A fuel spill occurred in Azerbaijan due to damage to an oil… (азербайджан · нефть · повреждение)
A fuel spill occurred in Azerbaijan due to damage to an oil pipeline. According to Sputnik Azerbaijan, citing the state oil company SOCAR, a crude oil spill happened off the Caspian Sea coast in Azerbaijan following damage to a submarine pipeline.
Consensus
- The incident occurred in the Caspian Sea near Baku, Azerbaijan
- The spill was caused by damage to a pipeline owned by 'Azneft'
- The pipeline was damaged by an anchor strike
- The leak was contained and no further leakage is expected
- SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) is involved in the response
- The pipeline has been taken out of service for repairs
Points of divergence
- The oil spill was detected in the area between the island of Pirallahy and the settlement of Dibendi — kommersant
- The spill was visually undetectable and only identified through ships and helicopters — vedomosti
- The spill occurred in the area of Dibendi beach, 35 km from Baku — kommersant
- The pipeline belongs to 'Azneft' — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Oil spill occurs in Azerbaijan due to damage to 'Azerbaijan National Oil Company' pipeline — Коммерсантъ
- Azerbaijan: Fuel leak occurs due to oil pipeline damage — Ведомости