Research On The Development Of North Shaanxi Petroleum By The National Government In The Early 1930s

The development of China's petroleum industry has been extremely slow since modern times,and the country's oil consumption almost depends on imports.The failure of Beijing Government and Mobil Oil to co-sponsor North Shaanxi Petroleum has led to the assertion of China's "poor oil" internationally,which has even been generally accepted internationally.In the early 1930 s,coveting and competing for rights in China,and Japan's use of warfare to protect its own interests,triggered the September 18 th and January 28 th incidents.With the fall of the Northeast,wars were approaching one after another,and the nation was alive,the National Government actively prepared for the pre-war preparations related to the Japanese war.Since the twentieth century,oil has played an irreplaceable role in war.The use of aircraft and other new weapons,wartime material transportation and military industrial production have been closely linked to it.Received the attention of the National Government.Although China is a country that discovered oil earlier in the world,it is not a country that can be developed and used in large quantities.For many years,oil development has been unable to achieve self-sufficiency due to government policy,personnel,and capital issues.Before the September 18 th Incident,oil relied on foreign oil imports.Once war broke out,the use of oil resources increased,and imports would have many difficulties,and there was no guarantee of wartime use.After weighing the pros and cons,the National Government decided to explore North Shaanxi Petroleum in order to solve the problem of liquid fuel supply in wartime.Weng Wenhao,as a professional with a background in overseas and engaged in geological research for many years,was invited to serve as the Secretary-General of the design committee established to specialize in wartime defense work,and stepped into politics to save the country.The National Defense Design Commission sent personnel to Northern Shaanxi for manytimes to investigate the petroleum geological prospects in Northern Shaanxi.After obtaining the relevant reports on the petroleum geological conditions in Northern Shaanxi,a special oil and gas exploration office was established in Northern Shaanxi to organize the development.In the end,under the leadership of the National Government,Yanchang's successful oil exploration and the first extraction of gasoline provided a new way for the National Government to resolve the supply of liquid fuel in wartime.This exploration was a successful attempt by the National Government to seek strategic materials,and it also laid the foundation for its subsequent oil development.