In the “Rosneft” oil field accident – RBC

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On the VC field of “Rosneft” in the Irkutsk region there was an accident. According to recent reports, two people were killed and five injured

With the explosion in the VC field of “Rosneft” in the Irkutsk region, one person died and six were injured. This is stated in the message of “Verkhnechonskneftegaz”, received in response to a request to RBC. Cotton fuel gas power receiver occurred during commissioning contractor, the report says.

The victim was an employee of a contractor. Another six people with injuries and burns of varying severity delivered to a medical facility, where they were provided with the necessary assistance

Later, the representative of the Ministry of Health of the Irkutsk region told Tass that the death toll in the explosion rose to two things. One of the victims died on the road in Kirensk.

to determine the causes of the incident, a commission, according to the “Verkhnechonskneftegaz” message.

in the emergency department of the Irkutsk region, RBC said that “Verkhnechonskneftegaz” is a private fire protection , which provides fire safety on the territory of its businesses.

In fact the incident started investigation verification, said “RIA Novosti” the official representative of the Investigation Department of the TFR in the Irkutsk region Karina Golovacheva. According to her investigative team flew to the enterprise. “It turns out that it was the cause of the explosion,” -. Said Golovacheva

exploration and development of oil and gas field Verkhnechonskoe a subsidiary of “Rosneft”, “Verkhnechonskneftegaz” ( “Rosneft” controls 99.94% of shares of JSC “VCNG “). As stated on the company’s website, it’s mine – one of the largest in Eastern Siberia. All the oil from the VC field is exported through the pipeline system “Eastern Siberia – Pacific Ocean”. Proven hydrocarbon reserves are estimated at 1.4 billion barrels.

Mining “Verkhnechonskneftegaz” increased by 5.4% in 2015 to 64 million barrels. (8.7 million tons), and capital expenditures of the company fell by 5.9% last year, to 16 billion rubles.