What is Poseidon Energy?
Poseidon Energy is a joint-venture
between the Odarite Merchants Guild (OMG) and the Government of
Sivad established to develop Sivad's recently-discovered stasidenum
resource.
Poseidon Energy Inc. is 50% owned
by OMG and 50% owned by the Government of Sivad. The offshore drilling
platform of Poseidon Energy will be jointly-operated by Sivadian
and Odarite personnel. The OMG will provide the initial investment
required to build the Poseidon Offshore Platform, which will
be built on Sivad.
How will Poseidon Energy help Sivadians?
In the wake of the sudden devaluation of
the yojj, Sivad's economy has been left signifiantly weakended.
The discovery of stasidenum under the Naeco Ocean on Sivad promises
to significantly revitalise Sivad's economy by providing Sivad with
a new source of export revenue and increasing foreign investment
in the Sivadian economy.
Will stasidenum hurt Sivad's polydenum
industry?
No. Market research performed by the Government
of Sivad suggests that although a safer alternative to polydenum
is desperately needed in some sectors, many other industries will
still depend on polydenum. In short, stasidenum will expand the
energy market, not introduce more competition.
What is the Poseidon Offshore Platform?
Stasidenum on Sivad can be found deep under
the Naeco Ocean, as many as eight kilometres below the planetary
crust. The Poseidon Offshore Platform will drill beneath the surface
to extract stasidenum. Space vessels launching from a landing pad
built onto the platform will deliver extracted stasidenum to processing
stations on Morrigan and then on to customers at home and abroad.
The technology to extract stasidenum actually
already exists. Certain obscure industries of little economic importance
depend upon a nearly worthless substance known as "petroleum"
found in abundance under the ocean. Engineers have developed modifications
to these offshore petroleum platforms so that they can extract valuable
stasidenum instead.
Will the Poseidon Energy project have
any detrimental effects on Sivad's environment?
The Government of Sivad is very concerned
about the state of Sivad's environment. Before extraction begins,
OMG will be required to conduct a thorough environmental assessment.
However, initial evidence suggests that stasidenum can be extracted
completely safely.