VOL. XLII
No 50
13-December-1999
FSU
Baku-Supsa Pipeline Resumes Pumping
The Baku-Supsa crude oil pipeline resumed pumping on 5December. The main export route for crude produced by the AzerbaijanInternational Operating Company (AIOC) was closed on 20 November due tomudslides in Georgia caused by heavy rains. Flooding eroded a riverbank andwashed away some of the pipeline痴 supports, leaving it exposed and withoutfoundation (MEES, 29 November). The ground under the pipeline has sincebeen reinforced...
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