Mighty Machines

In Norway's largest oil and gas field, the Edda Freya repairs and replaces critical gas platform pipelines. It is a dangerous job, and one false move could mean disaster.

One train. One driver. 3,000 tons of timber a day. Timber hauling is big business for Sweden's economy, and it takes a mighty train and some strong-willed men and women to pull it off.

Just off the coast of Malaysia, the ultimate heavy-lift pipe laying vessel, Sapura 3500, has just three short weeks to build an offshore gas platform in the South China Sea.