The sunrise time throughout the summer in the United Arab Emirates is around 6 o'clock local time, which is similar to that in Hunan, Jiangxi and other places in my country, and they are all at the same latitude.
When the first ray of sunshine of the new day appears at the junction of sea and sky, the rescue work of the Dongfang 5 drilling platform comes to an end.
Yao Yuan sat on a pile of quick-setting cement and looked at the sunrise in the distance. He said to Lin Shuting next to him, "Honey, I remember I said before that I would watch the sunrise with you all over the world. Today I have completed one of them.
Look, the sunrise over the Sedan Sea in the Middle East is so beautiful.”
Lin Shuting flew over by helicopter more than an hour ago. After learning that a serious blowout occurred on the Dongfang-5 drilling platform, she rushed over despite everyone's objections and never left Yao Yuan.
"It's a beautiful sunrise." Lin Shuting felt extremely distressed and used disinfectant to clean the wounds on Yao Yuan's body.
Liu Jiahui put a bandage on Yao Yuan's left arm. There was a cut of more than ten centimeters long. Fortunately, it was not deep. It was just a superficial damage. Otherwise, stitches would have been required.
"Does it still hurt?" Lin Shuting asked.
Yao Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "It doesn't hurt when I rescue someone, but it hurts when you handle it like this."
Liu Jiahui said, "Mr. Yao, that's because of the effect of adrenaline. Now that the adrenaline is gone, I feel pain."
"Don't take such risks next time." Lin Shuting said.
In fact, if she had been there at the time, she would have thrown herself into the rescue effort at all costs. She could understand Yao Yuan, but as her fiancée, she hoped that Yao Yuan would stay away from these dangers.
Yao Yuan pointed to the high torch, the flames were quite fierce, and said, "Look, this is the reward for your efforts. Okay, after bandaging, you can go to the rest room first, and I will handle the rest."
"I'm right here." Lin Shuting shook her head and said.
"That's okay." Yao Yuan could only agree.
After Yao Yuan had bandaged up, he immediately went to check on the conditions of the workers and brought them to almost all of them. The most serious one was Gu Peiqiang, who had a torn corner of his eye, an injury to his cheek, and half of his head was bandaged.
The Dongfang 5 offshore drilling platform is a third-generation technology and has a helicopter take-off and landing platform.
By this time the helicopter had arrived.
Previously, the rescue helicopter was unable to land on the platform until workers on the platform controlled the blowout.
Yao Yuan held Gu Peiqiang's hand and said, "Old Gu, take good care of yourself. I'll see you later."
Needless to say, Gu Peiqiang is a great hero.
Gu Peiqiang nodded with difficulty, and was lifted up by medical staff and put on a helicopter, directly to a large hospital in Abu Dhabi for treatment.
Yao Yuan asked all injured workers to leave their jobs and return to the city for treatment, but only a few seriously injured workers were willing, while others refused to come out of the firing line. The blowout was under control, but there was still a lot of work to be done in the follow-up.
Also unwilling to step off the platform were the representatives of Occidental Petroleum Company. They were all more or less injured, but after simple treatment, they all insisted on staying.
They saw with their own eyes how Yao Yuan and the executives of Dongfang Petroleum rushed to the scene when the disaster struck. They saw with their own eyes that the workers of Dongfang Petroleum used their bodies to fight the blowout without any of them flinching.
They were deeply shocked.
According to Occidental Petroleum's rules, anyone who encounters such a blowout has the right to choose to evacuate the platform as soon as possible.
But no one on the Dongfang 5 drilling platform left their posts.
Moreover, they successfully controlled the blowout, restored the platform, and saved the drilling well.
When Yao Yuan took Lin Shuting back to the bridge control center, he saw representatives from Occidental Petroleum Company, with their noses and faces swollen or limping around, all waiting.
Ruiz had a bump on his forehead, but he didn't leave.
Yao Yuan asked Lin Shuting to sit aside and offered his hands to them, "I've shocked you all."
He shook hands with Jackson and said, "Thank you."
Among these people, only Jackson participated in the rescue. For this reason, Yao Yuan was very impressed with Jackson. Because at that time, Jackson was not the regional president of Halliburton, but a friend of Oriental Petroleum.
However, they could have evacuated the platform immediately, but these representatives of Western Petroleum Company did not, which shows that they had conscience in their hearts at that time.
The number of lifeboats on the platform is fixed. The lifeboats equipped with the platform are calibrated to carry as many people as possible. These representatives of Western Petroleum Company who came to visit are extra personnel. If they occupy the lifeboats of the platform staff, then there must be
Some workers cannot evacuate.
The situation at that time, if they did this, Yao Yuan would have been unable to do anything. At that time, he no longer had the energy to care about it.
As outsiders, these Western oil companies have maintained their most basic conscience as human beings.
This is also the bottom line for the offshore oil industry.
After the danger was over, the representatives of these oil giants still didn't leave. It was entirely because of the turbulent jet of black liquid, which was nearly two meters in diameter and sprayed more than fifty meters into the air. It had been spraying for several hours.
Now, the workers of Dongfang Petroleum are controlling these black dragons and transporting them to the oil storage ship through pipelines. The oil storage ship has been prepared long ago and is anchored at the dock, only a few kilometers away, as an emergency measure.
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These representatives of Western Petroleum Company are eager to know how much production Well No. 5 has. Looking at this situation, the production volume is definitely very scary.
Ruiz said, "Mr. Yao, I think the data from Well No. 1 should be out, right?"
Jackson also smiled and said, "Mr. Yao, Well No. 5 may be more productive. Do you think we can do production logging? We can't wait to know the production rate."
If you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later.
Yao Yuan nodded towards Qin Zhenjun.
After such a shock, Comrade Lao Qin became more and more calm. He held a telegram in his hand and said, "The initial eruption output of Well No. 1 is 2,300 tons."
Ruiz was stunned for a moment and asked, "You said 2,300 metric tons?"
"Yes." Qin Zhenjun smiled slightly and nodded.
Everyone's faces gradually became serious. This meant that the initial annual output was more than 800,000 tons, and three 300,000-ton oil tankers were needed to transport it, which is about 6.3 million barrels.
The current international oil price is 18.56 US dollars per barrel.
In other words, the annual production value of Well No. 1 is approximately US$116 million.
This is still the initial production volume!
Just a well!
Frank calculated in a low voice, "The cost of extracting oil wells on land in the Middle East is no more than two dollars. It is only a few kilometers away from the coast. They will not use oil storage ships to transfer the oil. Instead, they will directly set up oil pipelines to transport the oil ashore. This way
First, the mining cost will not exceed five US dollars, or even lower. Calculated according to the 50-50 contract between Oriental Petroleum and the United Arab Emirates..."
The oil in the Middle East is famous for its low cost of extraction and high quality of crude oil. Some people joked that a Saudi man used a shovel to dig into the ground, and black liquid came out of the ground, so oil was discovered.
This statement is an exaggeration, but it fully reflects the low cost of oil extraction in Saudi Arabia.
The UAE is no exception.
China's own oil reserves are also rich, such as Daqing Oilfield, Shengli Oilfield, and Karamay Oilfield, but they generally contain high sulfur content and are of medium to low quality, while the oil produced in the Middle East is generally of high quality.
"Well No. 1 alone will bring a book profit of US$42 million to Oriental Petroleum every year..." Hans quickly calculated.
However, they fell silent and were unable to think.
This is a very rare offshore ultra-high-yield oil well.
Since humans discovered oil, the most productive oil well so far is Mexico's Azer No. 4 well, with a daily output of 37,000 tons.
A well supports a country's economy, and it is an oil well with a daily output of 10,000 tons.
In an era when oil prices exceeded US$100 per barrel, an oil well with a daily output of 10,000 tons could eject US$200 million a month, which is US$2.4 billion a year, enough to feed a country like Mexico.
However, there are only a very small number of wells with a daily output of 10,000 tons.
The largest oil company like Shell doesn't have a lot of money in its hands.
On the premise that the Sedan Oilfield has extremely rich recoverable reserves, Dongfang Petroleum has an oil well with a daily production of more than 2,000 tons. After carrying out technical increases in production, it is not difficult to approach 10,000 tons. It is a spontaneous blowout well.
In other words, just relying on the Dongfang No. 1 well, Dongfang Petroleum is actually in an invincible position, and any funding problems will no longer exist. Even if it is not yet in production, major banks will step over the threshold and take the initiative to send money.
Frank knew that Shell had basically lost the opportunity to enter the Sedan Oilfield. Hans had the same idea. Perhaps, they could only find a way to cooperate with Dongfang Petroleum in the refining area.
Since Shell had already built a refinery in Guangdong Province, Frank decided to take a back seat.
The most excited person is none other than Ruiz. From a domestic political perspective, Crown Prince Khalifa's decision to hand over the Sedan Oilfield to Oriental Petroleum was not only the right move, but also a beautiful one. From the perspective of economic interests,
It seems that the UAE can earn billions of dollars more every year in the future, and Crown Prince Khalifa is the big winner.
But don't forget, the situation of the black dragon under your feet is still unclear.
Ruiz watched the jetted crude oil column gradually shrinking, and the pointer representing the amount of oil delivered to the oil storage ship was rising rapidly. He swallowed and asked Qin Zhenjun, "Mr. Qin, where is the output of Dongfang No. 5 well?"
The attitude is extremely good.
Qin Zhenjun pointed to the instrument with a smile and said, "Currently we can only make rough calculations based on the crude oil received by the oil storage ship. Production logging can only be done when the blowout is completely controlled."
Ruiz couldn't wait any longer and didn't even want to waste time on rough calculations. He asked urgently, "Now, right now, how many are there approximately?"
Yao Yuan took Qin Zhenjun's words and said with a smile, "Mr. Minister, based on the reception volume and time of the oil storage ship, it should be about five thousand tons."
He pointed to the oil storage ship, then pointed to the instrument, and said, "That is an oil storage ship that can receive 10,000 tons of crude oil. It has received more than 400 tons of crude oil in about two hours."
Frank's eyes almost popped out of his head. He looked at the amount of crude oil still sprayed on the working deck, and his expression changed when he saw those sloppy Chinese oil workers covered in black and cheerfully shouting slogans to carry out the final drainage work.
Getting more serious.
"So, then, there should be no problem with a daily production of 10,000 tons?" Ruiz asked Yao Yuan cautiously.
Yao Yuan nodded slightly, "It's not a big problem."
The fact is there. If the water is completely drained, the output from self-spraying alone will definitely exceed 5,000 tons. This is just self-spraying!
Nissan is certain to break the 10,000 mark.
Jackson smiled proudly and said, "I am honored to witness the birth of an oil well with a daily output of 10,000 tons. This visit is of great significance. Mr. Yao, thank you for giving me the opportunity."
At this time, the injuries he sustained as a result of his participation in the rescue operation became medals.
Ruiz kept gasping and rubbed his hands excitedly, "I have to report this good news to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, a self-effluent well with a daily output of 10,000 tons!"