.
Following the incident of a fatal accident which occured on Tuesday, 15th, August 2023, in the oil rig of major petroleum company, Seplat Energy, Majestic rig near Ovhor, in Delta State, the company has announce its regrets over the incident.
The company’s Chief Executive officer, Mr. Roger Brown in a release said: “Seplat Energy regrets the incident on the Depthwise swamp drilling rig “Majestic” in the early hours of Tuesday 15th, 2023.
“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,” Brown said “the Depthwise swamp drilling rig “Majestic” in the early hours of the morning of Tuesday, 15th August collapsed”.
He explained that Seplat is the operator of the SEPLAT/NNPCL joint venture contracted the rig, stating that It was in-transit to its planned drilling location at Ovhor in Delta State when it capsized.
He said 92 persons among the 96-member crew were safe and were accounted for. However, tragically one fatality occurred during the incident, while three other rig personnel are still missing.
Brown noted, “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. Our utmost priority will continue to be the safety and wellbeing of all the affected personnel and their families.
We will provide further details as our understanding of the incident develops. A detailed investigation into the cause of the accident will follow”.