146: Chapter 146 The Second Batch of Oil and Gas is Ready

Major General Zaha knew that Syria had only paid the first installment of the first year for the oil and natural gas leased from Iran and Russia, and the arms dealer had only delivered the first batch of weapons and equipment for these two procurement orders.

If they could pay for the second installment of the first year's oil and natural gas immediately, the arms dealer would deliver all the remaining weapons and equipment. By then, Syria's Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile and various armored vehicles would receive a significant reinforcement.

A considerable amount of time had passed since the payment for the first batch of oil and natural gas, so Iran and Russia should be ready with the oil and natural gas by now.

Thinking of this, Major General Zaha immediately contacted Vyacheslav of Russia.

"Deputy Minister Vyacheslav, is the 100 million barrels of oil and 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas that Syria leased from Russia ready?" Major General Zaha asked. After the first batch of oil and natural gas was delivered, Russia was to deliver 100 million barrels of oil and 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas every month for the next three months.

"It has been ready for a long time. You can start transporting it whenever you want," Vyacheslav said quickly.

Russia still had a large backlog of oil and natural gas. Although they had previously delivered 300 million barrels of oil and 90 billion cubic meters of natural gas, it had not significantly reduced Russia's stockpiles.

"We are arranging the transport for tomorrow night. Can you make preparations according to the same requirements as last time?" Major General Zaha asked.

"No problem." Vyacheslav naturally wouldn't refuse an opportunity to reduce the backlog of oil and natural gas.

"Where are these oil and natural gas stored?" Major General Zaha asked.

"100 million barrels of oil and 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas are in three storage depots in Omsk, and 15 billion cubic meters of natural gas are stored in two storage depots in Oryol," Vyacheslav told Major General Zaha the specific locations of each storage depot.

After Major General Zaha wrote down the details, he felt very happy that he could pay the arms dealer immediately, as this would allow them to get the remaining weapons and equipment as soon as possible.

After contacting Vyacheslav, Major General Zaha immediately contacted Colonel Suman.

"Colonel Suman, is the 20 million barrels of oil and 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas that Syria leased from Iran ready?" Major General Zaha asked straight to the point.

Regarding the oil and natural gas leased from Iran, after the first batch was delivered, Iran was required to deliver 20 million barrels of oil and 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas within three months.

"Are you in a hurry for it?" Colonel Suman asked in return.

Iran had just delivered 295 million barrels of oil and 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas to the arms dealer, so oil and natural gas were currently in relatively short supply.

"Yes. We need to pay the arms dealer immediately so that they can deliver the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile to us as soon as possible. Syria has recently been subjected to large-scale air strikes by the USA again, and we are in urgent need of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile," Major General Zaha complained.

Colonel Suman calculated that the 20 million barrels of oil and 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas to be paid this time were not a large amount. For oil, using what had been recently extracted and produced was completely sufficient. For natural gas, using what had been recently produced was also enough, though it would create a slight shortfall in supply to other places. This gap could be filled very quickly.

"Then we can provide it immediately; you should go ahead and arrange the transport." Colonel Suman felt that this amount would not affect Iran's domestic demand for oil and natural gas, so he made the decision quickly.

"We are arranging the transport for tomorrow night. Where are these oil and natural gas stored?" Major General Zaha asked.

"The 20 million barrels of oil are at the oil storage depot in Abadan Port, and the 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas are in two natural gas storage depots in Ahvaz," Colonel Suman told Major General Zaha the storage locations.

"Thank you, Colonel Suman," Major General Zaha thanked him.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly; the second batch of oil and natural gas leased from Russia and Iran could both be delivered tomorrow night, and Major General Zaha was very satisfied with this.

Major General Zaha did not delay and immediately contacted Li Yi.

"Major General Zaha, are you contacting me because Syria wants to pay the oil and natural gas?" Seeing Major General Zaha's call, Li Yi knew it was about the delivery of oil and natural gas. After all, it had been more than half a month since the last delivery of oil and natural gas.

"Yes. The 100 million barrels of oil and 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas leased to us by Russia, and the 20 million barrels of oil and 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas leased to us by Iran are all ready. You can arrange the transport tomorrow night. Is there any problem?" Major General Zaha responded.

"That works. There is no problem with the time," Li Yi said. In any case, it was all collected through the Multiverse Arms Trading System, so there was no need to consider time constraints at all.

Major General Zaha told Li Yi the storage locations for the oil and natural gas and asked, "Then when can you deliver all the remaining weapons and equipment to us?"

Li Yi considered it for a moment and said, "Within five days. I will contact you regarding the specific time and location of the delivery then."

Once the weapons and equipment were delivered to Syria this time, there would be no more deliveries needed. Only if Syria placed more procurement orders would Li Yi need to continue delivering weapons and equipment.

"Good." Major General Zaha felt that five days was not a long time and did not press further.

After completing the task assigned by General Faraj, Major General Zaha quickly reported the situation back to General Faraj.

"General Faraj, I have contacted Russia and Iran, and they will pay the second batch of oil and natural gas tomorrow night. I have also contacted the arms dealer, and they will deliver the rest of our weapons and equipment within five days," Major General Zaha told General Faraj the results.

"That's great!" General Faraj was very happy. In just five days, Syria would be able to receive another large batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile and various armored vehicles and other weapons and equipment. Nothing could make him happier than this.

"Then who will be responsible for receiving these weapons and equipment?" Major General Zaha asked. This time, Major General Zaha would only be allocated a small number of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile, and the other armored vehicles and drones would basically not be his share.

"I will arrange for Colonel Andrei to be responsible for receiving them. You communicate with him to ensure that the weapons and equipment delivered by the arms dealer can be received in time by the troops arranged by Colonel Andrei," General Faraj decided after consideration.

"Yes, General," Major General Zaha replied.

After hanging up the phone with Major General Zaha, General Faraj, while still excited, immediately called Colonel Andrei over and arranged for him to coordinate with Major General Zaha, making sure that there would be no mishaps when receiving the weapons and equipment.