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Название: Короткие сообщения. Материалы на английском. Главные Пункты: * ЮКОС, ЛУКойл, ТНК и Сибнефть объединились в консорциум с целью выработки единой информационной политики. * На встрече в Баку с участием директора проекта НАТО <Обеспечение экологической безопасности транспортировки нефти и газа в Черноморском и Каспийском регионах> д-ра E.Okandan были рассмотрены группы риска при эксплуатации трубопровода Баку-Джейхан, азербайджанский участок которого проходит по ландшафтам, подверженным эрозии, разрывам, смещениям. * Е.Наздратенко, председатель гос. комитета РФ по рыболовству, считает необходимым прекратить рыбный промысел в российских морях для стимулирования воспроизводства рыбных ресурсов России. * и др. сообщения. (04.07.2001) Полный Текст Короткие сообщения. Материалы на английском. Материалы на английском. Короткие сообщения *** Expansion Of SANGACHAL Terminal To End In 2004 The expansion of the Sangachal terminal will start in late 2001 and complete in mid-2004, the BP manager for "Shah-Daniz" and Sangachal expansion projects Mike Brown told AssA-Irada Friday. According to him, equipment will start arriving at the terminal in November-December, while construction operations are expected to start in 2002 following the approval of EIA. After the construction work, scheduled to take two and a half years, the terminal will be able to export both oil and gas. Besides, additional storage tanks for condensate will be built. Expansion of the terminal is intended to boost the accommodation, storage and export capacities of oil and gas after the full-field development of Azeri-Chirag and deepwater Gunashli fields. www.top.az *** Drilling On AZERI To Start In Late 2001 Production drilling is expected to commence in central Azeri field later this year as part of the Full-Field Development program of the Azeri, Chirag and deepwater Gunashli fields. The drilling will complete in late 2003, head of the BP Phase 1 project George Siler told journalists Friday. According to him, a total of 48 wells are to be drilled, of which 47 production wells and one for drilling cuttings. 9 wells will be drilled off "Dada Gorgud" and "Istiglal" drilling rigs prior to the installation of the drilling platform at the site. This will enable BP to start production shortly afterwards and produce over 10 million tons of oil a year after 2003. The 48 wells will cover the area of 5 km in the radius. BP (operator) holds a 34.4% stake in the ACG contract, SOCAR 10%, Lukoil 10%, Unocal 10.4%, ExxonMobil 8%, Statoil 8.56%, TPAO 6.75%, Devon Energy 4.81%, Delta Hess 3.75%, and Itochu 3.92%. www.top.az *** FOUR LARGEST OIL COMPANIES FORM INFORMAL CONSORTIUM. The four Russian oil giants -- Yukos, LUKoil, TNK, and Sibneft -- have set up an informal consortium that, in the words of one of the participants of the deal, is to "set a common policy on issues of common interest," "Vremya novostei" reported on 22 June. Their first joint action has been to purchase enough advertising on the national television channels ORT, RTR, and NTV to allow for the live broadcasting of Russian soccer games through the end of 2001. VY RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 5, No. 120, Part I, 25 June 2001 *** 37 % OF POLLUTION OF AIR IS GENERATED BY OIL COMPANIES 76 % of harmful emissions in the atmosphere of the republic are generated in Baku, 37 % from this volume is a share of oil companies, noted Professor Islam Mustafaev, research officer of the Sector of Radiological Researches of the Academy of Sciences Azerbaijan at the conference on problems of globalization and cultural integration in the new century (by the example of Azerbaijan) held in Baku in May. About 14 thousand hectares of land are oil-cut, the network of pipelines in the republic is so dense, that in some places it passes through vegetable gardens and other places of residing of population, he noted. There is no special burial place for toxic waste, therefore more than 3 million tons of toxic waste are stored in unutilized conditions and represent a danger, has been noted at the meeting. As the Head of the Department of the Science of the State Committee on Ecology, Mr. Octai Jafarov noted, 2 million hectares of land in Azerbaijan are salted, 0,7 million hectares are erosive, which makes damage at a rate of more than $1 billion. In conditions of globalization of the world, alongside with complication of the ecological situation, a number of the factors towards improvement of ecology are observed in Azerbaijan. If in the beginning of the nineties the total emission in the atmosphere in the republic was 600-700 thousand tons, today the total emission is a half of this volume, which is connected with the reduction of the volume of processing of hydrocarbons in 3 times. The issues of environmental impact of oil industry, solution of the problem of impact of energetic and electrophysical fields have been discussed at the Conference. The Conference was organized by the State Committee on Ecology together with the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. EIAN, 26.06.2001 *** ISSUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY AND TRANSPORTATION OF OIL AND GAS WITHIN THE NATO PROJECT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED IN BAKU The 2nd meeting of the parties of NATO In Baku with participation of the director of the project of NATO "Ensuring of Environmental Security for Oil and Gas Transportation in the Black Sea and Caspian Regions" with participation of Dr. Ender Okandan was held in Baku on May 13-15. It has been mentioned at the meeting that the Azerbaijan sector of the Baku-Supsa pipeline passes through an unstable erosive landscape, various types of breakings and displacements. In this connection the risk groups during operation of the pipeline, issues of conservation of flora and fauna, setting of strong requirements and security measures in seismic zones, cutting down of the volume of works in environmentally sensitive areas, etc. The necessity of creation of the uniform program of actions for pollution prevention and reduction of load on the environment in case of accidental blow out of oil and other dangerous substances, creation of prognostic database on accidents for each separate spot of the route have been emphasized. The reports of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Georgia, Macedonia and Moldova have peen presented; the discussions have been carried out. The meeting was attended by the representatives of Germany, Canada, Norway, Turkey, Macedonia, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and Kazakhstan. The event was supported by the Embassy of Norway in Azerbaijan. EIAN, 26.06.2001 *** /19:54 04.07.2001/ No foreign interference into Caspian Sea problems Tehran, July 4. (CNA). The problems of the Caspian Sea must be decided without foreign interference, declared the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Hassan Rowhani. IRNA reports that prior to his meeting with Azeri ambassador to Iran, Abbas Hasanov, he said that Tehran's understanding with Baku and Ashkhabad would make it possible to reach a consensus among the five states that border the Caspian Sea on the legal status of the sea. Touching upon questions of regional security, Rowhani said that Iran, as a border state, "regards the South Caucasus as a zone of its national security and cannot be indifferent to changes taking place in this important region". Rowhani said any changes in the Caucasus are reflected in Iran, so all Caucasian problems should be decided in the interests of the population of the region and on a basis of justice and stability. Iran, for its part, will spare no efforts to achieve peace in the region, Rowhani said. The regional countries of Iran, Turkmenistan, the Azerbaijan Republic, the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan are the five states which each has a common border with the Caspian Sea, the largest stretch of inland water in the world. It is believed that the Caspian Sea enjoys the world's third largest resource of oil and gas following the Persian Gulf and Russia's Siberia. CNA/www.caspian.ru *** Russia To Meet Ecological Standards In Building Baltic Pipeline System - PM Interfax, June 13, 2001 St. Petersburg -- Russia will meet all ecological standards in building the Baltic Pipeline System, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov told the press in St. Petersburg on Wednesday following a visit to construction sites. In following up on the ecological analysis of the project by Dutch and German specialists, ways have been devised to deal with oil leaks and fires, he said. Last year's decision to speed up the construction is being carried out, Kasyanov said. The project is 70% complete with 500 kilometers of pipes laid and the terminal is 80% complete, he said. A tanker filled at the BPS terminal will set sail in the last days of the year, Kasyanov said. He may attend the event, he said. Russian Environmental Digest -- the world's major English-language press on environmental issues in Russia11 June - 17 June 2001, Vol. 3, No. 24 *** Russia Proposes Moratorium on Fishing in Its Seas ITAR-TASS News Agency, June 20, 2001 By Taisia Nikitenko The chairman of the State Committee for Fisheries, Yevgeny Nazdratenko, has called for closing Russia's waters, including the Sea of Okhotsk, for fishing for several years. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, he explained this by the need to allow marine bioresources, such as Alaska pollack and crabs, to reproduce themselves. He also called for an immediate end to sturgeon fishing. Russia's fishing fleet has to be returned to all parts of the world ocean where it fished before. "Fifteen ships are already on their way to the New Zealand and Australia area", he said. "If some countries do not sign agreements on fishing in their economic zones, our fishermen will fish outside these areas", Nazdratenko said. He believes it necessary to resume hunting and treating small whales and seals. "These species are not endangered and their growing population violates the natural ecological balance", he added. |