Chapter 2475

Ten years ago, thanks to the unremitting efforts of Yu Feng and others, Haihan finally made a breakthrough in the manufacturing process of internal combustion engines, and the demand for fuel also began to grow rapidly. Haihan therefore increased its investment in the petrochemical industry, and the oil fields naturally also

It has become one of Haihan's priority goals in its expansion process.

Although Haihan has information on many oil fields at hand, it is currently limited to drilling, production and transportation technology. There are not many oil fields that Haihan is capable of exploiting at this stage. They must be similar to Chusangkeng Oilfield in Taiwan and Shili in Kalimantan.

An environment like the Asian Oilfield, which is close to the coast and not deeply buried, can facilitate the construction of industrial zones and long-term and stable mining and transportation.

The Dumai oil field developed by Haihan in the Strait of Malacca just meets these conditions. But before this, this place belonged to the territory of Aceh, and it is located in the relatively sensitive Strait of Malacca, facing each other across the sea.

This is the city of Malacca under the rule of the Portuguese, and Aceh will definitely not give it up.

Moreover, this place does not have a natural harbor. It is surrounded by sea plains within a few hundred miles and is completely undefendable. It is not impossible to use force to occupy this place, but after falling out with Aceh, we can only station a large number of people for a long time.

It was not easy for Roger, who had limited troops under his command, to ensure the safety of production. Therefore, although Haihan arrived at Xingdao in 1633 to establish a base, there has been no inspection of this place, which is only 500 miles away from Xingdao, for more than ten years.

Where to start.

It wasn't until Haihan made a breakthrough in the development and application of oil that Dumai appeared in the executive committee's sight. It was during this period that Aceh began to have frequent conflicts with Siam and Johor in the north, and the king went to sea.

Han wanted to buy weapons and equipment. Haihan took advantage of the situation and put forward conditions, asking Aceh to exchange certain areas under its rule for arms, including Banda Aceh at the northern end of Sumatra Island and the Dumai area in the middle.

Banda Aceh plays a more direct role in controlling the waterway of the Strait of Malacca. Therefore, after Aceh agreed to the conditions, Haihan concentrated resources on the development and construction of Banda Aceh. As for the oil field exploitation in the Dumai area,

In recent years, internal combustion engines have begun to be officially put into production, and after they were introduced for military use, Roger and others put it on the agenda.

Even though there was already mining experience in Taiwan Island and Kalimantan Island at this time, it was still a huge project for Haihan to develop a new oil field overseas. In order to complete the exploration and mining in the Dumai area, the three

During the year, the Haihan Ministry of Industry dispatched more than 2,000 personnel to the area, and transported nearly 10,000 tons of various production and living materials to the local area. An industrial chain integrating exploration, mining, oil refining, and transportation has been initially established locally.

Tian Yeyou, then director of the Mining Department of the Ministry of Industry in Haihan, traveled all the way to Dumai to attend the official commissioning ceremony of the oil field. However, Well No. 1 of the oil field had actually been in trial operation for nearly a year to verify the local industrial chain.

All aspects of the oilfield can complete production tasks normally, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony was actually the No. 2 well of the Dumai Oilfield.

Although senior Haihan officials such as Tian Yeyou, Luo Jie, and Tan Juren were present in person, there were actually only oil workers and a small number of garrison troops at the ceremony. The total number of people inside and outside was only about a thousand people, which is not the same as those who originally developed the Shankeng Oilfield in Taiwan.

The time was almost the same. The Dumai area was already sparsely populated, but it gained some popularity after Haihan began to develop here. More than 90% of the current permanent population is from Haihan. But if it were not so deserted, Aceh would

The country will probably not agree to use this place as a condition for exchanging Haihan arms.

Tian Yeyou came all the way, of course, not just to participate in this less than lively groundbreaking ceremony. He also brought an internal agreement jointly signed by the Executive Committee and the Ministry of Industry, which was exactly what Roger and Tan Juren were looking forward to.

something.

"Please take a look and see if there are any problems with the content of the agreement." After returning to the station, Tian Yeyou took out a document book and handed it to Roger.

Roger took it, read it carefully, and confirmed with Tan Juren that the above content was correct, and then said to Tian Yeyou: "Thank you, Director Tian!"

Prior to this, the issue of ownership of the Dumai area had always been negotiated by Roger in person with Aceh. The subsequent development, construction and security were also organized and implemented by the Sing Tao Colonial District, which invested a lot of money in this project.

Human, material and financial resources, and even future production and operations must rely on the support of the Star Island Colony.

Taking into account these objective factors, although the Executive Committee handed over the operation of the Dumai Oil Field to the Ministry of Industry, it still allocated a part of the long-term profits to the Xingdao Colonial Zone, and made a formal agreement, which was brought here by Tian Yeyou personally.

Leave it to Roger.

According to the conditions agreed in advance, 60% of the profit from the Dumai Oilfield belongs to the national treasury, 20% is allocated to the local finance of the Sing Tao Colonial Area, and the remaining 20% ​​belongs to the "South China Sea Development" which has invested a large amount of money in the development and construction of the oil field.

foundation".

This foundation is not an official organization, but a private financial institution. However, the source of funds is quite special. It is one of the few time travellers. The founder is Tan Juren, who took office as the administrator of Xingdao in 1635. Naturally, Roger is also

One of the investors.

This foundation actually accounted for the majority of the funds invested in developing the Dumai Oilfield, so it was able to obtain the 20% profit sharing ratio. Although it seems that the ratio is not high, if the payback period is extended, the income

It will also be quite considerable, even astronomical for individual investors.

Of course, the specific benefits will depend on the future application needs of the petrochemical industry and the mining prospects of local oil fields. Roger and Tan Juren must be confident about the development needs of this industry. After all, they are very aware of the technology in this world.

With the development trend, it is only a matter of time before oil becomes an industrial necessity.

However, they are not completely sure about the development prospects of the oil field. One of the important reasons why they are willing to invest so much money in this project is the suggestion from Tian Yeyou. Haihan previously developed Chusangkeng Oilfield and Shili

The Asia Oilfield is a project hosted by Tian Yeyou, so they also trust Tian Yeyou's opinion very much and believe that the Dumai Oilfield will bring excellent benefits.

"Director Tian, ​​now that the agreement has come into effect, can you reveal the reserves and development prospects of the Dumai Oil Field?" Tan Juren could not hold back for a long time and asked the question he was most concerned about.

The Mining Department holds the locations and reserves of various proven mineral deposits on the earth before the time travel, and these are the highest level of state secrets. Even those who travel through time have no right to access them. Often, the public can only access these mineral deposits after they start to be mined.

Only by slowly learning the specific conditions of these mineral deposits can we learn from official public information.

Although it is certain that the Dumai Oil Field will be a profitable project, both Tan Juren and Luo Jie still want to know what the development prospects are, because Tian Yeyou has already made it clear to them that the Dumai Oil Field is not a one-time deal, and there may be more in the future.

There is a lot of room for operation, but that means more money needs to be invested.
Chapter completed!