Phase I of work on extinguishing fire at emergency platform completed
The first phase of the work on extinguishing the fire at the platform #10 of Azerbaijan’s offshore Guneshli field has been completed, Kamaladdin Heydarov, the emergency situations minister told reporters on December 16.
He added that the fire in one of the wells has been extinguished. The minister believes the fire will be completely extinguished soon.
Heydarov also touched upon the search for the oil workers who have gone missing as a result of the accident at the field.
“Despite the adverse weather conditions, the search continues,” he said.
A fire broke out on the offshore platform Dec. 4, as a strong storm damaged an underwater high-pressure gas pipeline. As many as 33 people were rescued in an ensuing large-scale operation. The bodies of seven killed were retrieved, while 23 oil workers are still listed as missing.
The equipment delivered at the request of the US Boots & Coots company for extinguishing the fire at Azerbaijan’s offshore Guneshli field has already been installed on the fire ships and platform #10, Trend learned from SOCAR.
Currently, foreign specialists are preparing to take part in extinguishing the fire.
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