Spring Breeze 1991

What's the point of drilling tens of meters more?

Jackson is an expert, and Dongfang No. [-]'s action at this moment is nothing more than a difficult struggle before dying in his opinion.

Halliburton is aloof. No matter Dongfang Petroleum develops the Shidan Oilfield or other oil companies, they can get oilfield service orders.

However, Halliburton must also consider the relationship with Dongfang Petroleum, especially the two parties have huge common interests in the Baku oil field.

Therefore, Jackson is inclined to Dongfang Petroleum's success.

He came here hoping to help.

Seeing this situation, Jackson said, "Mr. Yao, should we bring our platform back? I can talk to the headquarters and integrate the remaining services for offshore exploration."

Dongfang Petroleum does not have deep-sea drilling capabilities, so it purchased services in this area from Halliburton, which is responsible for deep-sea drilling and exploration.

Yao Yuan was very grateful for Jackson's attitude and said, "Thank you for Halliburton's support, but you should complete the remaining exploration work according to the contract. I hope you will succeed."

Jackson nodded without any reluctance, turned around and sat down on the chair behind him, waiting for the last moment.

Ruiz said bluntly, "Mr. Yao, maybe you should consider the proposal with Exxon Mobil and Shell."

"Is this the opinion of His Highness Khalifa?" Yao Yuan asked.

Ruiz shook his head, "No, it is the suggestion given by the Ministry of Petroleum of the United Arab Emirates to Dongfang Petroleum based on the current situation. It is not limited to the above two companies, but both capital and technical strength must be increased to ensure that the production will be realized within the specified time. Oil."

In the mid-90s, international oil prices showed signs of rising, which is in line with the current situation in the UAE, selling more oil.However, if oil prices continue to run at a high level, it is not what the UAE wants to see, because it will force the development of new energy technologies.

Having sufficient recoverable reserves in hand has become an important means of influencing international oil prices.

Increase production if oil prices are too high, and cut production if oil prices are too low. This is the only way for Middle East oil-producing countries to participate in international politics and exert their influence.

Facing Ruiz's official statement, Yao Yuan said in a deep voice, "There are still a few hours before dawn, Mr. Minister, I will give you a satisfactory answer."

"It's only a few hours, will there be a miracle?" Ruiz had no confidence.

Yao Yuan raised his chin, pointed to the oil workers on the operation deck who had worked continuously for more than ten hours, and said proudly, "We are good at creating miracles."

As soon as he finished speaking, as if he was waiting for him to say this, Lin Wei's hiss came from the walkie-talkie: "Ah Yuan! It's oily! No. [-] is oily!"

Immediately afterwards, frantic cheers came from the intercom.

The Dongfang No. [-] drilling rig platform, which has been in service for more than ten years, suddenly became a big upset.

The bridge control center of Dongfang No. [-] was deathly quiet, and everyone was stunned.After a long period of suffering, although everyone didn't say anything, they had become less and less hopeful about the oil coming out. At this time, suddenly, Dongfang No. [-] came with good news, and everyone couldn't accept it for a while.

Ruiz frowned and asked, "Mr. Yao?"

Yao Yuan suddenly came back to his senses, "It's coming out, Dongfang No. [-] is coming out."

He didn't have time to care about Ruiz, so he quickly asked, "Lin Wei! Quickly log the well! Find out the production quickly!"

"I'm doing it, I'm doing it! I'm already doing it! Hahaha, it's finally coming out! It's coming out of the well!" Lin Wei yelled frantically.

Qin Zhenjun stood up abruptly, "A Yuan, I'm going to Platform [-]!"

"Okay, okay!" Yao Yuan quickly agreed.

The Dongfang No. [-] drilling platform suddenly became the focus of attention, and Qin Zhenjun rushed over with several technical backbones in a speedboat.

At this point, it doesn't matter whether the other platforms can drill oil.

Jackson realized something, and walked over in two steps in three steps, "Mr. Yao, is there oil? What kind of well?"

"Yes, oil is coming out of the No. [-] platform, the gushing well, our chief engineer has already rushed over, and there will be news soon!" Yao Yuan's joy was undisguised.

At this time, the huge stone that was pressing on his heart was slowly released, and the oil was pumped out, and all the problems in front of him would be solved easily!

Ruiz smiled and gave Yao Yuan a big hug, "Mr. Yao, congratulations!"

"Mr. Minister, congratulations, this is the result of our joint efforts." Yao Yuan laughed.

Su Jianmin actually wiped away his tears. All the pressure that had been accumulated for half a year was released with tears at this moment. He deeply realized the charm of oil exploration. It is this charm that everything is possible until the last moment has made countless people go on and on. .

The representatives of Occidental Petroleum Company in the lounge were startled by the cheers and came out one after another.

"What happened?" Cornell said, rubbing his eyes.

Hans frowned and listened, "It sounds like cheers, maybe something is wrong."

Everyone rushed to the bridge control center, except for the drilling team on the operation deck who continued to drill, everyone on the platform was cheering.

After asking, I found out that it was Dongfang No. [-] drilling platform that drilled the gushing well.

Hans was stunned and said, "I remember that it was an old platform with a drilling depth of only 1500 meters."

"Yes." Jackson said proudly, "It's a product we sold to Dongfang Petroleum."

He didn't say a word about Dongfang Petroleum's improvement.

"I didn't expect that the No. [-] platform would produce oil." Frank shook his head slowly. He was basically sure that Shell had no chance.

Having found the first well, it was only a matter of time before the second well was found.

The most important thing is that Dongfang Petroleum will no longer have financial problems, and the oil that is continuously sprayed from the seabed is the most stable cash flow.

Everyone congratulated Yao Yuan one after another. Although the specific output has not been released yet, since it is a self-flowing well, the output will not be low. It is a properly high-yielding well.

Yao Yuan expressed his thanks one by one, and said, "If you are interested, after the production of Well No. [-] comes out, I will arrange a commuter boat to take you to Platform No. [-] for a visit."

"Mr. Yao, I must go to witness a miracle." Jackson was very happy that Halliburton could continue to receive orders from Dongfang Petroleum to develop the Shidan Oilfield.

Hans was not without regrets, and praised without hesitation, "Mr. Yao, ExxonMobil is looking forward to cooperating with Dongfang Petroleum. I must emphasize that ExxonMobil has always hoped that Dongfang Petroleum can successfully complete the development of the Shidan Oilfield. Of course, I also want to go to platform No. [-] to witness the miracle that belongs to Dongfang Petroleum.”

Frank secretly scolded the villain, and quickly expressed his opinion, "In terms of relationship, our Shell company is the first company to cooperate with Huaxia. Mr. Yao, you are from Guangdong Province. We just built an oil refinery in Guangdong Province. I I believe that in the near future, there will be more cooperation opportunities between Shell and Dongfang Petroleum, isn't it?"

He shook Yao Yuan's hand heavily.

Just a few hours ago, these people wanted to push Dongfang Petroleum into the abyss to take over the follow-up development of Shidan Oilfield. Now, the smiles on their faces are more and more sincere, and they all hope that Dongfang Petroleum will get better and better.

Yao Yuan looked at the executives of these Western oil companies who had changed their faces, and said, "Dongfang Petroleum adheres to a win-win business approach. Whether it is Shell or Mobil, or Total and BP, I believe that there will be opportunities in the future. In cooperation with Dongfang Petroleum."

Everyone has heard that, whether there is any chance of cooperation depends on Dongfang Petroleum, and the initiative is in the hands of Dongfang Petroleum.

Just a few hours ago, in the eyes of these people, Dongfang Petroleum was still a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

They are all oil companies, and the volume of these oil companies is not known to be much larger than Dongfang Petroleum, and the recoverable reserves in their hands are also better, so why should they be humble to Dongfang Petroleum.

In the final analysis, it is a word of "profit".

For the sake of profit, Western oil companies do not hesitate to challenge the war, they have no bottom line.

Yao Yuan walked towards Ruiz, hugged him, and said sincerely, "Mr. Minister, I am very grateful for His Highness's support..."

Before he finished speaking, the platform suddenly shook violently!

The people in the bridge control center were all shaken to the floor, and immediately, the whole platform shook violently.

At this time, Qin Zhenjun, who had sailed two nautical miles in a speedboat, heard the loud noise, subconsciously looked towards the Dongfang No. [-] drilling platform, and saw a scene that he would never forget.

Huge mud gushes out and breaks down the drill frame. Under the lights, the entire platform is covered by the falling mud. The entire platform shakes helplessly on the sea surface. The shaking is visible to the naked eye, as if a huge force is stirring water below the surface of the sea.

On the bottom of the dark sea, it was as if a sleeping giant dragon had been awakened. When it turned over a little, it caused a stormy sea...

Immediately, Qin Zhenjun clearly felt that the speedboat was lifted up by a burst of waves, and then the sea surface dropped significantly.

It's an undersea earthquake!

"Turn around! Turn around! Turn around quickly!" Qin Zhenjun no longer ignored the well logging on the No. [-] platform, and shouted to the helmsman, picked up the walkie-talkie to call the shore base, "There was a serious blowout accident on the No. [-] platform! All ships came to rescue! All of the base The rescue team is all here to rescue!"

"President Qin, we have a helicopter rescue team!" the assistant reminded.

Qin Zhenjun quickly picked up the satellite phone and called the helicopter rescue team directly. They were at the helicopter take-off and landing station at the base, "A serious blowout accident occurred on the fifth platform! First-class rescue! Quick!"

The rescue and disaster prevention plan was launched.

At this time, in the bridge control center of the Dongfang No. [-] drilling platform, the representatives of the Occidental Petroleum Company looked ashen, watching the mud flow with a diameter of more than two meters sprayed from the wellhead, breaking away from the drilling rig, and rushing up the tens of meters of mud flow. In the air, it fell quickly, and the large and small stones it carried smashed on the platform, making a heart-pounding sound.

Yao Yuan got up, and he only said one sentence: "Everyone follow me to save people!"

He took the lead and rushed out of the bridge control center. Su Jianmin got a cut on his forehead, and rushed out behind Yao Yuan without even thinking. In the bridge control center, except for the personnel in key positions, all Dongfang Petroleum people rushed. out.

The platform is shaking.

Yao Yuan rushed to the operation deck, helped up a worker who had been washed to the railing by the shock wave, and found that it was Gu Peiqiang, whose face was covered in blood.

"Cementing! Cementing!" Gu Peiqiang roared heart-piercingly.

Yao Yuan hugged him and shouted, "Captain Gu! Organize people to evacuate the platform! Evacuate the platform!"

In such a serious blowout accident, well cementing is impossible, and the platform may not be able to be kept. The most urgent task is to evacuate the platform quickly to reduce casualties!

Gu Peiqiang wiped off the blood on his face, and was surprisingly calm, "The most dangerous time has passed, and the well must be cemented, otherwise the previous efforts will be in vain! Mr. Yao! This is a super high-yield well! Trust me!"

"Cementing! Fasten the well!" He shouted loudly, broke away from Yao Yuan and rushed over.

Fist-sized stones kept falling down, and Su Jianmin took the helmet and rushed over to put it on Yao Yuan, "Mr. Yao! Evacuate quickly!"

Yao Yuan put his heart on hold, and rushed in with a bag of quick-setting cement...