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 in the Middle East. The Shetland and the Faroese [...] lism? Far from it! Wealth is visible in the amount of new houses being built, in the size and the age of cars cruising the highway-like road network, and is expressed in the general upbeat and enterprising [...] , which is being developed in the North and West of Shetland, is located to the prospective oil province on the other site of the border between the UK and Faroe. Former Sullom Voe Oil Terminal manager
rounds is an important weapon in the explorer?s armoury. The UK will open its 21st licence round next year but it is unlikely to include any acreage near the Faeroes. The 21st round is likely to be a mopping [...] n success has eluded the explorers in the southeast corner of the island?s offshore waters, it is likely that attention will turn to the northeast. The west of Shetlands region is vying for petroleum [...] between the UK and Norway is now better than at any previous point in the history of the North Sea industry. It is particularly important that we should find ways of working together in the median areas around
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 dull is not just because your tastes [...] sources generated at the surface. Unfortunately, most of the prospective areas in the Faroes are covered in basalt, and this acts as a barrier that prevents sounds from penetrating to the deeper formations [...] a profound impact for oil exploration in areas such as the Faroes. This is because modern exploration is heavily reliant on seismic information, which in turn is obtained by measuring echoes from artificial
side of the Atlantic to the North Sea, the story of oil has also been slow to unfold, though the potential of Eastern Canada is said to be considerable. And, in Greenland, there is nothing to show for [...] 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 reaching the commitment [...] territory and the Repsol-YPF operated Poseidon gasfield. Of the 14 blocks; four are in the Estremadura/South Peniche area, six in Alentejo/Sagres, and four in the Algarve Basin. Geologically, the acreage lies
operator on the Norwegian sector, and in addition the Faroe team is applying significant effort in preparing for licence applications in the 20th Norway licensing round. The activity is high and the ambitions [...] exploration drilling in complicated geological areas in the Atlantic margin makes the company well equipped to participate in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea, says Helge Hammer. The company has a high [...] licences are in the exploration and appraisal phase, but Faroe are also in production with two producing gas fields in the southern north sea. The company is building cash flow in order to have cash for
barge has just been completed and delivered to Kashagan by the Caspian Sea. After the work on the barge became prolonged, they succeeded in completing the work on the 23rd of August and could return home for [...] begin again in September”, says Mr Mohr, CEO. He expects all the skilled labourers to retain their jobs as they are so well liked in Norway: -“We are trying to get as many as possible to go to Norway”, he [...] he assures us. In northern Norway, at Melkøya, PAM Offshore has had many people employed in connection with the development of the Snøhvit-field – now only four remain. This project is almost completed
matter is that the working life of families with children should be adjusted to their specific needs and abilities. Welfare of the functional disabled is the best unit of measurement for our means to create [...] residential homes. The legal framework in regards to welfare of the elderly will be carried out in a new law that ensures the elderly citizens’ rights and options. The Welfare System Strengthens the Availability [...] globalisation, the very foundation is the development of the Faroese welfare society. This is why we for the first time with Vision 2015 have made strategic comprehensive plans for welfare of all the most important
come to be known as Vision 2015. The goal is to enable the Faroe Islands to become on of the most progressive countries in the world. There is much to be done, without question. The path before us is indeed [...] al collaboration is central as well. Education admittedly is key and we are keenly motivated to enhance our collaboration in this area by contributing in areas where our competence is strong and our experience [...] , this is our goal in striving to become one of the most progressive countries in the world – to be a catalyst for new thinking, for new solutions to difficult problems, which flows out of the knowledge
succeeded in living here, and still do, on a few rocks scattered in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, is that we have managed to combine the best of our ancient traditions with all the new things [...] important role as the protector of democracy and the peace creating and retaining factor of the world. In the aftermath of all this, you have spent much energy in the prevention of the many dangers and evils t [...] wealth and all of our culture is reflected and conditioned by the intimate association with the sea. The sea around the Faroes – a sea, which encompasses the whole of the Northern hemisphere, and plays
came to fruition Føroya Telecom saw large future opportunities in becoming a supplier to BP in several of the areas the Faroe company is already engaged in. Recently the Shetland News wrote that the SheFar-cable [...] between oilfields where BP is the operating company and the land-based head office. To date BP has been forced to send all data and send IT specialists to the production site to deal with the many issues. This [...] platform. It is understood that the SheFar-cable will come ashore in the Faroes in September and the cables to Scheihallion and Clair are in the process of being laid. Sosialurin has tried to get a comment
