oil industry has created a prosperous society that enjoys one of the highest standards of living anywhere in Britain. A unique partnership between the industry and the local authority has secured the islands [...] in February 1978 when construction work was at its peak. Originally from Dover, he has made Shetland his home and has been employed at the terminal for the last 25 years. He said: ?There was a great buzz [...] island community that has seen its population rising from around 16,000 in the 70s to just over 23,000 in the mid nineties. Council convener Sandy Cluness said the arrival of oil has transformed Shetland

the end of a 27-year haul, given that Clair was located west of Shetland in July 1977. Development has been shelved at least once. But now the project is unstoppable, with construction past the halfway

prinsessu. Kenslusamur greiddi Burrell fjølmiðlunum frá, at drotningin var har fyri hann - "The Queen has come through for me." Í hesum døgum er Burrell aftur í andgletti í fjølmiðlunum. Tann 27. oktober kom

against the Faroe Islands and Germany. With Kenny Miller having failed to regain fitness, the manager has extended his options up front with the two attack minded players from promoted Premiership clubs Portsmouth

workers' compensation law. An activist for many years with the Humanist Community of Central Ohio, he has served on its board and in the offices of president, vice president and secretary. He is also a longtime

gathering on 18 February at the Danish Embassy was the occasion when the Faroese community in the UK has come of age. John Rajani the newly appointed as representative in Britain had invited Faroese people [...] the film gave everyone an appreciation of the mechanics of Oil exploration and exactly what progress has been made in Faroese waters. And one can only be impressed by the preparations that have already been [...] Lassen and Sigrid Rasmussen singing some beautiful melodies. One could appreciate the talent which has earned Teitur such a lucrative recording contract. The atmosphere was festive and the conversation

respect to exploration has to be performed in order to obtain an informed and realistic opinion on possible work commitments in future licenses. This being said the Minister of Petroleum has told the administration [...] discretion of the Minister. It is a special feature of the Faroese licensing regime that Parliament has to approve the area on offer as well as the general terms and conditions of the licenses. Therefore

were awarded and a major part of the commitments has been performed already, notably 3 of the 8 firm wells were drilled in 2001. This year no well has been drilled in Faroese territory, but next year Agip [...] Shetland, where oil in large quantities has been discovered in certain geological formations, notably Paleocene sections. One of the experiences the industry has made West of Shetland is to identify certain [...] lessons have been learned. For instance that relying too heavily on analogies from West of Shetland has its pitfalls. There is a need to approach exploration in the Faroes with an open mind in order not

where details of a new round are expected to be released, said local officials. As exploration success has eluded the explorers in the southeast corner of the island?s offshore waters, it is likely that attention [...] impact on fish spawning and migration on constructing the huge wind turbines in shallow offshore water has yet to be fully understood, the wind industry is working closely with colleagues in the fishing sector [...] all attracting significant attention from the oil majors. But recent activity off north-west Europe has shown there is plenty there to interest oil companies. Three exploration wells in the region have now

pessimism. It has to be hoped this is not the fate of the Dooish well drilled by Enterprise (now part of Shell) in the Irish portion of the Rockall Basin this year. While Enterprise/Shell has disclosed the [...] disappointing Assynt well drilled last year by BP in the UK portion of the White Zone. While there has been no drilling in Faroese waters this year, the recently completed UKCS 204/16-1 Amerada Hess-operated [...] The 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