North Sea oil rig construction, module on a barge awaiting float out, Wallsend, Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK.

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Oil platform on a barge waiting to be floated out, and two tubular steel jackets under construction, at AMEC Offshore's Hadrian Yard, Wallsend, seen over the River Tyne, in early 1990s.

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Size: 4772px × 3655px
Location: Wallsend, River Tyne, Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK.
Photo credit: © Leslie Garland / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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