The incident occurred at the Kovyktinskoye field in Irkutsk region.
"One person was killed, seven more were injured during tests at the field in Irkutsk region," the telegram channel 112 reports.
According to him, the incident occurred at the Kovykta gas condensate field.
"The cause of the emergency was a pipeline rupture. The victims were hospitalized in a state of moderate severity," 112 reports.
Gazprom itself, the Ministry of Emergency Situations or local authorities do not report an emergency.
The Kovykta gas condensate field is located in the Zhigalovsky and Kazachinsko-Lensky districts of the Irkutsk Region and is one of two resource fields for the Power of Siberia gas pipeline to China. The production capacity is estimated at 27 billion cubic meters per year, and reserves at 1.8 trillion cubic meters.
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