Statoil ASA and partners BP PLC and Algerian state-owned Sonatrach are set to resume “ordinary operations” at the In Amenas gas production facility of eastern Algeria near the Libyan border 19 months after it was seized by Islamic militants (OGJ Online, Jan. 16, 2013).
Statoil says ordinary rotation will resume at the plant now that all defined security measures have been implemented.
The joint venture has introduced physical security measures at all operating plants in Algeria, and improved dialogue with Algerian authorities on securing the plants, Statoil says. Algerian authorities have also initiated separate security measures.
Security improvements were in part drawn from recommendations by the investigation conducted after the attack.
“We will now, in cooperation with our partners, continue our systematic work to maintain the high level of the security measures, to ensure that we have a good understanding of the security threats and adjust our security measures as required,” said Lars Christian Bacher, executive vice-president for Statoil’s development and production, international division.