Media Review December 17, 2019
The activities of the Equinor oil company in Azerbaijan, discussion of the topic of compulsory insurance and undocumented houses, and the causes of fires in shopping centers are topics of today's media.
The Azerbaijan newspaper writes about the activities of the Norwegian company Equinor (formerly Statoil). The company has been operating in Azerbaijan since 1992. Currently, preparations are underway for the development of the Karabakh field. Recently, the heads of SOCAR and Equinor identified measures to accelerate the implementation of the project.
The first production from the field is expected in 2021.
The Karabakh field is located 120 km from Baku, in the sea at a depth of 150-200 meters.
The website Modern.az writes about compulsory real estate insurance, which will be applied from 2020 in 4 stages. However, before that, it is necessary to solve the problem with the documentation of thousands of houses. The head of state has repeatedly instructed on this issue, but so far there is no concrete result, although there are more than 700 thousand such houses.
The website Ovqat.com discusses the causes of fires using the example of the shopping center Euro Home. Frequent fires in shopping centers raise many questions. This may be an open sabotage of reform.
It is necessary to resolve the issue of insurance for damage.
All this comes from total negligence and indifference.
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An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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