"Crude oil spills?"

Gaia's voice was a little worried: "The spilled crude oil is spreading rapidly at sea, and the local marine life has begun to die in droves......"

After the oil leaks at sea, it can easily adhere to the gills of the fish, so that the fish suffocates to death, and it can also stick to the wings of seabirds, destroying the impermeability of their feathers, making them look like broken wings.

Moreover, crude oil will quickly form a layer of oil film on the water surface, hindering the reoxygenation of the water body, affecting the growth of plankton, which is very harmful.

The most famous and serious oil spill was the oil pipeline spill during the Gulf War at the end of the last century.

As a result of that disaster, more than 2 million seagulls were killed, many fish and other animals and plants were also killed, and some precious fish species were wiped out, and the once fertile Persian Gulf became a dead sea......

"If you can get the spilled crude oil done as soon as possible, I'll also tell you the location of an oil field that won't be worth less than the previous gold mine. ”

Lin Han frowned slightly, and pondered.

Dealing with crude oil leaking on the surface of the sea is not an easy task, and it can even be said to be quite difficult.

After all, if there is really any special solution, then every oil spill accident will not be a heavy blow to the oil company concerned.

However, as far as he knows, there is a kind of bacteria that can play a role in the handling of such accidents, and this kind of bacteria is oleophiles.

There are many types of oleophiles, and their common feature is that they can break down the components of crude oil and release water and carbon dioxide.

Although they can decompose crude oil components, these oleophiles are very inefficient in dealing with spills, and it is difficult to influence the overall situation when dealing with spills.

For crude oil leakage, the most common treatment methods are still physical and chemical methods, that is, adsorption, combustion, reagent input, etc.

These treatments are costly and have many side effects, but they are currently the most feasible methods.

And if Lin Han is allowed to deal with it, the best way is naturally to use oleophiles.

Of course, before that, he had to find out which oil company caused the oil spill.

Lin Han immediately turned on the computer and checked it on the Internet.

At this time, there were already sporadic news circulating on the Internet, and with a little effort, he confirmed that the oil spill accident occurred was Australia's largest oil company, BHP, that is, the company where Lao Wang worked.

The site of the accident is located in the sea area between Australia and the island of Timor, that is, the Timor Sea.

Crude oil is spreading rapidly at sea, and it is estimated that it has covered hundreds of square kilometers of the sea, causing a large number of marine life to die.

After checking the information, Lin Han immediately got in touch with Eric Wang.

"Lao Wang, I heard that there was a serious crude oil spill accident in your company, is that so?"

On the phone, Lao Wang sighed: "Yes, just after the emergency meeting, the company is organizing manpower to prepare for emergency measures." ”

Lin Han suddenly asked, "How is your company's stock price now?"

"Needless to say, of course it's falling...... Are you going to sell low?"

Lin Han smiled: "I do have this plan, and I also want to help you solve the problem of crude oil leakage." ”

Lao Wang was stunned: "You solve it?"

"I have a company in China that has cultivated a very strong strain of oleophiles, which can be delivered here very quickly, which can play a huge role in the leakage accident. ”

Lao Wang was very surprised: "If this is the case, then our company will definitely thank you very much...... I can't do this kind of thing, but I can put you in touch with the general manager of the company's Darwin division. ”

"Thank you. ”

......

Ordinary oleophiles are not too rare, and many biotechnology companies can buy them directly, and the price is not high.

After getting a batch of oleophiles, Lin Han had a face-to-face discussion with Alan Smith, general manager of BHP's Darwin branch.

Alan Smith is a tall, bald middle-aged man with a faint stubble on his chin, who looks a bit like a Russian.

"Hello, Mr. Lin. I've heard that you can help us solve this leak as soon as possible, right?" Smith said straight to the point, and his tone was direct.

Lin Han nodded: "That's true, the oleophiles cultivated by our company have a strong ability to split the composition of petroleum and crude oil, and if they act in time, they can remove all the leaked crude oil within a week." ”

"A week!" Smith was rather surprised.

In order to deal with a serious oil spill like this, it will not take months to deal with it thoroughly.

A week is a god's length.

Lin Han added: "But I need you to provide me with some manpower and equipment to release oleophiles in the area where the incident occurred." ”

"Of course there's no problem with that...... How much do we have to pay for the cleanup, though?"

The cost of cleaning up a spilled crude oil is never a small amount, and tens of millions of dollars are definitely there.

Lin Han smiled when he heard this: "No, I only have one request." ”

Smith's expression moved: "What request?"

"My company will be investing in the oil industry in the near future, and if BHP can provide some equipment and technical assistance, the spill will be cleaned up free of charge. Lin Han said.

Smith touched his chin and was silent for a while: "The equipment can be given to you, but there are some technical ...... Are you going to buy an oil field and then build an oil company?"

Speaking of the back, he suddenly changed his words and asked.

Lin Han shook his head: "We plan to explore the oil field on our own. ”

Smith frowned: "The cost of exploring an oil field is very huge, no more affordable than buying an oil field, and it may be lost."

"Personally, I don't recommend you do that, although maybe you are very rich. ”

Except for a few cases of luck, most mineral discoveries require many explorations in advance, and the cumulative cost is definitely not a small amount.

"Thank you for the reminder, but it's really our company's plan, and we're pretty sure we can find the field. ”

Smith didn't say anything more, he pondered for a while: "In this way, if you find an oil field, then the formation of oil wells and other facilities will be completed by our BHP company for you, and provide certain technical assistance, but it will not include important classified technology." ”

"If you don't find the oilfield, we'll pay $12 million for a clean-up, what do you think?"

After weighing it in his heart for a while, Lin Han nodded evenly: "Yes." ”

......

The leaked crude oil has spread over an area of thousands of square kilometers, and related news has also spread rapidly on major media and online platforms, causing a flurry in BHP's stock price.

Fortunately, its strength is strong, and after a slight decline, it gradually returned to stability.

In order to be able to quickly clean up the leaked crude oil, BHP acted very quickly, and at Lin Han's special request, several speedboats, with the oleophiles that were about to be released, were ready to go off the coast of a small island.

A group of blonde and blue-eyed Australians, sitting on their respective boats, were mostly looking at Lin Han.

From time to time, the waves swelled and several speedboats swayed gently.

Lin Han wore sunglasses, looked at several other ships, and then said:

"Now, let's race the boat!"