Chapter 2476
Tian Yeyou certainly knew very well what issues Roger and Tan Juren really cared about. In order to develop this oil field, they have done a lot of preparation work. It took three years and they overcame many difficulties. They also invested in the name of the foundation. It can be said that they spent a lot of money. The purpose is of course not only to develop the oil field in Dudu. There are just two oil wells erected near the coast of Mai.
The original intention of the establishment of the Sing Tao Colony was to control the Malacca Strait waterway, so it was initially used as a military base. However, because it was far away from Hainan Island and the local environment was not suitable for agricultural development, it was difficult to attract immigrants to settle. For a long time the population growth here came from the exiled convicts.
This situation will lead to a problem. The local area does not have much revenue due to its single function. Finance can only rely entirely on allocations from the national treasury, and it is difficult to obtain the funds needed for local development through taxes.
Roger and Tan Juren are willing to leave their comfortable environment in China to work hard in Xingdao. Of course, it is not just as simple as guarding the border for the country. They also want to use this as a basis to carve out their own world in South Asia.
After establishing a foothold, they also tried to operate Sing Tao as an international trade port. However, since there is no pillar industry here, the profits that can be obtained from just re-export trade are also very limited. After all, the Portuguese-run Malacca City and the Netherlands The port of Batavia, run by the Batavia Port, is not too far from Star Island. At this time, there were not as many international merchant ships passing through Star Island as there would have been hundreds of years later. In an environment like the South China Sea, where most areas were still in a barbaric state, the operating conditions were certainly not comparable to those of the ports around the Ming Dynasty.
Since agricultural development and international trade were unable to achieve the desired results, Luo Jie and Tan Juren began to explore the possibility of building industry locally. Mining is undoubtedly an industrial project with the lowest threshold and the fastest results, as well as stable returns. It is just right for the Star Island Colony, which currently has almost no industrial base.
However, although there are many mineral deposits in the nearby Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, most of them are in inland areas with inconvenient transportation, making it difficult to develop them. It wasn't until Haihan's petrochemical industry development made progress and the Dumai Oilfield project surfaced that Luo Jie and Tan Juren finally found a suitable development goal.
If a petrochemical industry chain can be built around the Dumai Oilfield, then the Star Island Colony will have a stable financial source in the future, and can even carry out further industrial upgrades on this basis to build advanced industries in machinery, chemicals, etc. According to the advice Tian Yeyou gave them before, with considerable financial revenue by then, whether it is the strong ships and cannons that Roger wants, or the dual configuration of the transportation hub and processing industry center in South Asia that Tan Juren is interested in, it will be possible to realize it. .
It is precisely because of this prospect that they will spare no effort to promote the implementation of this project locally. Of course, there is another important reason why Tian Yeyou has so much trust in Tian Yeyouhui that is unknown to the outside world, and that is that Tianyeyou is also one of the investors of the Nanhai Development Foundation. After the Dumai oil field project is put into production, he will also be one of the direct beneficiaries.
However, regarding the actual reserves and future development prospects of the Dumai Oilfield, Tian Yeyou strictly abided by the regulations and did not disclose the exact information to them. Until the dust settled at this time, the answer to the mystery could always be revealed.
"To be honest, the reserves of the Dumai Oilfield are not particularly large. It is definitely better than the Chusangkeng Oilfield, but there is still a gap between the Siya Oilfield in Kalimantan." Tian Yeyou told frankly.
Roger was a little disappointed when he heard this, but Tan Juren was very calm and continued to ask: "As far as I know, the reserves of Silia Oil Field should be about 200 million tons. Is there a big gap between Dumai and there? Since the country has decided to If you are mining oil fields in Dumai, it must be easier to exploit here, right?”
The Siya Oilfield has been in production for several years, and its reserves are no longer a secret. The Ministry of Industry has already disclosed relevant information. However, although the reserves of the Siriya Oil Field are large, the production capacity is not as high as imagined, so the Executive Committee decided to develop the Dumai Oil Field on Sumatra Island. As for the Chusangkeng Oilfield in Miaoli, Taiwan, which was the first to be developed, due to its limited reserves and production capacity, its status today is not as important as it was ten years ago. Tian Yeyou explained: "The problem with the Siya Oilfield is that it is too scattered. According to the information we have, the 200 million tons of reserves are divided into more than 500 pieces and buried underground. Due to current technology, we can only The shallow oil reservoirs are being exploited, so the production capacity is not ideal. The situation here in Dumai is indeed better. There are more shallow oil reservoirs, and the most important thing is to go south from here to two hundred miles. Up to the Pekanbaru area outside, they are all oil belts, and they are all high-quality low-sulfur crude oil.”
Tan Juren's eyes lit up and he said: "In that case, the oil reserves here should be quite rich!"
"With our current mining capacity, there will be no big problem in continuous mining for hundreds of years." Tian Yeyou said calmly: "According to historical records, the Minas Oil Field discovered in this area in the 1940s, The reserves are nearly one billion tons. The oil field is located more than a hundred miles south of here. If nothing else, this should be the largest onshore oil field we can exploit in the South China Sea."
Even Roger's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he was already thinking about how to encircle the southern area as soon as possible.
Then I heard Tian Yeyou continue to say: "After the Dumai Oilfield is put into production, I plan to build a larger industrial center here that includes the entire petrochemical industry chain. From exploration and mining, to storage and transportation, to refining and processing, everything is included. Inside.”
Tan Juren was not stunned. After hearing this, he asked: "Director Tian, these industrial chains you mentioned not only require a lot of investment, but also have sufficient technical support, right? Can the Ministry of Industry send so many technical personnel? Permanent? ”
Tian Yeyou nodded and said: "The problem you mentioned does exist, but in such a big project, there are more than just the three of us who are interested. Who doesn't want to benefit future generations through this kind of business? As long as you participate, the next ten or eight generations will be able to benefit from it." No need to worry about being born into a wealthy family. I already have a list of technical experts in various fields. I think most of them will not refuse such an opportunity, even if they cannot stay here. He will also let his capable disciples stay here.”
Tan Juren said: "This won't turn into installing cronies to hang out, right?"
"Don't worry, I will personally watch over here." Tian Yeyou said firmly: "I plan to live here in the next few years."
Tan Juren and Luo Jie looked at each other, understanding Tian Yeyou's statement. This guy has married more than a dozen women in the more than 20 years since he time traveled, and has almost enough children for a whole family. If he doesn't try his best to accumulate more family property, I'm afraid it will be difficult to support such a large family. .
(End of chapter)