One Dies, Three Personnel Missing After Collapse Of Seplat Majestic Rig

One person has been de­clared dead and three other personnel missing after the collapse of a majestic rig belonging to Seplat Energy Plc, on Tuesday, at Ovhor in Delta State.

A statement by Mr. Rog­er Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Energy Plc, said the majestic rig was in transit to its planned drill­ing location at Ovhor in Delta State when it capsized, adding that 92 out of the 96 rig personnel had been ac­counted for.

“Seplat Energy regrets to announce a serious incident on the Depthwise swamp drilling rig “Majestic” in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). 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.

“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. Our utmost priority will continue to be the safe­ty and well-being 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,” the statement read.