Admin I Tuesday, August 15, 2022
LAGOS – The management of Splat Energy has comiserated with families of victims following the sinking of Depthwise swamp drilling rig ‘Majestic’ enroute Ovhor, Delta State, leading to death of one person and three others missing.
“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”, Mr. Roger Brown,
Chief Executive Officer of Seplat Energy announced.
According to the statement 92 out 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”, he said.
He said 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”, he said.
He said Splat will provide further details as understanding of the incident develops adding that detailed investigation into the cause of the accident will follow.
