Gigantic explosion in Caspian Sea raises fears of another oil accident

European media reported a big bang cerca of a oil rig in the Caspian Sea. Officials consulted say it could have been caused by a mud volcano. The explosion took place off Alat, Azerbaijan.

The explosion, which was filmed and is circulating on the networks, It comes days after a massive fire at sea caused by a ruptured gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico.

There are two main hypotheses discussed so far about what happened: a possible volcanic eruption, or an explosion in the Umid gas field of the national oil company Socar.

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