The accident took place on Friday December 27, 2013 off the coast of al-Safaniya region, the site of the world’s largest offshore oil field.
The platform was carrying out maintenance work at an oil well in al-Safaniya in Eastern Province, 265km north of the city of Dhahran, when the accident took place.
The company said that the remaining 24 crew were rescued but suffered minor injuries.
Aramco said that it has launched an investigation into the accident, and operations had not affected at the site.
