Officials of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan and Azneft production association, as well as employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations have arrived at the scene, Trend was told at the special headquarters established to handle the incident.
“The fire on the field continues, since it is difficult to extinguish it due to the strong wind and high waves,” the source in the headquarters said. “No human losses, the whole staff is on lifeboats in the sea. Work on evacuating is underway.”
Note, a strong fire took place at the Guneshli offshore field Dec.4, the source said, adding that no injuries were reported. It was also said that the fire still continues.
The ignition started at the platform No.10 of this field, where the Azerbaijani SOCAR company produces oil and gas through its own funds.
SOCAR said that the fire at the platform was caused by the windstorm, which damaged a gas line.
A special headquarters has been created in connection with this incident, according to the company.
Fire on Azerbaijan`s offshore Guneshli field continues
05 December 2015
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Work is underway on evacuating the staff on the production platform at Azerbaijan
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