Headquarters created in Azerbaijan to search for missing oilmen

Azneft Production Union has created a headquarters in connection with the accident at the oil-gathering station #3 of the oil and gas output department named after N. Narimanov, Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR said.

Earlier, Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR said in a message that the accident took place at about 05:00, due to strong wind, which blew away a part of a flyover of the 150-meter long oil-gathering station.

According to the preliminary data, ten people are missing.

Vessels of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC are at the site; search and rescue work continues. The message also said that leadership of SOCAR, Ministry of Emergency Situations and Azneft are at the event site. A special group has been created to investigate the accident, Trend reports.