Oil spill in Kazakhstan

An oil spill has been discovered in the Capsian Sea on 16 August. It was spotted on a Sentinel-1A satellite image.

The pollution stretched 82 square kilometres along the shipping route from Port Kuryk to Baku, affected waters of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, a high-traffic maritime route used for oil and cargo transport.

Oil spills threatens fragile marine ecosystems already under stress from shrinking water levels, methane emissions, and industrial pollution.

Tipo de evento
Vertidos de petróleo
Ubicación del evento
Kazakhstan
Fecha de activación de la Carta
2025-08-17
Hora de activación de la Carta
17:21
Zona horaria de activación de la Carta
UTC+05:00
Solicitante de carta
National Company “Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary” (JSC)
ID de activación
983
Gestión de proyectos
Syams Nashrrullah (Asian Institute of Technology (AIT))
Valor agregado
  • ESA PLES,
  • Konstantin Homenkov (Geoinformation Systems),
  • Thanaphol Boodchuang (Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)),
  • Altair Tleubergenov (Joint-Stock Company « National company «Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary»),
  • Gulnara Bissenalina (Space Systems Department JSC «NC «Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary»),
  • Meteorological Service of Canada,
  • SIPPS ISTOP (Environment and Climate Change Canada / Governement of Canada)

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