Chapter 154 Construction Progress
In the oil base factory area, asphalt roads have long been laid, and the crisscrossing asphalt roads divide the factory area into multiple areas.
Sioux City they first visited the crude oil storage tank area, which is also the area closest to the terminal.
Vertical cylindrical oil storage tanks, spread throughout the storage area, are very spectacular.
The tour bus starts from near the pier and drives along the asphalt road. Under the tall vertical cylindrical oil storage tank, it feels like traveling in another world.
The oil storage tank is a container for storing oil products. It is the most important facility of the oil depot and is the oil source interface of the oil pipeline in pipeline transportation.
“These oil storage tanks are also called fixed vault oil tanks. The tank roof and tank wall are welded and fixed. They are simple to manufacture and low in cost, so they are widely used in many foreign industries. Although it has many shortcomings, if it is used for short-term storage, it is the most economical and economical to use fixed vault oil tanks to store crude oil," Zhang Qizheng explained to him while visiting Su City.
Although Zhang Qizheng is not a worker in this field, he has recently gained a lot of knowledge in the oil industry due to his temporary role as the general manager of Tianwen Petroleum Company, and the construction of the project here has also kept pace with the progress. , so he now knows a lot about this knowledge.
"Uncle Zhang, how many regions is our oil base divided into?" Su Cheng asked curiously.
This base is very large, covering an area of 7 million square meters. It was originally rented out by Hutchison Whampoa.
Because Sioux City has high hopes for it, the area is the largest. Anyway, Hutchison also owns it. Transferring the rent is just a matter of transferring the rent from left hand to right hand.
“At present, the construction of our Tuen Mun oil base is temporarily divided into 8 large areas:
1. Crude oil storage tank area: used to store crude oil, generally set up outside the refinery , storage tanks can also be used to store petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, etc.
2. Fine chemical industry area: mainly completes the processing and treatment of crude oil, including cracking, hydrogenation, desulfurization, denitrification, etc. Desalination and other processes.
3. Energy production area: mainly produces fuel gas, liquefied petroleum gas, petroleum coke and other products through various methods to support the operation of the refinery.
4. Separation zone: Separate the mixture produced in the fine chemical zone to obtain products with various components, such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, lubricating oil, etc.
5. Roadside product area: It mainly treats waste gas, waste water, waste residue, etc. generated during the above production process to ensure that the production environment and surrounding environment of the refinery are not polluted.
6. Laboratory and testing area: Test and analyze raw materials, semi-finished products and finished products during the production process to ensure production quality.
7. Office area and facility area: including employee offices, lounges, canteens, medical offices, fire stations and other infrastructure.
8. Dock area: including functions such as cargo loading and unloading, crude oil transportation and unloading, and refined oil loading. ”
Zhang Qizheng has clearly done his homework, knows all these things well, and answered in great detail.
Leaving the crude oil storage tank area, Sioux City and the others came to the fine chemical industry area, which can be regarded as the preliminary processing of crude oil.
"Currently our construction team is building in this area, and has completed approximately one-eighth of the entire factory area. The rest of the area is still open space. After seeing this, it's almost done." Zhang Qizheng said with a smile.
What appears in front of Sioux City is an area under construction. Various towers, oil tanks, water towers, pipelines, etc. are being installed and constructed. Although the sun is strong, the workers are still sweating Under construction intensely.
"Well, if the entire area is built, how long will it take?" Su Cheng asked.
"Look at the manpower input of the construction team. The construction of the oil storage tank in the early stage is relatively simple, so the progress is very fast. The subsequent construction of other areas will be more difficult. If there are more people doing the construction, the completion time will naturally be much shorter, because there is a dock directly accessible. The transportation of equipment here is very convenient, so the installation time of our equipment can be shortened a lot. According to the feedback from the construction team, it is estimated that it will be completed and put into use in about a year and a half at most," Zhang Qizheng replied.
After hearing this, Su City did not feel that the speed was slow. It took only one and a half years to complete the construction of such a large oil base. It can be said that the progress is very fast. Of course, the construction of the oil base is more of an assembly project. The equipment has been produced and transported. In addition, a lot of manpower is invested here, so the construction time is only one and a half years, which is considered normal.
The capital investment can be invested in installments, so there is no problem of financial constraints.
Su Cheng has said before that he will invest billions or even tens of billions in the oil industry. Of course, this does not mean that all of it will be invested in the construction of the base.
In fact, the most funds spent on infrastructure construction here are only one billion. More funds will be used in the future to cooperate with oil-producing countries around the world, maintain basic production and support operations, develop more sales markets, etc. , so now Sioux City does not need to spend much money at once.
“Since there is nothing left to visit, let’s go back to the dock.” After walking around the factory area, Su Cheng said to the driver.
Although the tour bus is ventilated on three sides, the sun is so strong that it is very hot even when sitting on the bus.
Back at the pier, it was already ten o'clock in the morning.
At this time, many media reporters gathered near the pier. When Zhang Qizheng arrived at the base, he authorized the security guards to let them in if any reporters came.
Now that the factory has not entered the production stage, it is only under construction. The reporters' interviews have no impact on the Tuen Mun Oil Base, not to mention that they can help them promote it for free.
And the security guards also restricted them to stay in the dock area to welcome the arrival of the oil tanker.
Someone from Global Shipping Company also came, but it was not the charter king who came in person, but an executive from their company.
"Hello, Mr. Su and Mr. Zhang, I am Qi Fengmao, Vice President of Global Shipping Company. Since our director is currently negotiating a project cooperation in South Korea, we are unable to arrive at the site in person. Please forgive me. "Seeing Su Cheng and Zhang Qizheng, the executives of Global Shipping Company quickly greeted them and also told them about the current situation of the charter king.
"It's nothing, it's not a big deal. It doesn't matter whether you come or not, you are all interested." Su Cheng said with a smile.
"According to the report of the captain of our fastest arriving oil tanker, they have now reached the Lingdingyang waters on the left side of Lantau Island. They are not far from our dock. It will take up to half an hour to reach the scheduled anchoring point!" Mr. Qi continued. said.
At this time, the reporters also discovered Su Cheng and others and immediately surrounded them.
In order to avoid danger, the bodyguards quickly surrounded the three people.
"Mr. Su, can you accept our interview?"
"Mr. Su, for your purchase of so much crude oil, can you give us a direct reply on what you intend to use it for?"
"Mr. Su, can you tell us how much your assets are now?"
"Mr. Su, do you have a girlfriend now?"
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Reporter People asked all kinds of questions, and the scene was chaotic. Many people wanted to pry open Su Cheng's head to see what he was thinking.
"Everyone is very sorry. I am here just to briefly inspect the progress of the project here, and to welcome our first oil tanker arriving at the Tuen Mun Oil Base. I have no plans to be interviewed. Everyone is gone. "Okay." Su Cheng said directly.
(End of this chapter)