Environmental Problems in the Petrochemical Industry and Gas Production

Abstract

The article provides information on the brief history of the petrochemical industry in Azerbaijan, including offshore oil and gas extraction. Sources of danger in the petrochemical and gas extraction industry and aspects of life safety in general are determined. The article shows that the safety of life depends more on the human factor and oil the effect of the application of new technologies in gas extraction on the environment, including the field of labor protection and technical safety, was investigated. In this article, we have tried to find out about the specific risks of oil and gas production, especially the work carried out in the sea. Also, measures to reduce specific risks that may occur during production and processing and general risk assessment have been reviewed.