Stephon Nicholas
PART of a drilling rig – the derrick – owned by Successfully Products and companies Petroleum Firm Ltd, a non-public firm, collapsed into the sea early on the morning of December 22, sending workers on the south-west platform scampering for safety.
Movies uploaded to social media confirmed workers in lifestyles vests bearing the title Successfully Products and companies, searching on on the damaged platform from a vessel.
One man is heard asserting, “The derrick come down on we dey, all people within the water. Lord, Father, Jesus Christ!”
One more person is heard telling others to position their ID playing cards in bags for safekeeping.
In a phone interview with Newsday on December 22, a handbook of Successfully Products and companies Petroleum Firm Ltd declined to explain whether or no longer fragment of the rig fell into the sea, but confirmed that “an incident” did happen overnight.
The handbook additionally could no longer notify whether or no longer there enjoy been any casualties as files was once restful being gathered.
In a media starting up, Minister of Vitality Stuart Younger described the incident as heart-broken and acknowledged he was once briefed on it around 3.30 am.
He acknowledged, “We’re helping via Heritage (Petroleum Ltd) and can enjoy to restful render whatever assistance we are able to.
“The MEEI is for the time being liaising with both Heritage Petroleum Ltd and Successfully Products and companies Ltd.
At the present, the incident is below investigation.”
