Варынское месторождение
The place
Варынское месторождение ("Varynskoye Field") in Tomsk Oblast, Kargasok/Vasyugan area (Vasyugan Swamp, Western Siberia, Russia), at true elevation ~80 m (0 m entry erroneous), swampy plain. Continuous Russia Western Siberia cluster (batches 260-398). Operational cabin at the Tomskneft Vasyugan oil/gas field (Vasyugan Swamp 55,000 km², world's largest swamp, 5-10 M years old + Tomsk 570,000 inhabitants founded 1604 by Cossacks, 7th Siberian city + Kargasok oil village + Tomskneft, Rosneft subsidiary 1966 + heritage of the Siberiaks/Selkups (Slavic-Tatar people, 30 M Russian-speaking Siberiaks + Selkups, Samoyedic people, 4,000, endangered Selkup language + Khanty 30,000, Khanty language + Mansi 12,000, Mansi language + iconic Tomsk heritage, universities from 1888, 1st in Siberia + Western Siberia plain 3.5 M km², world's largest plain + Gulag heritage Vorkuta/Kolyma 1930-1953, 500,000 deaths + iconic Trans-Siberian Railway 1891-1916 + invasion of Ukraine 24 February 2022, Western oil sanctions).
The setting
Tomsk Kargasok/Vasyugan Vasyugan Swamp Western Siberia Russia elevation 0 m erroneous ~80 m real swampy plain, continuous cluster batches 260-398, cabin at Tomskneft Vasyugan oil/gas field + Vasyugan 55,000 km² world's largest swamp 5-10 M years + Tomsk 570,000 1604 Cossacks 7th Siberian city + Kargasok oil town + Tomskneft Rosneft 1966, Siberiaks/Selkups Slavic-Tatar 30 M Russian-speaking Siberiaks + Selkups Samoyedic 4,000 endangered Selkup + Khanty 30,000 Khanty + Mansi 12,000 Mansi + Tomsk universities 1888 1st in Siberia + plain 3.5 M km² world's largest + Gulag Vorkuta/Kolyma 1930-1953 500,000 deaths + Trans-Siberian Railway 1891-1916 + invasion of Ukraine 24 Feb 2022 oil sanctions.
