Romania in 1926 was still so busy, with people running for life or ideals. Also in the desert of North Africa, a group of Romanians were also busy here.
The June sun was scorching on the Libyan desert, creating heat waves one after another. Although it was not yet the hottest season, this level of heat was enough to make people feel uncomfortable.
In this hot weather, Volhawk directed his team members to set up drilling equipment. Volhawk and his team members belonged to the exploration team of the Romanian Petroleum Company. After the establishment of the Romanian Petroleum Company last year, they were transferred to its name.
At present, the Italian-Romanian Petroleum Company has oil exploration teams from Italy, Romania, and the United States. These oil exploration teams are currently spread over the vast land of Libya, looking for the blood of these industries.
"Hurry up and put up the steel frame quickly. Also tell the guards that we don't have much drinking water. Ask them when the next batch of water will be delivered."
As the captain, Volhawk wiped the sweat from his forehead and ordered the work of his subordinates. Speaking of the escort team, the main reason is that Libya is currently not at peace, and the Italian government established it to protect these precious oil exploration teams.
Since Italy occupied Libya, the local tribes have had riots from time to time. This has been going on for more than ten years, and it only subsided after Mussolini came to power. This is not because they support this communist leader, but
was suppressed forcefully.
However, although the local tribes have been suppressed, there is still a certain danger to economic activities. Therefore, Italy has specially arranged a escort team for each exploration team to ensure their safety.
In addition to protecting their safety, these escorts will also do some logistics and transportation work. After all, the area they need to explore is full of sand, and everything needs to be transported from the outside. The commander of this escort has already worked with Wall
Hawke was very familiar with it, so he was so carefree and asked people to ask.
"Captain, I just asked the escort, and they said the next batch of supplies will arrive in two days."
"Okay, I know."
After answering his subordinates, Volhawk saw that the team member carrying a drill pipe was suddenly pinched, and quickly reminded him. "Be careful and watch your steps. Don't damage these equipment. You should also pay attention to safety."
No wonder Volhawk didn't remind her loudly that these drill pipes and drill bits are made of ultra-high-strength steel, so the price is naturally not cheap. If these materials are not used, the intended formation will not be drilled. You must know that this requires drilling.
Thousands of meters of stratum, without good materials, these drill bits and drill pipes have long been scrapped. Moreover, it costs more than 100,000 US dollars to drill a well. Currently, Walhawk is the fourth well drilled. This is hundreds of thousands of dollars.
He had squandered it, but not a drop of oil was found. However, a well produced underground water, which was considered a benefit to the nomadic tribes around.
This time, Walhawk plans to drill to a depth of 2,000 meters. He hopes he will have good luck this time. According to his understanding, the new company will offer a bonus of up to 100,000 US dollars for each well that produces oil. He hopes that he will have good luck this time.
You can also get it once.
So even though three wells have been demolished, the exploration team is still full of motivation. They are eager for bonuses. Otherwise, in this hot desert with lack of water and food, working hard and tiring, if not for the salary
With huge bonuses, who will risk their lives to make money?
Thinking of the bonus, he was full of motivation. If he could get the bonus, his children would be able to attend a noble school, and his future would be much better than his own. What he could do was much better than that of an exploration team like his, and it was hard.
It’s tiring and sometimes life-threatening.
While Volhawk and others were promoting Libya's oil industry, Antoniko, the president of Italian-Romanian oil company, arrived in Benghazi by boat. This time he came to inspect oil exploration.
"Mr. Domiffe, how is the recent exploration work going?"
As soon as Anthony saw the person in charge of the place, he started asking.
"Your Excellency, various exploration teams are currently stepping up their oil exploration work, but there is no good news yet."
The person in charge answered carefully, and his words made Anthony upset.
"Can you urge them to hurry up? Rome is waiting for good news for them."
Antoniko's words made the person in charge smile bitterly. He was only responsible for the logistics work. Whether he could produce oil could only depend on these exploration teams. "Your Excellency, we can't urge them at the moment. Each exploration team is already working overtime.
They don't even have time for afternoon tea."
Antony, who was impatient to listen to his explanation, waved his hand to stop the person in charge from continuing. He stared at the other person and said, "You have to know that the patience of those in Rome is limited. The company has already spent nearly tens of millions of lire.
But there is no result. I am very stressed now, don’t let me pass the stress on to you.”
"Your Excellency... Your Excellency, I... will urge the exploration team to speed up."
The person in charge, who was frightened by Anthony, stuttered and agreed.
"Go ahead."
Anthony waved his hand and let the poor person in charge go.
In fact, Anthony knows that it is none of the person in charge's business, but who puts him under too much pressure? He always needs a place to vent. It is better to vent to his subordinates than to keep it in his heart. Now he is much better.
In fact, he still has some resentment in his heart and blames it on the second largest shareholder, Romania, because Romania got the news from someone who didn't know where it came from, saying that their research found that there are oil resources in the Sirte Basin in Libya. So they have high expectations for this.
The Italian government was hopeful and immediately carried out large-scale exploration in the area. However, this was too fast for a year, and there has been no news of oil being drilled locally.
As the president of the company, Antonico is naturally under tremendous pressure. The Italian government needs oil to develop its economy, and the powerful people in Rome also need oil to make a fortune. As for the Romanian side who provided the information, Antonico certainly cannot afford to offend, so he can only
Find balance with your subordinates.
Antoniko, who was full of worries, wandered around the exotic Benghazi casually.
He plans to visit local officials to deepen the company's local influence. After all, this is the company's logistics base for exploration in Libya, and it is appropriate to visit for the benefit of the company. Although the government has equipped the exploration team with escorts, this attitude is enough
Let local officials pay attention. But sometimes something may go wrong. After all, the county officials are not as good as taking charge now.
