Chapter 131 A compromise
While Su Cheng and Guan Jiahui were enjoying their weekend at the water park, dozens of kilometers away in Tuen Mun, the chartered boat king and Zhang Qizheng were inspecting the situation of the Tuen Mun Pier.
"Mr. Bao, our terminal design temporarily only has 50,000-ton berths due to time issues, but as far as I know, VLCC very large oil tankers are all very large oil tankers of 200,000 to 300,000 tons. I don’t know. How should we solve the docking problem here?" Zhang Qizheng asked humbly.
In about ten days, the first batch of crude oil will arrive in Xiangjiang from the Middle East. As the interim general manager of Tianwen Petroleum Company, Zhang Qizheng is very responsible and begins to prepare for follow-up issues.
Two days ago, he made an appointment with the charter king. Today, the charter king is finally free, so the two of them came to inspect the specific progress here and the subsequent oil unloading issues.
After all, it was a big business worth hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, and the charter king still gave Zhang Qizheng a lot of face.
It has been almost a month since the construction of the terminal started. Due to the huge amount of manpower and material resources used, the progress is very fast. It is now basically completed and we are just waiting for the oil tanker to arrive.
Neither Zhang Qizheng nor Su Cheng are professionals in this field. After Su Cheng Wentian Oil Company was left under the management of Zhang Qizheng, Zhang Qizheng Xiaobai was working hard to learn knowledge about the oil industry.
No, he has encountered a problem now. The oil tanker of the charter king is so big, and the dock they built cannot allow the VLCC ultra-large oil tanker to dock at the 50,000-ton berth.
So how to remove oil? This is a very serious problem.
The chartered boat king looked at the dock in front of him and couldn't help but shook his head.
"Mr. Zhang, the terminal you have built so far is just a traditional cargo terminal. Of course it cannot accommodate VLCC ultra-large oil tankers. I looked at the Lingdingyang route map. In fact, our Global Shipping Group's Oil tankers can dock 450 meters southwest of the current dock, where the water depth is as high as 21.8 meters. A little further there is the channel, and the water depth is enough to dock VLCC ultra-large tankers of 200,000 to 300,000 tons. "< br>
The charter king took a route map from the assistant behind him, pointed at the location and said to Zhang Qizheng.
Previously, Hutchison Real Estate’s surveyors only measured the water depth in the forward direction of the pier. The measured water depth was that if it went out 500 meters further, only a 100,000-ton berth could be built. Zhang Qizheng also understood this information. , but he didn't expect that this location was less than 500 meters southwest of the location, and it was actually the outer range of the deep water channel.
“However, we are currently pressed for time and cannot extend the dock there at all. Moreover, it must be very difficult to build a dock in such a deep water area. The project is too difficult and it will naturally take a long time. Now, isn’t this suitable for us?" Zhang Qizheng asked doubtfully.
"What you are talking about is the construction method of an ordinary cargo terminal. Of course, that kind of terminal can also unload crude oil, but it is too difficult to build a 300,000-ton ordinary cargo terminal. In fact, the crude oil terminal is simpler and not as difficult as you think. "
The chartering king took the mineral water handed over by the assistant, took a sip and continued: "Our general construction method for the crude oil terminal is to build a steel approach bridge and then install it on the steel approach bridge. For oil pipelines, the steel approach bridge is mainly built by first driving down the steel casing, draining the sea water inside, and then lowering the caisson as a support point, and then building iron bridge piers. The amount of work is simpler than building an ordinary deep-water freight terminal.
As you know, I work in the shipping industry and I know a lot about these things. In Hong Kong, there is a company that specializes in this kind of project. It is 450 meters away and the amount of the project is not large. , the most important thing is that the sea water flows very slowly, and judging from the route map, there are no undercurrents near here, so the difficulty of the project will be greatly reduced.
If there is a ready-made caisson, the construction time will be shortened. It’s shorter.” For the sake of his partners, the chartering king carefully explained to Zhang Qizheng. "It turns out there is still such a distinction."
Zhang Qizheng knew that he had gone astray. Forget it if his boss didn't understand. As the general manager of Tianwen Petroleum Company, he didn't understand either. That would be a bit embarrassing. As expected, it would be more appropriate to find a professional to fill this position. Zhang Qizheng decided to go back Then I suggested to the boss to find a replacement as soon as possible.
However, this 50,000-ton wharf is not wasted. After the construction here is almost complete, the construction progress of the oil base will be faster, because not only equipment can be transported by land, but also some large equipment can be used The cargo ship is pulled over as a whole. If it is a truck, it has to be disassembled, pulled over and then installed.
Moreover, it can also be used as a cargo terminal in the future.
"Mr. Bao, do you know how long it will take to build a crude oil terminal at this location?" Zhang Qizheng asked humbly.
"In my estimation, it will be almost completed in two to three months." The chartering king said with a smile.
"But our first batch of crude oil will arrive in about ten days, isn't it too late?" Zhang Qizheng asked.
“There is a compromise. The VLCC ultra-large oil tanker anchors outside, and then uses an oil tanker of less than 50,000 tons to transfer it to the terminal, and then leads to the oil storage tank through the oil pipeline. The trouble is trouble. A little bit, but that’s all we can do for the time being;
In addition, our ship can also dock at other crude oil terminals in Xiangjiang, but that requires the use of oil transport vehicles, and after unloading the oil from the crude oil terminal, it can be pulled directly to Tun The oil storage tank on the door side is used for storage, but the crude oil loaded by each vehicle is too small, the project volume is huge, and the number of oil trucks required is too many, so this method can only be used under forced circumstances. "Chartered ships. Wang directly gave the plan.
"Mr. Bao, thank you so much. I will report this matter to my boss tonight. Please also ask Mr. Bao to give me the contact information of the engineering company. I am going to contact them to build the crude oil terminal. "Zhang Qizheng said to the charter king.
"Okay, I'll give you a contact number. When the time comes, just tell him that I introduced him. As for the details, you just have to talk to them in detail." The chartering king said with a smile.
It's just a little effort, and he can still get goodwill from both sides. This kind of thing is what he likes to do the most.
It is precisely because of this that the Charter King has very good connections in the business world, which is one of the reasons for his success.
There are many reasons why Zhang Qizheng is sure that the boss of the crude oil terminal will agree to the construction of the crude oil terminal here.
First of all, as an oil base, it will be a regular thing to bring crude oil here, especially since Wentian Petroleum Company has also negotiated an oil exploration contract with Brunei and has a large crude oil terminal, which is indispensable.
In addition, the Governor's Office has contacted him. In order to build this Xiangjiang oil base, the government has lowered its dignity and invited the three giants Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon and BP to station near the Xiangjiang oil base. , when the time comes, they will definitely need to rent the crude oil terminal here. In the long run, it will also be a considerable income.
With these benefits, it is impossible for the boss to refuse.
(End of this chapter)