Chapter 596 Just look

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

Luncheons, dinners, late-night parties and even private breakfast banquets are all good tools for major oil companies to take the opportunity to contact each other. This kind of occasion is also a place where all kinds of bribery and strange things occur frequently, including cash transactions, overseas accounts, gold and jewelry, foreign land deeds, etc. With the national liberation of the third world countries and the development of the [people] movement, the situation of oil companies relying on the national background has gradually decreased, and the increase is obvious or implicit black money transactions. Not only Azerbaijan, but also Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Nigeria are all famous countries of corruption.

The senior executives of oil companies who come to the Caspian Sea region for investigation will not miss such a good opportunity to expand energy.

They chat with government officials in Azerbaijan and give benefits, hoping to determine their status before the start of the next round of oil bidding. They will also chat with visiting government officials from neighboring countries and give benefits... But not every government official can get the opportunity to take bribes, the resources of their country. His abundance and his own ability have greatly affected his importance in the circle.

The Chinese delegation, which had just arrived at Baku Airport in the afternoon, was not warmly welcomed. Even if it participated in the banquet of "Celebrating the Groundbreaking Ceremony of Nancheng Park" held by the Baku Municipal Government, it could only huddle in the corner to see the guests of those oil-producing countries flattering.

Fortunately, Dahua Industry receives them, so they won't be too lonely.

In spite of this, the gentlemen sent by the Oil Corporation and the Offshore Oil Corporation are also very weak. Everything in Baku is too far from their imagination, and there is the loss of being relatives when they first come to your place.

"When can we go to the sea?" The head of the Petroleum Corporation is Wang Dehuang, a member of the party group. He is an engineer and seems to be less than 50 years old. Like several others, he was originally looking forward to the luxurious night banquet, but now he feels boring.

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

"What about Sucheng? Is he going?" Ashore Oil Corporation sent a total of two people, but their attitude was extremely serious. The location of the Aqijiu oilfield and the depth of the sea water make them full of curiosity.

Yang Ming nodded and said with a smile, "Of course, Su Dong will go. In the past two days, Su Dong has been living on the drilling platform."

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

"Of course, it's good to ask questions." Yang Ming changed his words and said, "However, you'd better give your questions to Dahua Public Relations Department in advance."

"We inquired on behalf of the Petroleum Corporation, the Offshore Oil Corporation, and Fei Lao."

"Oh, do you have any official letters issued by the Petroleum Corporation, the Offshore Oil Corporation and Fei Lao?" Yang Ming asked neither humble nor arrogant, and he looked very serious. When Dahua reached this scale, Su Cheng could not say whatever he wanted, not to mention being questioned casually. Maybe people who were fine can be framed by a few specially designed questions. This kind of thing happened more than ten or twenty years ago and dozens of hundreds of years ago.

For example, the old rich people on Wall Street will not only not appear in front of the public, but also have certain precautions when talking to people. Of course, the old rich people themselves will not bother to prevent this and that. These troublesome places have to be considered by the people below.

Yang Ming is a fence in front of Su City, and his smile is not always so kind.

Wang Dehuang put down his glass, frowned and said, "We have a letter of introduction from the Petroleum Corporation and Offshore Petroleum Corporation. If you want to read it, you can see it when you go back to the hotel. It is impossible for Mr. Fei to send us an official letter, but before leaving, the staff of the Fei Office specially told us a few points, and we need to ask Su Dong for verification.

"It's just a letter of introduction. I'm afraid you can't ask whatever you want. If you don't give us the question, we also need to ask the Petroleum Corporation and the Offshore Oil Corporation for verification. In this case, you'd better wait until the verification is over. Goodbye, Mr. Su.

"You mean that if we don't show you the question, we won't allow us to see Su Dong?" Wang Dehuang looked at Yang Ming's smile and thought, this is really good-looking for the king of hell, and the little ghost is difficult to deal with.

Shi Wanke of CNOOC was also unhappy and said, "Take ten thousand steps back. We have shown you the problem. Do you also care about the scope of our conversation with Mr. Su?"

Yang Ming said without showing weakness, "Su Dong is very busy, and he may not have time to take care of the topics outside the scope of your conversation. Besides, the problem of early exchange is often encountered in negotiations. What's wrong with it?

In political diplomacy, there are indeed many cases of early exchange problems, especially meetings above the ministerial level. In order for dozens of minutes of talks to be effective, it is necessary to exchange problems in advance. Otherwise, the problems encountered in the process of diplomatic relations between the two countries are so broad, how can the unprepared negotiating parties answer them? If you meet a president like Bush who says "we are part of Europe" and there is no exchange of problems in advance, the effect is probably similar to that of street aunts' chat.

The task of PetroChina and CNOOC is to understand all the Azerbaijani oil fields in Dahua, not to find trouble in Sucheng. Wang Dehuang and Shi Wanke looked at each other. Not only did they have no move, but they suddenly felt uneasy.

Seeing this, Yang Ming smiled modestly and said, "As long as you limit the problem to the professional scope, there will be no big problem. In fact, looking at the questions in advance also helps to improve the efficiency of the conversation. Many questions can be answered by our staff on the spot. If you are not sure, you can ask the questions you have answered again and ask Su Dong for verification. This is more time for both sides than asking Su Dong directly, isn't it?

"That's it." Shi Wanke and Wang Dehuang have no other choice.

The next day.

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

The journey of 100 nautical miles takes more than two hours to arrive. When you get to the place, the sun is already very sunny. The pure metal drilling platform is like a heat-storage stove. It is hot all over, and when you step on it, you can feel sticky.

Yang Ming greeted five people to the deck of the drilling platform and said, "Su Dong went to inspect the nearby drilling platform. Please take a break first."

It's absolutely exciting to ride in a speedboat on the sea. If you only play for 30 minutes, it should be a good project. However, the speedboat of more than two hours is too long, and the system of the five people is weak. At this time, they are already in a state of seasickness.

Wang Dehuang has the highest level and is the default person in charge of the two teams. He looked around and asked, "Do you have a room?" We'll just get ready.

"I'll help you find one." Yang Ming ran out for a while and came back and said, "You can temporarily use the room under safety supervision. The rooms on the drilling platform are relatively small, so you can only sit. There's nothing you can do. Oh, you can also take a shower, but there is only cold water and hot water should be picked up in the boiler room.

"Isn't there a hot water pipe in the boiler room? Is it the reason for the design? For offshore drilling platforms, Shi Wanke is in CNOOC. In fact, he has not contacted a few. It goes without saying that it is produced by marine researchers themselves. It is only a second-generation platform, which is a simple political product. The slightly better offshore drilling platforms belong to foreign oil companies that cooperate with CNOOC. Their management is strict, no Chinese personnel will be allowed to look at and ask casually.

In the past, CNOOC was limited by technology and capital. In order to make achievements as soon as possible, it mainly focused on the development of oil fields. Foreign oil companies provided technology, personnel and funds, and CNOOC provided exploration permits to divide marine blocks to complete domestic marine oil production tasks. The essence is related to the State of Azerbaijan. There is not much difference between oil companies.

After 10 years of accumulation, the political survival pressure is small. CNOOC now has a little confidence and begins to explore a new way out. Shi Wanke tends to take the technical path, so he immediately asks.

Yang Ming smiled and said, "It is a capacity limit. In order to build multiple drilling platforms as soon as possible, it is not necessary equipment for drilling, and it will be slowed down. It is very troublesome to have hot water pipes connected to each room, which will greatly prolong the construction cycle. Therefore, the construction plan has been temporarily changed to make a unified bathhouse, and only cold water is provided in the room.

"Temporarily changed the construction plan?" Shi Wanke opened his mouth and couldn't help asking, "How long is the temporary?"

"It's the decision made before transporting the first drilling platform. It will take a few days." Yang Ming is not very clear about this.

Shi Wanke looked at him in a daze, as if something extraordinary had run out.

Only those who understand the complexity of offshore drilling platforms can understand the difficulties of temporary modification. As one of the most complex engineering systems in the world, the design and construction of offshore drilling platforms are higher than skyscrapers, only slightly inferior to the construction of LNG ships and aircraft carriers. In order to save space and complete the task at the same time, the offshore drilling platform has the most complex pipeline in the world. Looking at its blueprint, it is like dipping a ball of hemp in ink and printing it randomly on paper dozens of times. Designers with poor level will faint just by looking at those power oil pipes, crude oil pipes, hot water pipes, cold water pipes, solvent pipes, trachea and fire pipes.

It is a test for designers to dismantle one of the pipelines, and it is more difficult for construction workers who are not good at learning than to make it as it is.

It takes a few days to modify the drilling platform, which is definitely not a genius thing to do. Only with designers and builders who are familiar with the whole drilling platform can they complete it as if nothing had happened.

"No wonder Dahua Industry was the first to see crude oil." Shi Wanke suddenly had a strong desire for knowledge and said like a little daughter-in-law, "Can I visit your drilling platform? Don't take photos, don't record, just look.

... (To be continued