meetings in the Faroes. Mr President, When you became President, the democratic part of the world was in need of a true leader. Both in your role as the Governor for Arkansas and the President for the world’s [...] important role as the protector of democracy and the peace creating and retaining factor of the world. In the aftermath of all this, you have spent much energy in the prevention of the many dangers and [...] wealth and all of our culture is reflected and conditioned by the intimate association with the sea. The sea around the Faroes – a sea, which encompasses the whole of the Northern hemisphere, and plays

sanction in 2001. That came symbolically when, in November that year, Energy Minister Brian Wilson gave it the green light. Phase-1 concentrates on the core, Graben, and Horst segments in the southern [...] has been shelved at least once. But now the project is unstoppable, with construction past the halfway mark and apparently on track. Clair is a monster in more ways than one. It?s not just huge (220sq [...] progressively drilled using the platform?s own drilling package. One is being pre-drilled and will be first onstream. ?Then the (platform?s) rig will drill the remaining wells of the Phase-1 development,? said

also typifies the trend in a way. The company sold off its North Sea interests in 1988 but returned to the province by buying half of Shell?s 4.357% interest in the Elgin/Franklin fields. The number of niche [...] acquired than be bought over. The record of expansion saw the share price double in a year prior to the post-September 11 volatility in the market. In October Abbot completed the acquisition of Deutag of Germany [...] exploration. Roots Gas is another recently formed E&P company which is concentrating on buying producing assets in the southern gas basin. In January 2001, Roots acquired a 50% stake in the Audrey gas field

active in the exploration for oil and gas on the Faroese Shelf. Sosialurin, founded in 1927, is the biggest newspaper in the Faroe Islands. Sosialurin has focused on the Oil and Gas industry for the last [...] on the back of the UK Schiehallion and Foinaven discoveries, and following the boundary agreement between the UK and the Faroese in 1999 the industry embarked on exploring the Faroese shelf with no less [...] last 30 years and is therefore the leading distributor of oil and gas related information in the Faroes. Our focus has primarily been on the Atlantic Margin. In the course of covering developments, we have

Territory to Explore What advantages do the Faroe Islands have as a travel destination? The fact that our country is a small archipelago in the middle of the big ocean in the periphery of western society makes [...] of a new political strategy the Faroese Government decided to merge the Trade Council and Tourist Board in the beginning of this year. This was done in the realisation of the fact that development of trade [...] a great increase in bed capacity in hotels and B&Bs, and tourist numbers started rocketing. The fact that people could get in contact with the local people in this way, along with the slightly primitive

2008/2009. The three operated licences in Denmark and the Faroes are in an active explora­tion phase with acquisition and interpretation of 2D and 3D seismic. The company is registered on the OTC broker [...] future opportunities. The organisation has long operatio­nal experience in Norway, the North Sea and internationally. The company’s ambition is to secure several licences in the upcoming Norwegian licensing [...] working Norway, the North Sea and internationally. The company has licences in the UK, Denmark and Faroes, a number of projects in progress globally, access to technology and the expertise of around 30 employees

es in this new industry in the Faroes. The aim is to increase the Faroese companies’ com­petences, and to develop and improve their skills. The Faroese Oil Industries Association was established in April [...] potential future oil industry to flourish. There is a lot of excitement in the air this autumn with the drilling of the William well in October and the third licensing round being prepared, and probably [...] Enter­prise is the name of the two merged public organisations the Faroe Islands Tourist Board and the Faroe Islands Trade Council, which merged at year-end 2006. SamVit – Faroe Islands Enter­prise (FIE) is to

member of The Faroes Partnership, is participating in the drilling of the third exploratory well on Faroese territory. »It is easier to work together with others if all the parties involved have the same [...] information about the Faroese subsoil and extend the knowledge already acquired by the Faroese Government itself through a well drilled at the beginning of the 1980s. In 1995, DONG formed The Faroes Partnership [...] operators on the Danish Continental Shelf. In the period April 2000 to October 2001, DONG's drilling team has drilled eleven exploratory wells in the North Sea for these companies in the so-called drilling

member of The Faroes Partnership, is participating in the drilling of the third exploratory well on Faroese territory. »It is easier to work together with others if all the parties involved have the same [...] information about the Faroese subsoil and extend the knowledge already acquired by the Faroese Government itself through a well drilled at the beginning of the 1980s. In 1995, DONG formed The Faroes Partnership [...] operators on the Danish Continental Shelf. In the period April 2000 to October 2001, DONG's drilling team has drilled eleven exploratory wells in the North Sea for these companies in the so-called drilling

officers. The case is still pending in the Zavolzhskii court. I ask you to assure that a prompt, impartial, independent and thorough investigation of her complaints of torture is carried out, and that the pe [...] who was taken by the police in the city of Yaroslavi in March 1999, accused of being drunk. At the sobering-up facility Marina was stripped naked, beaten all over her body and raped by several police officers [...] of the acquiescence, instigation or consent of officials. I ask you to ensure that all law enforcement personnel are trained in international law on the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment in all