BP broken well is 'dead'
The broken BP well in the Gulf of Mexico is finally 'dead'. Thad Allen, the US pointman for the government's response to the disaster, informed, the agency reports citing ITAR-TASS.
Almaty. September 20. Kazakhstan Today - The broken BP well in the Gulf of Mexico is finally 'dead'. Thad Allen, the US pointman for the government's response to the disaster, informed, the agency reports citing ITAR-TASS.
"The well has been cemented and does not represent any danger," T. Allen informed.
Experts eliminated oil leak in the broken BP well on August 6. "The works continuing after elimination of the leak were conducted to cement the damaged well and to remove the equipment, which during the accident should have stopped delivery of oil, however it did not happen. Engineers hope that, having studied the equipment taken from water, they will be able to understand what did not allow it to execute its functions."
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The pilots onboard ejected safely, without suffering life-threatening injuries, the ministry said in a statement. They are under medical observation, it added.
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Quake hits 311 km southeast of Almaty city
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A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck 311 km southeast of the Kazakh city of Almaty, Qazinform News Agency reports.
The network of seismic stations of Kazakhstan’s National Scientific Center for Seismological Observations and Research registered an earthquake at 2:09 p.m. local time on February 19, centered on the Kyrgyz-China boarder, sending tremors across nine settlements in Kazakhstan.
The epicenter was monitored at 42.176 degrees north latitude and 80.438 degrees east longitude", said a report issued by the Center.
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Earthquake recorded near Almaty
No reports of casualties or damage have been received, Qazinform News Agency has learned from the Kazakh Ministry of Emergency Response.
The seismic station network of the National Scientific Center for Seismological Observations and Research recorded the earthquake at 3:11 PM Astana time (UTC+5) on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake is located in Kazakhstan, 74 km east of Almaty.
Specialists are currently processing the data obtained.
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Road accident in Zhambyl region leaves one dead, one injured
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