Of course the Germans don't want to. What they are most worried about now is how to solve the crude oil problem once war breaks out. The only onshore supply they can guarantee is the annual output of hundreds of thousands of tons from their good friend Austria-Hungary. Although Romania's output is sufficient,
The problem is that this country borders Russia, but not Germany, and as a kingdom that broke away from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it is not friendly to its former suzerain country. Once Germany and Austria go to war with Russia, who will they stand on?
It’s hard to say!
As for overseas oil fields, there is no need to think about this. Unless the German navy can completely defeat the British navy, oil from South America cannot be expected to be shipped back. The same is true for crude oil from Turkey and Persia. That line is more troublesome.
The British Mediterranean Fleet, almost all the battleships of the French Navy, and the Russian Black Sea Fleet are obsessed with the route from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. The only solution is for Germany to bring Russia to its side. This is definitely impossible, Nigeria
Gula was not a fool. Everyone knew that there was no room for two tigers in one mountain. If two ambitious emperors were neighbors, only one of them would fall.
Of course there is a simpler solution, and now Yang Feng has put it in front of them. After the banquet, Waldzer immediately sent this great news to Berlin via a telegram from the German Embassy.
William was naturally overjoyed. As for Yang Feng's conditions, they didn't need to be considered. As long as he exploited oil in Germany, let alone 30% of the shares, he wouldn't give him a single share. William didn't have any objections.
, as for the problem that the cost is too high, government subsidies may be needed.
Yes, as long as he can guarantee Germany's crude oil supply during the war, no matter how much the compensation is, it will belong to the German government.
Of course, the two parties are still just interested in cooperation. The specific implementation will take some time. First, Yang Feng has to build the oil platform. He has handed over the construction task of this thing to Great Wall Heavy Industry. Of course, he will not be like those who are on the water now.
Just like those who drill for oil, get a raft or a wooden frame. If you want to play with it, you have to play with the jack-up type. Although this thing is more difficult, fortunately, the oil fields in Germany are not in the deep sea. They are all on the shoals of the coast. The platform is
The requirements are not very high. In fact, it doesn’t matter if you don’t need this thing. It’s just that the requirements for drilling equipment are relatively high. After all, the mining depth exceeds two thousand meters.
Of course, this depth is a piece of cake for the current Gulf Oil Company. Even if his own technology cannot solve the problem, Yang Feng can still buy machines from Hyundai.
Another very important significance of his use of self-elevating platforms for Germany is to conduct experiments. Once Great Wall Heavy Industries can really create this kind of platform that can be said to be relatively universal based on the drawings and the current machinery and equipment, then his Gulf Oil will
It can monopolize the entire current offshore oil. For example, on the Gulf Coast, there is almost inexhaustible crude oil. Historically, the United States just did not extract it. When all the crude oil in other places is used up, the United States will only
By relying on the oil fields sealed up on the Gulf Coast and on its own land, it is possible to make all countries kneel in front of it. Otherwise, how could a mere oil spill kill BP? The US government has already disliked it, and the oil spill has
It's just an excuse. The real goal is to get rid of this guy who undermines the US strategy and let the Gulf Coast oil continue to sleep underground, waiting for the day when the world runs out of oil.
Yang Feng's current goal is to use the Americas as his main resource plundering area, especially the United States, Mexico, and the Confederate States. Except for the Shandong Oil Field, he is not prepared to exploit any other oil fields in the country. This oil field is enough.
As long as it is needed during wartime, he is not going to import any more oil, including oil from the Middle East, leaving it to European countries to compete for. He can just run North America with peace of mind.
So far, his three oil fields there have begun to produce oil, the East Texas oil field in which he owns all the rights, the Shreveport oil field in which he owns half of the shares, and the Veracruz oil field in Mexico.
Oil fields. The two oil fields in East Texas and Shreveport will be enough to supply the entire industrial demand of China in the future. Look at the satellite map of Shreveport extending east to Monroe and west to
The vast and densely packed oil wells in Tyler, Texas, illustrate the horror of the oil resources here. Now the entire oil belt has been completely occupied by Yang Feng’s own Gulf Oil and his Louisiana Oil in partnership with local capitalists in the Confederacy.
Company included.
As for the cost of doing this, it is really not a problem for Yang Feng. Anyway, one of the two companies is entirely his, and he owns half of the other. Even if the Chinese factory needs to pay, most of the costs will fall in his hands.
At that time, it will be nothing more than subsidizing the domestic industry in various forms.
Of course, it is not possible yet. There is another transportation problem that cannot be circumvented. Even if the Panama Canal is opened in the future, the transportation distance will still be nearly twice that of transporting oil from the Middle East. Therefore, the best way is to build a pipeline from Texas.
Oil pipeline to the Pacific Ocean.
If Shreveport is used as a starting point to lay the westward road, the most labor-saving method is to take a basic straight line westward, across the entire Texas, and then through New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California that are still part of the United States.
However, it can also end at the Port of Los Angeles or San Diego. The total length will not exceed 2,500 kilometers, plus some branch lines, it will be 2,500 kilometers. The distance is not long, the cost is completely acceptable, and technically it should not be
What are the difficulties? Large-diameter carbon steel pipes can be constructed at three steel plants in China, Sweden, and Texas at the same time. Engineering plastics are not a problem. There are flat grasslands and deserts along the way, with almost no mountain barriers, and there are many rivers.
It is also very rare and the construction difficulty is very small. Moreover, such an environment is also conducive to the anti-corrosion of pipelines. It is easy to imagine that the famous aircraft cemetery in the United States is in this area.
There is no difficulty in technology, there is no difficulty in capital, and there is no difficulty in workers. Isn't it easy to recruit workers at this time? Recruit 100,000 Chinese workers from the country, and recruit another 100,000 white workers from the Confederacy. It will take two years to start together.
It is enough to complete. As long as there is this pipeline, the transportation distance of crude oil from Texas to China can be saved by nearly 6,000 kilometers. It starts from Los Angeles, passes through Hawaii, and then transports it to Shanghai Port. The sea voyage is less than 13,000 kilometers.
Kilometers, if shipping from New Orleans, even through the Panama Canal, the voyage would be close to 20,000 kilometers.
Such an oil pipeline can be said to be imperative.
But before that, there is a problem that must be solved, the issue of control along the route. If such a plan is to be implemented, then the route must be firmly controlled by oneself, especially Los Angeles, which is an outlet to the sea, or the entire California.
San Francisco is now controlled by China. If it controls Los Angeles, it will be equivalent to the entire California being taken over.
There are also two states, New Mexico and Arizona. These two places are better, as long as they are not controlled by the Americans, it can be in the hands of the Confederacy or the Mexicans.
"Where did Santos hit?" Yang Feng asked Yuan Shikai.
"The U.S. military has been forced to Tampico. In fact, the Americans have already lost in Mexico. When they entered Mexico, the Confederacy allowed them to mobilize troops through the railways within their own territory. But now that the U.S. military has lost the battle, they are afraid of harming themselves.
So they are no longer allowed to use the railway, and now more than 200,000 troops are pressed into this port, waiting for domestic ships to pick them up." Yuan Shikai said with some gloating.
There is nothing surprising about this. It would be strange if the Americans could win! The Mexican farmers, who were inspired by the fight against the local tyrants to divide their fields, really dared to fight to protect their fruits of victory, and they were constantly horny.
When armed, both firepower and fighting will are extremely powerful. However, those American soldiers came from their distant hometowns to this foreign country full of hateful eyes to be invaders and interfere with the choices of other people. Their momentum is already a bit weaker. In addition,
Up to now, the United States has been suffering from continuous wars for five years. Both the military and the civilians are tired of wars. If it is better to defend their own homeland, it is better to go to Mexico to support Díaz.
What's up?
In addition, up to now, the casualties have been close to 100,000, and morale is even lower. There are even a large number of deserters. Anyway, they rely on Texas. If they escape to Texas, the US government will not be able to control them. No matter what happens in the Confederacy,
There were much more job opportunities and wages than in the United States. There was even a large wave of deserters in the later period. Confederate military and police had to guard the Rio Grande to prevent them from entering. It would be a miracle if they could win in this state.
Woolen cloth!
But we can't let Santos go any further. Beyond that is Texas. The two families must never fight. The Mexicans must be allowed to march north from the west coast to California.
"Send a report to Santos and warn him not to conflict with the Confederacy. Their next target should be the west coast." After thinking about it, Yang Feng said to Yuan Shikai.
Santos, who received the telegram, happily agreed to the former. In fact, he did not want to provoke the Confederacy. Everyone knew that it was Emperor Yang's forbidden property. Anyone who dared to interfere would have to bear the wrath of the dragon.
But he couldn't agree to the latter. The reason was very simple: transportation problems.
At this time, there were no railways on the west coast of Mexico, and it was a sparsely populated wasteland. Even if the west coast had a slightly larger population, it was nothing more than small settlements. During the expedition to California, thousands of kilometers of transportation lines for supplies would drag the Mexican army to death. (Unfinished)