China News Service, Harbin, May 1, Question: Daqing Petroleum People's "May 1st" overseas construction labor is busy

　　Author Li Xinlong Yu Hongna

　　"We are in South Sudan, every time we solidify a well and complete a maintenance task, we will give a face to our iron man team, the oil man, and the Chinese!" On May 1, the reporter's telephone connection was at Zhao Xingshi, project manager of South Sudan's Daqing Oilfield Drilling South Sudan 3/7 Area, said proudly.

　　South Sudan is located near the equator and is a veritable "world's furnace". In the early morning of May 1, the surface temperature of the cementing project manager of Daqing Oilfield drilling South Sudan 3/7 area was nearly 40 degrees Celsius, and in the unbearable heat Below are the busy figures of seven Daqing Petroleum workers.

　　Zhao Xing, who got up early, went straight to the maintenance site after quickly completing the return of domestic communication emails and construction reports with China.

"Yesterday, a truck-mounted crane suddenly 'strike' because the oil layer cementing construction of the DQ56 team and the cement extrusion construction of the GW238 team will be carried out the day after tomorrow. Without the truck-mounted crane, the admixtures and cementing accessories used in the cementing construction could not be timely Transported to the cementing construction site.”

　　At the scene, the mechanic Zhang Xueqing was troubleshooting, from the gas circuit to the oil circuit, and then to the circuit, and carried out a detailed "physical examination" of the truck-mounted crane.

Finally, the "crux" of this car was found - a problem with the computer program.

Employees of Daqing Oilfield's drilling cementing project in South Sudan's 37th area carry out maintenance work.

Photo by Yu Hongna

　　In order to save costs and shorten the repair cycle, Zhang Xueqing removed the control chip from the scrapped on-board computer and replaced it on the "strike" truck-mounted crane. Once started, the truck-mounted crane ran normally.

At this time, he was as happy as a child with a greasy face.

　　"Affected by the epidemic, our quota for overseas construction has been limited. The workload of more than 10 people can now only be undertaken by 7 of us. However, during the 11 months of continuous work in South Sudan, our hearts are in one place. When twisted into a rope, there is no difficulty that can stum us." Engineer Yao Liang said.

　　In fact, during the "May 1st" period, it was not only the seven employees on the field in South Sudan who were sticking to the front line.

Daqing Oilfield Drilling has 48 teams of 708 employees, who stick to 8 project managers in 5 countries including Iraq, Sudan, South Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Mongolia.

　　In the international market, they have overcome the spread of the epidemic, geopolitics and other factors, relying on the advantages of team and technical services, to move forward to new businesses, new formats and new markets with high added value, high technology content and promising development prospects, and achieved new results in the first quarter. Great record of 12 contract renewals.

　　At the same time, in Iraq, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia and other 8 overseas project management departments, the utilization rate of drilling and workover machines has been effectively improved. In the first quarter, well delivery and footage increased by 138.46% and 78.39% year-on-year, respectively, hitting a new high in overseas production in recent years.

　　They took the firm steps of the Iron Man team, actively expanded the Sudan and South Sudan markets, continued to consolidate the high-end market in Saudi Arabia, and continued to stand firm in the Iraqi project market.

These ordinary oil people, with their perseverance, tell the sincere heart of loving family and patriotism.

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