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Thematic map of Europe, Russia, Transcaucasia, and Central Asia highlighting major sedimentary basins in purple and marking the locations of major oil and gas fields, with triangles indicating supergiant and selected giant fields. The map shows regional seas, geographic features, and the distribution of hydrocarbon resources across northern Eurasia.

Thematic map of North America showing major sedimentary basins shaded in purple and the locations of significant oil and gas fields, including supergiant and selected giant fields marked with symbols. The map highlights key regions such as the Gulf Coast, Alberta, Permian, Williston, and Prudhoe Bay, and includes both onshore and offshore areas.

How the Ormen Lange gas pipeline was engineered

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Arctic
Environmental concerns
Oil and gas fields have been particularly bad offenders in this respect. When work on them started—in the 1950s in Siberia and in the 1970s in North America—the reaction of frozen ground to heavy vehicle traffic was not yet widely known, so that many areas of swamp…
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Oil and gas fields have been particularly bad offenders in this respect. When work on them started—in the 1950s in Siberia and in the 1970s in North America—the reaction of frozen ground to heavy vehicle traffic was not yet widely known, so that many areas of swamp…
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natural gas
Location of major gas fields
The largest natural gas fields are the supergiants, which contain more than 850 bcm (30 tcf) of gas, and the world-class giants, which have reserves of roughly 85 to 850 bcm (3 to 30 tcf). Supergiants and world-class giants represent less than 1…
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The largest natural gas fields are the supergiants, which contain more than 850 bcm (30 tcf) of gas, and the world-class giants, which have reserves of roughly 85 to 850 bcm (3 to 30 tcf). Supergiants and world-class giants represent less than 1…
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