Abdelhamid Zerguine, CEO of Sonatrach, Sunday said, "we are reviewing all security measures in an effort to strengthen it. We submitted a proposal, and we will implement this new plan shortly thereafter in accordance with the regulations. "
He said the failure of security is not an armed security guard in the location of production at gas fields Tiguentourine, which was attacked by the guerrillas in mid-January.
"Internal regulations do not allow the presence of armed personnel. In the new proposal, we will ask for armed personnel to secure remote location, "said Zerguine, as reported by Xinhua.
On 16 January, the armed group has ties with Al Qaida attacked the Tiguentourine complex In Amenas, about 1,700 kilometres south-east of Algeria's capital city, Aljiers.
They kidnap as many as 800 workers from various countries, most of them were freed by the Algerian rescue operation in a few days afterward.
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