One person has been confirmed dead while three others are missing as Seplat Energy Oil rig collapses on Tuesday near Ovhor in Delta.
The oil company confirmed the incident in a statement signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Roger Brown shared on their X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday.
Seplat noted that 92 of the 96-member crew were accounted for and safe.
The statement said, “Seplat Energy regrets to announce a serious incident on the Depthwise swamp drilling rig ‘Majestic’ in the early hours of this morning. Seplat as the operator of the SEPLAT/NNPCL joint venture contracted the rig. It was in-transit to its planned drilling location at Ovhor in Delta State when it capsized.
Our emergency response and rescue efforts working alongside the rig owner and the authorities have been activated and are onsite. Our utmost priority will continue to be the safety and wellbeing of all the affected personnel and their families.
