official visits to Britain. Their programmes will be placed in the hands of the practiced professionals from the Foreign Office who will do everything to ensure that the visitor leaves with the best impressions [...] previously been possible. In terms of specifics, the areas which immediately come to mind for the Faroese to focus on are: ?Collaboration in developing Oil and Gas resources in the North Atlantic. ?Encouraging [...] 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

offer in the first licensing round. In addition to blocks adjacent to existing licenses the blocks northwards of the area on offer in the first round still appears to be attractive to the industry. The Ha [...] rather to find a solution to exploring the geologically challenging part of the Faroe Shelf. In other words the main challenge is a gradual transfer of activity from the existing licenses in the southeast [...] planning to drill in 2004. Looking at the results from the 3 exploration wells, it may be appropriate to take a glance at the point of departure, when the licenses were awarded in the summer of 2000. The reason

offered the Faroese music industry to be inspired and to establish contacts with people in the industry through workshops and meetings. A similar project for the US market is in the pipeline. FIE is looking [...] role in Faroese society. The interest in music might be greater here than anywhere else in the world – this may be a result of the times we live in or the nature surrounding us, or it may be the inspiration [...] contemporary musicians. Whatever the reason, the inclination to make music here grows day by day. The music scene in the Faroes is very diverse, offering everything from metal bands to singer-songwriters, jazz

six of the islands whith over 80 % of the population. More­over, the IT penetration is near 100 %. We are now about to undertake significant investments in the Vagar airport both with the aim to modernise [...] re­presentations abroad – where the fourth one opened just last weekend in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. We are approaching the wider world, not least the EU, in many ways to engage in negotiations and deals [...] tremendously intriguing to think about oil exploration in this area, also known as the Atlantic Margin, as an activity quite similar to searching for the famous needle in the haystack. And – mind you – here we

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

content and safe. The crime rate here is among the lowest in the world, the average life expectancy is among the highest in the world, and the birth rate (2.6 children) is the highest in all of Europe. If [...] consumption is generated by rainwater. The Best Fish Products in the World The waters around the Faroe Islands are said to be the cleanest in the world. The perfect mix of the warm Gulf Stream from the south [...] experience in a radio programme in this way: »It’s a cosmic experience. The Faroe Islands is a country which is – and is not. It is in constant flux. It keeps disappearing: One moment it’s lost in the fog, and

derrick can prepare for the next drilling operation. This reduces the halts in the drilling operations and is expected to increase the drilling efficiency compared to conventional drilling rigs. West Navion [...] delivery in Feburary 2000 and has experience from some of the most sensitive and harsh environment areas in the world. The vessel has worked in a range of water depths from approximately 300 to 1900 meters [...] operations without the use of anchors. Dynamic positioning is especially favourable on fields with an extensive pipeline system on the seabed. In addition, West Navion is fully equipped to perform subsea field

(Scientific American). The rise in ocean acidification is believed to contribute to this decline of the phytoplankton. The oceans are in trouble, and thus humanity is in trouble because if the oceans die – we [...] needs to know what is happening in the Faeroes and just as we brought the horror of the Taiji dolphin slaughter to the attention of the world with the Academy Award-winning film The Cove, we now must turn [...] comes to killing, we draw the line on compromise. Since we cannot make an in-person presentation to the local citizens, the only manner that we can explain our position to the people of the Faeroes is to

falls behind the horizon The fulmars fly full to the slumbering shore The memories stroke you, cold and sore at night from where dreams are arising Streams on the sound, fast flowing in me a pinching of gruelling [...] place to roam to In a foreign land far from my friends and my home I'm sitting in shade by the embers alone Should I grow old and never be certain that I have a place to roam to? Silver and gold The house [...] enshrouds them in tarnishing twilight that follows when light grows absent The reaper is always quiet His eyes shining scarlet with stillness The night is his rowdy riot that wakes up the ghosts of the lifeless

are the winners of the Embla Food Prize During a grand award ceremony in Oslo, the Embla Food Awards 2021 was handed to the best people and companies within the Nordic food scene. The best in the Nordic [...] Kirsebærvin, Denmark The winner is a producer who organically makes a product which is sought after in the most prestigious restaurants in Europe. Trying new innovative ways to maximise the harvest and using [...] Get your hands dirty! The winner is a living museum where knowledge and activities meet the living history through storytelling. The museum is bringing together and communicating to very different kind of