approach« runway with the ICAO-code mark »3«. Up to the end of October 139,717 people travelled through the airport, increase of 11.0% compared to the same period last year when the passenger total was 143 [...] 143,208. Up to the end of October the total number of operations was 5,033 again for last year. This represents an increase of 21.1% for the period. Overall a large proportion of increase in operations [...] in the year 2003 you can travel from the airport to Tórshavn via the new tunnel between Vágoy and Streymoy in about 40 minutes. The airport is managed by the Civil Aviation Administration under the Danish

gentlemen, One year ago I had the privilege to open the first Offshore Faroes conference, and I am honoured to be invited back this year. Last year we were on the brink of a new industry in the Faroese context [...] were to be expected when you combine the traditional working methods of the oil industry with the stipulations of the hydrocarbon law and the expectations of the local business community. Let me first [...] challenge for the authorities, the oil companies and the local industry. The large quantities of data which has been collected from the drillings this summer will be subjected to intense studies over the coming

most of the ONS and Offshore Europe exhibitions in Stavanger and Aberdeen over the last 15 – 20 years. The Atlantic Margin has changed much in recent years. There was considerable optimism for the area [...] area on the back of the UK Schiehallion and Foinaven discoveries, and following the boundary agreement between the UK and the Faroese in 1999 the industry embarked on exploring the Faroese shelf with no less [...] in the exploration for oil and gas on the Faroese Shelf. Sosialurin, founded in 1927, is the biggest newspaper in the Faroe Islands. Sosialurin has focused on the Oil and Gas industry for the last 30 years

Hoydal, Chairman of the Board, AP ------ The last year has shown very strong growth in Atlantic Petroleum, AP. This is well reflected in the trust shown by investors and the markets in the AP share. An investor [...] last year. At this point in time the Company is prepared and ready to go into the third phase of its development. Phase One The idea behind the establish­ment of Atlantic Petroleum was to use the upcoming [...] Furthermore, the company would get access to the industry and to more opportunities. The early development of the Company should be based on the activities on the Faroese Continental Shelf. The shareholder

Faroeyard in the offshore industry is the delivery of two support vessels for the shipping company Thor in Hósvik. The first, the Thor Alpha was delivered in February of 2008, and it went straight to the Gulf [...] Gulf of Mexico. The latter vessel, the Thor Omega, a sister ship to the Thor Alpha, was floated in June, and will be delivered in September of this year. -“These are two very well equipped vessels. The vessels [...] Europe in Aberdeen last year, but only by Pam Offshore Service. This time they will be represented as a single whole company. The intention is to present the company better to the rest of the offshore industry

this is not the fate of the Dooish well drilled by Enterprise (now part of Shell) in the Irish portion of the Rockall Basin this year. While Enterprise/Shell has disclosed the bare minimum of information [...] there is the West Africa bonanza, which for now seems unstoppable. On the opposite side of the Atlantic to the North Sea, the story of oil has also been slow to unfold, though the potential of Eastern Canada [...] in 950m of water, close to the UK/Faroe boundary in the White Zone, the well was drilled to a total depth of 4275m in a deepening operation, after reaching the commitment depth of 3830m. While the other

ways. At the time, this was an extensive slice of the overall budget of the institution. »We regard music as very important in many different aspects; it is an important part of Faroese identity, of our brand [...] fashion design in the US. Some Faroese designers and musicians are already active on the US market. An example of this is Teitur, who has had over 150 shows in the US in the last few years; and this is something [...] Faroese society. The interest in music might be greater here than anywhere else in the world – this may be a result of the times we live in or the nature surrounding us, or it may be the inspiration from

with the Faroese. At least we are clear about which of the wells to date have essentially failed ? all but the Marjan probe drilled by Amerada Hess. The failure of the only well drilled during the 2003 [...] not? That is the question being asked in the wake of conflicting reports. The 12/2-1z Rockall Basin well drilled last year appeared to encounter a significant oil column. The Department of Communications [...] JEREMY CRESSWELL Short of heading for West Africa, the greatest successes are currently being scored in the NW African state of Mauritania while, on the west side, the Canadian quest plods along unspe

Mikkelsen which had the German papers unanimous in acclaiming him as man of the match the following morning. So here we had the Landslið taking on the might of Germany in a game of open football and coming [...] efforts. In the last few minutes of the match Hjalgrim Elttør found himself one on one with Oliver Kahn after sharply latching a headed flick from John Petersen. He slotted the ball wide of the giant goalkeeper [...] effect of this was magnified when the spectacle was shown on the giant screen in the opposite corner of the stadium. We had the equalizer before half time and then Klose putting Germany ahead again. This seemed

grounds. The fact that only one dissenting voice was heard when the Faroese parliament debated the terms of the agreement means the deal must have been fair to the fishing industry. It it was not, the fishery [...] long since he told the writer that he was dubious about achieving a workable settlement aftar years of getting nowhere. Perhaps the real sea change in terms of the UK attitude to the Faroes boundary dispute [...] located in the deeps of the Faroe-Shetland Channel that may straddle the agreed median line? Greenpeace and other members of the environmental lobby permitting. (Greenpeace has been given leave by the High Court