All five drilling platforms owned by Dongfang Petroleum drove back to the offshore waters, and it took them half a day to reach their designated locations before nightfall.
The forward base is deployed on the shore, extending more than a thousand meters in depth from the dock and more than a thousand meters along the coast. This square area is the exploration and production base of Dongfang Petroleum Sedan Oilfield.
Looking from the shore to the sea, five drilling platforms are lined up at equal distances. The lights on the platforms are bright, illuminating the nearby sea area, and white waves can be seen under the lights.
In fact, the distances between these platforms and the coast are different, but it is difficult to tell their actual distance by the size of the platforms when viewed from the shore.
Among the five platforms, there are two second-generation platforms, and two are second-generation and a half platforms. The Dongfang-5 platform where Yao Yuan is located is a third-generation platform, and it is also a domestic third-generation platform independently developed by the Chunfeng Academy of Sciences by absorbing Halliburton technology.
The offshore drilling platform, built by Directional Ships, arrived here three months ago and began operations.
Yao Yuan had high hopes for Dongfang No. 5, and Qin Zhenjun also placed his hopes on Dongfang No. 5.
The commuter boat delivered supplies, including steaming meals, but no one had much appetite, so they ate a few bites in a hurry and then returned to work to continue preparations for drilling.
I have to work all night tonight.
Gu Peiqiang, captain of the 7th drilling team, has sunken eye sockets and his work clothes are stained with mud and have dried up. He stands at the edge of the drilling hole, holding a walkie-talkie in his hand. The temperature in the Middle East is very high, and it is still hot at night.
He simply took off his shirt and wore only his vest.
It was a faded vest, and the words on it could be vaguely seen - Commemoration of the Commendation Conference for Outstanding Employees of Shengli Oilfield.
Gu Peiqiang and his brothers took labor contracts to work for Oriental Petroleum and were given a temporary establishment of the "7th Drilling Team".
He is under great pressure.
Because they are the best drilling team in Shengli Oilfield, Dongfang Petroleum arranged them on the latest Dongfang No. 5 drilling platform, hoping that they could be the first to find oil.
However, three months later, Dongfang Petroleum's own drilling team at least discovered a low-yield oil layer, but they could not see even a drop of oil.
The oil workers of this era are one of the groups with the most sense of honor. The Daqing spirit and the Iron Man spirit all inspire them to strive for success.
This is drilling for oil abroad, and it is a major event that brings glory to the country.
Under the pressure of such honor, one can imagine Gu Peiqiang's mood.
If they can't find oil, they won't be able to see Jiangdong's elders.
Gu Peiqiang's nerves were tense, and he loudly said to his brothers, "Comrades, I won't say anything more. Foreigners say that we are not good enough, and that Chinese people only deserve to find oil on land. I don't believe it.
It's two shoulders carrying one head. What they foreigners can do, we Chinese can do it too! And we can do it better than them! Comrades! Give me a lot of effort!"
"Fuck you!" the workers roared.
Then it quickly fell into silence.
Gu Peiqiang raised the intercom, looked at the bridge control center, and pressed the call button, "Mr. Qin, we are ready."
The atmosphere in the bridge control center was solemn. Yao Yuan stood there and looked at the workers on the work deck through the windshield. Gu Peiqiang, who was burly and wearing only a vest, was particularly eye-catching. He looked like an ancient flag-bearer, majestic.
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Qin Zhenjun looked at Yao Yuan, who nodded slightly.
"Start drilling." Qin Zhenjun gave the order.
Su Jianmin and other senior executives were standing behind Yao Yuan. Everyone smelled the smell of a decisive battle. At the same time, the last five wells were drilled. Whether they lived or died depended on tonight. If no oil can be found tonight, basically
It means that everything you have done in the past six months is in vain, and everything has to start from scratch.
But Oriental Petroleum ran out of time.
The UAE only gives one year. If it cannot find oil within one year, it will take back the concession rights. This is written in the terms.
At this moment, in the base on the shore and in the simple guest house, representatives of more than twenty oil companies were watching. Most of them were waiting for the moment when Oriental Oil declared failure.
A commuter boat came over.
Qin Zhenjun took a look and said, "Ruiz is here."
"Mr. Su, go pick him up. Uncle Qin, you can concentrate on the command." Yao Yuan said.
Su Jianmin left quickly.
After a while, a group of people came in. Yao Yuan went up to shake hands with Ruiz and said with a smile, "Mr. Minister, long time no see."
At this time, Yao Yuan saw several familiar faces.
Hans from ExxonMobil, Cornell, a representative from France's Total, Johnson from BP, Frank, president of Dutch Shell's Middle East region, and Jackson, a representative from Halliburton, an old acquaintance.
These are the top ten oil companies in the world, among which Shell is the strongest and the world's largest oil company.
These were all those who participated in the bidding for Sedan Oilfield at that time, and they were all defeated by Dongfang Petroleum.
At this time, they followed the United Arab Emirates Petroleum Minister Ruiz to board the Oriental 5 drilling platform, and their purpose was self-evident.
No one will think that they are here to watch a joke. In the oil exploration industry, personal emotions are worthless. They are like sharks that have smelled blood and have gathered around them. Once Oriental Oil announces that the exploration has failed, they will mercilessly attack them.
Swarm them up and eat them.
France's Total has important business in Azerbaijan, and its owner is Oriental Petroleum, so Cornell's attitude was very friendly and he came over to shake hands with Yao Yuan first, "Mr. Yao, I didn't expect you to come in person. I believe that with your presence, Oriental Petroleum
We will definitely be able to find oil successfully."
Even if there is no Sedan Oilfield, France's Total will not easily offend Yao Yuan. There are so many oil companies in the world, only France's Total and Halliburton can participate in the development of the Baku oil field, and Halliburton is an oilfield service company, that is to say,
France's Total is the only Western oil company able to participate in the development of the Baku oil fields.
There are significant benefits here.
Even if Cornell wanted to take advantage of the Sedan Oilfield, he would do so quietly.
Ruiz knew that Yao Yuan was there, but he did not tell anyone else. At this time, representatives of several major oil companies suddenly saw Yao Yuan, and they all showed sincere or insincere smiles.
No one dares to underestimate this Chinese young man who has successively won two super large oil fields in just two years. Just look at the attitude of the Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates towards Oriental Petroleum. The United Arab Emirates dared to resist the pressure from the US political circles and seize Sedan.
The concession of the oil field to Dongfang Petroleum is enough to show that there is a significant interest relationship between the two parties that is unknown.
No oil company dares to underwrite natural gas, as their own natural gas will be burned in vain.
After a few simple greetings, Yao Yuan said, "You can do whatever you want."
Ruiz said, "Mr. Yao, you are busy, so don't worry about us."
Nodding, Yao Yuan returned to his seat, folding his arms and focusing on the situation on the operation deck. Qin Zhenjun stood beside him holding the walkie-talkie tightly. Yao Yuan asked Qin Zhenjun to sit on the commander's executive chair, and Qin Zhenjun was not pretentious.
, sat down comfortably.
Gu Peiqiang started drilling.
As the platform shook slightly, the drill pipe slowly walked toward the seabed. Under the high-power lighting, the Chinese workers were very efficient, their operations were very standardized, and their collaboration was very smooth. This made people accustomed to the work of Western oil workers
Several Occidental representatives were surprised.
Hans sighed in a low voice, "They are highly qualified oil workers."
Cornell said, "They are one of the best oil workers in the world. I have seen them in the Baku oil field. They even took the initiative to work continuously for sixteen hours a day and never made any demands for logistical support. There are such workers.
, the future of Dongfang Petroleum is very good."
Jackson smiled and said nothing.
He knows China well, and the Chinese oil workers know it even better. In the cold Siberia, in the desolate desert of Xinjiang, relying on backward mechanical equipment, he managed to accomplish something that even the Western drilling teams with advanced equipment could not do.
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In the race to explore the Tyumen oil field, the consortium formed by Hyundai Petroleum and Nippon Chemical lost to Oriental Petroleum is a typical example.
Ruiz was not in the mood to talk to the several company representatives who came with him, and he was also in a very anxious mood. Crown Prince Khalifa very much hoped that Oriental Petroleum would succeed because it was related to the underwriting of natural gas.
Although it is stated in the contract, even if Oriental Petroleum cannot find oil, it still has the obligation to underwrite the UAE natural gas.
But Crown Prince Khalifa is not naive enough to believe that a contract alone can bind Oriental Petroleum.
The best result is that Dongfang Petroleum successfully finds oil and successfully underwrites natural gas, and everyone is happy.
Ruiz is a technocrat. He studied petroleum when he studied in the West, and he has a relatively good understanding of oil exploration and production.
He watched quietly for a while, then walked to Yao Yuan and said, "Mr. Yao, are you repeating the exploration? Drilling another well near another well?"
Yao Yuan nodded slightly, "Drill five wells at the same time, all chosen near the old exploration wells."
This operation is extremely rare.
In the same land, if the first exploration well cannot find oil, there is no point in drilling another exploration well.
Ruiz thought for a while and asked, "Is there a gap in your judgment?"
If a fault occurs, a second exploration well will need to be drilled, but this kind of peculiar seafloor landform is very rare. Even if it does exist, it will be discovered by early seafloor geological exploration.
Yao Yuan nodded, "Yes."
Nodding slowly, Ruiz said in a low voice, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hopes that Dongfang Petroleum can find oil as soon as possible. He has taken on a lot of pressure."
This is considered a friendly warning.
Crown Prince Khalifa also has competitors in the UAE, and things within the royal family are more complicated.
Yao Yuan took a slight breath, and his nerves slowly tightened, "There will definitely be a result before dawn."