Chapter 1066 The Second Chess Piece (Third Update, Two-in-One)
From ancient times to the present, any enthusiasm will ebb when the tide ebbs, and after the ebb, there will only be a field of chicken feathers left.
Once upon a time, as Libya revised its mining law to pave the way for foreign investment in oil, hundreds of European and American oil companies poured into Libya in a short period of time. They believed that there were hidden treasures in the Libyan desert. There is a large amount of oil. From a geological point of view, this judgment seems to be scientific.
So European and American oil companies spent huge sums of money to purchase exploration rights, and then sent their best drilling teams to Libya. In order to find oil, they drilled in one area after another, but the cruel reality was harsh They slapped them in the face. Although they brought the most advanced drilling equipment, there was still no oil and gas reaction when the well was drilled to 5,600 feet, which is more than 1,700 meters.
In the following time, one company after another found that they were too optimistic - even if their drilling reached 8,000 feet, which is more than 2,400 meters, when they still did not see any oil and gas reaction, these oil companies The decision-makers can't sit still.
Now every foot drilled feels like a dental drill drilling into the root nerves of European and American oil companies. If drilling fails, it is certain that a big hole will be drilled in the value of the company's stock.
Oil companies that thought they were spending too much money felt that drilling further would be futile and unable to extricate themselves, so they hurriedly sounded the gong and retreated their troops, pronouncing the "death sentence" for Libya's oil mania.
"Although geologically speaking, there is oil in Libya, the reality is often so cruel - there is no oil here!"
For a time, with the withdrawal of European and American companies , leaving only chicken feathers on the ground.
The oil mania has subsided quietly!
The sunshine in March baked the Libyan sky into a white patch, and the ground that was about to catch fire dried and cracked into pieces. Most of the people in the camp have left, but the remaining dozen or so are as tired as dogs, working every day from the first ray of light until long after the last ray of fire has retreated from the horizon.
After European and American oil companies withdrew, Nanyang Libyan Oil Company did not withdraw.
"The National Pension Fund has invested 25 million yuan here! It is almost equivalent to more than 40 cents invested by every Nanyang person!"
Once again, under the drilling floor, there was a fish in his mouth. Wang Hongqi, who was smoking a cigarette, stared at the drilling well and muttered to himself.
“All of our pensions are here!”
Although not many people in Nanyang have retired yet, everyone knows that their pensions need to be paid by the National Pension. And what does the National Pension rely on to pay for pensions? In addition to the pension insurance they pay, there are various investments made by the National Pension. Among Nanyang’s overseas investments, the National Pension accounts for about 50% of them. It can be said that this oil field and all Nanyang people are Connected.
This is also the reason why Wang Hongqi mentioned pension, because it is indeed related to their vital interests.
“Not only pensions, but also our company’s stocks. If we can’t produce oil, our employee stocks will become waste paper and worthless...”
For a moment, everyone fell into silence. They smoked silently, and their expressions became more and more solemn. Everything was closely related to their vital interests, whether it was national pensions or employee stocks.
The cruel reality in front of them made everyone breathless for a while. They all frowned, worried about themselves and the future of the company. Looking at the desert in front of them, their hearts There is only one thought left - can oil really be produced here?
"What did the company say? When I went to Tripoli a few days ago, I heard that another French oil company had withdrawn."
"What do you think?"
Took a look Li Tao, Wang Hongqi said.
"If we withdraw now, we will wait until tens of millions are wasted! The company will go bankrupt..." Since the company decided not to move the drilling rig, progress has been hopelessly slow. It was too late to change their minds now - money was flowing out of their hands minute by minute - but their disappointment was as bitter as the sand that had gotten into their clothes, food and bedding.
Hallam VI has drilled 8,000 feet!
After Shell Oil drilled the well to 8,300 feet, faced with the reality that there was no oil and gas response, Shell Oil once made a disappointing prediction: not a drop of oil will be found in damn Libya!
Then Shell gave up trying in Libya.
Now they have reached this depth, and every foot they go down is a kind of torture for them. They look forward to discovering something, but what awaits them every time is disappointment. Samples are even no longer collected with caution.
If they dig oil, they dig oil. If you didn’t dig it, you didn’t dig it. The thing is already - God decides.
Whether oil is found or not, rock specimens cannot be of much help.
Soon the drill that had been silent all night started working again. These frustrated guys, who had been tortured by the sand and despair, started the drill again and slowly drilled deeper and deeper.
Thinking that the oil could no longer be drilled out, they smoked cigarettes while working without any awareness of fire prevention.
"8100 feet!"
"8200 feet..."
On this day, they drilled and reported 8300 feet!
That was the "death penalty standard" announced by Shell Oil. That night, as usual, they bought a sheep from a nearby herdsman, roasted the sheep, drank wine, and got drunk.
The next morning, the company turned on the phone.
“Continue!”
Then continue!
Wang Hongqi and his colleagues continued their work absentmindedly as usual.
From morning to noon, from 8300 feet to 8500 feet. As the drilling rig worked, finally, after adding a drill pipe, it only drilled a few dozen centimeters, Wang Hongqi shouted.
“8600 feet!”
They once again broke through a limit - this is a deep well of more than 2,600 meters!
At this moment, a sound they had heard of came from the air. They had heard of this sound, but they had never heard it with their own ears!
A low rumble coming from the center of the earth along the well shaft. This rumble was followed by other rumbles, which blended together into a continuous roar of thunder.
"Oil, it's going to spray oil, it's going to spray oil..." Wang Hongqi shouted,
They were shouting crazily, and at the same time, the sound of being squeezed was like Like thunder, it surged out of the ground.
Then it came out.
Oil.
It emerges from the ground by fountains that shoot hundreds of feet into the air. Thick, sulfur-smelling oil just spurted out.
In this area, nine wells have exceeded 8,000 feet. After they broke through 8,500 feet, oil was dug out from each well. The flow rate is very good. Oilfield pressure remains high.
The oil field is producing oil!
What those who gave up didn’t know was that they only had to go a little deeper and the pressure underground would be enough to push the oil to the surface.
"Oil! We dug oil! We-"
"God, we dug it! I knew there must be oil here-"
Now the cheers belong to those who persevere!
When oil decides to gush out, it just gushes out. When the people who tried to make it happen then try to stop it - well, sometimes it's hard to know which is harder to do.
For seventeen days, oil spurted out unstoppably.
Those who have tried their best to make the oil spray out have tried and worked hard, but their efforts have all been in vain. The oil was gushing out of the ground so fast that nothing but a landslide could cap the well.
They then quickly turned their attention to the next task: building a reservoir large enough to store oil. But it was almost impossible to complete this task with only a dozen exhausted men on the drilling rig. Although they worked all night, they made little progress and were busy until the next day.
Soon, the desert was filled with men from nearby tribes at an alarming speed, led by the tribal chief Muhammad Ali. He heard the news and rode in to inspect "his" oil wells - according to the agreement between the oil company and the tribal alliance, he would receive 50 cents for every ton of oil extracted!
Wang Hongqi didn’t even need to say it. As long as he saw the flowing oil, Ali knew that it was not the oil that was flowing away, but his money. Following the chief's order, the men immediately got busy. At this time, no one was working for pay.
They work because there is oil everywhere in the sand valley, and everyone knows that what flows there is wealth, and this is their wealth.
When the news reached Nanyang, Herman, an oil company manager, was silent for a moment before speaking.
"It turns out that if you persist, you will really gain something!"
The reason why he had such emotion was because...as early as two months ago, he had already wanted to give up in Libya, but at the official residence After communicating with you on this issue, at your request, he can only continue to persist.
Once again, Herman came to the huge teak door of the official residence. After the door opened, he walked in.
"Congratulations, the company has discovered a large oil field in Libya!"
As soon as he saw Herman, Li Yian congratulated.
"Your Excellency, it's just like you said - if you persist, you may have unexpected gains. Those who give up will never see this day again!"
Herman's face showed a smile. Smiling.
“So, the company has bought their mining rights?”
Li Yian’s lips raised slightly, his expression full of pride. When Herman asked to evacuate, he not only opposed it , and even asked them to increase investment and acquire the mining rights of other oil companies. This is the advantage of standing on the shoulders of historical giants. After learning that European and American oil companies announced the death penalty for Libyan oil, all he saw was an opportunity. There was no other way. Who made Cardano so rampant? There is no oil, so why is he so crazy?
So, he has been insisting on oil exploration in Libya. This is not just because Libya has oil, but more importantly, Libyan oil is his second chess piece - the chess piece about oil. The first piece is the Persian Gulf.
Now, the Persian Gulf oil field is under its control. The future annual output of that oil field will not be much... that is, only 200 million tons. As for Libya, the annual output at its peak was more than 100 million tons. After mastering these two chess pieces, Nanyang will have an oil production capacity of nearly 400 million tons, which means that Nanyang no longer needs to consider oil issues.
“Yes, Your Excellency, 80% of the oil exploration rights in Libya now belong to us! Those oil companies that gave up could never imagine that they were only a few hundred feet away from discovering oil!”
< br>Herman then talked about how he instructed his subordinates to set up small companies, and then negotiated one by one to acquire the exploration rights and land rights of those oil companies.
“Your Excellency, if it weren’t for your persistence, it would be hard for me to imagine that we could persevere and achieve such huge returns. At present, 72 of our 112 drilling rigs in Libya have discovered oil. According to the speculation of the company's experts, Libya's oil reserves may exceed 2 billion tons. It is the closest large oil field to Europe. Just in transportation costs, the company can save tens of millions of yuan every year."
Looking at Manmian. While Herman was happy, Li Yian looked very calm. He knew that this might be the last big oil field under his control. Are there other big oil fields that have not yet been discovered?
There is... in Daqing.
It is definitely impossible for Nanyang to have the opportunity to exploit oil there.
No, besides Daqing, where else?
Iraq, there are also large oil fields in Iraq!
There is also Persia. Although it cannot pick up leaks like it is now, it can at least increase the oil field reserves of Nanyang Petroleum Company!
It’s not just oil reserves. To a certain extent, by mastering these oil fields, Nanyang will not only have a stable oil supply, but will even control the world’s oil valves to a certain extent. As long as Nanyang is willing, Nanyang can turn it on at any time. Turn on this oil valve.
You can manipulate international oil prices at will, just like OPEC!
Manipulating international oil prices... is not something that cannot be done. If not, how can we promote the development of electric vehicles?
But if oil prices are high, will the Soviet Union still reform?
Thinking of Big Brother's fate, Li Yian couldn't help but sigh, and immediately threw these thoughts behind him. After all, this was just the beginning. After thinking about it, he said:
"Well, although Libya has oil, its oil reserves are still not comparable to those of the Persian Gulf. In January, we signed an oil exploration agreement with Iraq. The next step for the company is to form a new company and go to the local area. Exploring oil, now that the winter there is over, it’s time for spring, so we can start by investigating the geology of Iraq.”
When mentioning Iraq, Li Yian couldn’t help but glance at the table. Another envelope, that is a letter from Iraq...
(End of Chapter)