"I remember that the Fincantieri Group of Companies was also one of the companies involved in the project, how can this project be progressed?"

Edel was stunned for a moment before speaking.

"Together with other collaborators, we have completed the overall design of the sixth generation of the deep-sea semi-submersible drilling platform. ”

Albert replied.

"Ah, I want to congratulate you. ”

Edel said with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Eder, I hope that the EU will intervene in the project of the Royal Dutch Shell Group to purchase six drillships from the Honghu Shipbuilding Group, otherwise all the gains we have made in the early stage will be in vain. ”

"Why?"

"We wanted the Royal Dutch Shell Group to adopt the results of the Vikings project, but instead they chose the Chinese as the supplier of the equipment. ”

Albert said.

"Honghu Shipbuilding Group Company?"

"Yes, this is a subsidiary of Huaxing Group. ”

“……”

Eder only felt that his head was a little bigger, how could this matter be related to Huaxing Group again?

"Honghu Shipbuilding Group has stolen the technology of our European companies on deep-sea oil platforms and developed their own sixth-generation deep-sea platforms to become our competitors. We were informed that the Royal Dutch Shell Group had signed a purchase contract with this company, and I hope that the alliance will cancel the project. ”

In recent years, Honghu Shipbuilding Group has acquired several ship design companies in Europe, including the technical staff of the Vikings project team, Albert also knows this, but Huaxing Group has also taken root in Europe, and its own financial resources are very strong.

"What did the Royal Dutch Shell group of companies say?"

Edel asked.

They say that Honghu Shipbuilding Group is more mature in technology. ”

"How is this possible!"

Eder's eyes widened as well, remembering that a few years ago the country had only mastered the technology of the second-generation platform, while the Europeans had a lot of experience with the fifth-generation platform.

A few years have passed, Albert actually said that the Honghu Shipbuilding Group Company is more mature in technology on the sixth-generation platform, and if it was a shipbuilding group company in South Korea and Neon Country, he would still believe it, and he couldn't believe it.

"Mr. Eder, my opinion is completely consistent with yours, I think the claims of the Royal Dutch Shell Group are completely unreliable, and there must be an ulterior exchange of interests involved, and we hope that the European Commission can investigate this matter and protect the rights and interests of our European companies. ”

"Is this a formal request from your company?"

"Yes, we will submit the formal application to the EU within today. ”

"We'll start an investigation as soon as possible. ”

"But this investigation will take time, and I hope Mr. Albert understands that," Eder promised. ”

"I totally understand. ”

"Of course, during the investigation, we hope that the EU will issue a ban on the import of all ship equipment, including deep-sea oil platform technology, until it is confirmed that the business activities of this group of companies in Europe are normal," Albert said. ”

Eder really understood this time: it turned out that Albert's purpose was to get the EU to stop the Honghu Shipbuilding Group's business in Europe for a long time, that is, Albert's accusation is very likely to be unfounded, but as long as the EU accepts their request and investigates the matter, they can ask the EU to stop the Honghu Shipbuilding Group's business activities in Europe in the name of investigation, which is using the European Commission as a tool.

What is it!

Eder, who saw through Albert's intentions, sneered in his heart, the famous Fincantieri Group Company, a dignified European first-class enterprise, used such indiscriminate means to deal with a shipbuilding group company, it was really a shame to go home!

In a moment's effort, Eder's impression of Honghu Shipbuilding Group Company suddenly reversed: presumably this Honghu Shipbuilding Group Company has really mastered the technology of the sixth-generation drilling platform, and Fincantieri Group Company must be inferior to others in this regard, maybe the price is expensive, and the service is poor, so that Europe's own users are unwilling to accept your products, and as a result, they also pretend to be wronged and let the EU take the lead for them.

Eder also had an eye on it at this time, and in any case, he had to figure out what was going on first, at least to give an explanation that the Fincantieri group of companies could accept.

On the same day, the Fincantieri Group sent an official letter to the European Commission, requesting the EU to investigate the deep-sea oil platform products exported to Europe by the Honghu Shipbuilding Group.

The official letter listed a number of crimes against Honghu Shipbuilding Group's products, including infringement of intellectual property rights of European companies, dumping, suspicion of unfair competition, and suspected violation of EU regulations on technical safety.

Eder sighed when he received the letter, knowing that the cause of the incident was the refusal of Shell to purchase the Viking deep-sea drilling rig from the Fincantieri Group, and then called Albert and Pete Watson together again for a meeting.

"We did choose Honghu Shipbuilding Group as the general contractor for this project, and they were able to provide us with a sixth-generation semi-submersible deep-sea drilling platform that met the requirements. ”

Pete Worthon answered Eder's inquiry bluntly.

The European Commission does not have direct jurisdiction over companies such as Royal Dutch Shell, and Eder has been quite polite to Waltson.

"Couldn't European companies provide such technology, and when the EU launched the Vikings project, you Royal Dutch Shell also supported it, so why don't you consider adopting the results of the Vikings project?"

Albert asked.

A sneer appeared on Worthen's face: "Mr. Albert, this time your Fincantieri Group has filed a complaint in the EU, right?"

The circle wasn't that big, and some news spread quickly, and Pete Worthen had already gotten the news before he arrived.

"We have completed the master design of the sixth generation of the drilling rig and will be able to deliver it to you right away. ”

Albert said.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Vikings project started seven years ago, and to this day, they've only completed the overall design, and the development of construction drawings and some subsystems continues, right?"

Worthen said as he looked at Albert.

"This ...... We can speed up R&D in this area and bring more technicians to the project......"

Albert said.

Edel couldn't help but glance at Albert, and said that the middle of this Viking project looks very big!

"Mr. Worthon, what step has Honghu Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd. taken?"

Edel asked.

"Honghu Shipbuilding Group has completed all the design of the sixth-generation platform, obtained more than 300 core patents on the sixth-generation platform, and countless patents on the edge, and many technologies are world's firsts, including fuel cell and pod motor power systems and combined positioning systems and the most advanced intrinsically safe underwater blowout preventer system. ”

Pete Worthen said: "These subsystem equipment products and technologies have been rigorously tested and matured, and it can be said that the technical performance of their drilling platforms is first-class, and we at Shell Group of Companies naturally choose advanced platform equipment products to meet our company's needs." ”

He looked at Albert and said, "If you, the Fincantieri Group, can provide such an advanced platform, and the price is right, and it can be delivered in a timely manner, of course we will have no problem making purchases." ”

“……”

At this time, Albert was speechless.

"Mr. Worthon, does this Honghu Shipbuilding Group Company really master such advanced technology?"

Edel asked, somewhat incredulous.

"Of course, the technical staff of our group company has inspected this company many times, is it necessary for me to lie?"