pleasure and celebration and we are indeed looking forward to the day when Scotland and Faroes will co-operate as independent and proud contries, may that day soon dawn With all best wishes from us in the Faroe

and hull. West Navion is less dependent on weather conditions, able to operate in all waters, arctic and tropical, and can operate in any water depth where oil and gas are produced. West Navion is operated [...] store up to 2,500 meters of riser and 10,000 meters of drillpipe. This capacity enables the unit to operate in remote areas offshore without frequent calls from supply vessels. The drillship has an average

ways to make the facility economic. Around 375 staff will remain on site, which is now expected to operate beyond 2015. Trades union officials have been consulted about the proposed changes and a community [...] originally been expected to close in the late 1990s. Built in the 1970s, it was originally designed to operate until 1997. However, a with the Shetland Islands Council, including compromise over rent payments

been agreed between the two countries, and this will probably increase the interest to work and operate in the Faroes The issue is very often raised; there is nothing as unclear as taxation systems, and [...] bike. This is the situation the international oil companies have been facing, if they intended to operate in the Faroes. The taxation system has been quite unclear and for many oil companies based in London

says the company CEO. The company has endeavoured to acquire the necessary knowledge required to operate within the offshore industry. In this connection, the company has appointed two foreign board members:

ought to impose very stringent demands regarding what equipment is permitted into Faroe waters to operate. – We ought to do as the Norwegian do and set demands towards the oil companies so they are only [...] the oil companies, by having a legislation which is flexible to administer, and make it easy to operate in the Faroes, instead of imposing demands upon the license holder, where we cannot control if these

comes to the offering of services, trade and industrial activities to an offshore industry. They operate the only oil industry supply base in the country and are able to offer a complete service to the

d and damaging quota system of output controls. As I have said, other places such as the Faroes operate such management schemes extremely successfully. We therefore intend to sit down with the fishermen

which opened an office in Thorshavn in 1998. Traineeships at DONG Jan Terje Edvardsen says, »To operate optimally on Faroese territory, we must overcome cultural barriers and achieve a common understanding

which opened an office in Thorshavn in 1998. Traineeships at DONG Jan Terje Edvardsen says, »To operate optimally on Faroese territory, we must overcome cultural barriers and achieve a common understanding