Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 15
By Anvar Mammadov – Trend:
Azneft Production Union has created a headquarters in connection with the accident at the oil-gathering station #3 of the oil and gas production department named after N. Narimanov, Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR said in a message Dec. 15.
Phone: (+994 12) 521-11-44; 521-12-82; (+994 50) 841-10-62; (+994 50) 841-12-09.
Earlier, Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR said in a message that the accident took place at about 05:00 (UTC/GMT+4), on Dec. 15, due to strong wind, which blew away a part of a flyover of the 150-meter long oil-gathering station. Meanwhile, the board attached to the flyover and a booth on it were also blown away.
According to the preliminary data, five people, who were on duty at the gathering station, and five people, who were in the booth, are missing.
Vessels of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC are at the site; search and rescue work continues. The message also said that leadership of SOCAR, Ministry of Emergency Situations and Azneft are at the event site. A special group has been created to investigate the accident.