17. Compressor station Purtazovskaya in West Siberia

CS Purtazovskaya powers the Zapolyarnoe-Urengoy pipelines. Each of the three shops is equipped with six 16MW gas turbine units (288MW of the total installed capacity).

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CS Purtazovskaya

16. ROW of the Yamal-Europe pipeline in Belarus

The Yamal-Europe pipeline was commissioned in 2003. The scale legend allows estimating the width of ROW.

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Yamal-Europe, Belarus

15. Oil production in Uzen area, Kazakhstan

A view of oil wells and gathering lines near Uzen, Kazakhstan. As one petroleum engineer said, it looks much better in a picture than it does in person.

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Uzen area, Kazakhstan

14. Ob river crossing near Oktyabrskaya

The photo shows Ob river crossing by ten 56-in pipelines that run from West Siberia to European Russia and Europe. The pipelines cross the river and flood plain (total length over 13 km).

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Ob river crossing

13. Zapolyarnoe-Urengoy pipelines and service road

The photo shows another section of the Zapolyarnoe-Urengoy pipelines, north of 66ºN in West Siberia. Note that there are four pipelines running in the ROW.

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Zapolyarnoe-Urengoy lines

12. Zapolyarnoe-Urengoy pipelines and service road

The photo shows four pipelines and service road at the Zapolyarnoe-Urengoy route, north of 66ºN in West Siberia.

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Zapolyarnoe-Urengoy lines

11. Gas production site, pipeline and service road at North Urengoy

Gas production site, pipeline and service road are located north of 67ºN in West Siberia.

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North Urengoy gas field

10. Oil production site and pipeline in Northern Alaska

Oil production site, service road and pipeline are located north of 70ºN in Alaska. The pipeline feeds the Trans-Alaskan pipeline.

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Rig and pipeline in Alaska

9. Elevated oil pipeline in Northern Alaska

This elevated pipeline runs north of 70ºN and feeds the Trans-Alaskan pipeline.

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Oil pipeline in Alaska

8. An airplane view of the Sakhalin LNG plant and export terminal

A great view of this masterpiece of extreme engineering.

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Sakhalin LNG plant

7. A bird's eye view of the Sakhalin LNG plant

The 1280 x 972 photo shows sea shore at the southwestern side of Sakhalin LNG plant.

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Sakhalin LNG plant

6. A bird's eye view of ROW of the Sakhalin gas pipeline

The 1280 x 972 photo shows ROW of the Sakhalin gas pipeline that will transport natural gas to the Korsakov LNG terminal. The section is located in the south of Sakhalin.

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Sakhalin pipeline construction

5. A bird's eye view of construction of the SRTO-Torzhok gas pipeline

The 1280 x 972 photo shows construction team laying the SRTO-Torzhok pipeline. The whole pipeline is scheduled for commissioning in 2007.

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Construction of SRTO-Torzhok pipeline

4. A bird's eye view of ROW of the SRTO-Torzhok gas pipeline

The photo shows a section of ROW of the SRTO-Torzhok pipeline that will run from Northern Tyumen province (abbreviated as SRTO in Russian) to Torzhok in Central European Russia. It is built in the same ROW with the existing pipeline. The photo shows three existing pipelines crossing a creek above the water surface.

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Construction of SRTO-Torzhok pipeline

3. A bird's eye view of a gas production site of Gazprom in West Siberia

The photo shows another production site of Gazprom in Yamalo-Nenetsky Autonomous District. Tundra soil and moss look undamaged as Gazprom uses machinery with wide wheels and special caterpillar tracks.

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Gas production site

2. A bird's eye view of a gas production site of NOVATEK in West Siberia

The photo shows a production site of NOVATEK in Yamalo-Nenetsky Autonomous District. Tundra soil and moss look undamaged.

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Gas production site of NOVATEK

1. A bird's eye view of a gas exploration site in Yamalo-Nenetsky Autonomous District, West Siberia, Russia

The 1280 x 972 photo shows containers, tractors and other machinery parked near drilling rigs. The soil is heavily damaged by numerous caterpillar tracks. It looks like tractors and bulldozers never used the same route twice. We know the exact location and geographic coordinates of this site, as well as the name of reservoir.

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Site in Yamal area