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Article

17 Jan 2013

Author:
Nina Berglund, Views and News from Norway

Statoil braced for long hostage crisis [Algeria]

[C]hief executive of Norwegian state oil company Statoil...confirmed that Statoil had 17 employees “at or near” the [gas plant in Algeria that had been attacked by a terrorist group on Wednesday] and that 12 of them...remained unaccounted for...That means they either have been taken hostage or...killed...[F]ive Statoil employees...are now known to have “come into safety” at a...military camp set up as part of what had been considered to be heavy security systems around the plant at Il Amenas in southeastern Algeria, which Statoil operates along with BP of the UK and Algerian state energy company Sonatrach...Statoil has its own [emergency] preparedness unit, with [the CEO] stressing that “training, training, training” is the best way to equip employees for accidents, attacks and...being taken hostage...[A]ll production has been shut down [at the plant]