North Shaanxi Oilfield CaseIn 2003, thousands of oil well assets in northern Shaanxi that were originally operated by private capital were "nationalized" by the Jingbian County government in accordanc
North Shaanxi Oilfield CaseIn 2003, thousands of oil well assets in northern Shaanxi that were originally operated by private capital were "nationalized" by the Jingbian County government in accordance with national regulations. There is a large gap between private entrepreneurs and local governments in the valuation of oil wells, leading to disputes between the two parties. This year the State Council announced the "36 Non-Public Economy Articles", which made private oil companies overjoyed. Some loss-making private oil companies in northern Shaanxi began to seek legal means to protect their rights and interests, but the problem was tangled and difficult. In the early morning of May 26 this year, Zhu Jiuhu, a lawyer in charge of the northern Shaanxi oil field case, was criminally detained by the Jingbian County police for "gathering a crowd to disrupt social order" and "illegal assembly." Feng Bingxian is one of more than 2,000 ordinary private oil business owners in northern Shaanxi. The difference is that he realized earlier that the local government in northern Shaanxi's "power seizure" incident against private enterprises was contrary to the constitution and the law. It was this understanding that strengthened his determination to use legal means to protect the rights and interests of himself and many investors, but it brought him more trouble.