Worker died last week at Nabors Industries' N.Dakota oil rig -local media

Nabors Industries

09/01/2023 20:27

Jan 9 (Reuters) - A worker in the United States died
last week after falling through an open hatch into a pit at a
Nabors Industries  NBR.N  oil rig in the western North Dakota
oil patch, local media reported last week.
    Devon Energy  DVN.N , which owns and operates the site, had
"shut down drilling operations while we work with local law
enforcement, OSHA and Nabors," spokesperson Lisa Adams told
media.
    The incident occurred at a rig north of New Town, North
Dakota, on late Thursday, the reports said, citing Mountrail
County Sheriff Corey Bristol.
    A contractor of Devon Energy employed the worker, Nabors
said in a statement, adding that "we are supporting Devon to
understand what occurred and what lessons can be learned from
this tragic incident."
 (Reporting by Deep Vakil in Bengaluru; Editing by Josie Kao)
 ((DeepKaushik.Vakil@thomsonreuters.com;))