1627 Rise of the South China Sea

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 began to grow rapidly.As a result, Haihan has increased its investment in the petrochemical industry, and oil fields have naturally become one of Haihan's priority targets in the expansion process.

Although Haihan has information on many oil fields, currently it is limited to drilling and transportation technologies. The oil fields that Haihan is capable of exploiting at this stage are actually not too many. They must be similar to the Chusulkeng Oilfield in Taiwan and Shili in Kalimantan Island. An environment like the sub-oil field, close to the coast and with a small burial depth, can facilitate the construction of an industrial zone for long-term and stable mining and transportation.

The Dumai oilfield developed by Haihan in the Strait of Malacca just meets these conditions.But before that, this place belonged to the territory of Aceh, and it was located in the sensitive Strait of Malacca. Across the sea was the city of Malacca under Portuguese rule. Aceh would definitely not give it up.

Moreover, there is no natural good harbor in this place, and the seaside plains are all within a radius of several hundred miles. There is no danger at all. It is not impossible to occupy this place by force. It is not easy for Roger, who has limited troops under his command, to ensure production safety.So even though Haihan arrived at Xingdao in 1633 and established a base, he has not done anything to this place, which is only [-] miles away from Xingdao, for more than ten years.

It was not until Haihan made a breakthrough in the development and application of petroleum technology that Dumai appeared in the executive committee's field of vision.Just at this time, Aceh began to have frequent conflicts with Siam and Johor in the north, and the king asked Haihan to buy weapons and equipment.Haihan took advantage of the situation and put forward conditions, requiring Aceh to exchange certain areas under its rule for arms, including Banda Aceh at the northern end of Sumatra Island and Dumai in the central part.

Banda Aceh plays a more direct role in controlling the waterways 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 exploration work in the Dumai area, it was after the internal combustion engine was formally finalized and put into production in recent years and introduced to military use that Roger and others put it on the agenda.

Even though he already has experience in mining in Taiwan Island and Kalimantan Island at this time, it is 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 Haihan Ministry of Industry has dispatched more than [-] staff members to the area in three years, and transported nearly [-] tons of various production and living materials to the local area. , mining, oil refining and transportation integrated industrial chain.

Tian Yeyou, then director of the Mining Department of the Haihan Ministry of Industry, traveled all the way to Dumai to attend the official commissioning ceremony of the oilfield.However, the No. [-] well in the oil field has actually been in trial operation for nearly a year to verify that all links in the local industrial chain can complete the production tasks normally, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the commissioning ceremony was actually the No. [-] well in the Dumai Oilfield. well.

Although Tian Yeyou, Luo Jie, and Tan Juren all attended the ceremony in person, there were actually only oil workers and a small number of garrison troops at the ceremony, and there were only more than 1000 people inside and outside. Almost the same.The Dumai area is sparsely populated. It was only after Haihan began to develop here that it became popular. More than [-]% of the current permanent population are from Haihan.But if it wasn't so barren, Aceh would probably not agree to use this place as a condition for the exchange of Haihan's arms.

Tian Yeyou came all the way, of course, not only to participate in this not-so-humorous groundbreaking ceremony, he also brought an internal agreement jointly signed by the Executive Committee and the Ministry of Industry, which is exactly what Roger and Tan Juren expected s things.

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

Luo Jie took it over, 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 ownership of the Dumai area had always been negotiated by Luo Jie with Aceh, and the subsequent development, construction and security were also organized and implemented by the Xingdao colonial area, 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 Xingdao colonial area.

Considering these objective factors, although the executive committee handed over the operation of the Dumai Oilfield to the Ministry of Industry, it still set aside part of the long-term income for the Xingdao colonial area, and made a formal agreement, which was brought here by Tian Yeyou himself. Hand it over to Roger.

According to the pre-agreed conditions, [-]% of Dumai Oilfield's profits belonged to the state treasury, [-]% was allocated to the local treasury of the Xingdao colonial area, and [-]% belonged to the "South China Sea Development Project" which invested a lot of money in the development and construction of the oilfield. 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 traversers. The initiator is Tan Juren, who became the administrator of Xingdao in 1635. Roger is naturally also One of the contributors.

The foundation actually accounted for the bulk of the funds invested in the development of the Dumai oilfield, so it was able to exchange for the [-]% profit sharing ratio.Although it seems that the proportion is not high, if the return period is extended, the return will be considerable, even astronomical for individual investors.

Of course, the specific benefits will depend on the application requirements of the petrochemical industry in the future and the prospect of local oilfield exploitation.Luo Jie and Tan Juren must be full of confidence in the development needs of this industry. After all, they are well aware of the technological development trend of the world, and it is only a matter of time before oil becomes an industrial necessity.

However, they are not fully sure about the development prospects of the oilfield. One of the important reasons why they are willing to invest so much money in this project is the suggestion from Yeyou Tian.The Chusulkeng Oilfield and Shilia Oilfield developed by Haihan before are both projects led by Tian Yeyou, so they also trust Tian Yeyou's opinion very much, believing that Dumai Oilfield will bring excellent benefits.

"Director Tian, ​​now that the agreement has come into effect, can you disclose the reserves and development prospects of the Dumai Oilfield?" Tan Juren couldn't hold back for a long time, and asked the question he was most concerned about.

The Department of Mines 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 as a time traveler, they have no right to consult them.Often only after these mineral deposits start to be mined, the public can slowly learn about the specific conditions of these mineral deposits from official public information.

Although it is certain that the Dumai Oilfield will be a profitable project, both Tan Juren and Luo Jie still want to know what the development prospects here are, because Tian Yeyou has made it clear to them that the Dumai Oilfield is not a one-off deal, and there may be more in the future. There is a lot of room for manipulation, but that means more money has to be invested.

(End of this chapter)