The Azerbaijan Ministry of Emergency Situations has worked out the national plan of measures to prevent oil spill, Tariel Huseynov, chief of the Ministry’s Department to Develop Infrastructure, said yesterday during his speech at the seminar “Reduction of Atmospheric Emission, Prevention of Oil Spill and Cleaning Technologies.”
“The document has been worked out, discussed several times and it is going to be submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers,” he said.
Three seminars devoted to oil spill, offshore technologies development and oil wells drilling technologies organized by the Norwegian embassy in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Ministry of Emergency Situations, SOCAR, Caspian Drilling and Statoil companies will take place in Baku from October 29 to 31, 2013.
Over 20 Norwegian companies will hold presentations about various fields of oil and gas industry of the country during the seminars.—0-
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree introducing amendments to the "Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan" law. The decree, issued on December 24, 2024, follows the implementation of changes under the law of November 7, 2024, and aims to ensure their practical application.
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Silk Way Alat Free Economic Zone (SW AFEZCO) has entered a transformative stage in its development, signing a pivotal agreement with FF Construction for the design and construction of the Silk Way Cargo Village in the Alat Free Economic Zone (AFEZ). This ambitious project includes the planning, engineering, and building of three cornerstone facilities that will underpin the Cargo Village: an air traffic control center, a business aviation terminal, and a fire station.
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BAKU, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has issued a decree to boost the cargo handling capacity of the Baku International Sea Trade Port, allocating 20 million manats ($11.8 million) from the presidential reserve fund for the port's expansion project.
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A meeting was held between the State Service for Antimonopoly Control and Consumer Market Supervision and entrepreneurs in the fuel sector, highlighting both current challenges and promising steps toward progress. Discussions, organized under the Ministry of Economy, focused on fuel quality issues, consumer rights protection, and compliance with established standards in a country where vehicle fuel has long been a contentious issue.
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