OSLO, March 21 (Reuters) - Norway's Statoil isreducing the number of staff at its installations in Algeriafollowing an attack by Islamist militants on Friday at its InSalah plant, jointly operated with BP and state-owned firmSonatrach, it said on Monday.
"We are going to reduce the number of employees at ourplants in Algeria. It will happen over the next few weeks. Thosewho are on rotation now will not be replaced when they finishtheir shifts," said a company spokesman, who declined to say forsecurity reasons how many employees would be affected.
"It's only been four days since shots were fired at InSalah. The production started again, but in the currentsituation we believe that this is the right decision to make."
Staff would be reduced from the In Salah and In Amenas gasplants, as well at Statoil's operation centre in Hassi Messaoud,he said. (Reporting by Joachim Dagenborg, writing by Gwladys Fouche,editing by Stine Jacobsen)