Dozens more oil workers were rescued following the incident in Azerbaijan-controlled waters, Reuters said on Saturday.

"According to our information, 32 workers died, while 42 workers were rescued last night,” the news wire quoted Mirvari Gakhramanly, head of Azerbaijan's Oil Workers' Rights Protection Committee, as saying.

“The fire on the platform was finally extinguished," he continued.

There was no answer at Socar’s headquarters on Saturday and Upstream awaits a request for comment on the reports.

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