1986, with no warning, the price plummeted from $30 to less than $10 in less than a month the city was rocked to it?s granite foundations. It was estimated that 6000 out of 28,000 offshore jobs disappeared [...] unprecedented prosperity with hotel rooms at a premium and hardly a seat available in the rapidly increasing number of restaurants inn the city which had truly become cosmopolitan with American, French and [...] disappeared along with thousands more onshore. A leaner and meaner oil industry emerged from the slump focused on driving down costs to make the North Sea more globally competitive and with each year since the

very busy with oil related ships. Our income this year is well up, and much of that is thanks to oil-related offshore activity.« »There is more emphasis now on these areas, especially with the turmoil [...] were not impressed. Moreover, with a ?booming economy? fuelled by the islands? traditional industries of fishing and fish processing, knitwear and agriculture, islanders saw no reason why they should respond [...] equal level with the oil bosses. Known as the Zetland County Council Act 1974, the devolution of powers, including the jurisdiction of the inshore waters, gave the Shetland Islands Council a degree of autonomy

mood in the islands, look no further than the film Local Hero, a huge hit in Britain when it opened in cinemas across the country in 1983. One scene in particular struck a chord with people here. The Hollywood [...] and doing well. They provide us with the basis for future prosperity.« Traditionally, Flotta itself has put huge amounts of cash directly into the Orkney economy by paying people big salaries they in turn [...] directed Local Hero, an American oil tycoon called Hammer - the legendary Dr Armand Hammer - had watched with pride as the British Government's Energy Minister officially opened the oil terminal on Flotta. While

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basis, but with no major civil engineering work planned high numbers of contractors are unlikely to be seen again on the island until the plant is finally decommissioned. BP is hoping cutting jobs are reorganising [...] Commenting on the proposed job losses, Ann Black, Deputy Chief Executive of Shetland Enterprise, told Sosialurin: "We are obviously very concerned at the potential impact of the proposed job losses, these are highly [...] highly skilled, well paid jobs. ?Shetland Enterprise intends to work very closely with BP and other agencies to minimise the impact and retain the skilled workforce in the local economy." Warnings of the

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are doing. This presents us with several advantages, but the danger is that the market is not familiar with the product. Experience shows however, that if we are presented with the opportunity to explai [...] Faroese who own the company, which now has a fully developed system with a large sales potential. The company is developing and with an office in Klaksvik, one in Singapore and a training base in Ukraine [...] Within an industry, which recognises no geological boundaries and where all companies encompass several countries, it may not possible to say a company is Faroese - we will do this anyway. We permit ourselves

that, after all, some degree of diversification has indeed taken place. Looking at some positive indicators, I could point to the following: The level of economic activity is high, with a record low unem­ployment [...] the Nordic countries only the Finnish population actually has a higher degree of education than the Faroese. Infrastructure is good with sub­seatunnels and bridges con­necting six of the islands whith [...] airport both with the aim to modernise it and to increase its capacity with a longer runway and a larger terminal. The Faroese government acknowledges that the world is getting smaller with all the well

people from countries with warmer and sunnier weather would be interested in visiting a place like this. So even if this country has developed into a modern society fully in line with our neighbours, we have [...] For millions of years the roaring ocean with its heavy waves has been slowly eating away at these rocks in the middle of the North Atlantic in a constant battle with the cliffs – leaving almost vertical hillsides [...] Communication Strategies are Crucial I believe in the idea of looking toward the future with confidence yet with realism. In today’s extremely fast-changing world, it is essential to develop and apply

viewed, being of the peculiar American ‘race’? To a greater degree than most, this man has shaped his life in accordance with the greatness with his character. While not pronouncing him super-human, as his [...] like this: “I don’t think I could live there, it’s just too far away, and isn’t the crime rate pretty high over there? Oh, but it’s great that you’re doing it! Living the American Dream!” In the reality of [...] full of opportunities for a person to shape life as he or she pleases. And coming in as an outsider is no barrier to fitting in and utilizing what the country has to offer. It is made easy by the astonishing