2016

NH6169 : Oil rigs in the Cromarty Firth

taken 9 years ago, 3 km from Contullich, Highland, Scotland

Oil rigs in the Cromarty Firth
Oil rigs in the Cromarty Firth
The firth is busy with parked rigs. There's probably little rush to put them back into service during a period of low global oil prices in early 2016.
The view is from close to the top of Cnoc Fyrish above Alness.

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Geographical Context: Energy infrastructure Coastal Industry Primary Subject: Oil Rig
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for POTY, 2016 Automatic Clusters: · Cnoc Fyrish [17] · Cromarty Firth [6] · Alness [2] ·
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NH6169, 21 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John Allan   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 3 February, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 3 February, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NH 611 697 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:41.7655N 4:19.8948W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NH 611 697
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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