Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 627 Become an infrastructure madman

Li Weidong and Huanghai Petrochemical are old acquaintances.

When Li Weidong first started manufacturing home appliances, he needed to import blow molding machines and other equipment, so he took a ride on Huanghai Petrochemical and obtained equipment from Sakurada Co., Ltd. in Japan.

It was also during that trip to Japan that Li Weidong met He Anan, and Huanghai Petrochemical could be regarded as half of Li Weidong's matchmaker.

Later, Li Weidong was short of plastic raw materials, and Huanghai Petrochemical happened to be engaged in an ethylene project, so the two companies hit it off. Li Weidong used oil field information as a threat to help Huanghai Petrochemical negotiate an ethylene project, and Huanghai Petrochemical also gave priority to supplying raw materials to Li Weidong.

It can be said that the early development of Puppy Electric was inseparable from Huanghai Petrochemical.

In that era when various raw materials were relatively scarce, if a private enterprise could successfully obtain the supply of scarce raw materials and produce products that others could not produce, it would gain an absolute advantage in terms of market competition.

Now Li Weidong is going to Huanghai Petrochemical for help regarding the motor.

Today's Huanghai Petrochemical has been reorganized into Huanghai Petrochemical Group, which has dozens of companies and is involved in many fields.

Today, the top chairman of Huanghai Petrochemical is Song Jinlong.

Song Jinlong had academic qualifications and abilities. He was already the director of Huanghai Petrochemical Plant in his early forties. It was precisely because Song Jinlong was relatively young that he was only the second-in-command of Huanghai Petrochemical Company.

After several years of experience and training, when Huanghai Petrochemical was transformed into a joint-stock group, Song Jinlong finally succeeded and became the chairman of Huanghai Petrochemical.

Song Jinlong is now in his fifties. For the leader of such a large group, this age is a good time for him to be in his prime.

If the leader of such a large group is too young, he is afraid of being inexperienced and unreliable; if he is too old, he is afraid of being too conservative and losing the courage to open up new territories. Therefore, the age of over fifty is just right to lead the company to develop new territories.

A good age to be enterprising.

Li Weidong made an appointment and met Song Jinlong.

The two were old acquaintances, and after exchanging pleasantries, Li Weidong explained his purpose of visit.

"Chairman Song, I came here to ask for something!" Li Weidong said.

"This is quite new. What can be difficult for you, Brother Li?" Song Jinlong asked with a smile.

Li Weidong explained: "It's like this. The motorcycle bans in various places in recent years have had a relatively large impact on the sales of our agricultural tricycle factories. We have also been researching and developing to use electric motors to replace traditional internal combustion engines. This way we don't have to

Restricted by the motorcycle ban.

So I have taken a fancy to your subsidiary Huanghai Petrochemical, New Oriental Motor Factory. If possible, I would like to directly acquire New Oriental Motor Factory. I wonder if Huanghai Petrochemical is willing to bear the pain and part with it?"

Song Jinlong nodded: "Chairman Li, your vision is really good! New Oriental Motor Factory is not large in scale, but its technical level is very good, and it is also in a leading position in the country.

Even though this electrical machine factory has less than 300 people, it is a small but well-equipped company with a very comprehensive echelon from production, to research and development, to management. This is an excellent asset of our Huanghai Petrochemical."

When it comes to official matters, Song Jinlong's title to Li Weidong has also changed from "Brother Li" to "Chairman Li", which also illustrates his intention to handle official matters.

Song Jinlong did not refuse directly, so Li Weidong knew that there was something going on. So he said: "Director Song, I am very sincere about the acquisition of New Oriental Motor Factory, and I will never let Huanghai Petrochemical suffer in terms of price."

"Haha, if Huanghai Petrochemical suffers losses, we won't sell it!" Song Jinlong smiled slightly and then said: "Chairman Li, New Oriental Motor Factory is not big or small, but it is our Huanghai Petrochemical after all.

Subsidiaries.

Whether or not to sell New Oriental Motor Factory is related to the huge changes in the company's assets. It doesn't matter if I say it alone. You have to make a collective decision at the board of directors. But in recent times, our board of directors of Huanghai Petrochemical probably doesn't have time.

Discuss this matter."

Song Jinlong said this, and then added: "Chairman Li, don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to stall you on purpose, we really have very important things to accomplish.

We at Huanghai Petrochemical recently voted for a big project, and now it has reached the final critical moment. Now we have devoted all our energy to this project and really have no time to take care of other things.

So regarding the New Oriental Motor Factory, you have to wait. Only after we win this big project will the board of directors have time to discuss the New Oriental Motor Factory."

"Director Song, is there anything I can help with in this big project of yours?" Li Weidong asked.

Song Jinlong knew that Li Weidong was taking the opportunity to find out what big projects Huanghai Petrochemical was working on, so he replied: "This is not a secret, and I won't hide it from you. You know about the West-East Gas Transmission Project, right?"

Li Weidong nodded suddenly, and then asked: "Will Huanghai Petrochemical take over the construction task of the West-East Gas Transmission Project?"

"It's the construction of some pipelines." Song Jinlong continued: "We at Huanghai Petrochemical have always been in the natural gas business. In recent years, we have also built a number of natural gas transmission pipelines in nearby provinces and cities. So in terms of natural gas transportation official roads, we are

Have certain technical accumulation.

The West-East Gas Transmission is an important construction project in the country and an important part of the Western Development Strategy. As a state-controlled enterprise, it is certainly our duty to respond to the national call and participate in the construction of important national strategic projects at Huanghai Petrochemical.

Therefore, in recent times, in addition to maintaining normal production, we have devoted all our energy to bidding for the construction of the West-East Gas Transmission Project.

Now that the bidding has reached the most critical stage, several companies have withdrawn. We, Huanghai Petrochemical, are very hopeful to win the bid and participate in the construction of the West-East Gas Transmission project!"

"I see. Important national projects cannot be delayed. They are naturally more important than my trivial matters. Then I will wait a few more days. When Huanghai Petrochemical successfully gets the project, I will bother Director Song again!" Li Weidong said.

Although Song Jinlong responded to the country's call one by one and participated in the construction of important projects, Li Weidong knew that for a state-controlled enterprise like Huanghai Petrochemical, if it could undertake the construction of the West-East Gas Transmission project, the benefits would definitely not be as simple as making money.

The benefits brought by levels are immeasurable.

Therefore, Huanghai Petrochemical will definitely win this project at all costs.

Other domestic companies are similar. Everyone wants to undertake such an important project. It is estimated that for this bidding, relevant domestic companies will be red-eyed.

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The West-East Gas Transmission Project must start from the country’s Western Development Strategy.

In order to accelerate the development of the western region and improve the living standards of the western region, in January 2000, the State Council established the Western Development Leading Group.

In February of the same year, the state approved the "West-East Gas Transmission" project, which was another major investment project in China after the Three Gorges Project and a landmark construction project that kicked off the development of the western region.

After the West-to-East Gas Transmission Project began, China also began to adopt larger-scale infrastructure construction to solve the problem of uneven distribution of domestic resources. Later, the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the West-to-East Electricity Transmission Project, and even the East-to-West Pipeline Project in the Internet era

Counting projects, they are all similar investment and construction.

Since the West-East Gas Pipeline, China has become more and more adept at undertaking such large-scale infrastructure projects, and has continued to challenge some difficult projects, gradually becoming the infrastructure maniac it is today.

When natural gas was discovered in the Tarim Basin, the country had already begun to discuss the construction of the West-East Gas Pipeline. Later, natural gas resources were discovered in the Qaidam Basin, the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia region, and the Sichuan basin floor. The West-East Gas Pipeline Project

It gradually became a project that had to be built.

The entire West-East Gas Transmission Project is divided into several routes. They all start from the Tarim Basin, pass through the Tudu Basin, the Hexi Corridor, the Ningxia Plain, and the Loess High Slope, and then separate in Central China.

The first-line project leads to the Yangtze River Delta region, the second-line project leads to the Pearl River Delta region, and the third-line project leads to the coast of Dong'an. Later, the Shaanxi-Beijing line was built to transport natural gas to the capital.

The project was established in August 2000, and construction of the test section began in July 2002. Two years later, the first-line project was completed, and the natural gas from the Tarim Basin was sent to the Yangtze River Delta region.

This line spans more than half of China and cannot be completed by one unit alone, so many domestic companies are involved in this project.

Huanghai Petrochemical wants to bid for the construction of one section of the project.

Pipeline transportation of natural gas is not just about pulling up a steel pipe and burying it underground. It also involves a lot of technology.

Making a qualified natural gas transportation pipeline is only the first step. There are also various other equipment, such as various detection instruments, various valves, and various sensing devices, which are all necessities.

In the weather transportation process, centrifugal compressors, pressure adjustment equipment, separation and dust removal equipment, pipeline cleaning equipment, etc. are also needed.

The most critical thing is not the hardware equipment, but the mathematical calculations.

The hydraulics, heat, air flow, pressure, etc. in the gas pipeline need to be strictly calculated, and due to the undulating terrain, different areas need to be calculated separately to obtain corresponding data to ensure that natural gas can be transported.

In addition, the layout planning of pressure stations along the gas pipeline, the layout planning of each gas transmission station, and the layout planning of the main gas transmission lines all need to be scientifically demonstrated.

Therefore, the construction of natural gas transmission pipelines is far from being as simple as it appears.

In the field of natural gas, although long-distance natural gas transmission technology is not as complex as LNG-related technology, it is not something that ordinary countries can master. At least countries with half-assed industrial levels cannot do this kind of project.

The fact that Huanghai Petrochemical has the ability to build natural gas transmission pipelines also shows that they are technically the best in this field in the country.

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Bidding for the construction of the West-East Gas Transmission Project is a big deal, and Song Jinlong has no need to use this kind of thing to prevaricate Li Weidong.

However, Li Weidong still wanted to know more about the inside story, so he decided to ask Uncle He about the situation.

The West-East Gas Transmission Project starts from the Tarim Basin, and Uncle He works there, so he should have more information.

Uncle He was busy working during the day and didn't call Li Weidong back until evening.

"Weidong, I can talk more easily now, what do you want from me during the day?" Uncle He asked.

Li Weidong said a few simple greetings before asking: "Uncle, I have something to ask you. Do you know anything about the construction of the West-East Gas Transmission Project?"

"Of course I understand. This project was established in the second half of last year. It has been in the bidding process this year. It is estimated that construction will not start until next year. The entire project requires laying more than 4,000 kilometers of natural gas pipelines. The technical requirements are high and the construction is difficult.

, Our country has never undertaken such a large natural gas project before!" Uncle He replied.

"Did Huanghai Petrochemical also participate in the bidding?" Li Weidong asked.

"That's right. Huanghai Petrochemical has a natural gas business and has laid natural gas transportation pipelines in many cities. Their technology is proven and they have accumulated some experience. In terms of natural gas pipeline construction, they are one of the leading companies in the industry.

A very competitive company." Uncle He said.

"Then do they have a good chance of winning the bid?" Li Weidong asked next.

Uncle He hesitated for a moment, and then said, "As for who will win the bid, I shouldn't have disclosed it to the outside world, but now that the situation has become clearer, it doesn't hurt for me to reveal it.

In the early bidding process, some companies with poor technology, lack of experience, or lack of strength have been eliminated. Now, the remaining companies are all large companies with good technology, sufficient experience, and strong strength. In fact, this is

You can guess who are the most well-known companies in the domestic petrochemical industry.

Since the overall project is relatively long, the entire project is divided into several parts and assigned to multiple companies for construction. We also hope to use this method to verify whose construction plan is better. When building second-line projects in the future, we will

Know which option to choose.

These large companies also know that they cannot take over the construction of the entire line in one go, so they all voted separately. If I remember correctly, there are still two projects left for the Huanghai Petrochemical bid.

Companies are still bidding. One is Huanghai Petrochemical, and the other is Huafu Group!"

"Huafu Group? This is much larger than Huanghai Petrochemical!" Li Weidong was slightly surprised.

"Yes, as the top state-owned enterprise in China, Huafu Group has many industries. Among them, Huafu Gas Company has been engaged in urban gas distribution business in recent years. The natural gas distribution in major domestic capital cities is all the business of Huafu Gas.

.”

It now seems that the leaders of Huafu Group are very far-sighted and are not satisfied with just the downstream industry of natural gas. They also want to develop into the upstream industry and participate in the mid-to-upstream natural gas industry chain." Uncle He slowly introduced.

"Then Huanghai Petrochemical also encountered a strong competitor." Li Weidong sighed lightly and continued: "But after all, Huanghai Petrochemical has built natural gas transmission pipelines in several cities and has experience and technology in this area.

Huafu Gas is only engaged in natural gas distribution. In terms of pipeline construction, its technology and experience are certainly inferior to Huanghai Petrochemical. In addition to having stronger capital, Huafu Gas should not be Huanghai Petrochemical's opponent."

"Weidong, you are wrong this time! Sometimes stronger capital is the biggest advantage!" Uncle He continued: "As far as the current situation is concerned, Huanghai Petrochemical has no chance of winning this bid.

Not big!”

"Why?" Li Weidong asked puzzledly.

"Because Huafu Gas hired foreign aid! They introduced more advanced natural gas pipeline transmission technology from abroad!" Uncle He explained.

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