SOCAR Continues Cleaning Works at Bulla-Deniz Field

Works on rectifying the consequences of the accident that took place at platform #90 the Bulla-Deniz field were continued on August 30.

As a result of cleaning works, about 45 percent of drilling equipment was dismantled and transported to land.

All the measures are continued in accordance with the prescribed plan by specialists of SOCAR and the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

The Bulla Deniz gas field, in production since 1975, is located near the Bulla Island in the Bay of Baku, Caspian Sea. The field was the largest gas discovery in Azerbaijan before discovery of the Shah Deniz gas field.

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Press Release, September 2, 2013