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 [...] Wood Group is seeking to combine leading edge engineering design work developed in the North Sea with its counterpart from the Gulf of Mexico. It received a boost in this with the award of a second mul [...] Sea for some time.« ASCO is another oil support services company where the accent is very much on growth. Colin Manderson, the chief executive, hoped to be at the helm of the first Scottish company to

just been completed and delivered to Kashagan by the Caspian Sea. After the work on the barge became prolonged, they succeeded in completing the work on the 23rd of August and could return home for their [...] September”, says Mr Mohr, CEO. He expects all the skilled labourers to retain their jobs as they are so well liked in Norway: -“We are trying to get as many as possible to go to Norway”, he assures us. In [...] Offshore has had many people employed in connection with the development of the Snøhvit-field – now only four remain. This project is almost com­pleted and the whole installa­tion has been delivered, and subsequently

officials. As exploration success has eluded the explorers in the southeast corner of the island?s offshore waters, it is likely that attention will turn to the northeast. The west of Shetlands region is vying [...] rounds is an important weapon in the explorer?s armoury. The UK will open its 21st licence round next year but it is unlikely to include any acreage near the Faeroes. The 21st round is likely to be a mopping [...] perceived as being negligible, as the commercial activity is focused on the shallow shelf areas around the islands while the oil industry is looking for its natural riches under deeper waters. Faeroese

found your way to the Faroes, and it is a great pleasure to welcome you in our country. The programme of this conference is highly topical, and it will be interesting to learn about the various issues of [...] of homosexuality that will be dealt with in the week to come. Hopefully your stay will be enjoyable and inspiring for you, as it most certainly is for us. Í Føroyum hava vit mangan lyndi til at lata eyguni [...] í okkara lítla, og geografiskt avbyrgda landi, nú tit í ANSO, tí norðurlendska felagsskapinum fyri sam-kynt lesandi, hava valt Norðurlandahúsið og Før-oyar sum karmar um hesa ráðstevnu, ið ber tað rámandi

Elin Heinesen, as managing director of the organisation. Unspoiled Territory to Explore What advantages do the Faroe Islands have as a travel destination? The fact that our country is a small archipelago [...] Mustn’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bath Water So in a way, the Faroes sell themselves as a tourist destination, but since we have not really developed a real tourism industry yet, it is essential that [...] Opening up the Faroe Islands as a tourist destination is one of our goals, because the tourist industry can lead to so much more and create grounds for other industries as well. A New Course for the Tourism

28. Begraves Jens Dam Vang, Peter Vangs Søn, 4 Timer. 29. I dag er det Olajdag, og det kan man mærke paa alle Mennesker, der er her. Auktion er inde hos Sam Olsen, hvor jeg købte et par Manchetknapper, [...] andet skifte blev 4 Skind til Baaden, og ved et tredje Skifte, som endnu ikke er færdigt, da de sidste Thors­havns baade i Torsdag Aft­en gik fra Midvaag, antages der ligeligt at blive 4 Skind til Baad­en [...] da “glaðaði” det virkelig, 3 glaður i Nolsø. Nu var man aldeles sikker paa, at det var Grind, og Baadene roede ud igen. Men de vendte ogsaa ind igen, da det kun var det samme som første Gang, nemlig en

Tórbjørn Jacobsen Leingi hevur ein ser­frøð­ing­a­nevnd sitið undir liðini á lands­stýr­is­mann­inum hjá sam­band­i­num, og róð hevur verið fram­und­ir, serliga tá­ið Tjóðveldis­flokk­ur­in barsl­aði við [...] enn ein reformur. Og hetta varð svein­as­tykkið hjá Bjørn Kalsø og Sambands­flokk­inum. Ímeðan má fólkið í tolni bíða eftir Tjóðveld­is­flokk­inum. Og Til­feing­is­búðini, sum er einasta boð­ið higar­til [...] og tey rættindi, føroyska heim­a­­stýrið við samráðingum hev­­ur rokkið ella eftir altjóða rætti eigur uttan fyri føroysku land­leið­ir­nar, eru ogn Føroya fólks. Í § 3. stk. 2 í somu lóg er ásett, at

with the declared aim of pursuing exploration opportunities on the Jan Mayen Ridge. The Jan Mayen Ridge is a micro-continent with the same geology as eastern Greenland and offshore Mid-Norway. It is one [...] licences in the Norwegian Barents Sea, and one in the Norwegian Sea. In Denmark the company is operator for one licence in the North Sea. On the UK Continental Shelf, Sagex is partner in a discovery in [...] consortium as a basis for an application for the upcoming concession round, the first since 2005. On the subject of elephants, we in the Faroes place our hopes and confidence in the belief that the first elephant

killed in the presence of their family members. This is not tradition. This is a bloodbath.” For hundreds of years the people of the Faroe Islands have been herding migrating pilot whales from the sea into [...] Shepherd’s sixth campaign in the Faroe Islands. Led by the Sea Shepherd ships the Bob Barker, Sam Simon and Brigitte Bardot, and supported by a dedicated land team, the campaign marks the organization’s strongest [...] Grind In The Faroe Islands This morning, at approximately 0840 local time, a large pod of pilot whales was slaughtered in the first grindadráp (grind) of the year, on the island of Vágar in the northwest

uneconomic are now almost routine. The North Sea is a mature province but the message the industry is struggling to transmit, particularly to the young, is that it has a long and valuable future and offers [...] because of the oil industry and the challenge for the Faroes, if oil is discovered in its waters, will be to capitalise on the opportunity yet retain the unique charm of the islands. Aberdeen and the North-east [...] dependent on the daily fluctuation of the oil price and the Faroes Islands must carefully balance the huge opportunity which the industry can bring with the retention of the islanders? core values and the very