An oil rig belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited in Bayelsa State was on Monday morning razed by fire following a massive eruption of gas that triggered explosion on the drilling machine.
Our correspondent learnt that the fire resulted from an explosion that occurred from a new gas well head at Funawa 5 along the Koluama River in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state.
It was learnt that the workers encountered technical problems when working on the new gas well head.
Their inability to contain the gas pressure led to the explosion that created panic in the communities around the area.
It was learnt that two expatriates working on the rig were missing and that about 213 workers had been evacuated.
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