When you come to the Rumaila oil area, the first thing you see are high walls, trenches and barbed wire. After checking the car, you can see a watchtower about every two hundred meters. The Iraqi military police inside are armed with machine guns and are constantly monitoring Rumaila.
The situation inside and outside the oil area. Over the oil field, US military helicopters, transport planes, and fighter jets flew over at low altitude from time to time.
"There is a US military base ten kilometers away from the oil area. After the Americans withdrew, the Iraqis took over it. But recently the Americans came back, so they took it over again. It is also the largest military presence of the US military in Basra Province.
" Yan Yan explained.
"Didn't you say that we are responsible for the safety of the oil fields ourselves?" Canglong asked.
"That's not the case. We only have a dozen people here. How can we be responsible for the security of such a large oil field? Therefore, we can only rely on the security forces to prevent terrorist attacks. The oil field is an important target for terrorists and the remnants of the Baath Party." Yan explained.
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"This weather is really hot." Tang Long complained as he sat in the back seat, "It's almost roasting me."
Jun Jun was originally curious about what Tang Long did, because he didn't have the slightest aura of a soldier in his body, and he looked like a newly hatched chick. When he saw him talking, he said: "The climate in Iraq is like this. Even after nine
The weather is still very hot at the end of the month, and the outdoor temperature can reach as high as 50 degrees Celsius at noon, so outdoor work during the day cannot exceed five hours, otherwise there is a risk of heat stroke, so work can only be done at night."
"Fifty degrees Celsius!" Tang Long looked in disbelief, "Isn't this just like a stove? [Football]roadglory!"
"This is not the scariest thing. The climate change here is unbearable. Because most of the oil fields are in desert areas, the winds are very strong, accompanied by strong sand and dust. When the winds are strong, anything that is not installed firmly will be blown away by the strong winds."
"Blowed down." Yan Yan said, "Years of war have also led to a serious shortage of technical facilities, so working here is a test of everyone's adaptability. After this period of time, the weather will turn cooler in autumn."
Tang Long nodded. It was really hard for him to imagine how those Iraqis could survive in such a high-temperature area. But he soon discovered that not only the Iraqis could survive in such an unimaginable place, but also the Chinese.
Yes, there are many yellow-skinned faces coming and going in the central area of the oil field. Although they are wearing helmets, they are still sweating.
"Why don't they take off their clothes to work? Wouldn't it make them more comfortable?" Tang Long asked strangely.
Yan Jun smiled and said: "Taking off your clothes here is asking for death. If you are exposed to the sun for an hour, you will basically get sunburned. When you go back at night, it will be very painful and your skin will peel. The workers' clothes are all specially made, and
Like the US military's desert uniforms, it can resist some ultraviolet rays."
Tang Long blushed for his ignorance. He seemed to be afraid of making a mistake, so he stopped asking. He strictly introduced that there were about a hundred Chinese oil workers working in the entire oil area, and the rest were local Iraqis.
There are about three to four hundred people. If the work in the oil field was not confidential, I would not have hired so many domestic manpower. After all, manpower in Iraq is much cheaper.
"Didn't I fire the chief engineer? Why is the oil field still in operation?" Canglong suddenly asked when he came to the tallest building in the oil area.
Yan Yan's expression was ugly, and he answered honestly: "To be honest, your order is not as effective as Deputy Director Wang's order."
"Oh." Canglong nodded, and then entered the building. The cool air-conditioning made everyone look relaxed.
The person in charge received them quickly. However, it was obvious that there was no dismissal order from Canglong, so they kept doing whatever they had to do. Even Canglong's arrival surprised the person in charge, and finally he hurriedly took them to the office.
The general manager and chief engineer were immediately notified.
When the two people came from the construction site covered in sweat, their faces were full of dissatisfaction. One of them walked in carelessly and cursed: "What a bullshit CEO, don't you know we are busy?"
When he walked in and saw Canglong, the scolding chief engineer was not angry either. He just looked at Canglong: "Are you the new president?"
Vivian had a strange look on her face. This was the first time she had seen someone so aggressive here. However, Canglong didn't pay attention. Yan Yan came to him and reminded him in a low voice: "Gong Yang, don't be angry.
President Cang doesn’t even know you are busy!”
"I wonder if you won't give me a call to let me know?" Chief Engineer Yang's expression didn't change, and he didn't give any face at all.
When the person in charge came to him, he pulled him and said to Canglong: "I'm sorry, President Cang, we are indeed very busy. The oil field has just started drilling. If we don't keep an eye on it, trouble will happen."
Yan Yan thought Canglong would get angry, but he didn't expect that Canglong didn't have the attitude of dismissing Deputy Director Wang just now. Instead, he said with a gentle face: "It's okay, I delayed you, I apologize to you!"
Apologizing to them as a president surprised both Yang Gong and the general manager, but Yang Gong still looked angry, as if he was a child, and the general manager said humbly: "Please, please
Please forgive Yang Gong, he has such a temper, even if Director Ye Lunye comes, he will not give him face."
"It's okay." Canglong nodded.
"Old Liang, you don't need to be so polite to him, they have already fired us." At this moment, Yang Gong suddenly said coldly and sarcastically.
Yan Yan was embarrassed for a while. He didn't expect that the two of them already knew. He thought they didn't know. It's no wonder that Yang Guoqian was so angry. Yang Guoqing, whose real name is Yang Guoqing, was a veteran oil worker. When Daqing Oilfield was developed,
He participated. Later, he participated in the development of many oil wells in China. In the oil fields in Iraq, he was the chief engineer specially appointed by Longteng International. If it was not appointed by the State Council, he would not be willing to come. Read the full text of Wu Control World
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But Yang Guoqing is usually very kind and considerate of his subordinates. Apart from his somewhat fiery temper, he is still very kind most of the time. Because he is the chief engineer, everyone calls him Yang Gong.
It would have been very embarrassing to point it out in person, but Canglong didn't feel embarrassed at all. He just said: "If there is really any misunderstanding, I can still apologize to you and withdraw the order of dismissal!"
Mr. Liang was in charge of preparing the interface. After all, Canglong had already given him a step up, and he was still the president, but Yang Gong said first, "You kid, if it wasn't for Mr. Lin's sake, I would have stepped aside now.
But it’s too late for you to take back the order now. Once this oil well is opened, I will go home and invite anyone who wants to stay in this hellish place!"
After saying that, Yang Gong turned his head away with an angry look and did not look at Canglong. The atmosphere became even more awkward. Manager Liang quickly explained: "Actually, President Cang invited us to a meeting. We should have rushed there, but the oil field project is about to begin.
, and it is a critical moment for the oil well to be opened, so we cannot escape..."
Canglong nodded to express his understanding. It seemed that he was really wrong. The reason why he apologized again and again was because when he first saw Yang Gong and Mr. Liang in charge, he knew that he was wrong. Although the two people had completely different personalities,
They are different, but they are not the kind of scheming people. Just by looking at the dirt on their work clothes, you can tell that they are not the kind of people who sit in the office, draw drawings and then give orders.
So he stood up again and said sincerely: "I apologize to you again for my behavior, but if Mr. Yang really wants to leave, I will not force him to stay, but you are all engaged in oil, and you know very well that China's energy is now exhausted.
At this point, domestic oil fields alone cannot be self-sufficient. Coupled with the unstable political situation in Syria, if we lose Iraq, what will happen, I think you two know very well!"
"You're really good at it!" Yang Gong stared at Canglong coldly, "I forgive you this time, but there won't be a next time. I don't care if you are the CEO."
After saying that, Mr. Yang put on his helmet and informed Mr. Liang and left the office. Mr. Liang said awkwardly: "He has such a temper. Please forgive me, President Cang."
"If I really blamed him, I wouldn't apologize." Canglong said with a smile.
"However, President Cang is indeed different from what we imagined. At first we thought you were just an ignorant playboy, but now I have to change my view on you." Mr. Liang was obviously very satisfied with Cang Long, "As expected.
He is Mr. Lin’s son, he can stretch and bend!”
"Can you take me to the oil well to have a look?" Canglong asked.
Mr. Liang was a little surprised. Looking at Canglong's thin skin and tender flesh, he joked: "As long as Mr. Cang is not afraid of sunburn, I will naturally be happy to do it."
With that said, Canglong asked someone to find a pair of work clothes, and then followed Mr. Liang to the oil well. The members of Team B were ordered by Canglong to disperse and go to other parts of the oil well to inquire about the situation. As for Vivian, she had already entered the working state of deputy director.
, researching in the office.
So Cang Long only took Tang Long to the oil well. Mr. Liang was obviously a very popular person. Everyone was saying hello to him along the way.
"There are a total of more than a dozen engineering teams here, responsible for drilling, workover, logging, exploration, and building barracks. The current phase of the project is drilling work. In this oil field, about five oil wells can be built. This kind of automatic
The output of a jet-type oil well can reach about 20,000 kilograms per day." Mr. Liang walked to a high place and pointed into the distance.
Canglong looked over and found that people were busy somewhere, and he could vaguely see Yang Gong, who was coordinating everything with a walkie-talkie.
Canglong and the others stayed until evening. After the oil workers had their meal, they began to be officially busy. Because there was no time to install lighting equipment, the entire oil field was in darkness, but this did not stop the hard-working and intelligent Chinese workers.
They borrowed the truck's lights to install mud handling equipment.
Suddenly, something bad happened. The huge roar of helicopter propellers was heard in the sky. The U.S. Army Apache helicopter gunship projected two strong beams of light onto the oil workers, and four or five military vehicles drove in from the outside.