In the evening, Feng Chenyi came to the platform area of the Blue Whale to enjoy the gorgeous sunset. This was also the most relaxing moment of his day.
The setting sun is like a golden disk in the same color of the sea and the sky, and it is particularly beautiful when set against the rising flames on the torch arms.
Occasionally, a few seabirds flew in from a distance, soaring over the boundless sea, which reminded Feng Chen of the famous poem, "The falling clouds and the solitary owl fly together, and the autumn water is the same color as the sky."
It's just that it's early spring, and there aren't that many autumn colors. Even if there are, they can't appear on this vast sea. Perhaps only the full moon after sunset has always been the same, no matter spring, summer, autumn, winter, cold or heat.
Change.
A full week has passed since the torch arm was ignited. During this time, the Blue Whale has been mining smoothly and stably from the seabed of the Shenhu Sea for nearly eight days. The highest single-day output reached 35,000 cubic meters, and the average daily output exceeded
16,000 cubic meters, the cumulative total output exceeds 120,000 cubic meters, the natural gas output is stable, and the methane content is as high as 99.5%.
This has exceeded the scheduled goal of "daily production of over 10,000, lasting for one week".
Walking around every corner of the Blue Whale, you can hear the laughter of workers, technicians and experts and scholars, and there are voices of congratulations everywhere.
For Feng Chenyi, this joy comes from the heart.
The realization of this predetermined goal marks that the fruits of victory that Fuhai Group has dreamed of for the past few years have finally arrived. The Blue Whale has made indelible achievements in the trial mining process of flammable ice.
This is also a sign that China's offshore engineering equipment has entered the world's leading ranks.
After just ten days of hard work, the Blue Whale has shown excellent capabilities. It not only has extraordinary technological content in positioning, drilling, mining and other aspects, but also created high-quality life for the trial mining team.
Conditions ensure that everyone can still enjoy a beautiful living environment hundreds of miles away from the land, and it will no longer be as boring as before.
In the main control room of the Blue Whale, Sun Wentong looked at the final statistical table in his hand. The above data finally confirmed the data of this trial mining work.
This means that, for now, the China Geological Survey's largest research project this year - the trial production of natural gas hydrates has been successful.
This is the first time that Chinese marine workers have completed such a complex flammable ice research project, and it is worthy of the hard work of many marine geological researchers over the past decade.
The total natural gas output of this trial production far exceeds that of its counterparts in the world, solving the problem of China's flammable ice development and laying the foundation for China's energy security construction.
"Report immediately to the China Geological Survey and inform us of the current results!"
Sun Wentong signed his name on the statistics sheet in his hand. Naturally, such important news must be notified as soon as possible.
This exciting news immediately reached Beijing thousands of kilometers away via radio waves.
Leaders of the China Geological Survey far away in the capital are also paying close attention to the trial mining activities of combustible ice, and even require the Blue Whale to upload natural gas mining data every day, as well as various technical issues during the trial mining process. If the leaders had not learned from it,
Without coordination, it would be impossible for Sun Wentong to use helicopters so frequently at the critical moment of cementing fluid development. Each flight would be costly.
"Director, there is news from the natural gas hydrate trial production headquarters!" The confidential secretary immediately entered the office quickly holding the report materials sent by the Blue Whale.
"What's going on?" The director raised his head and put down the signature pen for approving documents.
"They have overfulfilled their scheduled tasks!" As he said this, the confidential secretary handed over the report materials in his hand.
The first thing that caught our eyes was the statistical table signed by Sun Wentong himself. The numbers on it said everything.
"Okay! This is encouraging! All the materials for the natural gas hydrate trial mining will be sorted out immediately, and I will report to the ministry in person!" The director's usually serious face immediately showed a look of joy.
The trial production of natural gas hydrate is the number one project of the Geological Survey this year, and it is also the most difficult project. This is an excellent opportunity to surpass international counterparts, but it also contains great risks. Even when the Blue Whale arrived in the Shenhu waters of the South China Sea
At the time, many people were still worried about whether the trial mining could be completed smoothly, and some even pessimistically believed that as long as the Blue Whale could spit out flames, it would be considered a victory for the project.
It now appears that the performance of the Blue Whale has far exceeded expectations. This is definitely the result of making history.
All kinds of information about this trial mining work of combustible ice were quickly prepared. The director carefully read these materials, and finally selected some information that best showed the characteristics of this trial mining work and the final summary, and solemnly put it down
Put it in the briefcase.
"Leader, I have just received news from the sea. The trial production of natural gas hydrates in the South China Sea that we implemented not long ago has been successful. It has now surpassed the production level of international peers and reached the world's leading ranks!" The director immediately rushed there.
The Ministry of Natural Resources reports this historic good news.
This exciting news was reported layer by layer. Thousands of kilometers away in the Shenhu waters of the South China Sea, the trial production of natural gas has not stopped. Under the deliberate and stable output, the blazing torch arm is still burning
Lighting up the starry sky over the South China Sea.
At this time, although the Blue Whale knew that it had created a miracle in China's energy history and proved to the world the ultra-high technology of Chinese offshore workers, they did not know what impact their reported results would have.
In the early morning of May 18, while many night shift workers were still resting, a helicopter quickly took off from land and headed straight for the Blue Whale.
Sun Wentong, who was preparing for the meeting in the conference room, also received a call from the China Geological Survey. The minister was already on his way to the Blue Whale. He was going to visit the Blue Whale to announce the success of China's natural gas hydrate extraction in the Shenhu area of the South China Sea.
The news will also bring an even more mysterious surprise.
This situation caught everyone on the Blue Whale off guard. They did not expect that the successful trial mining of flammable ice could alarm such a high-ranking official. Many people may never see a leader of this level in their lifetime.
Both Feng Chenyi, who had experienced a lot, and Sun Wentong, who had been in the geological survey industry for decades, were shocked by the news.
There weren't even many preparations on the Blue Whale. We could only make temporary arrangements and lay some carpets on the relatively spacious platform of the Blue Whale, which was regarded as a stage to welcome the leaders.