Chapter 176 Energy (II)
With the successful exploitation of oil shale by biodegradation this time.
Everyone applauded enthusiastically.
Li Qingye turned his head and asked quietly, "Engineer Zhang, how much methane do you think the oil-bearing shale in Medan can produce?"
Zhang Hong thought for a moment and said, "I have previously researched the geological survey report of Luzon and found that there is a lot of shale here. If it can be fully developed, it is preliminarily estimated that it can be converted into 2 billion tons of crude oil."
Then she added: "If you include the shallow sea and some areas that have not been fully explored, especially deep shale, the Medan prospect can be equivalent to 6 to 8 billion tons of crude oil."
"In my opinion, with the shale and igneous rocks in Luzon Island, the long-term prospects could reach 15 to 20 billion tons of crude oil," Qi Yuanchao said with a smile.
Suddenly Li Qingye asked another question: "What do you think of the oil potential of Hongsawadi?"
"Hongsawadi?" Zhang Hong recalled the geological introduction of Hongsawadi, and then replied after a few minutes:
"The exploration of Hongsavadi is not comprehensive, especially the deep oil and gas, which are basically blank. If the company wants to invest in the future, unless it uses biodegradation to mine, even if a large oil field is discovered, the production cost will not be very low."
"In addition, there are many shales and igneous rocks in the Shan Plateau. If new technologies can be applied, there will be great potential for development in the future."
After listening to Zhang Hong's evaluation, Li Qingye felt more confident.
In the future, Sapiens will have to support a population of 250 million or even more, and energy will be an issue that must be given priority consideration.
On the basis of Southeast Asia's rich agricultural resources, if the energy gap can be made up, this place will be able to withstand the prying eyes of the great powers.
Otherwise, if Southeast Asia it will be an order of magnitude more difficult for it to develop without being coerced by external forces.
After completing the experiment, Li Qingye boarded his own cruise ship and returned to Luzon Island.
In the southern part of Luzon Island, there is also a secret base for drilling igneous oil reservoirs.
Due to the need to guard against satellites in the sky, only a dome steel structure can be used to cover the mining location, which invisibly increases costs.
But this kind of cover-up is very necessary.
Li Qingye does not intend to use the biodegradation mining technology publicly, at least not in the short term.
After all, energy is the foundation of the US dollar. If this technology is exposed, America will definitely come to snatch this technology.
He did not intend to confront America head-on until he developed the hydrogen bomb and stockpiled enough of it.
Therefore, they can only use a dome steel structure to cover it, and then use a methane fermentation plant as a cover, since both of them produce methane anyway.
As long as it is covered up in the early stages and production is controlled, the outside world will not notice the problem all at once.
In addition, the gas produced by the Sapiens company is mostly used in its own industries, such as engineering vehicles, transport vehicles, industrial boilers, and power generation.
The outside world will not notice any abnormality in this kind of usage data for a while, so Sapiens can completely "reduce" the data on paper in a planned way.
Zhiren Company still maintains a relatively conservative attitude in many things, with the aim of having a relatively stable external environment before consolidating its foundation.
Li Qingye presided over the secret development of rock oil in Luzon.
And on the other side is Hongsavadi .
The country is stepping up secret exploration for petroleum and natural gas, and is also exploring for shale oil and igneous oil.
However, the core energy source of Hongsavadi is actually hydropower.
After more than a year of development, three major groups led by Qingye Group have built a large number of small and medium-sized hydropower stations in various parts of Hongsavadi.
In particular, the Shan Plateau, which has a very large elevation difference, is the key hydropower development area of Hongsawadi.
However, the hydropower in Hongsawadi has its own characteristics.
That is, it is mainly composed of small and medium-sized hydropower stations, with dense energy storage reservoirs, which only support local power grids.
Currently, the Shan State North hydropower grid, Shan State East hydropower grid, Shan State West hydropower grid, Shan State South-Kayah hydropower grid, Chin State-Rakhine hydropower grid, Chin State-Sagaing hydropower grid, and Kachin hydropower grid have been formed.
These seven hydropower networks account for 97% of Hongsawadi's hydropower generation. The current total installed capacity is 17,200 megawatts, and the annual power generation is between 110 billion and 130 billion kilowatt-hours.
In addition, the installed capacity of the energy storage reservoir is about 2,500 megawatts, which can store and recover 11 billion to 13 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year.
While vigorously promoting hydropower strategy.
The number of thermal power plants in Hongsavadi has also increased significantly.
The Taninthayi-Mon State-Karen thermal power grid, the Ayeyarwady-Yangon-Bago thermal power grid, the Pyinmana-Magway thermal power grid, and the Mandalay-Sagaing thermal power grid have been formed.
The four major thermal power grids all use gas-fired power generation, with a total installed capacity of 8,300 megawatts and an annual power generation of approximately 63 to 68 billion kilowatt-hours.
Obviously, over the past year or so, Hongsavadi's development in the power industry has been in a state of rapid progress.
You should know that before the Homo Sapiens Company took full control of Hongsavadi, the installed power generation capacity here was only 3,700 megawatts, and the annual power generation was less than 30 billion kilowatt-hours.
At this time, the installed capacity has been increased to 28,000 megawatts, and the annual power generation has reached 184 billion to 211 billion kilowatt-hours.
It has almost increased by 6 to 7 times.
Only with sufficient electricity can there be energy to support modern industry.
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As an engineer of Dongfeng Mechanical and Electrical Company, You Xing was dispatched to Hongsavadi by the company .
At this time, he was busy at a medium-sized hydropower station. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Wow, this weather is really hot."
"Mr. You, have some lemon tea." Mao Hao, a local intern, came over with a large box of iced lemon tea.
You Xing didn't hesitate and picked up a bottle of lemon tea. "This equipment has been debugged."
Unscrewing the tinplate bottle cap, he quickly drank most of the bottle of lemon tea, and then sat in the rest area to enjoy the fan.
Other engineers or technicians were resting and chatting.
Ding Ye, who came with him, was chatting enthusiastically with Mao Hao. You Xing knew Ding Ye's thoughts very well. If he were not old and didn't want to move, he would probably have the same idea.
Qingye Mechanical and Electrical Company has poached many employees from Dongfeng Mechanical and Electrical.
As long as you are an engineer or technician with a skill , willing to work for Qingye Group and immigrate to Hongsavadi with your family, Qingye Group will help you complete the naturalization procedures.
When Ding Ye first came, he had no idea of changing jobs or immigrating.
But as time went on, his and other young engineers' mindsets began to change.
People are afraid of comparison.
In particular, the benefits of Aoba Group are really very attractive to ordinary young engineers.
You Xing, who is in his forties, was shocked by such benefits.
The company takes care of basic necessities, including food, clothing, housing, transportation, food, entertainment, birth, aging, sickness and death . Employees only need to work hard for the company.
People like them who are not employees of Aoba Group and come here to do the installation work enjoy many other benefits except for no salary.
For example, they receive triple overtime pay, high temperature allowance, a five-day trip once a month, rich meals, free physical examinations, and each of them is given three sets of uniforms.
For some engineers who are just stay-at-home types, they don't even need to consume this benefit.
Even when playing online games or watching movies, the company can give employees special VIP privileges.
Ding Ye, who was unmarried, naturally couldn't hold back. Under the persuasion of local employees such as Mao Hao, he had already planned to finish his work at the hydropower station, resign from the company directly, and switch to Qingye Mechanical and Electrical to work.
You Xing, who was no longer in the age of impulsiveness, had already bought a house, got married and had children, so he gave up the idea of changing jobs and immigrating.
You Xing also supports the young people's choice.
After all, pursuing a happy life is human nature.
