Baku – APA-Economics. SOCAR’s vice-president, head of commission established for overcoming the accident in the exploration well #90 in Bulla-deniz gas field Rehman Gurbanov gave interview to APA-Economics
- On what stage are the works connected with overcoming the accident in the exploration well #90 in Bulla-deniz gas field? Is there something new in direction of fire-extinguishing?
- As SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev told journalists yesterday, fire-extinguishing is not a big problem. We want to relinquish the well. It is important to minimize the risks for ecology of the Caspian Sea and security of the staff. A relevant commission has been established in this regard and it held the first meeting. All the details of the situation have been taken into account. After long discussions, it was decided to entrust the extinguishing process to Security Department, the Anti-Fountain Mountain-mine Rescue Paramilitary Division and appropriate structures of the Emergency Situations Ministry. Initial program has been developed for overcoming the accident, views were exchanged on the works regarding the segregation of fountain, concrete task were given to the relevant bodies. Preparation works on segregation have already been started in the well. The initial actions comprise to approach the well and clean the broken equipment. Thereafter, we will begin to work for extinguishing and segregation of it. I want to note that the Commission continues its work on a daily basis. Specific measures will be defined for each day depending on the situation.
- Media reports that BP-Azerbaijan is closely participating in the fire-extinguishing. What can you say about their role in this situation?
- BP-Azerbaijan company is one our main foreign partners functioning in Azerbaijan and has been cooperating with the State Oil Company for years. In case of this accident, they addressed us that they are ready to participate in the elimination process of the accident. Taking into account the experience of BP gained in the Gulf of Mexico, we accepted their proposal. We also invited their specialist to the meeting yesterday. Opinions of BP’s experts were also taken into account. It became clear that there is nothing in their approach to the situation. Other Azerbaijan-based foreign oil companies have offered their help in fire-extinguishing. SOCAR appreciates urgent reactions of BP and other foreign partners and their efforts to help us in the situation and thanks their leaderships. Consequently, the proposals of Azerbaijani experts reflect the real situation more clearly. We prefer to solve the issue at the cost of internal forces. I’m sure that Azerbaijani experts will decently overcome this problem.
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