Seplat Energy Plc confirmed on Tuesday evening the death of one worker in the collapse of a majestic rig in Delta State, while three others were said to be missing.
A statement by the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Roger Brown, disclosed that 92 of the 96-member crew were accounted for and safe.
“Seplat Energy regrets to announce a serious incident on the depth-wise swamp drilling rig “Majestic” early this morning. 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”, the company stated.
