One person has died and three persons have been declared missing following the capsizing of a drilling rig operated by indigenous energy company, Seplat Energy, in Ovhor, Delta State.
In a statement issued by the firm regarding the incident, Seplat said that the incident happened on the depthwise swamp drilling rig ‘Majestic’ in the early hours of Tuesday.
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Seplat as the operator of the SEPLAT/NNPCL joint venture contracted the rig.
“92 of the 96-member crew are accounted for and safe. However, tragically one fatality occurred during the incident, while three other rig personnel are still missing.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the crew member who sadly lost his life and the three crew members who are still missing at the time of this report.
“Our emergency response and rescue efforts working alongside the rig owner and the authorities have been activated and are onsite,” part of the statement read.
Seplat added that it will investigate the cause of the accident.
Earlier in August, Seplat revealed that it had recorded over 4.2 million hours without any Lost Time Injury year-on-year on its operated assets.
