I revisited old magazines and read the life experiences of nearly 100-year-old Academician Zhai Guangming, which made me deeply moved. In the summer of 1950, after graduating from the Department of Geology of Peking University, the old man set off for the Yumen Oilfield. Since th

I revisited old magazines and read the life experiences of the nearly 100-year-old Academician Zhai Guangming, which made me deeply moved. In the summer of 1950, after graduating from the Department of Geology of Peking University, the old man set off to work in Yumen Oilfield. Since then, I have never left the oil and gas industry. I have been looking for oil all my life and have witnessed the growth of China's oil industry.

He said that looking back on more than 70 years of oil-seeking career, he has three main insights:

First, we must be self-reliant and self-reliant, and take the road that others have not taken. To engage in oil and gas exploration, you must have the courage to face difficulties and take the road that others have not taken. For example, when an oil field changes from a new area to an old area and old ideas and methods fail, it is necessary to use a new way of thinking to consider and solve problems. Without deep exploration, new discoveries will never be made. If you use new concepts to deal with it, you will have new breakthroughs, so you must continue to pursue innovation in exploration.

Second, we must have a spirit of perseverance. You must not only withstand the joy of success, but also the pain of failure, and even more, you must endure loneliness. We oil people often encounter failures. This is not terrible. What is terrible is that after failure, you will feel depressed, give up, and stop working. When doing something, if you are pessimistic, you are likely to fail; if you persist, you will achieve further results and lead to success.

Third, we must have a pragmatic and scientific attitude, respect but not be superstitious about authority. The formation of oil and the existence of oil fields are objective and independent of human will. Adhering to the truth, thinking independently, and making judgments based on one's own research and practice are qualities that a scientist should possess. Academician

’s life experience does not seem to be profound, just three words: self-reliance, perseverance, and seeking truth from facts. How many people can do in their lifetime? The chicken soup saying is really right: the road to success of is not crowded because there are not many people who persist.