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Chapter 1 Combustible Ice

Nanhua International Convention and Exhibition Center is crowded with people.

The Seventh World Energy Conference is being held here in full swing, attracting many well-known international and domestic scholars, government officials and various companies.

This is the first time that the famous International Energy Forum has been held in China in many years. Heroes from all walks of life focusing on the energy field want to use this opportunity to expand the market and seek opportunities.

Outside the Convention and Exhibition Center, Lu Zhengtao, in a suit and leather tie, got out of the car. He adjusted his tie slightly, looked up at the crowd in front of the Convention and Exhibition Center, and immediately felt the impact of this meeting.

"Dr. Lu, you just left your VIP card in the car!" At this time, a man of similar age followed him quickly, "You can't get in without this thing!"

Lu Zhengtao took the VIP card, patted his head and said, "If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten it! You are still careful, Lao Zhang!"

Lao Zhang laughed a few times and said, "Director Lu must be happy. Being able to give a report on such a grand occasion this time can be regarded as a big advertisement for our Fuhai Group!"

"Don't say that. The people attending the meeting this time are all well-known scholars and entrepreneurs in the industry. If I say something wrong, it will not be a shame for one of my own people. I just saw several people from large groups.

The boss has passed!"

"There is no need to worry so much. You are also a well-known entrepreneur in the field of domestic offshore engineering. The article you published some time ago on the current international and domestic marine energy construction has been very popular. Otherwise, it would not have been your turn."

Let’s make a report!”

"You, Zhang Jing, pick what I like to hear!" Lu Zhengtao smiled, adjusted his clothes, and was about to enter the venue.

At this time, several staff members quickly walked out of the venue and greeted the two people immediately.

"Are you two Chairman Lu Zhengtao and Chief Engineer Zhang Yujie of Fuhai Group?"

"Yes!" Zhang Yujie took half a step forward, "This is Chairman Lu of our Fuhai Group!"

"Hello! I am a staff member of this forum. You can just call me Xiao Liu. Chairman Lu's report will start in half an hour. Please follow me to the VIP room to rest!"

Lu Zhengtao and Zhang Yujie looked at each other. It seemed that the organization of this meeting was in place. They immediately followed the staff into the venue.

The Nanhua International Convention and Exhibition Center has now become a huge energy project display venue. Companies and governments from all over the world are intensively organizing various publicity campaigns. Domestic and foreign news media have also given a lot of reports. Everywhere

It can be seen that reporters carrying guns and cannons are all looking in all directions to find various news clues.

"It's a pity that our Fuhai Group is not qualified to enter here!" Lu Zhengtao said with regret as he looked at the dazzling various promotional booths in front of him.

Zhang Yujie on the side also sighed and said: "Yes, those who can enter here are at least the world's top 500 companies, or important overlords in the energy field. Although our Fuhai Group is well-known in the field of offshore engineering equipment,

Compared to these Big Macs, there is still a big gap!"

Just as they were sighing, a field test in the corner attracted their attention, causing the two of them to stop in their hurried steps.

It is not a new thing for this kind of genuine field test to appear at the conference site. Many manufacturers have brought their own high-quality products to recommend to the distinguished guests, which is also a good display effect.

The experimenter was a chemist from abroad. He took out a transparent square water tank, poured some water into it, and then took out a crystal the size of a sugar cube from a stainless steel high-pressure bucket.

It looked like an ice cube and was shown to the audience.

In the eyes of everyone with doubts, the crystal was immediately put into the square pool, and the crystal floated on the water. Everyone looked at the experiment in front of them curiously, not knowing what would happen next.

At this time, the assistant next to the chemist took out a fire starter and lit it on the "ice cube". The "ice cube" immediately burned and emitted a light blue flame. It looked like a burning iceberg.

There was thick smoke and no smell, everything was so magical.

"This is flammable ice!" said Zhang Yujie, the chief engineer next to Lu Zhengtao.

"Yes, this chemist is Dr. Kandel. He is an expert in flammable ice and has been researching flammable ice for more than 20 years!" Xiao Liu on the side added.

"Combustible ice?" Although this was not the first time Lu Zhengtao heard this term, it was the first time he saw the actual thing, and he immediately became very interested in this magical fuel.

"Combustible ice is an ice-like crystalline substance formed by natural gas and water under high-pressure and low-temperature conditions. It looks like ice and ignites when exposed to fire, so it is called combustible ice. After burning, combustible ice only generates a small amount of carbon dioxide and water.

The pollution is much less than coal, oil, etc., and the reserves are huge, so it is internationally recognized as an alternative energy source to oil, etc. Foreign countries have already started researching combustible ice as early as forty or fifty years ago!" Zhang Yujie still knows a lot about this aspect.

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Lu Zhengtao stared at this piece of flammable ice that continued to burn while nodding his head. Currently, natural gas as a clean energy source has become a new trend in international energy development and utilization. This kind of flammable ice is obviously an indispensable new project.

He immediately asked Zhang Yujie: "You just said that this thing has huge reserves, why hasn't it been developed on a large scale before?"

"Actually, the situation is very simple. Combustible ice is generally stored in permanent frozen layers or deep seabeds thousands of meters deep. The geological conditions are harsh and development is very difficult! Research on combustible ice in various countries around the world is basically still in the initial stage.

!”

As an expert in marine engineering, Lu Zhengtao naturally understands that offshore oil and gas mining itself is a high-risk matter, especially deep-water mining, which is extremely difficult. Deep-sea drilling and development has always been the crown jewel in the field of offshore engineering equipment.

Such difficult conditions will definitely restrict the research on flammable ice.

Nowadays, the domestic demand for oil and gas resources is increasing day by day. Once any disturbance occurs internationally, it will seriously threaten the operation of the economic lifeline. China has a large area of ​​permafrost on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as well as a large area of ​​deep sea resources. If it can

If we vigorously develop flammable ice, we can firmly control the initiative in our own hands.

Lu Zhengtao looked at the burning flammable ice, and an idea burst into his mind.

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