At least 8 injured in Gazprom gas field accident March 13, 2013 - 14:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At least eight workers have been injured at Gazprom’s largest gas field on Russia's Arctic Yamal peninsula in an accident that blew apart a workshop, the local Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday, March 13, according to RIA Novosti. The incident, which the local Emergency Ministry described as an “uncontrolled boom," occurred at a workshop late Tuesday during equipment installation at the giant Bovanenkovo field. The accident blew out the workshop’s roof and wall panels, but did not start a blaze. The injuries were light and no evacuation was needed, the ministry said in a statement. Officials were not immediately available to provide further information, though the initial description of the accident made it sound like a blowout. Last October Russian energy giant Gazprom officially started production at the Bovanenkovo gas field, which has estimated reserves of 4.9 trillion cubic meters of natural gas. Bovanenkovo is expected to produce 46 billion cubic meters of natural gas next year, with output rising to 115 billion cubic meters a year by 2017, and eventually to 140 billion cubic meters. Partner news  Top stories Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates.   Partner news |  Latest news Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest  The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education” Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.EU says concerned over human rights record in Russia The European Union said it would closely watch developments affecting non-governmental organizations in Russia.John Lennon’s guitar auctioned for $408,000 The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified U.S. buyer in New York. |
