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Artifact

Oil Field, Burma (Myanmar)

Description

  • Several oil derricks are scattered throughout the landscape. 
  • Probably the Yenangyaung Oil Field, Burma (modern Myanmar).
  • Closest oil derrick shows the walking beam, used to pull up and push down on the pumping equipment. 
  • Pipelines can be seen leading from the derricks to cylindrical storage tanks. 

Background Information

  • Many International Drillers worked at the Yenangyaung Oil Field in Burma (modern Myanmar), including William Gillespie, and Arthur Brown who played a role in destroying the field during the Second World War. 

Map Location

Latitude: 20° 28' 20.636" N
Longitude: 94° 52' 55.25" E

Date

Unknown

Dimensions

inches
Length:
8.0
Height:
5.8

Events, Places, People

  • Myanmar

Originating Location

Asia›Myanmar

Subject

  • A photo of a dirt field on a hill. There are a dozen oil rigs dotting the hill with pipes running down to a storage tank in the bottom right corner.

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