Chapter 2667: War oil

"How bad is it?" Lin Rui frowned.
"There is a war zone between two large tribes in the local area. There has been a very fierce battle recently. Both sides have used rockets. In that place, except for a small number of oil well workers, everyone else has escaped. And both of them are fighting for that. Roads leading to oil wells and refineries. There are checkpoints everywhere on the roads, and you foreigners will never allow you to pass." Kadan shook his head.
"Does the local government ignore this level of conflict?" Lin Rui asked.
"The government is also managed by people, but people are also tribal people." Jiang An shook his head. "They are not qualified to manage foreign affairs. If they interfere with others forcibly, things will make matters worse and wars will expand. Great powers such as Great Britain and the United States. The coalition forces of Japan can launch aggressive wars to seize strategic land or energy, and primitive tribes in Africa can also engage in primitive conflicts for territory or food.
Although the styles and tactics of war are very different, they can't escape the drive of interests and are essentially the same. Tribal conflict has never ceased in Africa for hundreds of years, and when the weapons used by both sides changed from broadswords and spears to submachine gun grenades, the consequences were even more serious. This is Africa. Everyone knows the cause of the problem, but it cannot completely solve the problem. "
Lin Rui nodded, "Prepare, we will leave in ten minutes."
"If you want to go there, don't pass from the front. It would be better to go around from the other side of the highway. They usually don't shell out there." Cardan said to Lin Rui.
"Thank you." Lin Rui nodded, and turned around again to let the brothers get in the car and rush to their destination.
Their luck was not bad this time. Although they encountered several waves of militants along the way, they saw that they were all armed with live ammunition, and the militants did not stop them. Here, even tribal militants do not want to easily provoke mercenaries. At four o'clock in the afternoon, they finally arrived at the destination of the mission. This is the main oil well of a large oil field and an attached petroleum refinery.
To deal with the chaos of the war, people there have long built towering walls and piled up barricades at the main entrance. When Lin Rui and others approached, someone fired a warning shot.
"Damn, go back and tell Ahu, O2 is here." Sergey poked his head out and shouted.
"That's the local black militia. You can't understand it when you call it. Leave me in the car and don't move. Be careful that this stupid militia gives you a shuttle. I have contacted Ahu, and he will bring someone out immediately." Lin Rui pulled Sergei back.
Sergey was still a little upset, "Damn, now anyone dares to shoot Laozi."
"Don't talk about firing a gun. Look at that guy's nervousness. If you get closer, he would really dare to shoot you. Seriously, if your uncle Sergey is shot down by a militiaman, I I will definitely shoot this exciting scene and let Cobain send it to his social network. "Crazy Horse cheered on.
"Fuck off. I warn you not to mess with me." Sergey grunted. At noon in the town, he was pointed with a gun by a group of local armed forces. He is still annoyed.
A few minutes later, Ahu came out with someone. He let the militiamen at the gate put down their guns and opened the barricade to let Lin Rui and others enter.
After Lin Rui and others walked in, Ahu excitedly rushed over to give Lin Rui a high-five, "Ha, boss, we are together again."
Lin Rui nodded and looked around, "How is the situation here?"
Ahu sighed, "Watch it for yourself." He led Lin Rui inside. The oil well is surrounded by high walls and some attached buildings. There are many people in it, including men, women and children, and they should be the staff and their families here. Seeing someone coming in outside, these people looked wary and frightened.
"There are still women and children here?" Lin Rui frowned, "This was not mentioned in the previous mission report."
Ahu nodded, "There are hundreds of employees, geophysical workers, drillers, drillers, geologists and surveyors, and their families. Some of them have not had time to evacuate foreigners, and some are locals. That's it. A few are Indians, and there are also a few Chinese in it. With their family members, there are nearly 300 people in Mandah. They are all trapped here by this sudden ethnic conflict."
"This is a war zone, can't they be placed elsewhere?" Lin Rui frowned.
"No." A man in a suit and helmet came over. This is a middle-aged man. He looked at Lin Rui and said, "Because we can't close the oil well now, we have to continue working."
"Who are you?" Lin Rui looked at him.
"I'm the person in charge here, my name is Jonathan." The middle-aged man replied, "The situation is complicated. On the 15th, militants raided the company's oil well 20 kilometers away, set fire to two employee dormitories and destroyed them. Some equipment of the oil well was removed. During the firefight, the armed personnel and the employees of our protection facilities exchanged fire. About fifteen people were killed. One of our chefs was killed in the attack, and more than 10 employees were injured. Our company has now closed the company. Hundreds of employees have been evacuated from Kerr and the three nearby oil wells. However, as a major oil well, it cannot be closed yet."
"Why?" Lin Rui frowned.
"To shut down an oil well is not to turn on the tap and stop the water. It is a highly professional system operation that requires at least one week to ten days under normal conditions. Otherwise, it will cause all the main pipelines and internal pipelines of the oil field to condense. This led to the scrapping of ten-million-ton large oil fields. And once production is stopped, it is difficult to resume production again. If all personnel are evacuated, it means that the oil field is paralyzed and the consequences are disastrous." Jonathan said helplessly.
Lin Rui shrugged, "I understand you big international companies, after all, oil is more valuable than these people's lives."
Jonathan looked at Lin Rui and said, "Since you are the professional guards hired by our company. Then you have the responsibility to protect us and the equipment."
"Of course, this is work." Lin Rui shrugged. "So I must first understand how many people are here and what is the current living condition? What is the condition of the facilities, and those facilities are located in high-risk areas? If you don't tell me these things, it will be difficult for me to ensure that our work is completed."
"Very well, I have a full list of personnel here." Jonathan nodded, "During the crossfire of the previous ethnic conflict, some of us were accidentally injured. I also have records here. Regarding the equipment and facilities, I will bring them later. Go and see. The main thing you need to do right now is to protect the security here."