. Lars Christian Bacher, director for international affairs at Norwegian oil firm Statoil, gives a news conference in regards to the attack at gas field in Algeria, at Stavanger, Norway in this picture provided by Scanpix January 16, 2013. Islamist militants attacked a gas field in Algeria on Wednesday, claiming to have kidnapped up to 41 foreigners including seven Americans in a dawn raid in retaliation for France\'s intervention in Mali, according to regional media reports. The gas field is operated by a joint venture including BP , Statoil and Algerian state company Sonatrach.  REUTERS/Kent Skibstad/Scanpix
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