Rodgers, CEO Republic Oil Company

You have not heard of us, but we know much of you. We are the lead supplier of oil to Prestonia and UFAN and generate profits comparable to and perhaps exceeding yours. Our assets currently comprise 5 trillion barrels of oil, in rigs and fields all over the world. Of this, we export 3.5 trillion. If calculations are correct, this ranks us as one of the largest oil exporters in the world. But enough bragging, let me get to the point. We at Republic Oil are proposing a buyout of Griffencrest Oil for the sum of $1 Trillion. Think of the benefits of this offer. With Griffencrest under Republic's wing, success is assured. You and your employees will literally be swimming in money. As you can see, this is a good deal for all involved parties.

Now, while I have been amicable thus far, I must explain what will happen should you reject our offer. If you reject our offer, we will flood the market with cheap oil and drive you out of business. Now, you may think this is crazy, but let me explain how things are. We are currently at peace, have the largest reserves in the world, and receive monetary backing from the Prestonian government. You, on the other hand, are a self-governing entity with a reliance on your oil and currently at war with the New Prussian Empire. It does not take rocket science to figure out who will survive a recession and who will be eliminated. You have your choices before you. Choose wisely.

OOC: You have the largest amt of oil? Right now I can just make a thread saying I have 10 Billion Barrels of oil. :P And IIRC, I've seen larger amts of oil. Just sayin'.

Oh crap, did i say 3.5 billion? I meant to say trillion. Allow me to fix that.

[Just throwing this out there. If you flood the world with cheap oil, 99% of the world will embargo you. And I will personally destroy every oil producing facility you own. Feel free to continue, but I will not let you destroy the world economy.]

OOC: I'm aware of this. It's pretty much an empty threat and *if* I had to do it, it'd be done in such a way as to not break the world economy. Basically, controlled releases of cheap oil.

OOC: Might make you the largest exporter, but you certianly don't have the largest ammount of oil. I have a lot more oil reserves then you. But I don't use them as much, don't sell them, and generally prefer to keep to more environmentally freindly things.
So you may run the most exports, which is an acomplishment considering that every nation on NS has their own everything usually, but I doubt the largest reserve.

Otherwise, tagging because corporate takeovers are so awesome on NS.

OOC: Hence why I said "one of the largest oil exporters in the world." I'm aware that I'm not the largest, but I think I'm big enough to sway Griffencrest. However, I may be wrong, and only time will tell.

[OOC: You certainly don't have the largest oil reserves in the world - I currently have 16 trillion barels of reserve, and I am sure there are countries with more out there. You are also quite new, and I am sure there are larger oil exporters than you, whether it is stated or not.]