will give us a taste of some of what is on the program in Glasgow later in this year. Also with us here this evening is a delegation of key academic staff from the University of the Faroe Islands, who have [...] highlight how many of the troops stationed in the Faroes during the war actually came from Scotland. Two of the main regiments on our shores during those five years of wartime occupation were the Lovat Scouts [...] Scouts, followed by the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). With over 7000 troops at the height of the occupation, a number equal to around a third of the entire Faroese population at the time, it goes without saying

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in the West of Shetlands and east of the Faeroes Islands will be included in a single round at a later date, said a government oil and gas official. ?We included acreage close to the Faeroes in the 19th [...] recent research carried out by the group, ?indicates that the UKCS is at a critical point in terms of its international competitiveness because of the maturity of the basin.? The report also noted that increased [...] acreage near the Faeroes. The 21st round is likely to be a mopping up exercise mature areas not taken up in the previous 20th round and a batch of assets in the gas prone southern North Sea basin. Acreage in

many of the benefits of oil developments without many of the less acceptable aspects.« »One of the big advantages here was the creation of the terminal on Flotta, a small island well away from the main [...] living on the tiny island of Flotta - when news broke that Orkney was to benefit from a massive oil boom. To taste a flavour of the mood in the islands, look no further than the film Local Hero, a huge hit [...] been lit by a dramatic orange glow for the past 25 years - a sight as familiar to residents as the stars that fill the clear skies above the islands. Islanders treasure the winter spectacle of the aurora borealis

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 acoustics of the caves are used as integral parts of the music. But [...] integral part of their marketing strategy and show the world what they have to offer. At the moment, a wealth of information is out there in the middle of nowhere, but it should be in the middle of everything [...] 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

to spend. On the island of Samos, within sight of the Turkish coast, we stayed with a lovely pair of English teachers who treated us to the only bed in the apartment and an eagerness to talk politics. [...] 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 cheese [...] through the European Union queue. Lacking a purple passport, I realized quickly that being American is not as valuable on this side of the Atlantic. The next phase of our trip was to visit several of the

time to gather the flocks, as the autumn hills are walked. In many places, this is a very special time of the year when families, neighbours, and friends come together. There is much talk about sheep, weights [...] crucial for the islands’ main export: salted cod. By then, the immense importance and total dominance of sheep and wool in the agricultural society had slowly come to an end, and the richness of the sea had [...] delightful, especcially when up in the hills, to hear people naming and identifying the sheep. In the "Sheepbook", by Robert Joensen, there are around 250 names for the colours of sheep.##med4## ##med5## ##med6##

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 [...] voiced as regards to the impact the advent of the oil industry would have on the islands? pristine environment, the traditional economy, and the specific Shetland way of life, namely the islands? unique identity [...] all, the oil multies wanted something from the island community ? namely a landfall for oil from the huge fields in the East Shetland Basin ? rather than the islanders longing for the influx of a completely

area on the back of the UK Schiehallion and Foinaven discoveries, and following the boundary agreement between the UK and the Faroese in 1999 the industry embarked on exploring the Faroese shelf with no less [...] uncover. In the meantime the Faroese can take some comfort in the fact that the UK Rosebank discovery operated by Chevron seems to be a success. This could mean a lot to the prospectivity on the Faroese side [...] active in the exploration for oil and gas on the 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

Jeremy Cresswell There can no longer be any doubt about the success of this year?s pioneering offshore drilling campaign, thanks to the determination of Amerada Hess and other members of the Faroes Consortium [...] hence the note of disappointment in Elttur?s announcements about the BP and Statoil wells. But an immense amount of valuable information was obtained from both ? the kind of data that could make a real [...] with the Amerada Hess news. Subject to a wholesale collapse in the price of oil this winter, it looks as if FK can look forward to a favourable reception when its shares begin trading ahead of the second