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In the next few days, there were many more public or private banquets in Baku.

Luncheons, dinners, late-night parties and even private breakfast parties are good tools for major oil companies to take the opportunity to connect with each other.This kind of occasion is also a place where all kinds of bribery and strange things happen frequently, such as cash transactions, overseas accounts, gold jewelry, foreign land deeds, and so on.With the development of national liberation and democratic movements in the third world countries, oil companies are gradually less dependent on national backgrounds, and more explicit or covert black money transactions are increasing, not only in Azerbaijan, but also in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Nigeria Both are known to be corrupt countries.

The executives of the oil companies who came to the Caspian Sea region for investigation will not let go of such a good opportunity to expand their energy.

They chat with government officials in Azerbaijan and offer benefits, hoping to confirm their status before the next round of oil bidding begins. They also chat with visiting government officials from neighboring countries and offer benefits...but not every government official Can get the opportunity to accept bribes, the abundance of resources in the country where he is located, and his own ability have greatly affected his importance in the circle.

The Chinese delegation, which just arrived at Baku Airport in the afternoon, failed to receive a warm welcome. Even though they attended the banquet held by the Baku City Government to "Celebrate the Groundbreaking Ceremony of South City Park", they could only shrink back in the corner and watch the oil-producing countries The guests are so refreshed that they want to flatter.

Fortunately, there is Dahua Industrial to receive them, so that they will not be too lonely.

Even so, the gentlemen sent by the National Petroleum Corporation and the National Offshore Oil Corporation seemed weak. Everything in Baku was too different from what they had imagined.

"When will we be able to go to sea?" Wang Dehuang, a member of the party group, was the leader of the Petroleum Corporation. He was an engineer and seemed to be under 50 years old.Like the others, he was expecting a luxurious banquet.Now it feels boring.

Yang Ming ordered a few glasses of wine, handed them to them, and said with a smile, "Tomorrow morning, let's take a speedboat to the drilling platform."

"Where's Sioux City? Is he going?" CNOOC sent a total of two people, but their attitude was unusually serious.The location of the Aqijiu Oilfield and the depth of the sea water made them full of curiosity.

Yang Ming nodded vigorously.He smiled and said, "Of course Director Su is going, the last two days. Director Su lives on the drilling platform."

"That's great, we have a lot of questions to ask Su Dong." Wang Dehuang smiled, his eyes were quite sharp.

"Of course it's good to ask questions." Yang Ming changed the topic: "However, it's best to submit your questions to the Dahua Public Relations Department in advance."

"We are here to inquire on behalf of the China National Petroleum Corporation, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, and Lao Fei."

"Oh, do you have official letters issued by the Petroleum Corporation, CNOOC and Mr. Fei?" Yang Ming asked neither humble nor overbearing.He looks serious.With Dahua at this scale, Su Cheng can't say whatever he wants, let alone being asked casually.Maybe, people who were fine before can be framed by a few specially designed questions. This kind of thing happened more than ten or twenty years ago.It happened hundreds of years ago.

For example, the old rich men on Wall Street not only do not appear in front of the public, but also have certain precautions when speaking with others.Of course, the rich old men themselves would not bother to guard against this and that. These troublesome places have to be considered by the people below.

Yang Ming is a fence in front of Sioux City.His smile is not always so kind.

Wang Dehuang put down his wine glass, frowned and said, "We have letters of introduction from China National Petroleum Corporation and China National Offshore Oil Corporation. The staff of the Fei Office specifically told us a few points, and we need to ask Chairman Su for confirmation."

"It's just a letter of introduction. I'm afraid you can't ask any questions you want. If you don't give us your questions for review, we also need to ask the Petroleum Corporation and the National Offshore Oil Corporation for verification. In this case, you'd better wait. The verification is over, see you again, Mr. Su."

"You mean, if we don't show you the problem, we won't be allowed to see Mr. Su?" Wang Dehuang looked at Yang Ming's smile and thought to himself, this is really good for the king of Hades, and hard for the little devil.

Shi Wanke from CNOOC said in a displeased way: "Take a step back, we'll show you the problem, don't you care about the scope of our conversation with Chairman Su?"

Yang Ming said without showing any weakness: "Boss Su is very busy, and may not have time to take care of topics beyond the scope of your conversation. Besides, exchanging issues in advance is often encountered in negotiations. What's wrong?"

In politics and diplomacy, it is true that issues are often exchanged in advance, especially in meetings above the ministerial level. In order to make the talks of several 10 minutes fruitful, issues must be exchanged in advance.Otherwise, the various problems encountered in the process of diplomatic relations between the two countries cover such a wide range, how can the unprepared negotiators answer?If you encounter a president like Bush who says "we are part of Europe", the effect of diplomatic negotiations without exchanging questions in advance is probably similar to the chat with street aunts.

The task of CNPC and CNOOC is to understand all Dahua's oil fields in Azerbaijan, not to trouble Sioux City. Wang Dehuang and Shi Wanke looked at each other, not only did not recruit, but suddenly felt uneasy.

Seeing this, Yang Ming showed a modest smile and said, "As long as you limit the questions to the professional scope, you won't have any big problems. In fact, looking at the questions in advance will also help improve the efficiency of the conversation. Many questions Our staff can answer on the spot, if you are not at ease, you can ask Su Dong for confirmation on the questions you have answered, this will save more time for both parties than asking Su Dong directly, won't it?"

"Then let it be." Shi Wanke and Wang Dehuang had no other choice.

the next day.

At dawn, a group of people took a dizzy speedboat to the No. 4 oil drilling platform.

The journey of 100 nautical miles took more than two hours to arrive. When we arrived, the sun was already very hot. The pure metal drilling platform was like a heat-storing furnace. It was hot all over. There is a sticky feeling.

Yang Ming called five people to the deck of the drilling platform, and said: "Su Dong went to inspect the nearby drilling platform, everyone, please take a short rest first."

It is absolutely exciting to ride a speedboat on the sea. If you only play for 30 minutes, it should be a good project.However, the speedboat of more than 2 hours is too long, and the weaker system among the five people is already in a state of seasickness.

Wang Dehuang has the highest rank and is the default person in charge of the two teams.He looked around and asked, "Is there any room? We just got ready."

"I'll help you find one." Yang Ming ran out for a while, then came back and said, "You can temporarily use the room for safety supervision. The rooms on the drilling platform are relatively small, and you can only sit down. There is no way. Oh, you guys You can also take a bath, but there is only cold water, and the hot water has to be picked up in the boiler room."

"The boiler room is not connected to hot water pipes? Is it because of the design?" As for offshore drilling platforms, Schwanke is in CNOOC, and has actually never been in contact with them. Needless to say, the ones produced by marine researchers are only second-generation platforms. It is a crude political product, and the slightly better offshore drilling platforms are all owned by foreign oil companies that cooperate with CNOOC. Their management is strict, and Chinese personnel will not be allowed to look and ask casually.

In the past, CNOOC Limited was limited by technology and capital. In order to make achievements as soon as possible, it mainly focused on the joint development of oil fields. Foreign oil companies provided technology, personnel and funds, and CNOOC provided exploration licenses and divided offshore blocks to complete domestic projects. The essence of the offshore oil recovery mission is not too different from that of the Azerbaijan State Oil Company.

It is also after 10 years of accumulation, the pressure of political survival is less, CNOOC now has a little bit of confidence, and began to explore a new way out, Schwanke tends to go the way of technology, so I immediately asked.

Yang Ming smiled and said: "It's the capacity limitation. In order to build multiple drilling platforms as soon as possible, all equipment that is not necessary for drilling will be slowed down. It is very troublesome to connect the hot water pipes to each room, which will greatly prolong the construction period, so The construction plan was temporarily changed, and only a unified bathhouse was built, and only cold water was provided in the room.”

"Changed the construction plan temporarily?" Shi Wanke opened his mouth and couldn't help asking: "How long is it temporary?"

"It was a decision made before transporting the first drilling platform, maybe a few days." Yang Ming was not very clear about this.

Shi Wanke stared at him blankly, as if something extraordinary had come out.

Only those who understand the intricacies of offshore rigs can appreciate the difficulty of making temporary modifications.As one of the most complex engineering systems in the world, the design and construction of offshore drilling platforms are taller than skyscrapers, and only slightly inferior to the construction of LNG ships and aircraft carriers.In order to save space and complete tasks at the same time, the offshore drilling platform has the most complex pipeline in the world. Its blueprint is like dipping a mess of hemp in ink and randomly printing dozens of times on paper.Designers with poor skills will faint just by looking at those power oil pipes, crude oil pipes, hot water pipes, cold water pipes, solvent pipes, air pipes, and fire pipes.

Removing one of the pipelines will be a test for the designer, and for construction workers who are not skilled, it may be more difficult than building it as it is.

Spending a few days to modify the drilling platform is definitely not something a genius can do. Only designers and builders who are proficient in the entire drilling platform can complete it as if nothing had happened.

"No wonder Dahua was the first to see crude oil." Shi Wanke suddenly had a strong thirst for knowledge, and said coyly like a daughter-in-law: "Can I visit your drilling platform? No photos, no Record, just look."

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