Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Gas flare at a Gazprom oil production facility near Noviy Urengoy. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Philip Stephen / Lights illuminate Claymore production platform at night, which is situated 100 miles north east of Aberdeen, March 2008

Philip Stephen / The Statfjord Bravo production platform at dusk shrouded in mist with the dive support vessel Skandi Carla undertaking subsea operations in front, North Sea, September 2006

Philip Stephen / The Statfjord Bravo production platform in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, September 2007

Philip Stephen / The rock dumping vessel Seahorse covers a subsea pipeline in front of the Statfjord Bravo production platform in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, September 2007

Philip Stephen / A dive support vessel alongside the Ninian Southern production platform, North Sea, September 2006

Philip Stephen / The Brent Bravo production platform, North Sea, September 2007

Philip Stephen / Silhouette of the Bruce production platfom, operated by BP, situated in the North Sea 100 miles east of the Shetland Islands, May 2006

Philip Stephen / The Cormorant Alpha production platform, situated in the North Sea 70 miles north east of the Shetland Islands, May 2007

Philip Stephen / Silhouette of the Statfjord Bravo production platform in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, September 2007

Philip Stephen / The dive support vessel C.S.O Wellservicer moves into position alongside the Statfjord Bravo production platform to start subsea operations, North Sea, September 2007

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Gas flare at a Gazprom oil production facility near Noviy Urengoy. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Derrick at the Yorharovo Neftgaz production facility north of Noviy Urengoi. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Yorharovo Neftgaz production facility north of Noviy Urengoi. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Nick Upton / Biogas plant with fermenting chambers for methane production from maize silage and silage heap in foreground. Cornau, near Vechta, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Nick Upton / Biogas plant with maize silage being carried by tractor from silage heap to fermenting chambers for methane production. Cornau, near Vechta, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Nick Upton / Biogas plant with fermenting chamber for methane production from maize silage, with silage hopper in foreground. Cornau, near Vechta, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Philip Stephen / "Ninian Southern" production platform blowing off gas, 90 miles East of the Shetland Isles, March 2010.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Charcoal production using wood from the Amazon rainforest, Para¡ State, Northern Brazil.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Charcoal production using wood from eucalyptus trees (not native to Brazil) in region of Atlantic rainforest, Minas Gerais State, Eastern Brazil.

Philip Stephen / The stand-by vessel Grampian Monarch in front of the Bruce oil production platfom, operated by BP, situated in the North Sea 100 miles east of the Shetland Islands, May 2006

Philip Stephen / A rainbow forms behind the Statfjord Bravo production platform in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, September 2007

Philip Stephen / Silhouette of the Statfjord Bravo production platform in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, September 2007

Philip Stephen / Silhouette of the Statfjord Bravo production platform in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, September 2007

Philip Stephen / Silhouette of the Statfjord Bravo production platform in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, September 2007

Nature Production / Magpie {Pica pica} building a nest amongst wires on an electric pole, Fukuoka, Japan

Philip Stephen / Scott oil production platform, operated by Amerada Hess.March 2005.

Philip Stephen / Tartan oil production platform on the North Sea operated by Texaco. March 2005.

Philip Stephen / Beryl Alpha Oil Production Platform, located in the UK sector of the North Sea, approximately 315 kilometres north-east of Aberdeen. August 2006.

Philip Stephen / Scott oil production platform in choppy seas, operated by Amerada Hess. March 2005.

Philip Stephen / Scott oil production platform, operated by Amerada Hess on the North Sea, March 2005.

Philip Stephen / Tartan oil production platform operated by Texaco. March 2005.

Philip Stephen / Beryl Alpha Oil Production Platform, located in the UK sector of the North Sea, approximately 315 kilometres north-east of Aberdeen. August 2006.

Philip Stephen / Scott oil production platform, operated by Amerada Hess.Pictured in March 2005.

Philip Stephen / Scott oil production platform, operated by Amerada Hess in the North Sea, March 2005.

Philip Stephen / Statfjord Bravo production platform, operated by Statoil, in the North Sea. October 2007.

Philip Stephen / Tartan oil production platform operated by Texaco, in choppy conditions. March 2005.