An attack was launched on a Norwegian vessel off the coast of Nigeria on Thursday July 2nd.
The Norwegian ship’s owner narrated that the attack was launched and about 9 Nigerian Nationals onboard were kidnapped.
As at the time of the attack, the Sendje Berge was working at the Okwori oilfield on behalf of China’s Addax Petroleum.
Lately, the Gulf of Guinea, which includes the Nigerian coast, has been experiencing looting of ships, the kidnapping of crews, and passengers for ransom.
BW Offshore Chief Financial Officer, Staale Andreassen, told Reuters that the ship was undergoing maintenance when the attack happened. He said none of the people left on the vessel were injured as of last week when the attack occurred.
Andreassen also added “We are working now with the Nigerian authorities to get those nine people safely back,”
Dryad Global, A maritime security firm said the attack involved about three boats and a lot of explosives.
The Sendje Berge ship is a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) that can produce about 50,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
The ship was from the Okwori oilfield operated by Addax Petroleum, a part of China’s Sinopec Group.
