Chapter 570 Brazilian Coastal Gas Pipelines

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After all, a gas pipeline around Brazil's coast is a huge investment. However, given the special position of Unocal, Pacific Energy, and Shell in the Bolivian gas source and pipeline and Argentina gas source and pipeline, the cooperation on this gas pipeline project on the east coast of Brazil, I hope that the three of us can form a single investor. ”

After listening to his words, Guo Shouyun and George Souness invariably showed a thoughtful look on their faces.

For Mr. Guo, he is 80 percent sure that the coastal gas pipeline concocted by the Brazilian authorities is an enlarged version of the gas pipeline from Port Alega to Victoria that he submitted.

And it is likely that at the same time that Pacific Energy submitted the pipeline plan, Shell, which owns the Argentine-Brazilian gas pipeline, also submitted an extension, the Santa Maria-Porto Alegre pipeline.

Since they all have plans to invest in Brazil, Petrobras has simply embarked on a large-scale pipeline plan that now covers almost all of the cities along the Brazilian coast.

Although this was just Guo Shouyun's guess, he almost concluded in his heart that this guess was correct. In that case, however, the Pacific Group's plan to become the operator and contractor of the pipeline, and the only partner other than Petrobras, would surely fail.

"What are you two thinking about?"

Pedro Parente asked.

"We at Pacific Energy Group are very interested in this pipeline. We will do a risk assessment as soon as possible and give Mr. Parente and Petrobras an answer in the shortest possible time after getting the results!" Guo Shouyun said quickly.

"We at Shell also have a strong interest in this pipeline. I will contact the head office as soon as possible and give Mr. Parentt an answer as soon as possible. George Souness was also quick to reply.

None of you are stupid. Once built, this pipeline will be the most critical backbone of the future Brazilian gas pipeline. Its role is similar to that of China's West-East Gas Transmission Project.

It is possible to participate and master such a channel, not only to obtain huge profits, but also to deeply participate in the domestic economy and politics of Brazil, and the hidden benefits are immeasurable.

Of course, the benefits of such a large project, the attractive prospect that is almost on the table, are self-evident. But the difficulties also need to be investigated, especially Brazil's future energy policy and domestic political situation, which directly determines whether the pipeline will change its mind or be stillborn.

Projects like Huaxia's Myitsone hydropower plant in Myanmar and the high-speed rail in Malaysia must not happen in Brazil.

"I'm relieved to hear them say that. In addition, this pipeline plan is still on paper, so for the time being, please keep it confidential and do not disclose it to the media. ”

"Of course, Mr. Parent, rest assured. ”

After George Souness finished speaking, Guo Shouyun also nodded.

"Let's talk about that first, two of you. Oh yes. If you don't want to be harassed, I think it's time to leave. ”

Hearing this, Guo Shouyun and George Souness were stunned for a moment, and then reacted. Look at the eyes around you that are looking directly or indirectly at this place. Obviously, if they continue to stay here, those who want to take advantage of the opportunity to find out the news will directly surround them.

For profit-seeking capitalists, they will not let go of any place where secrets may be hidden. In particular, three people, one for Petrobras, one for Shell, and the other for Pacific Energy and Unocal, among others. When they get together, they can tell us something, in addition to small talk, and they can cause a big change in Brazil's energy industry.

Before, the expressions and attitudes of the three of them were obviously not like small talk. It will also inevitably attract more curiosity and peeping.

"I happened to be bidding all morning, and I was already physically and mentally exhausted. It would have been nice to have gone earlier. Guo Shouyun shrugged his shoulders and stood up.

"I have similar thoughts to Mr. Guo!" said George Soness.

"Let's go together, then!"

After the three of them agreed, they walked out of the banquet hall together with a smile. Looking at their backs, the faces of the people left behind were different, but it was clear that the matter would not end there.

In fact, even Guo Shouyun and George Souness know that it is impossible to hide from these multinational oil giants for such a large project as the Brazilian coastal gas pipeline project. They just try to buy time for their own company and then have more advantage in the next projects that may involve more companies.

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"Bang bang...!"

Guo Shouyun held on to the railing and looked at the survey ship not far away, and bursts of gunfire came into his ears from time to time. This is the sound of a flanking machine gun. When it comes to offshore oil exploration, the first thing to do is a seismic survey. The most common method of seismic surveying is to use a flanking machine gun to shoot bubbles into the sea and then use a seismograph to analyze the geological conditions. In the case of near-shore areas, heavy trucks can also be used to ram the ground.

Not far from the survey ship is a behemoth with a length of 100 meters, a width of nearly 80 meters, and a height of nearly 10 stories.

This is the sixth-generation drilling rig that Lone Star purchased from Fried Goldman three years ago, with a payload of 7,500 tons and a maximum depth of 3,000 meters, which is enough to cope with the Santos Basin.

The semi-submersible rig, named 'Bobcat' within Lone Star, is the main force of Unocal's exploration in Block 15.

The first exploratory well is now being drilled here.

"If only a well could be drilled and oil could be found!"

Wang Jue next to him sighed.

Guo Shouyun glanced at her, smiled and shook his head.

Although the knowledge he has mastered in two lifetimes is not comparable to that of oil exploration. But this time he participated in the bidding for the Petrobras block, and he also made up a lot of knowledge in this area.

According to the available records, it is a legend that oil was seen in the first oil exploration well, even in a very small number of oil-rich areas. It's like an anecdote that often circulates among the oil workers, but no one has ever actually seen it.

As oil resources around the world become more scarce, oil wells are drilled deeper and deeper, and locations are becoming more and more remote, and the chance of seeing oil in wildcat wells is close to none.

However, the wildcat well will not work without drilling, and no amount of advanced rock evaluation operations can replace drilling operations, and the latter is often used to negate the former and then start the next round of drilling operations.

If Texas and the Middle East in the last century could get oil from ten exploration wells, then in the nineties, it would take dozens or even hundreds of exploration wells to have hope.

So, even if there is oil in three ultra-deep-sea blocks, with a semi-submersible drilling platform, it will take a year or two to find it. Of course, this is still a case of good luck. You must know that the total area of these three blocks is close to 6,000 square kilometers. However, a single semi-submersible drilling platform can detect more than ten or twenty square kilometers if it is drilled in a preliminary exploration well, which is too low.

Of course, it's easy to complete the probe in three years, as long as you're willing to spend money. Ten semi-submersible drilling platforms operate at the same time, and the efficiency can be increased by ten times. The more you rent, the more efficient you are. However, the rent of 30~500,000 US dollars per day for each drilling platform is not a small amount.

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