Spring Breeze 1991

Dongfang Petroleum's own five drilling platforms all drove back to the offshore waters, and it took a full half a day to arrive at the designated location before nightfall.

The advanced base is deployed on the shore, extending more than 1000 meters in depth from the wharf, and more than 1000 meters along the coast. This square area is the exploration and production base of Dongfang Petroleum's Shidan Oilfield.

Looking from the shore to the sea, five drilling platforms are lined up at an equal distance. The lights on the platforms are brightly lit, illuminating the nearby sea area, and white waves can be seen under the lights.

In fact, the distance between these platforms and the coast is different, but it is difficult to distinguish their actual distance from the size of the platform when viewed from the shore.

Among the five platforms, there are two second-generation platforms, and two are second-and-a-half-generation platforms. Dongfang No. [-], where Yao Yuan is located, is a third-generation platform. The offshore drilling platform, built by Direction Ships, arrived here three months ago to begin operations.

Yao Yuan placed high hopes on Dongfang No. [-], and Qin Zhenjun also pinned his hopes on Dongfang No. [-].

The commuter ship delivered supplies, including steaming hot meals, but everyone had no appetite, so after eating two bites in a hurry, they returned to their posts and continued to make preparations for drilling.

I'm going to work all night tonight.

Gu Peiqiang, the captain of the No. 7 Drilling Team, had sunken eye sockets, and his work clothes were covered with mud and dried up. He was standing beside the drilling hole, holding the walkie-talkie in his hand.The temperature in the Middle East is very high, and it is still hot at night, so he simply took off his shirt and only wore a vest.

It was a faded vest, and the words on it could be vaguely seen——Shengli Oilfield Outstanding Workers Commendation Conference.

Gu Peiqiang and his brothers took the labor contract to work for Dongfang Petroleum, and were given a temporary establishment of the "7th Drilling Team".

He's under a lot of pressure.

Because they are the best drilling team in Shengli Oilfield, Dongfang Petroleum arranged them on the latest Dongfang No. [-] drilling platform, hoping that they would be the first to find oil.

However, three months later, Dongfang Petroleum's own drilling team at least found low-yielding oil layers, but they couldn't even see any oil flowers.

Oil workers in this era are one of the groups with the most sense of honor. The spirit of Daqing and the spirit of Iron Man are inspiring them to strive for success.

This is drilling for oil abroad, and it is a major event to win glory for the country.

Under such pressure of honor, Gu Peiqiang's mood can be imagined.

If they can't find oil, they will have no face to see Jiangdong's elders.

Gu Peiqiang's nerves were tense, and he said loudly to his brothers, "Comrades, I won't say anything superfluous. Foreigners say that we can't do it, and that Chinese people are only worthy of finding oil on land. I don't believe it. It's two shoulders and one head, what they foreigners can do, we Chinese can do! And do it better than them! Comrades! Give me all the strength!"

"Damn it!" the workers yelled.

Then quickly fell into silence.

Gu Peiqiang raised the walkie-talkie, looked at the bridge control center, and pressed the call button, "President Qin, we are ready."

The atmosphere in the bridge control center was dignified. Yao Yuan stood there and looked at the workers on the operation deck through the windshield. Gu Peiqiang, a burly man wearing only a vest, was particularly eye-catching, like an ancient flag bearer, majestic. .

Qin Zhenjun looked at Yao Yuan, who nodded slightly.

"Drilling." Qin Zhenjun issued an order.

Su Jianmin and other executives stood behind Yao Yuan, and everyone could smell the smell of a decisive battle.At the same time, the last five wells are drilled, and it depends on tonight whether they live or die.If we don't find oil tonight, it basically means all the work we've done for the past half year is for naught and we have to start all over again.

But Dongfang Petroleum is running out of time.

The UAE only gives one year, and if no oil is found within one year, the franchise will be withdrawn. This is written in the terms.

At this moment, in the base on the shore, in the simple guest house, there are representatives of more than 20 oil companies watching, and most of them are waiting for the moment when Dongfang Petroleum declares its failure.

A commuter boat came by.

Qin Zhenjun took a look and said, "Ruiz is here."

"President Su, go and pick it up, Uncle Qin, you concentrate on directing." Yao Yuan said.

Su Jianmin hurried over.

After a while, a group of people came in. Yao Yuan went up to shake Ruiz's hand and said with a smile, "Mr. Minister, long time no see."

At this time, Yao Yuan saw several familiar faces.

Hans from Exxon Mobil, Cornell from France's Total, Johnson from BP, Frank Frank, president of Shell Middle East, and Jackson, representative of Halliburton, an old acquaintance.

These are the top ten oil companies in the world, among which Shell is the most powerful and the largest oil company in the world.

These were also those who participated in the bidding for the Shidan Oilfield at that time, and they were all defeated by Dongfang Petroleum.

At this time, they followed UAE Oil Minister Ruiz to board the Dongfang No. [-] drilling platform. The purpose is self-evident.

No one would think that they were here to see a joke. In the oil exploration industry, personal emotions are worthless. They are like sharks that smell blood and surround them. Once Dongfang Petroleum announces the failure of exploration, they will mercilessly Crowd up and share and eat.

France's Total has an important business in Azerbaijan, and the owner is Dongfang Petroleum, so Cornell's attitude is very friendly, and he came over to shake hands with Yao Yuan first, "Mr. We will be able to find oil smoothly.”

Even if there is no Shidan oil field, France's Total will not offend Yao Yuan easily.There are so many oil companies in the world, only French Total and Halliburton can participate in the development of the Baku oilfield, and Halliburton is an oilfield service company, that is to say, their French Total is the only Western oil that can participate in the development of the Baku oilfield company.

There are major interests here.

Even if Cornell wanted to share the Shikotan Oilfield, he would act quietly.

Ruiz knew Yao Yuan was there, but he didn't tell others.At this time, the representatives of several major oil companies suddenly saw Yao Yuan, and they all showed sincere or insincere smiles.

No one dares to underestimate this young Chinese man who won two super large oil fields in a row in just two years. Just look at the attitude of the UAE Crown Prince towards Dongfang Petroleum. The concession of the oil field to Dongfang Petroleum is enough to show that there is an unknown major interest relationship between the two parties.

No oil company dares to underwrite the sale of natural gas, as their own natural gas will be burned for nothing.

After exchanging a few words of pleasantries, Yao Yuan said, "Everyone can do whatever they want."

Ruiz said, "Mr. Yao, you are busy, don't worry about us."

Nodding his head, Yao Yuan returned to his position, folded his arms and focused on the situation on the operation deck. Qin Zhenjun was standing beside him holding the walkie-talkie tightly.Yao Yuan asked Qin Zhenjun to sit on the commander's executive chair, and Qin Zhenjun sat down without being pretentious.

Gu Peiqiang opened the drill.

As the platform vibrated slightly, the drill pipe slowly moved towards the bottom of the sea. Under the high-power lighting, the Huaxia workers' work efficiency was very high, the operation movements were very standardized, and the cooperation was very smooth. Several Occidental representatives were taken aback.

Hans sighed in a low voice, "They are high-quality oil workers."

Cornell said, "It is one of the best oil workers in the world. I have seen them in the Baku oil field. They even volunteered to work sixteen hours a day without making any demands on logistical support. There are such workers , the future of Dongfang Petroleum is very good.”

Jackson smiled without saying a word.

He knows China well, and the oil workers in China know better.In the cold Siberia, in the uninhabited Xinjiang desert, relying on backward machinery and equipment, they managed to accomplish things that even Western drilling teams with advanced equipment could not do.

In the competitive exploration of the Tyumen Oilfield, the consortium formed by Hyundai Petroleum and New Daily Chemical lost to Dongfang Petroleum is a typical example.

Ruiz was not in the mood to talk to the company representatives who followed him, and he was also in a hurry.Crown Prince Khalifa very much hopes that Dongfang Petroleum can succeed, because it is related to the offtake of natural gas.

Although it is specified in the contract, even if Dongfang Petroleum cannot find oil, it still has the obligation to underwrite the UAE's natural gas.

But Crown Prince Khalifa will not naively think that only one contract can restrain Dongfang Petroleum.

The best result is that Dongfang Petroleum successfully finds oil and underwrites natural gas smoothly, and everyone is happy.

Ruiz is a technocrat. He studied petroleum when he was studying abroad in the West, and he has a good understanding of petroleum exploration and production.

He watched quietly for a while, walked up to Yao Yuan and said, "Mr. Yao, are you repeating the exploration? Drill another well near another well?"

Yao Yuan nodded slightly, "Five wells were drilled at the same time, and they were all selected near the old exploration well."

This operation is extremely rare.

In the same land, if the first exploration well can't find oil, it is meaningless to drill another exploration well.

Ruiz thought for a while and asked, "Do you think there is a fault?"

If there is a fault, a second exploration well will be needed, but such strange seabed landforms are very rare.Even if there is, the early seabed geological exploration will find it.

Yao Yuan nodded, "Yes."

Nodding slowly, Ruiz said in a low voice, "His Royal Highness hopes that Dongfang Petroleum can find oil as soon as possible. He has taken on a lot of pressure."

This is a kind warning.

Crown Prince Khalifa also has rivals in the UAE, and things within the royal family are more complicated.

Yao Yuan took a breath, his nerves slowly tensed up, "There must be a result before dawn."