Norway unions call for risk review

Risk: for Africa operations

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Steve Marshall

 21 January 2013 11:42 GMT

Norwegian unions are calling for a radical review by Statoil and the authorities of the dangers of operating in high-risk countries such as Algeria in the wake of the terrorist attack at In Amenas.

Major union SAFE, which has strong worker representation within the state oil company, has written to the country’s Defence Ministry demanding a meeting to examine security safeguards against terrorism for Norwegian-owned oil and gas installations, both at home and overseas.

The union’s health, safety and environment leader Roy Erling Furre believes a reassessment of risk at Statoil’s overseas operations is required after the incident at the Algerian gas plant, which is believed to have resulted in the deaths of scores of foreign workers.

“There is reason to believe that recent events have changed…

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