October. Drilled to a total depth of 4275m, the well encountered hydrocarbons but not in sufficient quantities to justify a drill stem test and so was a disappointment. Just now, Agip is drilling the 164/27-1 [...] 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 [...] 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
exploration is a long term activity with great uncertainties. Sosialurin has been following this activity for about 30 years and it is our hope that there will be plenty for us to cover over the next 30 [...] with Statoil as the operating company, was a dry hole. The William Prospect with BP as operator is set to spod later this year. It will be interesting to see what the William well might uncover. In the meantime [...] Faroese Shelf. Sosialurin, founded in 1927, is the biggest newspaper in the Faroe Islands. Sosialurin has focused on the Oil and Gas industry for the last 30 years and is therefore the leading distributor of
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 excellent [...] Argyll Field and by 1978 production had reached a million barrels a day. Aberdeen was enjoying unprecedented prosperity with hotel rooms at a premium and hardly a seat available in the rapidly increasing number [...] Rear window stickers appeared in cars all over the city pleading with the Almighty for a second oil boom and promising, in less than reverend terms, not to waste a second opportunity. The second boom, albeit
on of the Sullom Voe Oil Terminal much beyond what we have originally envisaged. It is the first piece of fixed infrastructure going out west. There is a lot of exploration going on to the West of Shetland [...] the Terminal is operated by BP Amoco on behalf of 30 oil company partners, ? An annual rent is paid to Shetland by the oil industry for the land on which the oil terminal is situated, ? A Shetland Islands [...] considerably higher than what they are on the Scottish mainland, ? Shetland has a drug and alcohol abuse problem, evidence of a society where the almost unlimited access to wealth is turning against its citizens
There 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 [...] 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 [...] providing some basic information about the labor market. However, what is blatantly obvious to the reader is that the foreign workers are not welcome. By this, I think that you are crossing the limits
The question is being asked 'why is Statoil remaining in the Faroes for hydrocarbon exploration after drilling two dry wells?' Statoil answers this on several fronts. First it is a 30% partner in the exciting [...] undergoing a three well appraisal programme. As the latest press release indicates the field's third well (205/1-1) has just been tested and produced hydrocarbons at the rate of 6,000 barrels a day. In addition [...] in the Faroes offshore, an unexplored frontier area, a large area remains more speculative between these data points. To gain better insight to what these areas may contain, Statoil, Jardfeingi and other
life together in Klaksvik. After a week of marriage, we left my home in rural America, a place of big highways, big sky and a big family, to travel across the Balkans, a land of young countries, local [...] told us earnestly as we visited and watched the sun set over the city. It is not a bad point, but as the only American within 500 miles, and with a husband claiming Faroese citizenship, I felt it was my [...] recite with a harsh American accent that makes him cringe. My biggest accomplishment so far has been with counting, and I can now tell Ben the price of something in Faroese so long as it is a number below
already is, a priority for Faroese tourism in the future. All in all – we can expect a great increase in the number of tourists over the next few years, so we must prepare. That is exactly what we’re trying [...] how to get attention in a way that is not too costly. We have to rely heavily on editorial mentioning, so we work very hard to build up a contact network with journalists all over the world that might be [...] 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 in
time display is man made - and serves as a powerful symbol of the impact oil has had on the Orkney Islands. A huge orange flame has blazed above the Flotta Oil terminal for almost a quarter of a century now [...] wanted to give Orkney a gift - and what better than a piano. Today, as the islands prepare to look back on 25 years of living with the oil industry, that Steinway grand piano is still being played. It [...] Orkney benefited from becoming a major oil port. Essentially, a range of payments is made to the islands council, which invests the money for the greater good of the community as a whole. They have funded many
Presidency of the United States. However, behind a great man very often stands a great woman it is said and in your case there can be no doubt that this is a fact. We hereby wish you to convey our greetings [...] the Faroes. That you have taken the time to come to our tiny far-flung country is a sign that what often seems impossible is possible, if just the will, ability and effort are present. You will know this [...] if she is successful in her endeavour to become the first female President of the United States or not, she has already become an inspiration and role model for women all over the world. It is women like
