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Contact has been made with an oil worker from Perthshire who was taken hostage from a rig in the Niger Delta on Saturday, it has emerged.Contact has been made with an oil worker from Perthshire who was taken hostage from a rig in the Niger Delta on Saturday, it has emerged.
Gordon Gray, from Crieff, is employed by Aberdeen-based Dolphin Drilling as an off-shore installation manager. Gordon Gray, from Crieff, is employed by Aberdeen-based Dolphin Drilling as an offshore installation manager.
His employers, who made mobile phone contact, said he is "well".His employers, who made mobile phone contact, said he is "well".
It is believed Mr Gray was seized after a group of armed men took the guard vessel supposed to be protecting the rig off the coast of the Bayelsa state.It is believed Mr Gray was seized after a group of armed men took the guard vessel supposed to be protecting the rig off the coast of the Bayelsa state.
The married father-of-one is the fifth Scot to have been taken from the Niger Delta recently.
It's not a difficult call to shut down production until such time the safety can be guaranteed Graham TranAmicusIt's not a difficult call to shut down production until such time the safety can be guaranteed Graham TranAmicus
The married father-of-one is the fifth Scot to have been taken from the Niger Delta recently.
Almost 70 foreigners have been taken since the beginning of 2007 but most are released unharmed after a cash payment.Almost 70 foreigners have been taken since the beginning of 2007 but most are released unharmed after a cash payment.
Graham Tran, from Amicus, said Dolphin Drilling should stop the work until safety is improved. Dolphin Drilling has temporarily closed down its operations in Nigeria following the kidnap.
He said: "It's not a difficult call to shut down production until such time the safety can be guaranteed. It said all efforts were being concentrated on trying to secure the release of Mr Gray.
"That's what we're asking for. They can go back later when they can invest more in the safety."
A spokesman for Dolphin Drilling said security on the rig was very high and constantly updated and monitored.A spokesman for Dolphin Drilling said security on the rig was very high and constantly updated and monitored.
Graham Tran, from Amicus, said of operations in the area: "It's not a difficult call to shut down production until such time the safety can be guaranteed."
The Foreign Office said the embassy in Lagos had been in touch with the Nigerian authorities in a bid to bring the situation to a successful and peaceful conclusion.The Foreign Office said the embassy in Lagos had been in touch with the Nigerian authorities in a bid to bring the situation to a successful and peaceful conclusion.
A spokesman said the man's family had been informed.A spokesman said the man's family had been informed.