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Kalistan throws its name in the hat for New Englian Oil
"Aim is to pay New Englia to not produce", says Chancellor
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
November 18, 5711


Chancellor of the Empire, Lady Melanie Alvarez-McLinn speaks in Kaliburg

Chancellor of the Empire, Lady Melanie Alvarez-McLinn spoke before the National Assembly this week to announce that Kalistan would enter the bidding process for rights to New Englian Oil production. "Her Imperial Majesty has authorized us to to make a serious and competetive bid on New Englian Oil," said Lady Alvarez from the Rostrum of the Chamber of Deputies. "We will use public and private money combined to back these bids and will make every effort to outbid others in the process."

Chancellor Alvarez stressed that Kalistan is not getting back into the oil game. "Our aim is to pay New Englia to not produce," said the Chancellor. "We can theoretically put more money into the bid than other nations should be able to because it is our intention to prevent development of the oil field, so we should not need to build infrastructure around its exploitation or delivery." The Chancellor said Kalistan's aim was to prevent the oil from coming online in the first place. "Fossil fuel production and consumption is by far the leading source of environmental pollution in Terra today," she said. "Every year people of this planet burn fossil fuels like they are inexhaustable, and indeed, nobody understands the destruction we do to our climate and our atmosphere in the process. Only a few nations have been bold enough to step forward and swear off petroleum, developing alternatives to supply energy to our people and to supply the things petroleum also produces but made out of sustainable and environmentally friendly materials instead. Kalistan is one such nation: We hope to encourage New Englia, which is at the very beginning of its life as an oil exporter to consider the same as a viable alternative to destroying our environment for profit."

The bid would be made to grant Kalistan exclusive control over the Rossfadda Oil field, with all options to develop and produce there to be guaranteed. "And then we just pay them to not develop it," said Chancellor Alvarez. "it is a responsible and mature step to make. The Nation of New Englia is looking for help in its development: it really shouldn't matter to them what the money they get buys the nation that supplies it. For us, it would be an investment in a clean environment and a viable, non-petroleum based economy for a nation that is developing in North Eastern Dovani."

She also addressed other nations who have put in bids. "Those nations are not concerns of ours," she said. "Egelion says it wishes to help develop the fields specifically for the sole reason of helping New Englia out. This is fine. Our money would have the same effect, with the added bonus of a clean environment. Win win for both Egelion and New Englia and the world actually. I believe Luthori is also still bidding. Whatever their motives are, our points still stand: Exploitation of those fields is a net negative for the world. We wish to utilize our considerable investment capital for social good."

The Chancellor did not disclose the size of the Kalistani bid, but promised that it would be competitive. "Ideally we would outbid whoever else is in the process. We have sizeable disposable capital, both in the private sector as well as a decent public surplus to ensure that any investments we made there would serve our national interests, which in this particular case are identified as a clean environment." She also said that taking the Rossfadda field off line would work to stabilize oil prices else where. "When that field comes on line, other nations that rely on oil sales will see their profits reduced. This way, they can keep the status quo. They should support Kalistan's bid from a purely economic perspective. But also from an environmental perspective."

Representatives from Her Imperial Majesty's Ministry of Trade are being dispatched to Englia to begin negotiations with their New Englian counterparts. "If we're gonna be imperialists, we should be imperialists for global good, rather than selfishness."

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