Spring Breeze 1991

Yao Yuan was really anxious.

Su Jianmin and Qin Zhenjun have been following him for the past two days, which means that the progress of the oil field has reached a critical moment, and he needs to decide in person.

Yao Yuan knew that Lin Shuting said this on purpose so that he could go to work with peace of mind. To Lin Shuting, he felt only guilty.

The Egyptian pyramids are a must.

After returning to Abu Dhabi, Lin Shuting lived in the villa with peace of mind, and went out with He Jiahui every day, bought some food and came back to cook, because she was really not used to the food here, and her life was quite comfortable , leisurely.

The Shikotan Oilfield is a different scene.

On the Dongfang No. [-] drilling platform, Yao Yuan stood in the control room and looked at the sea.There must be a huge amount of oil underneath, unless this earth is not the original earth.

However, after more than half a year of exploration, more than a dozen wells have been drilled, from 3 kilometers away from the coastline to 30 kilometers here, which is already the edge of the oil field.

Qin Zhenjun reported, "A few wells have produced oil, but they are not qualified for mass production. I organized a new geological survey, and the results were the same as before, but they just couldn't produce oil. It's really evil. In my life Never encountered such a situation.”

He, the chief technical officer, has been keeping an eye on the front. He has lost a lot of weight and has a dark color, and the application is very haggard.

More than 6000 million U.S. dollars were thrown away, and only a little oil was seen. One can imagine how much pressure Qin Zhenjun was under.The budget for exploration is 5000 million US dollars, that is to say, Qin Zhenjun has seriously overrun, but no oil has been found.

Several oil companies came to the door to cooperate, and Abu Dhabi was also urging it, and Su Jianmin was having a hard time.

This is the main reason why Yao Yuan came to Abu Dhabi in person.

Yao Yuan asked, "Where is Dongfang No. [-] planning to move to?"

"No. 17 is also the last position on the edge line." Su Jianmin said, pointing to the point on the map.

Yao Yuan found that No. 17 is not very far away from here.

He asked Qin Zhenjun, "Boss Qin, tell me your opinion."

Qin Zhenjun pondered for a moment, and said, "I want to go back to the sea and dig another well."

"Old Qin, so many wells have been drilled offshore, and you can't see the oil flowers. On the contrary, the farther the wells are, the more oil you see. This shows that the oil reservoir is far away from the coastline. NO.17 This is our last chance, if there is no oil production..." Su Jianmin was very excited, but he didn't say anything later, because Dongfang Petroleum only has a one-year exploration period.

If the oil cannot be produced within a year, the oil field will be taken back to bid again, and all the previous investment of Dongfang Petroleum will not be recovered.

Conservative estimates put the loss at $3 million.

Yao Yuan can bear such a loss, but Dongfang Petroleum, which is on the rise, cannot afford it.In fact, the most serious thing is that if oil cannot be extracted, Dongfang Petroleum will completely withdraw from the ranks of oil exploration in the UAE, which means that Huaxia will lose an opportunity to obtain stable oil energy.

It is related to national oil and energy security, and economic losses cannot be measured by any means.

Qin Zhenjun's method is tantamount to starting from scratch.

Yao Yuan asked, "Boss Qin, do you have any proof?"

"Yes." Qin Zhenjun took a topographic map of the seabed and said, "The Sedan Sea is quite strange. The maximum depth in the offshore waters reaches more than 600 meters. About 10 kilometers away, the terrain rises, forming a small seabed mountain range here, and the water depth is only tens of meters. .”

"According to the theory of geological deposition, if you see oil on the shallow seabed, you can also see oil on the deep seabed. Our current problem is that we have not found oil reservoirs. Since so many wells have been drilled in the periphery, oil can also be seen. It shows that the depth of the oil reservoir may be deeper than what we calculated."

Qin Zhenjun paused, "That's why I asked to drill another well in the near-shore waters. Only one well needs to be drilled to prove whether my deduction is correct."

"What if it's wrong? Comrade Old Qin, do you know that you've seriously overrun?" Su Jianmin disagreed with Qin Zhenjun's point of view, "Since we've reached this point, we should fight for the last position. This is our last hope."

This is where their contradictions focus.

Yao Yuan needs to make a decision.

No matter what decision he makes, if he fails, the price will be unbearable.

What Qin Zhenjun said made sense, and what Su Jianmin said also made sense. These two are old oil people, and they are very clear about the pros and cons involved.

Before making a decision, Yao Yuan asked Lin Wei, "Can the funds keep up?"

"If there is no financing, I can still set aside 4000 to [-] million US dollars." Lin Wei answered very directly.

A large sum of money has been invested in several major domestic projects. At this time, Lin Wei's worries arose. There is not enough mobile funds.

It is true that Yao Yuan still has more than a billion dollars in his foreign exchange account at the Bank of China, but the use of this money is limited. If he wants to use more, he needs the approval of the higher authorities, which is very troublesome, because it is related to the national foreign exchange reserves. Condition.

It is equivalent to having money, but basically useless.

Oil exploration does not wait for anyone. Without money, the machine cannot be turned on. Once the machine is turned on, it will be a rush of money.Yao Yuan used his own exploration forces and the exploration team of the Petroleum Corporation. He had promised to pay people in US dollars. In fact, these US dollars were to be paid out of the money in the foreign exchange account of the Bank of China.The problem is that this is only the general oil company's expense.

There are also leased exploration platforms, such as Halliburton's third-generation offshore drilling platform, which costs US$20 a day for rent alone.

No way, Dongfang Petroleum itself has only five drilling platforms, of which Dongfang No. [-] and Dongfang No. [-] can only operate in offshore waters.

Coupled with various expensive consumables, it costs US$100 million to drill a well on land, and US$300 million to start at sea.

If there is no oil, there is no hair.

Oil exploration is such an adrenaline rush.

Yao Yuan pondered, "Three to forty million... Well, that's enough, let's go back, transfer all our platforms back to the offshore waters, and drill five wells on five platforms at the same time. Mr. Qin, I will give you five chances, How sure are you?"

Qin Zhenjun was stunned.

He could tell that Yao Yuan was going to fight for the last time, and the success or failure lay in the last five exploration wells in the offshore area.

Taking a deep breath, Qin Zhenjun said ruthlessly, "Xiao Yao, I'm trying my best to find the oil from the Sedan oil field!"

"Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, but I firmly believe that there is oil in the Shidan Oilfield, and the reserves are very, very large. Uncle Qin, I trust your judgment!"

Yao Yuan then laughed and waved his hand, "Go back!"