so for the UK with its much larger and more diverse economy and wider international interests. Thorshavn had to wait and wait?and wait?and watch BP for one notch up a string of successes west of Shetland [...] square km. could have taken several years more and involved a costly law suit against Britain in the International Court at the Hague. During that time, Bog Oil could have lost interest in the UK portion [...] prime minister? Edmund Joensen. One hears that he believed a better deal could have been brokered, had UK PM Tony Blair been presonally involved in talks with the Danes in Copenhagen over the fate of the

operated licences in Denmark and the Faroes are in an active explora­tion phase with acquisition and interpretation of 2D and 3D seismic. The company is registered on the OTC broker list. Inoil AS commercialises [...] aspects of exploration and production, both offshore and onshore. All necessary infrastructure will be in place from day one in order to develop the current portfolio and evaluate future opportunities. The [...] , Sagex and Inoil have entered into an agreement to merge. The merged company will be named Sagex Petroleum ASA, and will be a strong, independent oil company working Norway, the North Sea and internationally

destruction and knowledge. I have had the privilege of speaking to Mr Hans Blix and his presence is always giving. The two speakers are heroes of to day and what they have given in the past and are still [...] go fishing and having sheeps in the mountains. All though most youngsters live a life similar to other young people in the western world, it still comes with a touch and respect of nature, and when you feel [...] the Faroes a perfect society, yet. Oldest parliament in the World The social contract in the Faroes is strong, there is a strong culture and pride in having remained the Faroese language in spite of being

received a job offer in the Faroe Islands, and who are coming here in good faith. In my opinion the ad is repulsive. In the text, you try to make it sound like you are doing the foreigners a favor by providing [...] is no offer of a membership in any of your unions. I think this is highly inappropriate and embarrassing to witness - as a Faroese citizen. I feel that with this campaign you are creating a division between [...] Faroese people and the foreign workers. In fact, you are igniting racism. Maybe you feel the politicians are to blame and perhaps they are by passing a law that differentiates between Faroese and foreign workers

president. I have been told, that one day when my grandfather and another skipper from the countryside met in one of Tórshavn’s narrow alleys, one of them uttered: “It is not small men one meets in the streets [...] during the age of flower power and might have given in to the times once or twice, smoked a joint and perhaps participated in a protest march, you are capable of governing a world power responsibly. Furthermore [...] steering wheel is no average Joe. In addition to a good head on his shoulders, he has to wield a will of steel, be cunning and along with visions and ideals he must have the unshakable faith that all obstacles

opened the top floors and the house is now more than ever a hub for culture in the capital. This building has turned into a cultural powerhouse in the spirit of Nordic collaboration and with the purpose of [...] tradition that Nordic countries have in acknowledging the intricate relationship between the local and the global - that local livelihoods very much depend on global processes, and vice versa. Müllers Pakkhús [...] of sharing knowledge and building on a shared understanding between our societies. There are many challenges to deal with and I am sure that you will get new and valuable insights during this conference

Islands as a Tolkien-like country and about the boy who found a watch that had travelled all the way from the North Pole. But in order to sell the Faroes to his editors, he needed a more solid story. And the [...] Bill Clinton in May. Creating interest Tórun Ellingsgaard was hired as a press coordinator in connection with Bill Clinton’s visit already in January. The visit was postponed just weeks before the planned [...] the unique and magic Faroese weather that is ever-changing and different. - The late-setting sun breaks through purple rain clouds to drape the rugged island of Eysturoy in a golden shimmer. A perfect rainbow

United States and one of the principal drafters of the Declaration of Independence, once reflected in a letter written in 1803 to James Monroe that some men were born to serve the human race on a "broad scale" [...] distinction who have indeed served all humanity on a "broad scale", a scale that only future historians will be able to amply, describe and define. As Minister of Industry and Trade, I have watched with great [...] most progressive countries in the world. There is much to be done, without question. The path before us is indeed a difficult climb. But we are a tenacious and gifted people, and, I truly believe, blessed

wasted a considerable amount of shareholders? money as a member of a partnership lead by Mohave that drilled the Lusitania Basin - Aljubarrota prospect in 2000 and again in 2001. The adventure proved a commercial [...] September in the Faroe-Shetland Trough and was plugged and abandoned on 17 October. Drilled to a total depth of 4275m, the well encountered hydrocarbons but not in sufficient quantities to justify a drill [...] French, Spanish and Portuguese sectors of the frontier have been singularly disappointing. One has to travel as far south as Mauritania in North-west Africa before viable finds are recorded, and, beyond that

taste a flavour of the 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 [...] of them building new and often lavish houses. »Flotta homes«, as they are known, have become landmarks in their own right and will one day stand as monuments of a prosperous era in the islands' history [...] employment market in Orkney and pumped in a substantial amount of income,« added Mr Baster. »Given the problems our other traditional industries - fishing and farming - are facing, it's vital we have that to fall