The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced on Wednesday that seven workers has been killed by an explosion on Gbetiokun Oil Mining Lease 40 operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company which is the flagship subsidiary of NNPC.
According to reports, the explosion occurred on Tuesday at the petroleum company’s Benin River Valve Station.
This was disclosed by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, Kennie Obateru, in a statement issued in Abuja entitled “NNPC Reports Explosion at NPDC’s Benin River Valve Station.”
Obateru said, “The incident, which occurred on Tuesday during the installation of a ladder on a platform (Benin River Valve Station) for access during discharging of Gbetiokun production, unfortunately caused seven fatalities.”
“The bodies of casualties have been deposited in a morgue in Sapele, while families of the personnel involved are being contacted by their employers.”
The national oil firm stated that a detailed investigation of the cause of the explosion had begun. The employers were named as Weld Affairs and Flow Impact, adding that they were consultants to NPDC.
However, Mele Kyari,Its Group Managing Director, commiserated with the families of the dead. He prayed that God grants them the fortitude to bear the loss of their loved ones.
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