in their own right can ever be realised, if that ever happens. However, it is far too early to know what the real potential is, though figures like 1 billion barrels of crude have been bandied about ? manna [...] exploration wells drilled, the success rate achieved in the first |Faroes campaign is smack on the global average. The trick now is to multiply that success several times over during the next two to three years [...] projects and guarantee the islands a place among the world?s oil and gas nations. Quite how this will be achieved is a question that will occupy many minds this winter as oil company geologists and others

exploration in areas such as the Faroes. This is because modern exploration is heavily reliant on seismic information, which in turn is obtained by measuring echoes from artificial sound sources generated at the [...] size used for exploration. As a result, the equipment required for this type of survey is far from standard, and, from a practical point of view, much more difficult to handle. Notwithstanding the challenges [...] disturbed by loud music from noisy neighbours, you might like to think of BLAST, and how understanding why the music sounds the way it does is helping discover new oil fields. It is just another form of rock

the North-east economy is buoyant. There is not expectation of huge fields like Brent and Forties being discovered but advances means that more and more oil is being extracted from those reservoirs discovered [...] uneconomic are now almost routine. The North Sea is a mature province but the message the industry is struggling to transmit, particularly to the young, is that it has a long and valuable future and offers [...] if oil is discovered in its waters, will be to capitalise on the opportunity yet retain the unique charm of the islands. Aberdeen and the North-east of Scotland have reaped huge benefits from the oil

century now. It can be seen on clear nights from the Scottish mainland and is generated from waste gases produced as crude oil delivered by seabed pipeline is processed at the terminal. North Sea oil abruptly [...] than any other operator. It is skilled in extending the life of fields many would consider to have reached the end of their useful life. That means Flotta is now receiving oil from more fields than at any [...] December 1976. Today it is difficult to envisage the excitement of residents - particularly those living on the tiny island of Flotta - when news broke that Orkney was to benefit from a massive oil boom. To

handle oil extracted from Faroese wells. A simple look at a map of the North East Atlantic reveals how close the infrastructure, which is being developed in the North and West of Shetland, is located to the [...] the whole region is already benefiting from increased activity. »The harbour has recently been very, very busy with oil related ships. Our income this year is well up, and much of that is thanks to oil-related [...] buildings, employs the county?s archaeologist and is engaged in the reforestration of the bleak bog covered hills. Surprisingly, the oil industry is far from being the dominating feature despite its massive

well will also provide valuable data for the Faroese effort, whether or not it is successful. Naturally, there is no telling how lucky Agip, in partnership with Foroya Kolvetni, will be next year when it spuds [...] frontier concessions awarded in the recent 17th licensing round is a prospect known as Fles Nord. This is thought to harbour large gas resources and is therefore of particular interest to Norsk Hydro, which also [...] relevant to the Faroes. The message of this review is surely that a great deal of patience will be required before the Faroes energy prize is realised ? if it is every realised. ENDS

the smoke rings of my mind Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow ­ Mr Tambourine Man vísir [...] selling postcards of the hanging They´re painting the passports brown The beauty parlor is filled with sailors The circus is in town Here comes the blind commissioner They´ve got him in a trance ... ­ Hvat hendir [...] Home, frá 1965, man vera ein tann kendasti sangurin hjá Dylan, men kanska hava ikki øll givið sær far um, hvat hann í grundini sigur. Vit hitta yrkjaran eina náttina í stórbýnum, hann er einsamallur og

least abroad. It is no big secret however, that both patience and professionalism is required if a contract is to be established with a large oil company. The beau racy is immense and it is all important [...] oilfields already connected to the SheFar-cable. There is, and there will be an ever increasing requirement from the oil companies for tele­communi­cations, which is not being met today. For Faroe tele­ [...] Sosialurin in its Monday edition. The contract is to link two of the producing oilfields west of Shetland, Schiehallion and Clair into the SheFar-cable, which is currently being laid between Shetland and the

experience. The Faroe Islands is a country which is – and is not. It is in constant flux. It keeps disappearing: One moment it’s lost in the fog, and suddenly – there it is again in all its magnificent [...] country is pierced with tunnels through mountains and under the sea, leaving 85 % of the people less than an hour away from each other. It is also worth mentioning that 45 % of the power consumption is generated [...] and the human element remains the most important element. This is interesting because everything is about people and how we interact. And it is crucial that we use our human resources and the creative potential

rather than the south. Maybe it is because people feel safer travelling north than south these days. And since the northern countries have seen far less of mass tourism, there is more unspoiled territory to [...] course, have to have effective strategies. This is a very small country and our budgets are equally small – so we must know how to get attention in a way that is not too costly. We have to rely heavily on editorial [...] tranquillity is probably not the main reason why people want to come here. Most people seem more concerned by what there is to do while they’re here. They want a variety of activities to choose from. And they