"Mr. Jiang, what do you see?" the chief engineer asked for Jiang Yuan's suggestion.

The main purpose of the superiors to send Jiaolong No. 2 to Haishenwei was to cooperate with the actions of the Shensi Group, and he naturally took Jiang Yuan's opinion as the standard.

Jiang Yuan thought for a moment, and then said:

"Let's go down and have a look. ”

The chief engineer had nothing to do and ordered:

"Dive, don't go more than 6000 meters. ”

Alexander the old god in the tunnel:

"This cliff, formed for unknown reasons, is more than 7,500 meters deep. ”

"Oh?" Jiang Yuan pretended to be curious and asked:

"What's next?"

"This ......" Alexander was a little embarrassed.

When the Ivanov family's exploration team discovered the No. 1 well, they also discovered this cliff, but unfortunately the depth was too deep, far beyond the technical range of the woolly bears, so they had to give up hastily.

Jiang Yuan shrugged his shoulders and said he understood.

Of course, he knew what the outcome would be, and if the woolly bear could find Well No. 2, he would not be able to find it.

According to the data of the "Global Seabed Mineral Map", the depth of Well No. 2 is about 8,500 meters, and the ultimate depth of Jiaolong No. 2 is only 7,000 meters.

Sure enough, in the nervous eyes of everyone, the Jiaolong on the geological map of the seabed kept descending, but the cliff under the sea went straight down, as if there was no end.

After a while, the voice of the Jiaolong II submarine came:

"At present, the depth is 6000, and it has not yet reached the bottom, will it continue?"

On the 3D map, there is still a blank space below Jiaolong II, and the ground is still missing, as if leading to hell.

The chief engineer looked at Jiang Yuan, and then said:

"Keep diving. Don't worry about battery anymore, turn on the echo sonde to measure the depth, turn on the active sonar topographic survey, and integrate the data into the map. ”

It took a few seconds for the feedback to arrive:

"Yes. ”

Soon, on the 3D map, the surface of the seabed finally appeared about 2,500 meters below Jiaolong-2.

However, the surface topography is derived from sonar measurements, which are very vague and not as accurate as before.

"Why is it so deep? It's 8,500 meters?" Alexander was taken aback, his face burning a little.

His exploration team only told him that it was at least 7,500 meters, but he didn't expect the error to be as high as 1,000 meters......

Jiang Yuan ordered:

"It's too deep, down to a limit depth of 7,000 meters, and then the seismic method is used to measure the geology as much as possible. ”

After about 10 seconds, the reply came:

"The command confirmed, descending to 7000 meters. ”

Everyone silently watched as Jiaolong 2 descended.

The crew of the engineering ship calmly went about their work, for them, the appearance of a trench cliff or something was not worth paying attention to at all, it was not a big deal.

7,000 meters is 8,500 meters away from the bottom of the sea, and it is very uncertain how much effective information can be measured, but everyone is not disappointed, for the search for oil and gas at sea, it is normal to not find it, and it is not uncommon to find nothing for a year and a half.

Although there are many seabed mineral deposits detected by Jiaolong-2 before, each reserve is very small and has no mining value.

"Ah, this cliff is very close to Platform 2a. Jiang Yuan calmly looked at the No. 2 well platform that had been left in advance not far away, and smiled secretly in his heart.

According to the Global Seabed Minerals Map, this is a very good oil mine with reserves of up to 550 million tons.

On the 3D map, Jiaolong-2 has reached the limit depth of 7,000 meters, and then began to explore.

Soon, a large amount of geological information was populated.

"What is this??!" Suddenly, the chief engineer cried out in a low voice, and the excitement in his voice could not be suppressed.

Jiang Yuan pretended to be surprised and said:

"Another oil mine, so close to Well No. 1? Is this part of Well No. 1, or is it a new well?"

Alexander was dumbfounded, looking at Platform 2 in the distance above the sea, and then at the endless blocks of oil on the 3D map.

You must know that Jiang Yuan did not explore when he was building multiple platforms around Well No. 1, and Alexander regarded this as Jiang Yuan's young frivolity at that time.

Now it seems that there are always some dog thieves who are so lucky that they can find mines with a little bit of luck!

He had to believe that this world really existed as a child of the plane.

The crew of the engineering ship was also excited, and if an oil mine was discovered, everyone had a bonus.

Jiaolong-2 sailed a distance of about 3 kilometers, and the black patches representing oil on the 3D map filled the entire trench, all the way to the edge of the trench, where the terrain began to rise, and there was no end in sight.

The black patches are still spreading infinitely deep and far away!

The chief engineer was already so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

According to the agreement between the two parties, the 20 nautical miles of Well No. 1 is the mining scope of Shensi Group, and this new oil mine is naturally the benefit of Shensi Group!

With this new oil mine, Jiang Yuan has more reason to continue to expand the offshore platform, so as to completely cover up the secret of Haihong Mine.

Jiang Yuan was secretly proud in his heart, but on the surface, he laughed happily:

"Hahaha, Mr. Alexander, it seems that I am in luck. This is called Well No. 2!"

You're not bad!

Alexander was jealous in his heart and could only congratulate him insincerely.

At this time, Jiaolong No. 2 reported new data:

"Based on current data, it is roughly estimated that there are more than 300 million tons of oil reserves. ”

The boat was in a state of cheers.

300 million tons!

How such a big mine!

Seeing Jiang Yuan's smile, Alexander was about to go crazy.

Maria's expression was not very good-looking.

Seeing that Jiang Yuan had gained so much benefit from the cooperation, no matter how much she liked Jiang Yuan, she couldn't be calm.

With such a big interest, even if the two are husband and wife, they have to settle accounts, not to mention that both parties are not even boyfriend and girlfriend.

Jiang Yuan glanced at the father and daughter, knowing that he had to compensate each other in the future.

Even if there is a contract foundation, such a big interest will inevitably make some moths.

It doesn't matter if you give some benefits, after all, his purpose is not the No. 2 well at all, but the Haihong mine.

"Jiaolong No. 2 has a daily exploration area of up to 360 square kilometers, and there will be Jiaolong No. 3 with a maximum depth of 10,000 meters in the future, I believe that our cooperation will be more successful, and we will definitely be able to discover a large number of mineral deposits in the Arctic Ocean!" Jiang Yuan picked up his subordinates and handed them three glasses of champagne to Alexander and Maria respectively, and he also raised a glass and said with a smile:

"Cheers to our fortune!"

After speaking, he drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

"Cheers!" Alexander chuckled and drank, his uneasiness growing.

Jiaolong-2's exploration efficiency is beyond imagination, and the future discovery of minerals on the seabed may far exceed expectations!

Recalling Jiang Yuan's set of combination punches, from exploration, to construction, to mining, directly improved the technology of marine mineral exploration and mining in two or three technical eras.

The era of real ocean development has arrived!

He said:

"That's good news, but the reaction within the bear can be violent, and I have to go back to Moscow right away to control the situation. ”

Suddenly, Su Lin stepped forward and whispered in Jiang Yuan's ear:

"The dean is coming, and the president is coming, and they are going to meet here to talk about a deal for a billion tons of oil. ”

Jiang Yuan raised his head and smiled:

"Mr. Alexander, you probably don't need to go. ”