important to get the best deal possible. He said: ?Nobody was particular keen to have oil here because we had lived a certain kind of lifestyle for many years and oil seemed to be too disruptive to be good [...] travelled to Shetland to carry out the opening ceremony. While a consortium of oil companies build the facility costing almost £1.2 billion (in 70?s money), the oil industry became obliged to pay an annual [...] stream of income, which is used to boost the economy and to finance amenities other local authorities in Britain can only dream of. With the massive Clair oil field, 50 miles to the west of Shetland, coming

ve come to the conclusion that we need four or five years of production history under our belt before we have sufficient information to enable us to make sensible decisions on possible changes to the drilling [...] cuttings re-injection well. First oil is anticipated in Q3 2004, with daily output expected to peak around 60,000 bpd of oil and 15 million cu.ft of gas. Ramping up oil production will be a gradual process [...] It will take six years to drill and put all these wells in place.? Meanwhile, under the original plan, the Clair pipeline was to be laid next year, but the decision was made to install it summer 2003,

with Faroese connections to a function at the Danish Embassy in London where he is based. A chance for John to meet members of the Faroese community and also for them to get to know him. A wonderfully varied [...] the coming Oil Industry. He was confident that the instinctive patriotism of Faroese people working in the Oil Industry would safeguard against the Oil Companies doing anything detrimental to the national [...] stepped down after over 50 years in Aberdeen to hand over to John. He became established almost as a towering landmark on the North East Coast of Scotland to whom Faroese people could turn for help, advice

Over 225 jobs are to be lost at the Sullom Voe oil terminal in Shetland Island as its operator, BP blaming falling levels of oil flowing through the site, seeks radical ways to make the facility economic [...] losses, these are highly skilled, well paid jobs. ?Shetland Enterprise intends to work very closely with BP and other agencies to minimise the impact and retain the skilled workforce in the local economy." [...] energy supermajor said it planned to restructure the facility in the face of declining North Sea production. Also under threat are the terminal?s gas plant and secondary oil processing equipment, both of which

selected, oil companies nominated blocks to be included. The nomination took place in 1996 and a few oil companies showed interest in the Faroe Bank Channel area. Although that interest seems to be much [...] appears to be attractive to the industry. The Hatton-Rockall area In the longer term some deep water areas to the southwest are likely candidates for future Faroese licensing rounds. This is to some extent [...] of geology. Geology and proximity to the West of Shetland oil fields have dictated the location of the first exploration wells on Faroese territory. In opposition to many other coastal states the future

bit. But, temptation to explore offshore Faeroes is expected to be put in front of oil companies at this year?s Faeroes Oil and Gas show where details of a new round are expected to be released, said local [...] need to do. We will be drilling in 2004 and are currently struggling to find the right place to drill.? Offshore Faeroes still looks like a good exploration play, with oil companies still prepared to pump [...] of giving jaded oil executives emotional highs and lows. Today, despite high oil prices, companies are reluctant to splash out millions of dollars on risky exploration plays preferring to blame volatile

of the Atlantic to the North Sea, the story of oil has also been slow to unfold, though the potential of Eastern Canada is said to be considerable. And, in Greenland, there is nothing to show for efforts [...] subsea production facilities tied back to the nearby Snadd and Grasel fields and produce to an FPSO. BP estimates Skarv reserves to be some 110million barrels of oil and 67billion cu.m of gas. It is still [...] CRESSWELL One word sums up the hunt for oil and gas on the Eastern Atlantic Frontier ? from Portugal to Lofoten off Norway ? slow. There are few commercial discoveries to show for the enormous effort made,

sku røtur. Serliga tá teir spældu sangin How far to Asgaard mundi lítil ivi vera um, at tey livdu við í Valhøll, verður skrivað á heimasíðuni hjá Melody Maker Týr spældi tríggjar sangir í finaluni. Teir [...] ppingini Melody Maker varð hildin í Keypmannhavn hetta kvøldið. Týr var kosin besti bólkurin í kappingini, og eisini áhoyrararnir valdu Týr til besta bólkin hetta kvøldið. Melody Maker Contest er ein opin [...] løgdu fyri við Sand in the Wind, síðani var tað Ormurin Langi, og teir endaðu framførsluna við How far to Asgaard, sum er heitislagið á fløguni hjá teimum, sum júst er komin út. Umframt besta bólk, valdu

Sangurin: "Cause cheap is how I feel" vísir, at tey hava talent fyri at skriva góðar tekstir. Eitt brot er : "Half moon in the sky tonight, bright enough to come up with an answer to the question why is it [...] But your memory leaves my stomach churning, feeling like a lie about to be revealed, but I'll horde all this to myself cause cheap is how I feel". Michael Timmins skrivar næstan allar tekstirnar, men onkuntíð [...] day when someone would make you feel this way. 'Cause you knew they would cut right through you and once inside, you were afraid they'd find nothing to hold on to". Cowboy junkies hava noktað at tilpassa

with much reduced payments to the SIC in the light of declining North Sea oil expectations. However, due to improve oil recovery techniques and the development of oil fields to the West of Shetland, the [...] mounting to what extent the islands? massive oil terminal at Sullom Voe will be able to handle oil extracted from Faroese wells. A simple look at a map of the North East Atlantic reveals how close the [...] Shetlends?s Oil Experience Hans J. Marter Shetland is ready for the Faroese oil industry to take off and is confident that both island groups will benefit hugely once oil is discovered in the Faroese sector