exploratory the level of activity we can expect to see will be limited”, says Mr Berg. In spite of this situation, Mr Berg is optimistic and says the company is ready for pending exploration activity. Can [...] turn to a single subcontractor, who is in a position to deliver everything they require and want. This eliminates the need for companies to look for several subcontractor services, which although not all [...] -“The problem for a subcontractor like Beras is that their activity is limited to a specific period. This means that when there are no exploration drillings, there is no activity. We however are only the

multitude of services to vessels, which dock here. Augmenting all this is the town of Tórshavn itself, capable of all thinkable services. In this respect, both practical- and social conditions have been thought [...] The Port of Tórshavn is once again a participant at ONS this year, as was the case the foregoing years. They will represent both Tórshavn as a town and as the Port of Tórshavn, which is the direct gateway [...] unload and reload equipment, containers and other material associated with an oil industry. Adding to this, a large 40.000m2 area is currently under development in the village of Kollafjord, and it will be

finally furbished in Norway. The vessels are all sister vessels and are dual-hulled, clean design. This, together with DS/OHSAS, DS/EN ISO 9001:2000, DS/EN ISO 14001:2004, Achilles and ISM certification [...] Mr Justinussen. Twenty-four people will be attached to each vessel, twelve on each shift. On top of this, the company’s administration will have to be increased, so the number of staff could very soon reach [...] to the world leaders, regarding safety and environmental protection within the offshore industry. This implies that we must, – in a Faroe context – invest heavily. Due to the fact that we already have

are not enough rigs or people. This is a major challenge, but of course has its benefits in relation to the high oil price, something most oil companies are happy about. This is the main reason for the high [...] from large and complex structures, sub-basalt conditions and in very deep waters – We are good at this, he says. In Stavanger there is a technical staff of 17, with considerable geological and geophysical

Omega, a sister ship to the Thor Alpha, was floated in June, and will be delivered in September of this year. -“These are two very well equipped vessels. The vessels dimensions are 55 metres long and 13 [...] Faroeyard was also represented at Offshore Europe in Aberdeen last year, but only by Pam Offshore Service. This time they will be represented as a single whole company. The intention is to present the company better

Norske Veritas, and this ensures their services conform to an international standard. The system will be updated and developed according to requirements. The intention is also to use this in a plan to present [...] present the company as an offshore subcontractor to oil companies working on the UK side of the border. This certification requires among other aspects, a customer satisfaction survey, and to date ASB has received [...] clients and therefore we can use these recommendations to improve our services even more. On top of this Rúnavik is the best natural haven in the Faroes, with its large backup/storage area for material and

interesting conference is on the programme. The Faroexpo Conference starts Tuesday 21 October at 1 p.m. This year’s the topic is "Reach new goals through Performance Management". The conference is open to the

-“We wish to retain, and hopefully increase supply base activities in the area. This is the main reason for our participation at ONS 2008. If we do not participate we cannot expect to gain anything, it’s [...] within the area. -“We wish to retain, and hopefully increase supply base activities in the area. This is the main reason for our participation at ONS 2008. If we do not participate we cannot expect to [...] determines they are the sole supply base for the oil companies, which have been active in the Faroes. This contract expired on the 14th of April of 2008, so new challenges lie ahead for the Rúnavík Town Council

operating company to drill in the Faroes. This was the “Longan” prospect drilling 2001. StatoilHydro was also the first operator to drill through Faroe basalt; this was the “Brugdu” drilling in 2006. It has [...] round. This is license no.11, where we are currently shooting 3D seismic and we will thereafter proceed to shoot seismic in license no. 9. So we are engaged in much activity in the Faroe area this summer” [...] was a huge disappointment, as people had very high hopes for exactly this well. Therefore, I ask StatoilHydro Faroe CEO, what impact this negative result will have upon future StatoilHydro activities in the

give a full picture of neither political culture, nor citizenship and democracy. In order to provide this, studies of macro-political structures, further studies of political attitudes concerning especially