to come anyhow, and the more we could control and be part of the development, the more money we could keep in the community and create the facilities for the future.? Subsequently, the council?s representatives [...] can only dream of. With the massive Clair oil field, 50 miles to the west of Shetland, coming on stream towards the end of next year, the BP led management at the oil terminal is confident that Sullom Voe [...] Marter Since the first oil was pumped ashore, on the 25th November, 1978, from the new oil fields in the East Shetland Basin, almost 7.5 billion barrels of crude have been exported from the four loading
to be breathin´ Like the stillness in the wind ´Fore the hurricane begins The hour when the ship comes in Bertolt Brecht Teksturin ber í sær, fyri ein part, somu fyrijáttan um rættindir fyri øll [...] inside the doorway, thunder crashing As majestic bells of bolts struck shadows in the sounds Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashing Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to [...] skýming leggjast yvir høllina: The savage soldier sticks his head in sand And then complains Unto the shoeless hunter who´s gone deaf But still remains Upon the beach where hound dogs bay At
not be afraid On the other hand, Mr Rasmussen thinks that everything is entwined through the terms and conditions we impose upon the oil companies, and he is of the opinion that the Faroes must not be [...] stringent demands regarding safety and the protection of the environment and they demand knowledge of Nordic languages. It is possible to have the suspicion that some of the demands imposed are there to protect [...] Norwegian industry, but at the end of the day it is the dollar everything revolves around. In any case we ought to impose very stringent demands regarding what equipment is permitted into Faroe waters
oil only 8 km from the Faroese/UK border. The question is, of course, whether the oil found on our CS is of sufficiently good quality to extract, says Eli, who does not think that the oil should be extracted [...] sell the oil to them and take the proceeds home again. If it later on appears that, there is oil to the North and the West of the Faroes we have another challenge, which we must solve then. All the equipment [...] offer all this at the Atlantic Supply Base, says Eli. Skalafjord the best place I am convinced myself that Skalafjord is the best place for a supply base. - By nature, the Skalafjord is very good. When tenders
the World The waters around the Faroe Islands are said to be the cleanest in the world. The perfect mix of the warm Gulf Stream from the south and the Arctic waters from the north produce a paradise for [...] a cosmic 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 [...] Living tranquil is living well, they say here. That is the main reason why the Faroese have kept the secret to themselves, and why the Faroe Islands have not been culturally affected by the outside world
director of the organisation. Unspoiled Territory to Explore What advantages do the Faroe Islands have as a travel destination? The fact that our country is a small archipelago in the middle of the big ocean [...] Another classic excursion is the »concerto grotto«, where musicians and visitors go on a boat trip into one of the deep caves under the islands. Once inside, the music starts, and the natural sounds and unique [...] of a new political strategy the Faroese Government decided to merge the Trade Council and Tourist Board in the beginning of this year. This was done in the realisation of the fact that development of trade
today is that the full potential of the human resources within the people is utilised. That a Government of men only and a Parliament consisting almost entirely of men is sending a signal to the rest of [...] environmental issues, which is the world’s greatest threat today – possibly even more so than acts of terror. A Clinton is definitely better than a Bush, if the USA is to join in the small club of countries [...] al issues seriously. The main issue in the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign is »American Health Choices Plan«, which is intended to diminish the massive gap between those who can afford to pay for
practical. The United States as well is well known for its practical nature and everyone knows that teamwork and practical collaboration is the spirit of the age these days, but the Faroese and the Americans [...] capital funds. Again, this interest is not surprising. The Faroes sits in the heart of the North Atlantic astride the remnants of the Gulf Stream. As a consequence, it is extremely well positioned for all [...] now all that remains is but to execute it. I refer, of course, to the country’s Vision 2015, the hope and dream that the Faroes will become one of the most progressive nations of the world by 2015. A bit
to many, I did not have the sweet feeling of adventure I had expected. However, I was happy to be done traveling for now. In the car on the way to the school, I looked out the windows. Nothing was as I [...] wouldn’t want to go to school anywhere else. The school is excellent and the knowledge I have gained there is monumental. But my schooling has not only happened in the classroom. Before I left for America, a [...] always the best way. Diversity is hard, but I it is crucial for growth. I am still Faroese, and I will always stick to Faroese values. But now I understand that even we can learn something from the global
to diversify the economy. We have seen the economy grow and diversify for more than a decade now, since the recovery from the recession of the early 90ies. What must be striking about the Faroese economy [...] are in fact amongst the best educated in the world, and of the Nordic countries only the Finnish population actually has a higher degree of education than the Faroese. Infrastructure is good with subseatunnels [...] connecting six of the islands whith over 80 % of the population. Moreover, the IT penetration is near 100 %. We are now about to undertake significant investments in the Vagar airport both with the aim to modernise
