An explosion has killed seven people at an offshore oil facility operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
The national oil corporation confirmed in a statement that the blast due evening hours of Tuesday, July 7, 2020, affected ‘Oil Mining Lease 40’, which is located at Gbetiokun in Delta State.
NNPC’s Group General Manager in charge of Public Affairs Division, KENNIE OBATERU, said the explosion happened as engineers were trying to install a ladder on a platform.
OBATERU said the operation was meant to provide access during discharging of Gbetiokun production at the Benin River Valve Station.
He said the Department of Petroleum Resources has been informed about the incident, and that investigations have commenced.