The vast northern scenery has not faded, and the spring scenery in March is still crisp. Flags are fluttering on the Fuhai Group pier, gongs and drums are loud, huge banners are suspended in the air by balloons, and countless fireworks fly into the sky, presenting a festive scene.
After three years of construction, the sea giant Blue Whale finally ushered in its glorious moment. After a series of verifications and modifications, the first mission of the Blue Whale was confirmed.
After more than ten years of efforts by marine geological survey workers, the country has determined that the first flammable ice mining mission will be set in the Shenhu Sea area, and the Blue Whale will be responsible for this important task.
This is exactly the same as the original goal of Lu Zhengtao, chairman of Fuhai Group, the founder of the Blue Whale.
Fuhai Group used thousands of workers and spent billions of funds on the Blue Whale, just to make this seventh-generation semi-submersible deepwater drilling platform with the world's leading technology level capable of mining flammable ice and providing services to the country.
contribution to energy security.
The sailing ceremony was brief but solemn. All representatives involved in the construction of the Blue Whale lined up neatly on the dock and sent it off in a unique way for offshore workers.
With the sound of "set sail", the whistle sounded throughout the harbor, and the Blue Whale slowly left the dock driven by the tugboat.
The Blue Whale has the capability of autonomous navigation. Shortly after leaving the dock, under the huge power of eight propellers, the Blue Whale ran towards the South China Sea thousands of kilometers away.
Ye Tianliang and Qian Ronghui stood side by side, waving goodbye to the workers on the dock. Both of them were technicians trained by Fuhai Group. They started stationed on the Blue Whale as early as a year ago and were familiar with their respective jobs.
, the two of them have a deep understanding of the complexity of this maritime city.
Not to mention the various equipment on the Blue Whale, the maze-like passages alone make many people who have just boarded the ship forget where they are.
Fortunately, after this period of study and exploration, everyone has a good understanding of the structure of the Blue Whale, and there is no longer the same dilemma as at the beginning. Of course, the biggest gain is the mastery of the performance of the Blue Whale.
Departing from the dock in Longbin to the Shenhu waters, the planned mining site in the South China Sea, the Blue Whale needs to sail continuously for seven days and nights.
Ye Tianliang returned from duty in the engine room. As soon as he returned to the rest area, he saw a notice written on the bulletin board, and several workers were standing there discussing it.
"What news is there again?" Ye Tianliang came up behind them and asked.
"It's nothing, it seems to be a popular science lecture, will you go?" A worker said casually.
Popular science lecture? Ye Tianliang put his head over and took a look. It turns out that the Blue Whale needs to sail at sea for a long time. The combustible ice trial mining headquarters decided to hold a series of activities on the ship to make the sea life of the crew and scientific personnel less boring.
It is boring and can also improve group cohesion.
As a drilling platform that undertakes major scientific research projects, science popularization projects are naturally indispensable. This can also allow people on board the Blue Whale to be more intuitive and know exactly how great the important task they are undertaking is.
"Of course I went! It's boring to go back to the room to sleep, but it's good to go and listen. It says here that the lecturers are all doctors and professors. It's hard to even meet them, let alone listen to their lectures.
"Ye Tianliang is still very calculating.
"That's right!" The co-worker heard what Ye Tianliang said and felt it made sense.
Feng Chen stood at the door of the multi-purpose hall of the Blue Whale. He had nothing to do with the Blue Whale's voyage this time. Zhou Yan had even arranged a modification and design task for a new platform for him.
Unexpectedly, one week before the Blue Whale was to set sail, a designer who was scheduled to board the ship suddenly fell ill and was hospitalized. The trial mining headquarters immediately asked Fuhai Group to urgently dispatch an engineer who was familiar with the structure and equipment of the Blue Whale.
After Zhang Yujie received the notice, he immediately handed over the task to Zhou Yan without saying a word. Clover's design engineers are the most familiar with the situation of the Blue Whale, and they can be said to know it like the back of their hands.
Feng Chenyi was "caught" like this.
When he boarded the Blue Whale again, he suddenly discovered that there was treasure on the ship!
The first mission of the Blue Whale is to mine flammable ice, which is an important part of the national energy strategy and the number one project of the China Geological Survey's "Five Major Scientific and Technological Challenges". For this mining, the Blue Whale brought many Chinese and foreign scientific and technological personnel.
, some are even very famous internationally.
For Feng Chenyi, being able to communicate with top domestic energy development researchers is a perfect learning opportunity.
Although these scientific researchers are also very busy, even on the voyage, they are busy preparing various preparations for this mission, but no matter how busy they are, they can still spare a little time.
As a result, this kind of popular science research lecture came into being and became a mobile school on the Blue Whale. As a technical supporter, Feng Chenyi, who usually has plenty of time, became the host of this event.
"Hello, Mr. Feng!" Ye Tianliang came to the door of the multi-functional hall and saw Feng Chenyi standing there from a distance responsible for maintaining order.
"Hello Ye Gong!" Feng Chen greeted him.
"Just call me Xiao Ye, I can't afford to be a leaf worker!" Ye Tianliang smiled broadly, "I'm just a mechanic!"
"What happened to the mechanics? Without your maintenance, it would not be easy for the Blue Whale to run!" Feng Chenyi said disapprovingly. He saw the figures of Zhao Jingfu and Li Guishan on Ye Tianliang.
Being young and diligent and eager to learn are the outstanding characteristics of workers in the new era.
"Haha! Feng Gong, are you kidding? This is all automation, we just want to see if something goes wrong!" Ye Tianliang stretched his head and glanced inside the multi-functional hall, "Feng Gong, what kind of lecture is today? I saw the notice.
What are you talking about, the investigation and research of natural gas hydrates! What is that?"
Feng Chen laughed: "That is the goal of our Blue Whale mission, flammable ice! The lecturer is a famous domestic geological expert, a serious professor! If you want to listen to his lectures on weekdays, you have to
queue!"
"So powerful? Then I have to see the world!" Ye Tianliang nodded.
"Hurry up and find a place to sit down!" Feng Chen glanced at his watch, "The time is almost up!"
After Ye Tianliang entered the multi-purpose hall, he found that it was almost full. Some people even found a cushion and sat on the floor. Everyone was discussing the content of today's lecture in a low voice. They were still concerned about this kind of activity.
Very happy to participate.
At this time, Feng Chen saw a silver-haired scholar walking quickly from the end of the corridor, holding a computer bag in his hand.
"Professor Huang, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come and conduct science popularization activities for us!" Feng Chenyi hurriedly greeted him.