The number of oil wells does not reflect the strength of a company. The efficiency of those manually dug oil wells is incomparable with that of machine-drilled oil wells. The oil wells of Anglo-American Petroleum Company still use the primitive method of manual digging. The oil wells of Umbrella Company have achieved all
Mechanized work.
Reflected in the output, the daily output of manually dug oil wells is only a few hundred barrels per day, while the daily output of machine-excavated oil wells can easily be thousands or even tens of thousands. Therefore, it is normal for Umbrella Company to be squeezed out by other oil companies. Originally, Umbrella Company’s oil wells
The unit production is high, but the number of oil wells is the largest, which makes it difficult for other oil companies to survive.
"I don't care how you compete, it can't affect the normal order. If someone dares to make trouble again, I will cancel his mining qualification." Alex Alexander, all oil companies are thorns, and they want a bowl of water to be balanced.
It's really tough.
"Mr. Alex, you are showing obvious favoritism." Jeffrey Kipling of Standard Oil said bluntly. Compared with European oil companies such as Umbrella, Anglo American Petroleum, and Royal Shell, Standard Oil is the world's largest oil company.
The world's largest oil company.
"Shut up Frenchie and accept your fate!" Ivanovich fanned the flames. Jeffrey Kipling is of French descent but has become an American citizen.
"Animals, come here and let's fight to the death!" Jeffrey Kipling went crazy. Russian soldiers were the famous "grey animals".
"I'm happy to accompany you -" Ivanovich was eager to try, holding a spanner more than one meter long.
If a fight really breaks out, Standard Oil will definitely suffer. The workers on the umbrella side are not only more numerous, but also better equipped. Everyone has helmets similar to steel helmets. The protective performance of these helmets is definitely not as good as that used by the regular army in southern Africa.
The standard steel helmet, but it is much better than the unprotected workers of Standard Oil.
Unlike the umbrella that sticks to Port Elizabeth, Standard Oil has oil wells in all oil-producing areas around the world, except for Port Elizabeth, which Standard Oil cannot set foot in.
Compared with European oil companies, Standard Oil has stronger technology, better equipment, and more explorers. After Port Elizabeth began producing oil, Standard Oil paid attention to the Persian Gulf. Referring to the information in the Persian Gulf region, Standard Oil
I was surprised to find that there may be the largest oil field in the world here. Unfortunately, this was not discovered by Standard Oil first.
In order to develop oil along the Persian Gulf coast, the Anglo-American Oil Company also had shares in Standard Oil, so this time the Anglo-American Oil Company found oil in the Persian Empire, Standard Oil couldn't wait to get involved.
"Shut up, Americans. Don't be ungrateful. I'm here to protect you. There are tens of thousands of Umbrella Company mercenaries in Port Elizabeth. The U.S. government will not send the Great White Fleet here to protect you." Alex
Kers is really not partial to the umbrella. For the British government, it is not in the interest of the British if there is only one oil company under the umbrella of the peninsula. Only when multiple oil companies exist and compete with each other can they contribute more profits to the British government.
The Great White Fleet had just completed its circumnavigation of the world two years ago. This was a trip to show off the wealth of the United States to make its presence felt around the world. The fleet consisted of 16 newly built battleships and other escort warships. U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
It was hoped that the Great White Fleet's circumnavigation of the world would emphasize the fact that the United States has the largest GDP in the world, but it only attracted collective ridicule from the entire Europe.
16 battleships sounds like a lot. In fact, the strength of the navy is not determined by the number of warships. What's more, the 16 battleships of the United States can be used to scare second-rate countries such as Japan and Italy. In the face of Britain and Germany, which dominate the arms race, the United States is still
younger brother.
The economic strength of the United States is indeed the first in the world, but the navy is not yet good enough. In the context of the arms race, the strength of the United States is growing, and the European powers are not idle either. The German Navy was just established in 1871, and was decided in 1906 with the stimulation of the United Kingdom.
Build dreadnoughts and then have a total of 22 battleships, 5 battlecruisers, 11 cruisers, and 72 destroyers by the outbreak of World War.
Just looking at the paper data, the German Navy is also very powerful, but after the Battle of Jutland, the German Navy became an existing fleet and did not even dare to leave military ports.
Before the outbreak of the World War, the British Navy had 28 battleships, 9 battlecruisers, 33 cruisers, and 79 destroyers. The United States' Great White Fleet was indeed not good enough.
Moreover, naval strength is not determined by the number of warships. The British Navy has dominated the world for hundreds of years, and the U.S. Navy has just emerged. The hardware strength can be narrowed with strong economic strength, but the gap in software strength cannot be made up by building warships in a short time.
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Like most British people, Alex was envious, jealous, and resentful of the rapidly growing economic power of the United States, so he even disliked Jeffrey Kipling.
Compared with Southern Africa, which is still in the Commonwealth, the "rebellious son" of the United States is the eternal hatred in the hearts of the British. If the United States has no bright spots, then the British can accept it. However, the U.S. economy is advancing by leaps and bounds, so Americans in Europe
His image became that of an upstart that everyone hated.
"Umbrella already has the Elizabeth Oil Field, so they should not come to the Persian Empire. If Umbrella can exploit the oil fields in Persia, then Umbrella should also open Port Elizabeth." Jeffrey Kipling's biggest dissatisfaction was with the Elizabeth Oil Field, which immediately won the
The support from colleagues around me.
"Yes, the Umbrella Company has indeed gone too far!"
"Drive the Umbrella Corporation out of the Persian Empire!"
"We demand the right to fair competition, and free trade is the true meaning!"
"Shut up! No one is stopping you from going to Port Elizabeth, and the Umbrella Company has never said that it won't let you go to the Elizabeth Oilfield to extract oil. If you want to go, you can go -" Ivanovich said proudly, and
It is a shame not to be the public enemy of all colleagues, and it is mediocrity not to be envied by others.
As Ivanovich said, Umbrella has never publicly refused to allow other oil companies to drill for oil in Port Elizabeth.
However, Anglo-American Petroleum Company has proven with facts that it is dangerous to set foot on the peninsula without the permission of the Umbrella Company. No one is willing to risk their own lives to challenge the ability of the Umbrella Company to take action.
"bloody!"
"merde!"
"scheisse!"
Ivanovich's response was standard national curses in various languages.
"Cyka blyat!" Of course Ivanovich also has a Russian version, and it still consists of two words.
As long as Alex didn't take action, Alex wouldn't care. Five minutes later, everyone's mouths were dry and the scolding war ended automatically. Everyone went back to work refreshed, and the storm disappeared without a trace.
When Chad Bloom returned to the tent to drink water and replenish his strength, some of his subordinates came up with an idea. Since the overt approach was not good, he would do it covertly. As the saying goes, it is easy to dodge an open shot and hard to guard against a hidden arrow.
"Stop it, go back to work honestly, and don't cause trouble for me." Chad Bloom still knows the importance of it. It's normal to have a fight or something, but there are some bottom lines that cannot be exceeded.
Everyone is not stupid. The umbrella company is so strong in Port Elizabeth. In the Persian Empire, it still has to participate in competition according to normal business procedures. Although it looks a bit ugly, such an umbrella company is still acceptable.
On the surface, it seems that the interests of Anglo-American Oil Company have been greatly affected. In fact, so many oil companies have gathered in the Persian Empire, which objectively helps Anglo-American Oil Company share the pressure from the umbrella company. At least with the exploration of oil, Anglo-American Oil Company
The company began to make a profit and was no longer making ends meet. Chad Bloom still cherished this opportunity.
Everyone has a tacit understanding on this issue. Even Ivanovich, who had been acting recklessly and wallowing just now, restrained his subordinates to exercise restraint after returning to the derrick.
"We are here to stir things up. It is serious business to dig out all the oil as soon as possible. Let us dig more, and those bitches will dig less -" Ivanovich is here to stir up trouble. In this regard, the umbrella company has won the favor of the British government.
True biography.
During this period, people didn’t know much about oil, and the technology for oil extraction was not perfect enough. Basically, they were digging in a predatory manner. When oil was discovered, all the companies rushed to find new oil wells after “drilling out” all the oil in a short time.
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In fact, this "exploitation" is impossible. With the development of oil exploration technology, new oil fields will always be discovered. Even oil fields that seem to have been mined now can still be continuously exploited with the development of mining technology.
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However, not many people know this theory, so the purpose of the Umbrella Company is to dig out more oil as quickly as possible. It is best to seemingly dig out all the oil. This will at least reduce the enthusiasm of these oil companies for the Persian Gulf.
While Ivanovich was leading the people to dig out oil, Li De was also taking active actions, trying to cooperate with powerful figures in the Persian Empire to jointly develop oil in the Persian Empire.
What Li De found was Reza Khan who served in the Guards.
This Reza Khan was the Reza Khan who would overthrow the Qajar dynasty and establish the Pahlavi dynasty in the future.
However, now Reza Khan is only a regiment leader in the Guards, and his status is not high enough, so he was selected by Li De and became Li De's partner.
If Reza Khan really had a high status, he would not cooperate with a disreputable company like Umbrella Company.
The method of cooperation is the same as that of the Umbrella Company in the peninsula. The Umbrella Company will pay to directly buy areas that may contain oil, and then the Umbrella Company and Reza Khan will jointly develop them. This will prevent other oil companies from swarming in for predatory exploitation.
Successfully maximize profits.
Reza Khan basically agreed with Li De's request, but he hoped to be paid in kind, and Reza Khan did not want arms, but food.
