Chapter 158: Finding Oil
Hu Weidong had learned about Europe's oil reserves out of curiosity, but was surprised to find that Germany had recovered more than 200 million tons of crude oil in its history (from the thirties of the twentieth century to the beginning of the twenty-first century, the annual output was not less than one million tons, and sometimes millions of tons). Although this figure cannot be compared with those large oil-producing countries, if calculated according to the unit land area, the oil reserves that have been explored in Germany in history are actually more than those in China.
At present, Germany has not found at least 200 million tons of recoverable oil reserves, of which even half can be extracted, which can increase the annual production of millions of tons of crude oil, although it cannot be compared with the United States and the Soviet Union such as large oil-producing countries, but it can already alleviate the current situation of Germany's oil shortage to a large extent, and then affect the future process of World War II. Since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in North China, Hu Weidong has been full of confidence that China will defeat Japan alone, so the two post-war superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union will naturally be weakened as much as possible, and Germany has become a "knife" that can be used in Hu Weidong's mind. Besides, if you can really find oil, you can make a lot of money, so why not?
Li Siguang naturally didn't know what Hu Weidong was thinking, and he was a little moved when he heard this, and replied, "I'm afraid it's too late." ”
"We won't leave Europe until at least a month later, and in this time you can find the best, and if you can't find it, you won't need a few dollars, and it's good to accumulate a little experience." Hu Weidong said with a smile.
He soon discovered that although there were not many oil reserves in Europe and the exploitation conditions were also deviant, because of the convenient transportation, developed economy, and high quality of workers, it only took a few days for the first exploration oil well to be erected, which was unimaginable in China. The range delineated by Hu Weidong is actually quite precise, which further accelerates the speed of exploration, which takes less than half a month. Li Siguang found the first oil point with mining value, and then continued to extract industrial oil flows, and the proven reserves quickly exceeded 30 million tons. And counting.
As an investment entity, the stock price of Zhongfu shares rose for many days, and Li Siguang's name gradually gained some fame in the international geological community, although Westerners at this time still stubbornly denied the scientific nature of geomechanics. And the happiest is Hitler, he knows very well that even if Germany succeeds in the early stage of the war, once it falls into a protracted war, the shortage of population and oil will become a fatal hidden danger, and now it is good, first penicillin has alleviated the shortage of manpower in disguise, and now a number of oil fields have been discovered in southern Germany in a row. And all this was brought by the Chinese, and Hitler, who had a strong racial concept, could not help but look at the Chinese differently, in addition to the fact that the second shipment to the base area was no longer so completely dismantled, the side actually benefited - the German side delivered a batch of weapons and ammunition ahead of schedule, and this batch of materials was enough to equip several divisions
When Hu Weidong left Europe, he also took Li Siguang with him. However, in the survey areas he delineated, the geologists and petroleum engineers recruited by Zhongfu Co., Ltd. still made great gains, and these discoveries inspired the German government, so that Germany and even the later merged Austria rose up in search of oil, so that when the outbreak of the European War, the annual crude oil production of Germany (including Austria and other pre-war land) had exceeded 5 million tons, which inevitably had a significant impact on the course of World War II
It is worth mentioning. The Japanese government, which has always been extremely eager for oil resources, has also stepped up its efforts to explore oil in the northeast region, but the average depth of the oil layer in the Daqing oilfield is close to 1,500 meters, and Japan's drilling depth at this time is not even 1,000 meters, so it is naturally in vain. In addition, Japanese geologists are deeply influenced by the Western idea of "sea phase into oil", and out of habitual discrimination, subconsciously have always been unwilling to believe in the theory put forward by Chinese geologists, so the confidence in exploration is seriously insufficient, and Japan's national strength is far from being compared with Germany, and the idea of economy has reached an almost pathological point, after spending millions of dollars or nothing, the Japanese government finally gave up the effort to find oil in the northeast, and completely pinned the hope of solving the oil shortage on the war...,
Zhongfu's oil exploration in Germany has not only brought a lot of direct benefits, but also made it easier to obtain loans from banks in various countries, which are basically used to pay for subsequent overseas expenses such as the wages of imported talents, which well fills the company's income vacuum before a large number of patented products are put on the market to obtain windfall profits. But to be honest, Hu Weidong asked Li Siguang to look for oil in Germany, mainly just to see the level of this theoretical master in practice, and after confirming his ability, Hu Weidong easily brought him to his real goal on the way back to China
Due to the early discovery of the Nanyang Oilfield, China's annual oil production in this time and space can reach at least one million tons in three years, if you add the Yumen Oilfield and Karamay Oilfield in Hu Weidong's Jihua, it will be more, this will induce the devil to give up going south to Jihua and concentrate on fighting with China, especially the Red Army, then there may be a situation where the main force of the devil's army is exhausted and the naval strength is still there, if that is the case, no matter how strong the Chinese army is, it will not be able to completely defeat Japan, and Japan is more likely to surrender to the United States and Britain. If the United States and Britain shelter Japan again for the purpose of containing China, the matter will be really big, so no matter what, Hu Weidong must find a way to make the devil continue to turn his target to the South Seas. To this end, he is ready to take a two-pronged approach, one is to beat the devils on the battlefield in China, so that they realize that it is impossible to occupy China, and their aggression against China will also pay a huge price, and on the other hand, he is to find a way to enhance the attraction of Nanyang to devils
What attracted devils in the South Seas in history? Naturally, it is a resource, especially rubber and oil, the original amount of rubber in the South Seas is enough for Japan, no matter how much it is meaningless, but oil is different, and the demand for Japan's navy alone is almost a bottomless pit. Historically, the annual oil production capacity of the South Seas before the outbreak of the Pacific Ocean was about seven or eight million tons, and if this is not too big an advantage compared to the production capacity that China may achieve in the future, then what if the annual production capacity of the South Seas can reach 20 million tons or even more? Hu Weidong doesn't believe that devils can still endure it (to be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )