Oil worker against an industrial rig: Russia's oil output plunges

The silhouette of a worker in a hard hat turns a large manual valve wheel against the columns and pipelines of an oil extraction facility. The low-angle shot set against an overcast sky conveys the scale of industrial hydrocarbon production. The image illustrates the news of a record fall in Russia's oil output to 8.7 million barrels per day, as recorded by OPEC.