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Shah Deniz 2 environmental and social studies in Azerbaijan presented for public review

07 June 2013 13:04 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Nijat Mustafayev - APA-Economics. BP as operator of the Shah Deniz gas condensate development project announced today that the draft of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) document for the Shah Deniz 2 project in Azerbaijan had been produced and was available for public review and comment.

Copies of the ESIA document, the non-technical summary, as well as feedback forms to allow comments on the ESIA to be received and considered during the disclosure period, are now placed in public locations including a number of libraries in order to provide easy access to the document. The draft document in both Azerbaijani and English languages has also been posted on BP Azerbaijan website www.bp.com/caspian.

The ESIA describes the existing environmental and social conditions, the design, construction and operation of the planned facilities, the predicted effects of the planned activities and the measures which will be taken to prevent, minimise and reduce any potential adverse effects on the environment and population.