A million-ton oil well fire was extinguished in an instant, and the Emir, the prime minister, and other senior Kuwaiti officials who had not been to the scene were incredulous, and immediately demanded that another set fire oil well be tested, and they arrived immediately by helicopter.

The wells in the Burgan field were all very close, and Deputy Prime Minister Al-Sabah looked around and picked a huge well two kilometers away with a daily oil injection capacity of 25,000 tons.

The water supply team, which had been a spectator for nearly three hours, went back to work to ensure the supply of water to the BG-44 well and to use the existing pipeline to transport seawater to the larger BG-38 well.

The preparations took two and a half hours, and the attention of the charter and Deputy Prime Minister Sabah was still focused on the BG-44 well, which had just been extinguished.

Replacing the bad wellhead and controlling the blowout is the most dangerous part of fire fighting!

Although the fire has been extinguished, people must be close to the well, and there are oil lakes all around, and if there is a little spark at this time, none of the people working at the wellhead can escape. When the "Hell Warriors" personally led the NB electrical firefighters up, everyone held their breath and calmed their hearts, for fear that the old fire would be rekindled.

Dig a drainage ditch first to reduce the oil lake as much as possible.

Then a road is paved with sand, water is sprayed to cool the ground, and people and machinery gradually approach under the cover of water cannons, and the excavator is manipulated to dig out the crater-like oil coke mountains around the wellhead, exposing the wellhead. Using a newly assembled long-arm mast crane, the burned derrick was cleaned up, and an inserter about 5 meters long was inserted into the well to press down on the tubing and annular gap.

Finally, the burned wellhead was replaced, a new wellhead was installed, and mud was injected to seal the blowout.

There was nasty oil rain and oil mist everywhere, and the firefighters came down with a black on their faces. What flows out of the nose is crude oil. The mouth is also spitting out crude oil. The eyelashes are all condensed with oil beads, and the black light is matched with a pair of red eyes baked by smoky fire, like a "black rabbit".

The emir came, the prime minister came, the German minister of the environment and nature conservation, Dietrich, the German ambassador to Kuwait, Abel, and the heads of three other fire companies, and even a dozen media reporters with long guns and short guns.

"Hellwarrior" is getting more and more energetic. Pointing to the BG-38 well not far away, he shouted at the top of his throat: "Boys, there are at least 5 tops in that well, there is a real thing, drive your big guy over and kill it!" ”

The chief adviser is the commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief's words are orders, and "jellyfish" Robert immediately ordered the finishing team to continue its work, and the brigade and equipment were quickly transferred to the BG-38 well.

As the "Hell Warriors" said, the BG-38 well is equivalent to five oil wells. The pillar of fire is more than 60 meters high, and the oil coke mountain next to the well is half the size of a football field. The surrounding oil lake is tens of thousands of square meters, 8 fires broke out, billowing smoke like mushroom clouds when the atomic bomb exploded, the heat radiation released by combustion is extremely strong, and people and machinery can only approach 30 meters from the wellhead.

The working environment was even worse, with thick smoke making the surroundings pitch black, and eight military searchlights had to be used for lighting. There are still dozens of meters away from the fire mouth, and the "hot" wind is biting, even if you hide behind the bunker, the heat-resistant hard plastic helmet is also roasted and deformed. The highly toxic hydrogen sulfide released by combustion can be fatal in a few minutes without wearing a gas mask.

The oxygen content around is only 20%, and you will lose your breath for a while.

After the fire at and around the wellhead was extinguished, the fire in the oil lake rekindled it twice. In one of the re-ignitions, a bulldozer driver was burned and immediately taken to hospital by helicopter.

Exhaustion and anxiety hit the firefighters together, and it was a matter of whether they could receive hundreds of millions of dollars in firefighting orders, but no one retreated, glanced at each other, lowered their heads and continued silently. After more than an hour of fighting, the last spark was finally extinguished, and the firefighters and blowout control personnel all collapsed to the ground, so tired that they had no strength to walk, so they had to be pulled out by a loader.

An oil well fire that normally takes at least half a month to extinguish is brought under control in a few hours, and the actual fire extinguishing time is only a few tens of seconds, which is undoubtedly worth celebrating.

However, looking at the firefighters and blowout control personnel in the loader bucket, people did not cheer.

"Red Adair, red Adair, I'm a jellyfish, the test is over, is the personnel equipment withdrawn, is the personnel equipment withdrawn?"

The "Hell Warrior", who was also exhausted, froze, and hesitated for a while before replying: "Jellyfish Jellyfish, I am Red Adair, the command is returned to the water god, and the command is returned to the water god, and it is up to the water god to decide whether to withdraw or not." ”

After finishing speaking, he weakly stuffed the walkie-talkie into his hand.

"Water god water god, I am a jellyfish, the test is over, whether the personnel and equipment are withdrawn ......"

The charter did not reply, but handed the walkie-talkie to the German ambassador to Kuwait, Abel, to make representations with the Emir and the Prime Minister, who were being interviewed by journalists.

There were still hundreds of oil wells burning around, and the emir said without even thinking about it: "Such a high fire extinguishing efficiency is exactly what we need, and of course it cannot be withdrawn!" Mr. Ambassador, the Government and the people of Kuwait urgently need your country's help, and the Reconstruction Commission will certainly meet your country's requirements as much as possible when we return to the city to discuss the relevant details. ”

The firefighting was tied to the reconstruction of the oil fields, and at least a quarter of the order could be snatched from the hands of the Anglo-American Petroleum Company, and the ambassador bowed slightly in ecstasy, and while handing over the walkie-talkie to the charter, he said without humility or arrogance: "Dear Emir, it is our honor to serve you and your people. ”

Red Adair was silent, and Potze. The person in charge of Kezi Co., Ltd. was anxious and blurted out: "Dear Mr. Emir, this is not stipulated in the agreement. ”

"Mr. Davis, we will also give you a satisfactory answer."

"No, no, no, Mr. Emir, this is a matter of principle, and you and your government must keep their promises!"

It was so overbearing that the emir was very unhappy, and threw down the phrase "extinguishing the fire in the shortest possible time is the only principle of the Kuwaiti government and people", and walked to the helicopter without looking back, surrounded by the palace attendants.

"Jellyfish jellyfish, I am the god of water, tomorrow will continue the 'test', tomorrow will continue the 'test', the personnel and equipment will rest on the spot, and the tents and supplies will be delivered in an hour."

"Jellyfish understand. Jellyfish understand. ”

"Your Highness. It's up to you. ”

Provide temporary electricity and logistical support for firefighting operations. It means that he can get a piece of the pie in the future reconstruction of the oil field power grid, how could Prince Mateb miss this golden opportunity, and smiled knowingly: "No problem, as long as I am here, the firefighters will never freeze and starve." ”

The charter nodded slightly, then turned around and said with a sincere face to the four competitors including the "Hell Warriors", "Mr. Adair, Mr. Davis." I think we should get in the car and talk. ”

Deputy Prime Minister Sabah, who had just reached a consensus with the prime minister's uncle, took over the conversation and agreed with deep understanding: "Gentlemen, for the sake of the next cooperation, you should have a good talk. ”

The attitude of the emir speaks for itself, the situation is stronger than the people, and the heads of the four companies have to bite the bill and board a bus with the charter.

"The first thing to say is the environment, and as far as we know so far, the fires have caused a lot of pollution to Kuwait and its neighbours. At the Global Conference of Environmental Scientists, which is taking place in London, several senior environmental and climate scientists in your country are even worried. If the fire is not effectively controlled, with the arrival of the monsoon. The smog will cover more than 20% of the northern hemisphere, and the light will cool the Earth's surface, creating a 'nuclear winter' phenomenon.

I doubt this speculation, but the smoke, which contains large amounts of carcinogenic hydrocarbons and highly toxic substances, has spread over the six surrounding countries, and a large area of filthy dark clouds stretching for more than 1,000 kilometers. Three days ago, there was a black 'poisonous rain' in the area from Ilang to Turkey. So much so that the governor of the Turkish province of Adana had to order that residents were forbidden to use rainwater and that livestock were not allowed to drink it. ”

"The German government will not allow toxic fumes to enter the skies over Germany, and neither will the member states of the European Community, so it is impossible for either your government or the Kuwaiti government to prevent other countries' fire brigades from intervening when it comes to extinguishing fires, not to mention that the speed of extinguishing fires has a direct impact on the reconstruction process." ”

It's not so easy to eat alone, not to mention the NB Electric of the young man in front of him, and even some fire companies in the United States are ready to move.

The "Hell Warrior" weighed it and proposed, "Mr. Zhang, we can hire your team and rent your equipment. ”

"Mr. Adair, we can accept your guidance, but we will never accept your employment. This is not only because the equipment is the property of the German government and we have no right to lease it to any company, but also because our company's reputation is at stake. ”

"What do you mean?"

"This is an opportunity to promote NB Electric to the world, and of course we can't miss it," the charter paused, and finally showed a killer feature: "If your government puts pressure on the Kuwait government on this issue, then we will not hesitate to announce that we will provide humanitarian relief to Kuwait and provide free firefighting services." ”

Davis was taken aback and exclaimed, "You're crazy! ”

"The equipment is from the German government, the Kuwaiti government will provide the logistics, and all we need to pay is a small salary, how much does it cost to advertise during the Super Bowl? How to calculate and make this account, you must know that fire protection is only the most inconspicuous one of NB Electric's many businesses, and it will not even be involved in it again.

What's more, we've demonstrated our strength in rebuilding grids, power plants and water plants. Mr. Davis, if you were the Emir, would you have compensated us in other ways? ”

People can set up obstacles if they want money, but you can't talk about free services if people don't want money, right? The U.S. government also wants reputation, and if it deliberately obstructs it, domestic environmental protection and public welfare organizations will be the first to refuse.

Relying on fire protection to eat, and people use fire to advertise, it is not the same level of competition at all. Davis was completely dumbfounded, sat to the side in a huff, and said no more.

Adair didn't want to make a fuss, so he raised his head and asked, "Mr. Zhang, do you have any good proposals?" ”

"Cooperation," said the charter with a smile, "gentlemen, we have advantages in temporary electricity, pipeline maintenance, logistical supply, and even technical equipment, which you do not have; And you have experience in the field of oil well fire protection that we lack; Why can't we join hands and eat this cake together?

You must know that even if there is no NB Electric, there will be other competitors in the future. And if we choose to cooperate, we can completely close the door for the fire brigades of other countries to enter Kuwait. After all, for the time being, what is needed to extinguish a fire is no longer firefighters and firefighting equipment, but an abundant water source. ”

If you want to repair and erect water pipelines in a short time, you need at least a few thousand people and hundreds of construction vehicles, people can be recruited, what can they eat and drink? Saudi Arabia and other Central and Allied countries can provide logistical supplies to the coalition forces, but they will never provide such services to their firefighting companies.

Adair pondered for a moment and then asked, "What about the budget?" ”

"Mr. Deputy Prime Minister promised that the total budget for firefighting would increase from $2 billion to $3.5 billion if we could reach a consensus. Given that reconstruction requires a lot of money, and Deutsche Bank will lend money for it, the budget is not a problem at all. ”

This is definitely exciting news, Davis became active, and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Zhang, how much do you want?" ”

"Gentlemen, it's not a question of how much we want, it's a question of whether we can eat the 3.5 billion, you must know that there are more potential opponents than we imagined, and they won't watch us carve up this big cake."

"Well, I accept your proposal," Adair weighed again, and said resolutely, "The five of us will form a consortium and re-sign the contract for firefighting." As for future gains, technology accounts for 20 per cent, and the remaining 80 per cent is allocated according to the number of people and equipment invested. ”

is really a cunning guy, knowing that he does not have an advantage in personnel and equipment, and he actually cleverly set up a name to account for 20% first.

However, this cake is too big, so big that it is difficult to eat without the United States government, and after the charter calculated, confirmed that NB Electric could get at least $400 million in revenue, agreed: "We make some concessions, and we will distribute them according to Mr. Adair's proposal." ”

It is not so easy to close the door of other fire companies to enter Kuwait, and it is necessary to race against time, Davis asked eagerly: "Mr. Zhang, when will all your follow-up personnel and engineering equipment be in place?" ”

"Above" said that how many people should be given to how many people, and what kind of people should be given to what kind of people, and the charter is full of confidence: "If you can help contact ten large transport planes, I think they will all be in place in a week at the latest." ”

"Germany?"

"And China, gentlemen, it's not about politics, the use of vortex spraying equipment to extinguish fires is very fast, but it requires a lot of manpower for the preparation and finishing up in the later stage. Chinese oil workers are hard-working, obedient to management, and the cost of hiring is very low, and I really can't think of a better team in any other country. ”

Making money comes first, and if you are not a member of Congress, who will care about politics?

In order to take a little more in the future distribution of benefits, Davis came up with a sentence: "If you can, I will also help my company recruit 200 workers with experience in blowout control." ”

"I also want two hundred," Adair reacted, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, you must know that you have an absolute advantage in turbojet equipment, this request is very reasonable, in fact, only by doing so can it reflect fairness." ”

The equipment invested must be calculated in value, the existing four turbojet firefighting equipment, and the seven turbojet engines that are about to be shipped, with a total value of nearly 200 million US dollars, from this point of view, NB Electric does have an absolute advantage.

If you don't pull out a dime, not only the American company will have an opinion, but even the German company will have a red eye, the charter nodded slightly, and smiled casually: "No problem, I will find a way to solve your employment needs." (To be continued......)