We are all so miserable here that we are ready to jump into the sea. It would be better for you to go for a winter swim and even hang up a few fish. Do you still have the slightest consciousness to serve your customers? Customers are God. Here, you have to put yourself
Becoming God?
However, Da Mao cannot be blamed for this incident, it is mainly the fault of the Haiyan. If the Haiyan had not driven too fast and collided, they would be running on the road home now.
"Mr. Sollot, do you want to eat fish?" Zaitsev said: "The fish here is the most delicious, especially when eaten raw, it is much better than the sashimi in the island country."
After the big fish was caught, it flopped on the ice, but stopped moving after a few hits. After a few more minutes, it was frozen to a solid state.
It is no longer appropriate to describe the North Pole as dripping water turning into ice. There is a more popular saying: whatever you say will be frozen, and you have to put it in a pot and stir-fry it before you know what the other person said.
Sorlot looked at the frozen and hard sashimi, curious: "How can you eat this?"
"Of course I eat it with my mouth."
After saying that, someone brought out a fire axe. Zaitsev swung the ax and aimed it at the back of the big fish.
Boom, boom, boom!
In just three strokes, the big fish was split in half!
Sollot looked at the big fish curiously, what should he eat next?
Whoa! Zaitsev took out a multifunctional dagger, then put half of the big fish on his shoulder, like a washboard, and used both hands hard.
As the multifunctional dagger went down, a piece of fresh fish fillet was cut off, some of which looked like mutton rolls used for mutton shabu-shabu.
Swish, swish!
Pieces of meat were being cut off constantly, and soon a small mountain was piled up next to the big fish.
The sashimi in the island country is fresh and soft, but the sashimi here is hard. How to eat it?
Eat with your mouth of course!
Zaitsev had almost cut it, then picked up a piece from the ground and handed it to Sollot: "Here, eat!"
"Is there any seasoning for this?"
To eat sashimi in an island country, you need to have a beautiful environment, sit down next to the small table, watch the waiter carrying a pillow behind you bring the exquisite food, and then slowly taste it.
By the way, before eating, you must take a photo and post it on WeChat to show off that you have eaten Japanese food and show your sense of superiority.
So, when eating sashimi here in Damao, should there be dipping sauce? How to eat it without dipping sauce?
"Of course." Zaitsev handed over a bottle of vodka: "Here, cheers!"
Just drink this?
The same goes for other old people. They pick up a piece of sashimi, throw it into their mouths, chew it for a few mouthfuls, then raise their heads and take a sip of vodka. This way of eating is exclusive to old people!
Sollot hesitantly put a piece of sashimi into his mouth, chewed it twice, and found it had no texture. Then he took another sip of vodka. Suddenly, the hot liquid flowed into his stomach, almost preventing him from vomiting it out.
"I really can't eat this." Sollot decided to admit defeat.
"Can't eat it? Let's grill the remaining fish! But you must drink this vodka. It's very cold here. If you drink a few sips, it will warm you up."
Having said this, Sorlot really felt warmer. After all, he didn't feel cold after such a long time.
So, he took another sip, and his whole body suddenly felt warm.
The sun set quickly, and the cabin of the Fifty Years Victory was filled with the smell of alcohol.
Sollot forgot what he was doing here. He drank wine and ate grilled fish with the old guys. He didn't know how long it took before he fell asleep in the cabin.
This is probably the most carefree day he has had since he started on the road.
However, many people are still busy.
"Mr. Oryang, our insurance compensation has strict standards. We need on-site inspections and evidence collection from all aspects. Please rest assured that as long as the insurance terms are met, we will definitely compensate."
"Then when will you go to the scene?"
"Well, there are no planes that can get there now, and there are no ships, so we can only wait until spring next year, or wait for those ships to reach a safe zone. Please don't worry, we..."
Snapped!
Oryang slapped the table and stood up: "Bill, now is the most critical period for our seadrill company. We have always taken your insurance before, but in the future, we will definitely choose other companies to cooperate because you have disappointed us so much.
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"Mr. Oryang, I'm very sorry. We really tried our best."
What you mean by trying your best is to sit in a warm office and say a few words? It's too much! It's too much!
Oryang left the insurance company and went into the bank.
Obviously, Lao Maozi still wants a sum of money. If the insurance company cannot pay the compensation in time, their company, Seadrill, can only advance the payment. However, they have long been out of liquidity, and now they can only borrow money from the bank.
The bank manager received him warmly, as before, but when he mentioned borrowing money, the other party immediately became embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, your company is in poor operating condition, so we can no longer lend it to you unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Unless suitable collateral is found."
Mortgage? For this business, they have mortgaged the company to the bank. It is said that as long as the drilling platform is transported and the crude oil is extracted, it can be delivered to Equinox, so that they will have enough funds to pay off various loans.
but now……
"We have eight drilling platforms that are being transported, and we will mortgage these drilling platforms to you!" Oryang said.
"This... I'll ask."
Ten minutes later, the bank manager came back: "I will lend you another one million dollars at most, no more."
"good."
When Sorlot woke up from his drunkenness, he felt some pain in his head. He stood up unsteadily and glanced at the person next to him: "When is it?"
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It is eight o'clock in the morning, and the sun should appear in half an hour."
"Have you inspected the nuclear reactor?"
"The finishing work is being carried out, please don't worry, we will definitely be able to leave within three days."
in three days?
"Why does it take three more days?"
"After a nuclear reactor shuts down, restarting it requires a series of work and procedures. Please rest assured." Zaitsev said: "We will definitely set sail again within three days at most."
Three more days... This delay will be almost as long as taking the regular route! If I had known better, I would not have gone this way. In order to save time, what was the result?
Sollot already regretted it. He suddenly remembered what Qin Haiyang said before leaving.
Qin Haiyang sincerely suggested that he take the regular route. At that time... why didn't he listen? It would have been great if he had!
However, there is no regret medicine. They have to move forward. Even if they retreat now, there is no point.
"Mr. Sorlot, are you going to stay here or go back to your previous ship?"
Sorlot thought briefly: "Stay here."
He must supervise Lao Maozi, and he cannot allow Lao Maozi to be passive and slack in work anymore. Lao Maozi needs to work actively, and Lao Maozi needs to take the entire fleet out of this ghost place as soon as possible!
Sorlot looked at the dark sky outside the window and suddenly thought of something: "Is your ship also frozen? Can you find a way to start it?"
"Of course, we are an icebreaker, and we can break through the ice even if it freezes."
any solution?
Three days later, when the fleet set sail, Sorlot saw the white gas floating around the hull and was very surprised. It turned out that there was such a hand!
The nuclear-powered icebreaker has indeed frozen, but this does not mean that the nuclear-powered icebreaker cannot escape by relying on its own power. At this time, as the nuclear reactor starts and warms up, steam suddenly spurts out from the side of the hull, and in just a few seconds
Within minutes, the nearby ice melted!
so amazing!
Seeing this scene, Sorlot couldn't help but want to cheer. Playing icebreaker, Lao Maozi dares to say second place, no one dares to say first place!
However, he held back and kept calm. He must be calm! This was just an ordinary voyage. I hope nothing will happen again!
"Besides steam, do you have any other options?" Sollot asked calmly.
"Yes." Zaitsev nodded: "If the steam is not enough, then we will put explosives and blast the ice directly."
Lao Maozi always likes to solve problems in simple and direct ways!
Sorlot felt emotional for a while.
The Haiyan had a collision last time and its cargo had tilted. In order not to affect other ships, it was once again ranked last. With the help of icebreakers, other ships were freed from the constraints of the ice and began to move forward together.
The fleet set sail again.
"In order to avoid accidents, our speed has been reduced to ten knots." Sorlot said on the icebreaker.
Last time I was left behind and was frozen, and the collision was too close, it was all because the sailing speed was too fast. Now it has been reduced to ten knots, which is safer. Anyway, I have already lost time, and I don’t care if I delay more.
One day, two days, three days...
Sorlot felt the warmth on the nuclear-powered icebreaker, and his mood became comfortable again, but he always felt that something was wrong.
"This sun..." He finally discovered that this time the sun did not rise again, not for half an hour, and the sky did not light up again. It was really like the three-body world, chaotic and chaotic.
what happened?
Sorlot's face was full of surprise.
"This sun... is really weird. The climate in the Arctic is so complicated..." Zaitsev was also very calm.
"No!" At this moment, Ilovic suddenly shouted.
"What's wrong?"
"We encountered thicker ice and our icebreaker couldn't move!"
"What do you mean?" Zaitsev frowned.
Any icebreaker has a corresponding icebreaking thickness. If it exceeds the icebreaking capacity of their icebreaker, there will be nothing they can do.
The Fifty-Year-Old Victory is quite powerful. It can push through 2.8-inch-thick ice at a speed of 18 knots. Its ice-breaking performance is extremely powerful. However, if it encounters thicker ice, although it can still drive, the speed will slow down.
"how so?"
"I don't know, the climate in the Arctic is changeable, and we may encounter some particularly thick ice layers, but don't worry, we have a way."
For ice of a certain thickness, the icebreaker can drive directly over it and break the ice to move forward, but if it encounters thicker ice, another method needs to be used.
There is more than one way to perform icebreaking operations on icebreakers.
"The stern fills with water!"
Ilovic issued orders one after another.
When the stern of the boat fills with water, the bow of the boat tilts up.
"Reverse!"
"Attention, two cars, forward five, full speed!"
As the order to advance at full speed was given, the tens of thousands of tons of nuclear-powered icebreaker began to accelerate and sprint. The propeller at the tail rotated rapidly, and the ship became faster and faster. Then, the front end jumped onto the ice, just like a shark jumping onto the ice.
.
This is the advantage of filling the back with water. If the front is tilted up, you can rush directly onto the ice.
Then... there was a clicking sound, and the icebreaker relied on its own weight to directly crush the ice and open a way!
What next?
Of course, continue to retreat, then move forward, and go back and forth slowly in this way. Although a path can be opened, the opening speed of this channel is very slow.
I used to be able to travel more than ten nautical miles in an hour, but now I can only travel more than a dozen nautical miles in a day!
When he discovered this situation, Sorlot instantly became desperate.
How long does it take to walk?
"Mr. Zaitsev, how long will it take for us to sail like this?"
"I don't know. Who knows how long this section of thick ice is? As long as we pass this section and the ice thickness drops below 2.8 meters, we can continue driving!"
"But……"
"There's no way around it. Maybe it's because it's a cold winter this year, or maybe there's only one section ahead. After this section, the road ahead will be smooth again."
"All right."
Sorlot picked up the satellite phone, but there was no signal on the screen.
"Sunspot activity has been frequent during this period, and our Arctic region has been frequently disturbed. Our satellite navigation system has become unusable. However, don't worry, we can still find the route accurately even with the oldest means.
Nothing will go wrong," Ilovic said.
Zaitsev glared at Ilovitch fiercely, "What are you saying? Can you say this nonsense? Aren't you reminding them?"
Ilovic reacted instantly and looked ugly, but fortunately Sorlot was not in the mood to pay attention to this at all now. He was already disappointed and desperate.
If this continues, seadrill will definitely not be able to sustain it!
seadrill corporate headquarters.
"Who can tell me what's going on with those people outside? Are they full?"
"I don't know, but since yesterday, people from environmental organizations have suddenly come out, like a shot of chicken blood, to protest outside our company, asking us to clean up the oil leaks in the North Sea. I suspect that they must have been
Who instigated it?"
When the accident occurred, a large amount of oil leaked onto the sea. However, it seemed that no environmental protection organization came to trouble us at that time. Now that the incident has passed, I didn't expect that these people would be targeted again!
They held a sign in front of Seadrill Company and held a sit-in, demanding that the company immediately clean up the oil on the sea. It was freezing cold, but they didn't even go home.
These single-minded guys were either incited or accepted money from certain people!
"Don't worry about them. After a while, they should go back. We are not capable of cleaning up the pollution, and it was not caused by us." Oryang said: "By the way, where did the fleet sail to?"
"have no idea."
"have no idea?"
"We have lost contact since yesterday. There have been frequent magnetic storms over there recently, and the radio may have been interfered with."
Oryang frowned, always feeling something was wrong.
"Damn, bad news comes one after another!" At this moment, someone cursed.
"what happened?"
"Several countries have issued statements that they have responsibly inspected their offshore platforms and found that they are in good condition, so these platforms will continue to produce energy."
"So? Oil prices are starting to come down?"
"Not only that, they said that too high energy prices would affect the development of world industry, so they decided to increase production and stabilize energy prices."
"What do they think? Don't they know that high energy prices are good for them?" Oryang's face changed.
The market is affected by the relationship between supply and demand. In the past, energy production decreased and prices rose. Now, as energy production increases, prices will fall. In this way...
"Equinox called. They believe that due to the recent turmoil in the energy market, they are beginning to be cautious about increasing energy production, so..."
"So what?"
"They have decided not to add new oil and gas wells for the time being, because our rigs are no longer useful."
"Damn, they can't do this!" Oryang became anxious, picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number.
"Hey, I'm looking for Adkins, what? He's not here?" Oryang put down the phone and had to go find him in person!
Seadrill is responsible for mining, and Equinox is responsible for operations. After their platform generates energy, they can get money from Equinox. If Equinox doesn't want it, then seadrill will go bankrupt!
Equinox cannot cheat Seadrill because of its risk aversion, they are one and the same!
However, Oryang did not go out because the outside was full of people shouting environmental slogans! If he went out, he would probably conflict with those people.
And then... the bank comes to visit.
I borrowed so much money, and now I see that Seadrill is unable to repay it. In order to avoid risks, the best way for the bank to avoid the risk is to come and demand repayment. If the repayment is not repaid, the bank will seize the assets.
There are still assets that can be seized if you start first, but if you start later, all the assets will be gone!
Within three days, seadrill company had posted all the seals.
"Damn, why is this happening? Why is this happening?" Oryang stood on the roof of the building, looking at the countless environmentalists shouting slogans below. You have forced a big company like us to a corner, and you feel comfortable?
Without enterprises like ours, you wouldn’t even have a job, you wouldn’t even have enough to eat. How would you still have extra energy to shout slogans?
"Mr. Oryang, Mr. Oryang, don't..." A voice came from behind: "We can still be saved. When the eight oil platforms come back, we can extract oil ourselves, and our company can still develop!"
Almost at the same time, the mobile phone rang. Oryang opened it, and Sollot's almost crying voice came from inside: "Oryang, our fleet is lost. We are surrounded by ice. We don't know what we are doing."
When I can get out, please think of a way, I don’t want to die here... Hey, hey!"
Snapped!
The phone fell, Oryang lost all hope and took a step.