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An American Organization Uses Satellites to Confirm Oil Pollution in Caspian Sea
8 May 2013 - 08:58 by Local Press Report
TURKMENBASHI (Azocleantech) — Analysis by the nonprofit American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) confirms the release of oil into the waters of the Caspian Sea off Turkmenistan, and demonstrates an innovativ
Regional Environmental Security of the Caspian Sea Meeting Held
18 Apr 2013 - 09:40 by Local Press Report
ASHGABAT (Trend News Agency) — The meeting of authorized representatives of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan on environmental security of the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan completed its work on Wednesday.
Iran Plans to Transfer Caspian Water to Central Location
15 Apr 2013 - 08:27 by Local Press Report
TEHRAN (Azernews) — Iran will launch operations to transfer water from the Caspian Sea to the central parts of the country in the near future, IRIB quoted Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou as saying. The req
Azerbaijan, Saudi Fund Sign $35 Million Water Deal
21 Feb 2013 - 10:21 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Zawya) — Azerbaijan and the Saudi Fund for Development have signed the protocol of negotiations held in Riyadh under the draft credit agreement on allocation of $35 million for renovation and expansion of w
Azerbaijan, BP Sign Caspian Sea Pollution Agreement
5 Feb 2013 - 08:59 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — Emergencies Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov of Azerbaijan received yesterday in Baku BP Azerbaijan’s president Gordon Birell. The Ministry of Emergency Situations informs that in the meeting th
Azerbaijan to Ratify Caspian Sea Oil Pollution Protocol
10 Dec 2012 - 10:06 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Trend News Agency) — Azerbaijan will ratify the protocol on 'Preparation of the region, response measures and cooperation in preventing oil pollution to the Framework Convention on the Protection of the Marine Enviro
Kazakh Environment Ministry Upset With Refinery Wastewater Treatment Draft Proposal
2 Nov 2012 - 09:25 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Trend News Agency) — The Kazakh Ministry of Environmental Protection expressed its disagreement with the draft standards for maximum permissible discharge (MPD) for the Bolashak refinery of Agip KCO company, where th
Azerbaijan to Host Caspian Sea Conference
24 Oct 2012 - 09:36 by Local Press Report
BAKU (News.az) — On April 11-13, 2013, Caspian International Water Technologies (CATEF-2013) exhibition and forum will be held at Baku Expo Centre. The exhibition is organized by Iteca Caspian LLC, and support
Azersu, Suez Sign Water Supply Agreement
26 Sep 2012 - 08:17 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — Azerbaijan’s national water operator Azersu OJSC and French company Suez Environnement have signed an agreement within the framework of project "Operating evaluation of water supply in Baku and s
EBRD Invites Tenders for Aktau Water Project in Kazakhstan
1 Aug 2012 - 08:41 by Local Press Report
MANGISTAUSKAYA (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) — State Public Utility Company “Heat water supply and discharge systems” of the Power engineering and public utility department of Mangistauskaya region of Mangistauskaya region akimat, hereinafter
Negotiations on Hovsan Station Delayed
20 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
BAKU, Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan Business Center) — Official negotiations between the government of Azerbaijan and the World Bank Group on a project to build deepwater sewage runoff from Hovsan aeration station to the Caspian Sea have been delayed.
Baku Bay to Be Cleaned Within Six Months
22 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Trend News Agency (Azerbaijan)) — Water in Baku Bay should be cleaned within six months, according to Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Huseyngulu Bagirov. He said suspending dumping of wastewater into Baku
Parliament Discusses Lake Urmia-Caspian Sea Water Transfer
20 Sep 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
TEHRAN, Iran (Trend News Agency (Azerbaijan)) — The Iranian parliament held discussions on a proposal to direct water from the Caspian Sea to Lake Urmia to stabilize the lake's water levels, MP Ahmed Ali Queixa said.
SOCAR Black Sea Terminal Introduces Purification System
1 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Energy Business Review) — The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan's (SOCAR) Black Sea terminal (BST) introduced a new purification system for oil-contaminated water at the Georgian port ofKulevi.
Ministries Carry Out Raids Against Caspian Polluters
31 Aug 2010 - 20:00 by Local Press Report
BAKU, Azerbaijan — The Azerbaijani Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and the Interior Ministry carried out raids targeting Caspian Sea polluters.
The Ministry of Ecology and
Talks With World Bank Stalled of Implementing Hovsan Project
25 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — Official negotiations between Azerbaijan and the World Bank over a project to construct a deepwater sewage runoff from Hovsan aeration station to the Caspian Sea are stalled as the Azerbaijani gover
Iran Warns of Increasing Pollution in Caspian Sea
18 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
TEHRAN, Iran (Press TV (Iran)) — The Iranian government is calling on Caspian Sea littoral states to step up efforts to protect the water body, warning that pollution levels in the Caspian are rising. Iran's Special Envoy of the
SOCAR Refinery Reduces Extraction From Caspian
4 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) reduced water withdrawals from the Caspian Sea at one of its refineries in June, the company said. The SOCAR Environmental Department said Azerneftyag
Syrian Group Seeks Malaysian Firms for Kazakhstan Project
14 Jun 2010 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
Malaysia, KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama (Malaysia)) — The Syrian International Business Center (SIBC) Group is seeking Malaysian companies to jointly develop the $5.6 billion USD Kenderli Beach Development at the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan.
Syrian Group Seeks Malaysian Firms for Kazakhstan Project
14 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
KUALA LUMPUR, SYRIA (Bernama (Malaysia)) — The Syrian International Business Center (SIBC) Group is seeking Malaysian companies to jointly develop the $5.6 billion USD Kenderli Beach Development at the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan.
Caspian Ecological Monitoring Department Worried Over Wastewater
26 May 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BAKU, Azerbaijan (Panorama.am (Armenia)) — Azerbaijan's Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources is concerned over the environmental conditions in the Caspian Sea in the Azerbaijaini sector, according to the head of the Caspian Ecological M
World Bank, Azerbaijan to Hold Negotiations on Deepwater Sewage Runoff
5 May 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BAKU, Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan Business Center) — The World Bank Group and Azerbaijan could hold official negotiations on a project to construct a deepwater sewage runoff from the Hovsan aeration station into the Caspian Sea.
Center Accounting Chamber Could Inspect OguzGabala-Baku Pipeline
28 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — The Accounting Chamber of Azerbaijan said it does not rule out inspection of the project to construct the OguzGabala-Baku pipeline. The chamber's chairman, Heydar Asadov, said the body
Azersu OJSC Announces Open Tender for Construction
28 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business) — Azerbaijan's national water supply operator, Azersu OJSC, announced an open tender procedure for constructionassembly work for construction of water supply systems in Baku.
World Bank Continues Construction of Deepwater Sewage Runoff From Hovsan
14 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — The World Bank Group is continuing to work on the project to construct deepwater sewage runoff from Hovsan aeration station into the Caspian Sea. "This process has dragged out
Center SOCAR Puts New Desal Device Under Operation
7 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Trend News Agency (Azerbaijan)) — The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) put a new water desalination Ex-OSMOS Device on Chilov si Island in the Caspian Sea into operation.
Center World Bank Continues Work on Hovsan Aeration Station
7 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business) — The World Bank is continuing work on a project to construct deep water sewage runoff from the Hovsan aeration station into the Caspian Sea. "Theproject will be extended a loan of the International
EBRD Lends $8 Million USD for Aktau Region
17 Mar 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
Kazakhstan, AKTAU (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is lending $8 million USD to municipal water and district heating company Aktau TVS&Vfor rehabilitation of the water and wastewater system in the
Azerbaijan Calls Russia the Biggest Polluter of the Caspian Sea
10 Mar 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Russian activities account for 70 to 80 percent of pollution in the Caspian Sea, according to Azerbaijani Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Huseyn Bagirov.
Procurement Notice for Water, Wastewater Project in Aktau
3 Mar 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
LONDON, Kazakhstan (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) — TVS&V, a municipally owned water and district heating company in the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, issued a procurement notice for works, goods and services for water and wastewater projects funded b
Center Environmental Protection System Developed for Caspian Sea
3 Mar 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BAKU (News.az (Azerbaijan)) — An environmental protection system has been developed for the Caspian Sea. The system involves installation of 16 stations composed of modular water treatment facilities.
Iran, Russia Conduct Joint Research on Caspian Pollution
17 Feb 2010 - 14:46 by Local Press Report
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency (Iran)) — Iran and Russia will carry out joint research to assess pollution in the Caspian Sea, according to Mohammad Riahi, director of Iran's Water Research Institute. "According to agreements,
Azersu Announces Open Tender
17 Feb 2010 - 14:46 by Local Press Report
BAKU, Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan Business) — Azerbaijan's national water supply company Azersu OJSC announced an open tender procedure for construction-assembly work for 2010, for construction of water supply systems in Baku.
Iran, Russia Conduct Joint Research on Caspian Pollution
15 Feb 2010 - 14:46 by Local Press Report
TEHRAN, Iran (Fars News Agency (Iran)) — Iran and Russia will carry out joint research to assess pollution in the Caspian Sea, according to Mohammad Riahi, director of Iran's Water Research Institute. "According to agreements,
Center Soil, Water Pollution Main Problems in Absheron Peninsula
10 Feb 2010 - 14:46 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Novosti-Azerbaijan) — Soil and water pollution are among the main problems in the Absheron Peninsula, according Mammadhuseyn Muslimov, chief of Department of Monitoring of Environmental Protection at the Ministry of Ecol
SOCAR to Continue Caspian Clean-Up
3 Feb 2010 - 14:46 by Local Press Report
BAKU, Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan Business) — The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) will continue its clean-up of the waters of the Caspian Sea, which is affected by metallic structures used for oil and gas production.
Azerbaijan to Treat Caspian Seawater
27 Jan 2010 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BAKU, Azerbaijan — The Azerbaijani government announced on January 21 plans to implement a Caspian Sea clean-up project in an effort to enrich the nation's water reserves.
Rising Caspian Threatens Water Supplies
16 Dec 2009 - 14:49 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BAKU, Azerbaijan — T he level of the Caspian Sea could rise by 70 to 80 centimeters by 2020, officials said, which in turn could result in flooding oil wells, affecting water supplies in the region.
Desalination Plant to Be Completed in Turkmenistan
4 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TURKMENISTAN, ASHGABAT — c onstruction of a water desalination plant is being completed in the city of Turkmenbashi, on the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan.
The plant, which will have a capacity of
President Urges Completion of OguzGabala-Baku Pipeline
28 Oct 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
BAKU, Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan Business Center) — President llham Aliyev is urging completion of the project to construct the Oguz-GabalaBaku water pipeline. At a cabinet meeting that set challenges for 2010, Aliyev also recommended that the
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