Seplat Energy has reportedly lost six workers, including a foreigner, in an accident involving the Majestic rig at Ogboren close to Ovhor Oilfield in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State.

Reports say the Majestic rig was newly acquired and operated by SEPLAT/NNPCL Joint Venture.

It was gathered that about 96 crew members onboard the rig reportedly went down during the accident, while six bodies, including the Briton, were said to have been recovered.


The company’s management says is working round the clock to locate and recover other missing crew members.


A source close to the oil coy management said: “as soon as we got the news of the incident, the company activated search and rescue mechanisms, and the efforts yielded great results.


“As we speak, most of the rescued workers are safe and getting medical attention, but sadly, we lost six staff, a Briton included with about six other workers still missing as of 8:00p.m today, Tuesday,” he stated.


However, the management of Seplat Energy Plc, in a press statement signed by Seplat Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Roger Brown, has declared that out of the 96 crew members onboard the faulty rig, 92 of them are safe, adding that only one member died and three others still missing.


The Seplat’s statement read thus: “Seplat Energy regrets to announce a serious incident on the Depthwise swamp drilling rig “Majestic” in early this morning. Seplat, 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.

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