Where did the leak occur?
We are talking about the Kharyaga oil field, located in the Nenets
In addition to Kharyaginsky itself, it is developingalso the East Kharyaginskoye, North Kharyaginskoye, and Sredne-Kharyaginskoye fields. They were discovered back in the USSR. For example, the development facilities of the Sredne-Kharyaginskoye field have been used by specialists for 30 years.
The Kharyaginskoye oil field is located near the Kharyaginsky oil settlement. It is one of the main sources of income for the budget of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
What happened?
Image from the Bureau of Environmental Investigation group
In the social network "VKontakte" the governor of the NAO YuryBezudny, reported that on October 17, a rainbow film was found on the surface of the water of the Kolva River in the Kharyaga field. A subsoil user company exhibited 150 meters of boom. Employees are working at the scene, the head of the region noted.
Bezudny also instructed the Department of Natural Resources, together with Rosprirodnadzor and the environmental prosecutor's office, to urgently figure it out.
Today, October 19, the Governor wrote on hisIt is stated that after the film was found on the surface of the water, "the company-subsoil user exhibited 150 m of the boom", and employees are working at the scene.
Gave instructions to fly to Kharyaginskoedeposit to an interdepartmental group. At 8 a.m., employees of Rosprirodnadzor, the Department of Natural Resources, TsLATI and the environmental prosecutor's office flew to the scene.
Yuri Bezdudny, Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug
At the moment, it is known that there was a depressurization of the inoperative pipeline.
As a result, an oily liquid poured onto the surface of the water.
Bezudny instructed the Department of Natural Resources, together with Rosprirodnadzor and the Environmental Prosecutor's Office, to "sort it out" urgently.
Photo from the page of the Governor of the NAO Yuri Bezdudny
Photo from the page of the Governor of the NAO Yuri Bezdudny
Bezudny noted that in the morning the staffRosprirodnadzor, the Department of Natural Resources, the Center for Laboratory Analysis and Technical Measurements, as well as the environmental prosecutor's office flew to the scene. The Governor dispatched an interagency team to the site. The site employs 37 people and 10 pieces of equipment.
What measures have been taken?
In Usinsk, Komi Republic, a state of emergency was declared due toleaks at the Kharyaga oil field in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Oil products ended up in the Kolva River, which flows into both the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Komi.
There is no threat of oil-containing liquid entering the water intake on the territory of the Usinsk municipality. In the area of the incident, constant monitoring of the water environment is carried out.
Information from the municipality website
The press service of Lukoil-Komi LLC, a subsidiary of Lukoil, confirmed the information about the leak:
Pipeline failure recorded in the areasiphon crossing across the Kolva River. To localize it, the delivery of booms, equipment and personnel from the Kharyaga and other fields of the enterprise was organized. Work is underway to collect rainbow film using a sorbent, as well as constant monitoring of the aquatic environment in the area of the incident and downstream of the river.
Press service of Lukoil-Komi LLC
According to the Usinsk administration, four boom lines have been established: two in the NAO, two in Komi. Spill clean-up continues.
Criminal case:
On the fact of the incident, the investigators opened a criminal case. This was reported on the website of the Investigative Department of the RF IC for the Arkhangelsk Region and the NAO.
There is reason to believe that there wasviolation of environmental protection rules during the operation of industrial facilities by persons responsible for compliance with these rules, the investigative bodies of the RF Investigative Committee for the Arkhangelsk Region and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Art. 246 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Violation of environmental protection rules during the production of work”).
Message on the website of the investigative department of the RF IC
According to investigators, the leak occurred on October 17when carrying out technological work on an unexploited section of the oil pipeline Central Pipeline "Southern Shapka" - Kharyaga terminal. The area of the spill on the soil was 25 square meters. meters, and a rainbow film was also recorded on a section of the Kolva River. The total volume of spilled oil and petroleum products was at least 0.9 cubic meters. meters, the investigation department added.
Investigations are currently underwayactions aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the crime committed. An investigative team has been dispatched to inspect the scene of the incident. The issue of ordering the necessary examinations is being resolved, the department added.
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