Seplat Oil Rig Collapse: One Dead, Other Missing

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After the collapse of Majestic, an oil rig belonging to Seplat Energy Plc at Ovhor in Delta state, the company has confirmed the death of one person.

This was disclosed by the company in a statement posted on its social media handles on Tuesday with three crew members still missing.

The statement reads “Seplat Energy regrets to announce a serious incident on the Depthwise swamp drilling rig, ‘Majestic’, early this morning. Seplat, the operator of the SEPLAT/NNPCL joint venture, contracted the rig,” the statement reads

“It was in transit to its planned drilling location at Ovhor in Delta state when it capsized.

“At least 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.”

Seplat also said their team are working tirelessly with the rig owner to find the missing persons.