Crewmen taken to Offshore Transit Centre
MIRI: Minister-in-charge of the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee Datuk Lee Kim Shin today confirmed that all crews onboard the NAGA 7 offshore rig would be transported to the Offshore Transit Centre (OTC) here. “We received a request for the 101 crew members to be transported here (at OTC) by ConocoPhilips Sarawak Ltd last night and we […]
Velesto Energy investigating NAGA 7 rig incident, assessing options
KUALA LUMPUR: Velesto Energy Bhd is investigating the incident involving its drilling rig, Velesto Naga 7, which submerged today in offshore Sarawak, and is evaluating options. “The rig is covered by insurance and recovery efforts are ongoing and being monitored,” it said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia. The offshore drilling services provider said the […]
Drilling rig submerges, 101 crew safe
MIRI: All 101 crew members of a jack-up drilling rig NAGA 7 were evacuated after it tilted 10 degrees to port-side while being positioned at Salam-3 located off the shore of Sarawak. In a statement released today (May 4), ConocoPhillips Sarawak Ltd confirmed the marine incident happened at approximately 2.45pm on Monday (May 3). […]
