Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 16
By Huseyn Valiyev – Trend:
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR is considering the appeal of the Republican Seismic Survey Center of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) on the installation of sea bottom seismographs in the Caspian Sea, a source in the center told Trend.
It is proposed to install the seismographs at the Umid, Bahar and Gunashli fields in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea.
“The US Kinemetrics company is preparing the documentation for the project and if the project is approved by SOCAR and the Azerbaijani state oil company is ready to provide security of seismic stations, the seismographs will be installed,” the source said.
Earlier, the source said that the necessary equipment was delivered to Azerbaijan. The installation of sea bottom seismographs is extremely important for carrying out seismological surveys as seismically active zones are localized in the Caspian Sea.
The earthquakes occurring in the Caspian Sea pose the greatest threat to Baku and the Absheron Peninsula.
Seismographs will be installed by specialists of the US Kinemetrics company, which is a seismic equipment supplier.
Currently, 35 seismic stations are operating in Azerbaijan. All stations have been connected to a satellite system.