Working group created against possible oil spills in Caspian Sea
A working group has been established against possible oil spills in the Caspian Sea due to the accident at Azerbaijan’s Guneshli offshore field.
The working group includes the Ministry of Emergency Situations, SOCAR and BP, Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.
The work in underway to eliminate consequences of the accident. Two ships are working on extinguishing the fire, two helicopters and a plane are engaged in searching of the missing oil workers.
The ministry's "Svetlomor" and "Sanmar" ships build fences to prevent oil spill on the water surface.
As a result of a strong storm on Dec.4 at 17:40 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours), a high-pressure underwater gas pipeline was damaged which caused a fire at Guneshli field of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan. Large-scale rescue operation resulted in 33 people being rescued. To date, bodies of seven oil workers have been recovered. Currently, 23 people are listed as missing.
--
Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!