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SOCAR offshore drilling worker dies in incident

4 November 2017 17:03 (UTC+04:00)
SOCAR offshore drilling worker dies in incident

By Trend

SOCAR told Trend Nov. 4 that Rasim Aliyev, a drilling assistant with the 28 May Oil and Gas Production Department of SOCAR, fell into the sea while working at the offshore well #262.

As a result of operative measures, he was recovered from the sea, but it was later identified that he had died.

Investigation was started into the causes of the incident.

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