man made - and serves as a powerful symbol of the impact oil has had on the Orkney Islands. A huge orange flame has blazed above the Flotta Oil terminal for almost a quarter of a century now. It can be seen [...] 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 in Britain when it opened in cinemas [...] across the country in 1983. One scene in particular struck a chord with people here. The Hollywood star Burt Lancaster steps out of a helicopter on to a remote Scottish beach. Playing an American oil tycoon
Argyll Field and by 1978 production had reached a million barrels a day. Aberdeen was enjoying unprecedented prosperity with hotel rooms at a premium and hardly a seat available in the rapidly increasing number [...] ended with a year in which the price was down to under $10 a barrel at the beginning at up to more than $26 by the end but hopes were high that the new Millennium would bring new prosperity. A step towards [...] appeared in cars all over the city pleading with the Almighty for a second oil boom and promising, in less than reverend terms, not to waste a second opportunity. The second boom, albeit less dramatic, has
frequencies«) that usually carry the tune. As a result, the high notes are relatively weak, and music coming from another house or room typically sounds like a deep, »thud, thud«. Although the context is [...] are covered in basalt, and this acts as a barrier that prevents sounds from penetrating to the deeper formations that hopefully contain valuable oil fields. As a result, seismic studies have had limited [...] releasing high-pressure air into the surrounding seawater, and thereby producing a ?bang? (the effect is similar to that of popping a balloon). As with musical instruments, airguns can be tuned to different
discoveries into commercial projects and guarantee the islands a place among the world?s oil and gas nations. Quite how this will be achieved is a question that will occupy many minds this winter as oil company [...] gas, although of non-commercial quantities at this location,? he said in a statement. ?Establishing that the Faroe Shelf holds a working petroleum system is however positive and considerably improves our [...] Elttur announced the good news ? it was gas and oil encountered over a gross payzone of 170 metres. However, the well, which was drilled to a total depth of 4246m in 950m of water instead of just 3800m as
By Lise Kirkegaard It takes more than a successful exploratory well for a drilling operation on foreign territory to be a success. It also takes integration into and understanding of the local culture [...] territory, we must overcome cultural barriers and achieve a common understanding of each other's needs. We therefore started a training programme a couple of years ago.« Under this programme, DONG and the [...] traineeships. »In that way, a number of young Faroese have been able to work for an oil and gas company and share in the expertise and experience that have been built up in a company like DONG. At the same
By Lise Kirkegaard It takes more than a successful exploratory well for a drilling operation on foreign territory to be a success. It also takes integration into and understanding of the local culture [...] territory, we must overcome cultural barriers and achieve a common understanding of each other's needs. We therefore started a training programme a couple of years ago.« Under this programme, DONG and the [...] traineeships. »In that way, a number of young Faroese have been able to work for an oil and gas company and share in the expertise and experience that have been built up in a company like DONG. At the same
samstarv millum lærdu háskúlarnar í Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester og Oxford og Special Editions of Canadian Newspapers33 Special Editions of Canadian Newspapers http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/newspapers/, ið er savn [...] øld, her ímillum íslendingasøgurnar, germanska og norðurlendska trúarlæru, søga norsku konganna (m.a. eisini søgan um Sverra kong) og annað søguligt úr evropisku miðøldini. Alt hetta rúgvusmikla tilfar [...] byrjan valt at avmynda øll bløðini frá mikrofilmi, heldur enn at avmynda upprunatilfarið. Hetta ger m.a., at myndagóðskan ikki kann gerast betri enn svørt/hvítu myndirnar á mikrofilmunum. Í VESTNORD hevur
oil era, has been to ensure a true and genuine Faroese involvement in the hydrocarbon activities. The wish for Faroese involvement has not (only) been a matter of ensuring a certain share of the economic [...] relation to the more specific and/or special oil and gas law issues. Mr. Jóhannus Egholm Hansen and Ms. Penelope Warne both confirm that it is a declared aim to reach a level of activity in the Faroes that [...] Law, who is a partner and member of the Partner Counsel of the lawfirm DANIA Law Firm, and who practices law in the Faroe Islands and in Denmark, supported by Ms. Penelope Warne, who is a senior partner
et speciale fra Instituttet for Statskundskab ved Københavns Universitet med titlen "Rigsfællesskabet - Udvikling eller Afvikling?" Det er skrevet af Lave K. Broch og Thomas Nielsen. De siger bl.a., at [...] vit hava møguleikan at definera nýggju viðurskiftini, segði Jóannes Eidesgaard, fólkatingsmaður m. a. undir endaorðaskiftinum í Fólkatinginum í síðstu viku Afslutningsdebatten 25. maj 2000 Statsministeren [...] fullveldi til spurning um pengar Landsstyret ønsker at oprette Færøerne som suveræn stat. Heri indgår bl.a også forhandlinger om, hvordan de økonomiske forhold skal afvikles. Efter de to første forhandlingsrunder
dag. M.a. eru við Larry Goldings - B3 orgel & piano, George Whitty - rhodes & keyboards, Adam Rogers - ak. & el. guitar, Louis Winsberg ? ak. guitar & sitar, Clarence Penn - trommer, & special guests:
