A Chevron rig caught fire off Nigeria's coast, and the company was searching for two missing workers. The company has not said what sparked the blaze. Image courtesy of Chevron.
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A Chevron rig caught fire off Nigeria's coast, and the company was searching for two missing workers. The company has not said what sparked the blaze. Image courtesy of Chevron.
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Traditional chiefs await the visit of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, to Koluama 2 village, Nigeria on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. President Goodluck Jonathan visited the community Monday, the nearest settlement to a Chevron Corp. offshore gas rig site that remains on fire after an apparent industrial accident Jan. 16, 2012. Jonathan sought to assure residents on his visit, but many remain worried about the environmental impact of the ongoing blaze. Photo: Sunday Alamba / AP
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Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan, is welcome by Koluama 2 residents, in Nigeria on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. President Goodluck Jonathan visited the community Monday, the nearest settlement to a Chevron Corp. offshore gas rig site that remains on fire after an apparent industrial accident Jan. 16, 2012. Jonathan sought to assure residents during his visit, but many remain worried about the environmental impact of the ongoing blaze. Photo: Sunday Alamba / AP
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan visits Koluama 2 village, Nigeria on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. President Goodluck Jonathan visited the community Monday, the nearest settlement to a Chevron Corp. offshore gas rig site that remains on fire after an apparent industrial accident Jan. 16, 2012. Jonathan sought to assure residents on his visit, but many remain worried about the environmental impact of the ongoing blaze. Photo: Sunday Alamba / AP
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Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, waves to the crowd as he visits Koluama 2 village, in Nigeria on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. President Goodluck Jonathan visited the community Monday, the nearest settlement to a Chevron Corp. offshore gas rig site that remains on fire after an apparent industrial accident Jan. 16, 2012. Jonathan sought to assure residents on his visit, but many remain worried about the environmental impact of the ongoing blaze. Photo: Sunday Alamba / AP
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Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan, waves to the crowd as he visits Koluama 2 village, Nigeria, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. President Goodluck Jonathan visited the community Monday, the nearest settlement to a Chevron Corp. offshore gas rig site that remains on fire after an apparent industrial accident Jan. 16, 2012. Jonathan sought to assure residents during his visit, but many remain worried about the environmental impact of the ongoing blaze. Photo: Sunday Alamba / AP
LAGOS, Nigeria — Chevron Corp. says it is still trying to extinguish a nine-day old fire that consumed the visible part of its rig off Nigeria’s coast and killed two foreign workers.
Chevron said Tuesday it is finalizing plans for a relief well to fight the fire that started last week in a natural gas exploration well near Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta.
An official from FODE Drilling Ltd., which operated the rig on Chevron’s behalf, said an Indian national and a French national had not been found. 152 other workers were rescued, Chevron said.
The San Ramon, California-based energy company says it is monitoring for environmental impact. The coastal community told an environmental group the fire killed fish and tinted the sky “orange-red.”
Nigerian authorities blamed the fire on a buildup of gas pressure.
