SOCAR lost 33 oilmen on two oil fields in one day

On December 4, 2015 5.40 p.m. local time ignition on the platform No 10 on the shallow section of Guneshli field (developed by State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) had led to fire, as a result of which 30 oilmen have gone missing. There is still no information about the missing oilmen.

On the same day at about 1.00 p.m. the residential booth on the platform No 501 of the Neft Dashlary (Oil Rocks) field has been washed away by the storm. There were three people in the booth: steam aggregate machinist Javad Khudaverdiyev, 1971, and motorists Bakhman Jafarov, 1961, and Rovshan Mammadov, 1974. Body of only one of them has been found till now.

This is the biggest tragedy in the history of Azerbaijan. On November 22, 1957 the oil derrick fell on the Neft Dashlary field has fallen into the sea during a storm and the platform has been fully damaged. That time the entire crew of 22 people headed by Mikhail Korchemkin, Labor Hero, has died. This time 33 people have died.

Yesterday Azerbaijan mourned the victims by the decree of Azerbaijani President. The decree was posted on the presidential web site only at 1.00 p.m., when only 11 hours was left till the end of the day.

The State Commission led by Premier was created yesterday. General Prosecutor’s Office has opened a criminal case.—0—