The webcam is online overlooking the crossroads of the streets of the city of Gubkin. The city was built at the mouth of the Megi River in the central part of the Middle Ob lowlands, not far from the Samotlor oil field. The average height of the area above sea level is from 40 to 45 meters.
The Megion in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region of the same name is the administrative center. Together with the more famous city, Nizhnevartovsk serves as an oil production center. And it was here that the first well of Russia's largest oil field - Samotlorsoky - was drilled. The nearest town is 28 km away, 500 km to the capital of the autonomous region.
The main company is Slavneft-Megionneftegaz, which accounts for about 45% of industrial production. The company is engaged in oil and gas production. In addition, there are companies to repair and maintain machinery and equipment for the oil and gas industry, lumber and food industry.
The name of the city was given to the indigenous people who lived in the area. The 19th-century Hungarian linguist Bernat Munkachi wrote: "In the Hantas language, the name of the Mayon yurts sounds like Mehe-Ung-Puchil, which means "settlement in the mouth of the bend" as "meji"-bending of the river, "puffed" - settlement, "ong" - estuary.Russian"