Azerbaijan. Baku Region. Baku. An old man walks on a dirt road near a rubbish dump. Garbages heap. State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) is the project owner of the oil fields in Bibi Heybat. Oil-extracting infrastructure. Reflection of drilling derricks and rigs. Spill and oil leakage from instalation in operation. Oil production. Ecological disaster. Bibi-Heybat Oil Field (BHOF) is a source of pollution as a result of well water and oil spill discharge into the Baku Bay. © 2007 Didier Ruef