insistent as the match wore on. A whole forest of Faroese flags were being waved and the effect of this was magnified when the spectacle was shown on the giant screen in the opposite corner of the stadium. [...] performance by Jákup Mikkelsen which had the German papers unanimous in acclaiming him as man of the match the following morning. So here we had the Landslið taking on the might of Germany in a game of open [...] hope that the Landslið can carry on exactly where they left off last October in Hannover. They left the field in triumph as the whole stadium rose as one to applaud their heroic efforts. In the last few

insistent as the match wore on. A whole forest of Faroese flags were being waved and the effect of this was magnified when the spectacle was shown on the giant screen in the opposite corner of the stadium. [...] performance by Jákup Mikkelsen which had the German papers unanimous in acclaiming him as man of the match the following morning. So here we had the Landsli_ taking on the might of Germany in a game of open [...] hope that the Landsli_ can carry on exactly where they left off last October in Hannover. They left the field in triumph as the whole stadium rose as one to applaud their heroic efforts. In the last few

Wilson As the evening drew to a close with the guests singing the national anthem with pride and passion, one had the feeling that this gathering on 18 February at the Danish Embassy was the occasion when [...] whole cross section of the Faroese community in the UK was represented. There were the war brides including Nicolena Prince whose story of coming to the UK was told in the book ?Karleikur undir krignum?. There [...] arranged. As well as being a social occasion the intention was that the evening should be informative for everyone. The talks and film about the future Oil Industry in the Faroe Islands certainly gave everyone

, as the objective was to test whether Marjun extended into UK territory. This well was spudded on the Cambo tract by the West Navion drillship on 1 September in the Faroe-Shetland Trough and was plugged [...] 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 depth of 3830m. While the other two wells [...] that, there is the West Africa bonanza, which for now seems unstoppable. On the opposite side of the Atlantic to the North Sea, the story of oil has also been slow to unfold, though the potential of Eastern

concern was 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 [...] community from the 19th century into the 21st century within one generation. The early days Oil exploration started around Shetland in the late sixties. When, in 1972, the first commercial field was discovered [...] on a more equal level with the oil bosses. Known as the Zetland County Council Act 1974, the devolution of powers, including the jurisdiction of the inshore waters, gave the Shetland Islands Council a

Halcro-Johnston. »But I think the deal was fair. It was within what the industry could afford and it has brought huge benefits to Orkney.« Until the terminal opened, the population of the islands had fallen steadily [...] 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. But the source of [...] 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 centres

because of the oil industry and the challenge for the Faroes, if oil is discovered in its waters, will be to capitalise on the opportunity yet retain the unique charm of the islands. Aberdeen and the North-east [...] dependent on the daily fluctuation of the oil price and the Faroes Islands must carefully balance the huge opportunity which the industry can bring with the retention of the islanders? core values and the very [...] of the islands. The first gas was discovered in the North Sea by BP in their West Sole Field in 1965 and two years later Amoco found the first oil in the Arbroath field. It was 10 years before the first

of the UK sector Suilven discovery, and was eventually completed on September 19. The well was taken to a total depth of 4,354 metres, again in the Paleocene, and was side-tracked. Again, it fell to Elttur [...] used and due to the basalt layer that is characteristic of the Faroes Shelf. An offshore borehole was, however, drilled under the Ocean Drilling Programme in the mid-1970s, though this was for scientific [...] hydrocarbons. The Texaco/ODP work took place before the huge but complex and difficult Clair field was found on the UK side of the Faroe-Shetland Channel in 1977. While that event went unnoticed by the average

by Louis Wilson In the early years of the century the threat was all too visible to the Faroese. Large fleets of British steam-powered trawlers could be seen crowding the fishing grounds right up to a [...] mere three miles away from the shoreline. The effect was to squeeze Faroese inshore fishermen (útróðrarmenn) out of teir home waters. Later on in the 1960?s the Faroese took the long overdue step of extending [...] Further salt was rubbed into the wound by way the British Government appeared to promote the animal welfare groups campaigning against the pilot whale hunt. These were groups pledged to »bring the Faroes to

grounds. The fact that only one dissenting voice was heard when the Faroese parliament debated the terms of the agreement means the deal must have been fair to the fishing industry. It it was not, the fishery [...] nearer to home, Northern Ireland. On the other hand, what was an urgent matter for the Faroese, was clearly not so for the UK with its much larger and more diverse economy and wider international interests. [...] to be cynical aobout the time taken to achieve a workable compromise on the resources beundary between the UK and Faroe. After all, if a relatively simpel issue concerning drawing the line between peacable