SOCAR told that the monitoring has been conducted by helicopters and vessels for three hours and no oil spills have been observed: “At the same time, according to information got from monitoring vessel, no oil leaks have been observed in and around Guneshli offshore field and Oil Rocks. Currently, 6 vessels equipped with the booms are on the site. Extinguishing of the burning wells eliminated threat of oil spill”.
The Working Group has immediately been created after the accident occurred at offshore field and regularly conducts the monitoring. Results of the monitoring will be publicized periodically. Footage of Azercosmos OJSC and Canadian MDA’s Radarsat-2 satellite are daily submitted to the Working Group.
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