Entry 3 - Tazovsky
Hey
This time the wait wasn't TWO years, right? haha
Few months ago I posted a couple pics on the Show us what you're working on, it was the city I was building and was planning to post on my next entry (aka today) but... Unfortunately I had a problem with my very old laptop and I lost my files - maybe permanently, maybe not, can't see this right now tho. 
I'm with a new PC, nothing special, but a LOT better than the old one, so I started to play the game again and building my plugins folder again. Unfortunately I can't download some mods that I would love to have since the problem with SC4LEX (and kurier.SimCity/simcityplaza too), but I need to say thank you so much to @Tyberius06 for helping me with a few mods I really needed to create the pics I do 
And since the two first entries of this CJ plus the city I was working on before were a lot more finnish than russian (and I want Karelia to be a mix of both), I've decided to show you guys something a bit different today.
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Today we're going to see the city of Tazovsky. Tazovsky is a company town, its name derive from Tazovsky Gas Field, one of the largest natural gas field of Karelia. Located on east part of the Kola Peninsula, North Karelia, and inside the Arctic Circle (the reason we are not going to see the amount of trees we usually see today) the vast majority of its 4,000 inhabitanst are employees of KARJÖLYH (Karelian Oil Company, or Karjalan öljy-yhtiö), a state-owned Karelian corporation in the petroleum industry - one of the biggest companies of the country.
The arrive on this remote settlement can be made by air, rail, water or motor connection, even though it's a very harsh journey. Tazovsky was constructed in the early 1990s as the base of operations for the exploration and development of the gas field. The city has an estimated amount of 4,000 residents who consists of seasonal workers who are there for a small period of time. Workers are also sent to larger cities on the south for health reasons to counterbalance the harsh cold climate and winter. Thankfully, we're visiting Tazovsky in the summer 
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Tazovsky public buildings houses winter gardens, canteens, shops, culinary facilities, playrooms, and gyms. The village has a cultural and sports complex, which includes a concert hall, a library, a sports hall, gyms, and a heated swimming pool. Tazovsky also has a powerful medical unit with modern equipment.
The Orthodox Church of the Apostle John the Theologian was built in 2001, and its one of the northernmost churches on the planet.
East of the center of the city we can find the Tazovsky Gas Fields and Refinery.
Between the refinery and the port, we can see the tanks and the fuel terminal.
The end of our ~trip here will be on the Port of Tazovsky.
This is where tankers refuel and depart towards their destination. Natural gas is typically transported by ship or pipeline. Scenes like the ones below are common in the White Sea or in the karelian countryside.
Natural gas is the biggest responsible and main hope for maintaining a comfortable life during the harsh Karelian winter.
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Hope you liked this entry, and I hope I can post a new entry before 2024 to keep this journal alive. See you - soon - space cowboy 
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