"I am sure most of it has been pulled out into the offshore zone in such deep water that it can't come back, " he said.
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The statement also said that Turkmenistan also regards the Azeri oilfield in Azerbaijan's offshore zone as Ashgabat's property, and it claimed partial rights to another oilfield, Chirag.
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This system consists of an offshore zone ( sediment bank ), transit zone ( beach and active foredune ) and a resting zone ( stable sand dunes ).
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Earlier in the week, Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry said Ashgabat views the Azeri oilfield in Azerbaijan's offshore zone as its property, and claimed partial rights to another oilfield, Chirag.
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Prosecutors say he created a money-laundering network involving banks in the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, the United States and offshore zones to hide profits raised from underpriced exports from Ukraine.
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Opposition member Ilgar Mammadov also linked the adoption of the amendments to the corruption scandal caused by the reports and said it would turn Azerbaijan itself into a corruption-friendly offshore zone.
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Prosecutors say he created a money-laundering network involving banks in the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, the United States and offshore zones in order to hide profits raised from underpriced exports from Ukraine.
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Malaysia and Thailand agreed in 1979 to shelve a dispute over drilling rights and start joint exploration within an offshore zone of 7, 250 square kilometers ( 2, 900 square miles ).
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Which of the doctrines applies in a particular case depends on state law, which varies considerably from state to state, or in the case of the federal offshore zone, on US federal law.
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Pledging to become a model of oil transparency in corruption-plagued West Africa, African oil giant Nigeria and neighboring Sao Tome and Principe have committed to making public regular audited accounts of a major offshore zone now under development.
