here in the Faroes we are waiting in suspense for the result of a future American presidential election. In is of course exciting in its own right if a woman was to become the very first President in the [...] very first woman to be elected to such a high office in the history of America – today Ms Condolisa Rice holds this office. Mrs. Albright sat there in Oslo surrounded by an aura of will power and strength [...] interesting however, is how the »cocktail« Angela Merkel – Hillary R. Clinton will impact the global situation. To see if a lower level of testosterone on the power pinnacles of the world will improve the opportunity

sure this technology will have an important role in future exploration in the Faroes.« Meanwhile, Professor Ziolkowski is continuing to refine his ideas, and Veritas is trying to make an even better l [...] noisy neighbours or errant teenagers? If so, did you notice that the music sounded »duller« than it would if you had been in the same room as where it was being played? In fact, the reason the music sounded [...] they are deployed in the water. However, Professor Ziolkowski?s calculations suggest that the source needs to have frequencies below 10 Hz (i.e. ten vibrations a second), and this in turn means that the

all recognition because of the oil industry and the challenge for the Faroes, if oil is discovered in its waters, will be to capitalise on the opportunity yet retain the unique charm of the islands. Aberdeen [...] class? prospects in their waters which are being talked about by the normally cautious oil companies. The drilling has been a long time coming in Faroese waters but momentum is building in what might become [...] Airways. The oil companies are also beginning to focus on the prime office accommodation. There will be many challenges to the Faroese in the near future. Will the tourist industry, which can benefit from

interval of approximately 170m in Palaeocene sediments. Located 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 [...] gathered to encourage the company to say tantalisingly that it will ?return to the area as soon as possible next year Dooish (12/2-1) is located 125 km northwest of Donegal in the Rockall Basin, in 1478m [...] for hydrocarbons to be present, but will they be there? Will there be a sealing mechanism to contain the hoped for prize? The Marjun success represents a one in three hit rate for the Faroes. This is good

basalt, so if we are to continue to work in the Faroes, it will be necessary to resolve the “basalt problem”. The great challenge with basalt can be divided into two separate parts. The first is to “see” properly [...] Hansen, the StatoilHydro CEO in the Faroes, what we can expect now third Faroe round is pending: -“It is too early to say yet, if we will participate in a third round. We are in the process of looking closer [...] area, where we drilled a well in 2006. The other four licenses were awarded to us in the second round in 2005. We have so to speak complied with all of our commitments in these licenses. We have also extended

seemed too big to grasp fully, mysterious in some ways, and maybe even a little dangerous. The usual reaction I get when talking to people at home about studying in the U.S. is something like this: “I don’t [...] 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 [...] About to begin a new chapter of my life in their country, I was utterly convinced that very few Americans were normal according to the standards on which I usually judge people. In addition, the country

for me to be with you all here this evening to celebrate Faroese Flag Day. Thank you, Lord Provost, for your warm words of welcome to Edinburgh. It only adds to our pleasure and pride to be here in your [...] island today, the role of Britain in our flag’s official history will be remembered. Being in Scotland gives us the chance to highlight how many of the troops stationed in the Faroes during the war actually [...] Shetlanders in the mid-nineteenth century how to develop a commercial fishing industry. Fisheries continue to be an important part of our relationship today as closest neighbors, with a shared stake in sustainability

case, especially in British waters. We can look to Mauritania for an excellent example of how ASX rules are working in favour of the wider interest. The Woodside-led consortium that has in quick succession [...] quality sandstones were encountered", was used to describe Marimas. How often have we heard something similar, such as with the Assynt well drilled in the UK sector in 2001 by BP. Anecdotally, this encountered [...] opportunities in the area, including licence bids. It will be interesting to see whether pragmatism prevails and other, easier pickings are pursued, perhaps in the North Sea itself. Offshore Ireland is in many

crucial for us to hold on strongly to our unique identity if we want to stay competitive. The burning question is: What role can a little nation like the Faroe Islands play in a globalised world? In my view [...] inventive and learn how to develop new concepts and fresh thinking. And when setting our goals and objectives, we have to be strategic and think ahead – yet in following through on plans we have to be consistent [...] expert in every field and that’s why networking is so important… knowing who to turn to when... With all this new technology – and the Faroes are very much up-to-date – we’re looking at something quite

see other societies, but also needs to get them back home. Small societies The Faroes has a lot to give the world in how to manage remote and small societies and could in the future use this knowlegde as [...] effectivity. The aim is to develop the Faroes to a knowledge society and in this environment where the country is, at may well be a process that makes the Faroes bring solutions to the world in these areas mentioned [...] earth, according to statistics, it has the lowest crimerate in the world. If we look at violence, the picture is the same. Natural balance Faroes is one of the very few modern places still in touch with nature