Tiguentourine plant will resume operations

Norway oil company Statoil said gas plant in Tiguentourine in Ain amenas (south of Algeria) 19 months after it was attacked by a terrorist group.

Statoil ASA says it has decided to reopen the Ain Amenas plant after “outstanding security operations” were implemented.

The move follows similar action at the oil and gas company’s other Algerian plants, which were put back into operation a year ago and in early 2014 after improved security measures.

Statoil said that Algerian authorities had also introduced security measures” beyond those implemented by the joint venture.”