Guneshli

Azerbaijan’s SOCAR boosts oil, gas output in Caspian Sea

Azerbaijan’s SOCAR boosts oil, gas output in Caspian Sea

Azerbaijan’s state-run oil company SOCAR will produce another 43,800 tons of oil and around 3.65 million cubic meters (129 million cubic feet) of gas per year after it commissioned a new well on the Guneshli offshore field. As …

One man killed after crane tips over in Guneshli field

One man killed after crane tips over in Guneshli field

A 28-ton HAK-300 crane has tipped over in the Guneshli field on November 20 at about 10:30 p.m., SOCAR said. As a result of the accident crane-operator Elshan Sakhavat Mammadov, 1991, was killed. Relevant state …

Body of oil worker found near Gunashli platform

Body of oil worker found near Gunashli platform

The dead body of an Azerbaijani oil worker, who went missing near Azerbaijan’s the Deepwater Gunashli (DWG) platform on November 8, was found in the Caspian Sea, the communications manager of the BP Azerbaijan Communication and …

BP shuts down its oil platform in Caspian

BP shuts down its oil platform in Caspian

BP, the operator of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field development project, has shut down the East Azeri platform in the Caspian Sea, the communications manager of the BP Azerbaijan Communication and External Affairs Department, Tamam Bayatly, …

Fire at Azerbaijan's Gunashli platform extinguished

Fire at Azerbaijan's Gunashli platform extinguished

The Ministry of Emergency Situations and the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) have announced the completion of the extinguishing a fire at the offshore platform 'Gunashli-19' in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea on …

 Fire breaks out at Guneshli-19 offshore platform

Fire breaks out at Guneshli-19 offshore platform

A fire broke out at the offshore platform 'Gunashli-19' in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea during maintenance works on Monday, Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR said in a statement. The accident …

Body found off Turkmen cost brought to Azerbaijan

Body found off Turkmen cost brought to Azerbaijan

The body found in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Turkmenistan, who is believed to belong to one of the oilmen who had gone missing after the fire breakout on the offshore platform No.10 of the Gunashli field, was brought to Azerbaijan on April …

Alleged body of Guneshli oilman found on Turkmen coast

Alleged body of Guneshli oilman found on Turkmen coast

The alleged body of Azerbaijani oilman has been discovered on the coast of the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations said that the found body allegedly belongs to one of the oilmen, who …

Body of another oil worker from 'Guneshli' found in Caspian Sea

Body of another oil worker from 'Guneshli' found in Caspian Sea

In the Turkmen part of the Caspian Sea the body of another Azerbaijani oil worker, who died in the fire which broke out on December 4th at stationary offshore platform 'Guneshli-10', is presumed to have been found, the Ministry of …

Monument in honor of missing oil workers to appear in Azerbaijan

Monument in honor of missing oil workers to appear in Azerbaijan

Today SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev met with families of the oil workers who went missing as a result of the accident at the 10th offshore platform of Guneshli and the Oil Rocks platform №501. He announced that the monument will be installed in …

Rovnag Abdullayev visits burnt platform of Gunashli

Rovnag Abdullayev visits burnt platform of Gunashli

The president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), Rovnag Abdullayev, has visited the fire-affected platform №10 at the Guneshli oil field, the press service of the company reports. First of all, he familiarized …

Fire at Guneshli platform completely extinguished

Fire at Guneshli platform completely extinguished

Today the fire on the Guneshli platform №10 was finally extinguished, SOCAR reports. "As a result of continuous and urgent measures the fire was completely extinguished today at today at 07:24 PM," the Ministry of Emergency …

Body of oil worker who died at Guneshli identified

Body of oil worker who died at Guneshli identified

The body discovered in Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea belonged to a worker of platform №10 of the Guneshli field, Sahib Shahmarov, who died in the fire at the platform on December 4th. A BE-200ÇS amphibious aircraft of the …

Body of another Azerbaijani oil worker discovered in Turkmenistan

Body of another Azerbaijani oil worker discovered in Turkmenistan

The body has reportedly been found of the 12th oil industry worker who died in the fire that occurred on December 4th 2015 at the fixed offshore platform 'Guneshli-10' in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, the press service of the …

Another well extinguished in Guneshli oil and gas field

Another well extinguished in Guneshli oil and gas field

In the Guneshli oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan has been able to extinguish a fire in one of the wells at platform №10. However, several wells are still burning. …

Dead body of another oil worker found

Dead body of another oil worker found

The dead body of another Azerbaijani oil worker who went missing as a result of the accident at Azerbaijan’s Guneshli offshore field was found in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations said. A body of an oil …