Algeria: BP, Statoil to pull staff out of In Salah after attack

BP and Statoil are evacuating staff from the In Salah gas plant following an attack on 18 March. The Krechba site was hit by a rocket attack from outside the site perimeter at about 6am, but no one was injured. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility. BP said it had decided to undertake a phased temporary relocation of its staff from the In Salah and In Amenas joint ventures over the next two weeks as a precautionary measure. Statoil said it would withdraw its staff from the In Salah and In Amenas plants, together with staff from its operations centre at Hassi Messaoud.