Egelion

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As the exhilarating bidding process for contracts in the New Englian Rossfadda Field continues, Petróleón has given a final statement regarding its own bid to take part in the extraction and export of the resources. Previously, Petróleón announced its intentions in the press with a joint effort that included Villar y Zepeda and Banco Santamer. This effort included the protocol that Petróleón called the "4E Platform". The 4E Platform included:

• Education - Grants and funding from the Real Academia and the EIF to create long term acadmic solutions and sustainability for New Englia's future production and export of oil and gas based products.
  
• Engineering - Assisting New Englia in engineering solution such as training new workers and providing state-of-the-art facilities to lessen the infrastructure load on future extraction sites. 
  
• Extraction -  Petróleón's own engineers, architects, and crews would provide New Englia with the necessary materials and personnel to safely and efficiently extract resources.
  
• Exporting - Assist New Englia with exporting resources such as port expansions, quality shipping materials, and access to safe international shipping lanes. 
  

This platform is the entirety of Egelion's bid. Similar to how Egelion has invested in partners such as Bianjie, New Verham and Xsampa, this would be no different.  Petróleón's efforts seek to provide New Englia with long terms solutions to be able to sustain itself in the long run. While still a developing economy, New Englia would need the infrastructure and expertise built up over a long period of time to keep the project a success--something that Petróleón and the Real Academia could easily continue.

CEO Fernando Carvajal was asked about the strength of the bid and claimed that Egelion's bid, valued between 1 billion Crowns up to almost 2.5 billion Crowns (if further services reach a contract) will remain but not be expanded upon. Many claimed that the CEO was losing interest, but it was not the case. "Listen, there are many factors that come into play when bidding for such an attractive contract. We must keep in mind the economy, the community, and the services we hope to provide. In this case, we're not only worrying about extracting and refining, but we have to deal with how this might impact local economies and individuals. I believe we have the expertise and resources to provide a stable, long-term plan. Yet, we must also be realistic in what we are willing to allocate. It is a large project and we must be fiscally responsible in our efforts to ensure we stay on the side of cooperation, not exploitation", stated Carvajal. 

When asked about other bidders, Carvajal stated that New Englia should be quite satisfied with the deals and bids it has received. Yet, he went on to mention hat in the past, several nations have applauded Petróleón's services, considering the several deals with other countries on exporting and extraction. The Egelian Investment Fund, who will be part of the bid, has also been partly funded by Petróleón's surplus funds, showing that the company is in fact profitable--and that profits are returned. Carvajal pointed out over assistance in new ports and export centers in New Englia. "Villar y Zepeda, our partners in this bid, are experts in that field. They have helped fund several port expansion effort such as those in Xsampa and Tukarali--even those in Egelion. Their investments have led to a positive outcome in each nation. If we are talking about stable funding and committed long-term expertise, Egelion's bid should be chosen."