brukbart resultat av de aller føste brønnene i færøyske farvann. Selv om vi alle hadde håpet på olje. Naturen er imidlertid ikke enkel. Tverrsnittet over Gullhjørnet viser alle de mulige sandsteinslagene [...] et på Færøyene har foregått målbevisst, grundig og balansert over en årrekke. Det er all grunn til å gratulere alle involverte med en vellykket start i form av årets boringer på en oljevirksomhet som [...] for reservoarer for petroleum, og utgjør store og særdeles spennende leteområder. Seismikkselskapet InSeis har i samarbeid med Sagex startet innsamling av en stor seismisk undersøkelse som tar sikte på
hydrocarbons in the Faroes area were found on land and comprise coal deposits, organic waxes found in basalt, and inconclusive traces of oil mixed with water in the Lopra-1 experimental well drilled in the early [...] survey lines. World Geoscience conducted aerial surveys in 1995 and 1996. Also, in 1996, the Faroes sector was thrown open to all parties interested in conducting further seismic work, including re-entering [...] (6005/15-1) was drilled this summer in licence area 003, 130km southeast of Faroes to a total depth of 4000m, terminating in Paleocene sediments. Rolf Magne Larsen, who is in charge of the Norwegian company
atmosphere 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 [...] choose to make their homes in the Faroe Islands and push up the prices in the same way as happened in Aberdeen forcing them beyond the reach of most of those not involved in the industry which, although [...] heliport, the busiest in Europe, which Aberdeen now boasts. Aberdeen has changed out of all recognition because of the oil industry and the challenge for the Faroes, if oil is discovered in its waters, will
taste a flavour of the mood in the islands, look no further than the film Local Hero, a huge hit in Britain when it opened in cinemas across the country in 1983. One scene in particular struck a chord with [...] fallen steadily from 30,000 in 1901 to just 17,000 in 1971. »One of the most important benefits of the oil era, and one often overlooked, is the way it restored confidence in the people of Orkney,« he said [...] One thing is for certain, though. The locals of Flotta did not get rich in the way they - and their film counterparts - had hoped. In Local Hero, villagers relish swapping their homes for oil dollars and
and collected in accordance with rules that are applicable to all Faroese citizens. In recent years an increasing number of special rules concerning income taxation have been enacted in the Faroe Islands [...] Faroese waters. In order to be covered by FAS it is also necessary that the ship owner in question is a resident in the Faroe Islands. If the ship owner is a company it has to be registered in the Faroe Islands [...] deducted in Section 4 income. Tax has to be paid in three equal installments on 1 October, 1 November, and 1 December of the following year. B »Derivative Income« This type of income is in short, all other
have been drilled in the Faroese sector, and none was successful. Also, it has been made clear by the Faroese authorities that it was their intention to land Faroese oil in Faroe in an attempt to gain [...] of by-passing both island groups. Only in October, Sullom Voe Oil Terminal received a major boost, when BP announced in Aberdeen that the company and its partners in the massive Clair oil field ? 75 kilometres [...] Islands Council company, namely Shetland Towage, provides all tug services in the harbour of Sullom Voe, ? A tough environmental regime had been put in place at the terminal, which made Sullom Voe not only
production on the Faroe Shelf in the future, the local industry will also face a new challenge with a marked increase in activity. According to the Faroese hydrocarbon act, all activities - as you probably [...] were on the agenda. In addition the Ministry of Petroleum will meet with the oil companies and representatives from the Faroese industry to discuss the issue of local participation in connection with the [...] the activities this summer. Evaluation is good but it all comes to nothing if we fail to follow up on the subjects that have been identified in the process ? at the Ministry of Petroleum we attach great
hetta uttan at gera onnur til offur, uttan at niðurgera onnur. Eitt gott dømi um hetta er t.d. Woody Allen, ið helst fyri at hann leið av øllum sálarligum trupulleikum, ið funnust, eisini teir bert kvinnur [...] Og hasin Elvis tú er fínur ? reinur Gonzo journalistikkur (sí Hunter S. Thomson og Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream og filmin hjá Terry Gilliam). Tom Wolfe
syngja ein væl kendan countrysang í komandi tíð. They?re gonna put me in the movies, they´re gonna make a big star out of me... and all I gotta do is act natural.
the boys in the alley wouldn't leave her alone. Mama did her make-up in a terrible hurry she finally got ready but the boys were gone. Mama don't you worry, night's approachin' there's a hole in heaven where [...] at koma at luttaka í teirra sabbat. "There are witches in the hills calling my name. Saying come join us sister, come kiss the flame. Come dance in the moonbeams, ride the night wind, make love to the darkness [...] 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 that every time