Delta Governor Sheriff Oborevwori yesterday condoled with Seplat Energy Ltd, following an accident involving its ‘Majestic’ oil rig near Ovhor Oilfield in Sapele Local Government.
The accident, which occurred on Tuesday, led to the death of one person, with three others reportedly missing.
Oborevwori, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, described the incident as tragic and commiserated with the company as well as families of the deceased.
The governor urged the company to take steps in searching for the missing crew members and launching an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the collapse of the oil rig.
He said: “I am deeply shocked to hear about the sad incident of your oil rig collapsing on the way to a planned drilling location and the death of one crew member with three others still missing at press time.
“On behalf of the government and people of Delta, I sympathise with the management of Seplat Energy Ltd on the unfortunate collapse of its Majestic oil rig leading to the death of one person and missing three crew members.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the three crew members who are still missing as of this moment as well as the family and friends of the crew member, who lost his life.
“I urge the management of the company to intensify rescue efforts for the missing crew members and also launch an inquiry into circumstances surrounding the unfortunate incident with a view to avoiding future occurrence,” Oborevwori said.
