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NEW ESTABLISHMENT SET UP AT AZNEFT

Oil&Gas Materials 1 October 2005 12:52 (UTC +04:00)

“Azneft Production Association of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, established a new unit - Azеrneftekologiyaservis,” Agamahmud Sirajov, the head of the Ecological Department of the SOCAR, told Trend .

According to Sirajov, the unit was established with regard to treat the territory of Absheron and other regions, where hydrocarbons are extracted. Along with it AzРµrneftekologiyaservis will carry out monitoring of the polluted area, develop reports, define the sections the hydro-

carbon production is complete, design programs on the rehabilitation of polluted area and accord them with relevant bodies.

Sirajov noted that at present the staff and premises of the new establishment is being defined. ”Seyfulla Gurbanov, who earlier took an active part in the implementation of the project on treatment of oil polluted areas, was appointed the head of Azеrneftekologiyaservis,” Sirajov stressed.

According to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources the area of 33,000h was polluted in Absheron peninsula. 15,000 h of this zone is oil-polluted area. Several million dollars is required for the treatment of the zone.

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