from the Faroe Islands and other contries. The partenariat will take place in a sports hall in Runavík. In addition to the partenariat an exiting and interesting conference is on the programme. The Faroexpo [...] The international business event Faroexpo 2008 will be held for the fourth year in a row in Runavik from 20 to 23 October Faroexpo is a perfect combination of Partenariat (B2B meetings), Conference and [...] entertainment. The purpose is to create win-win situations so that all participants, both Faroese as well as foreign, get the opportunity to strengthen their company on a global level. The Partenariat is

Over the past few years, they have mixed all the mud used offshore in the Faroes, and offer a logistical service and the delivery of chemicals to the oil industry. ASB is a company comprised of 19 different [...] even more. On top of this Rúnavik is the best natural haven in the Faroes, with its large backup/storage area for material and equipment, the oil supply base at Rúnavik is very suitable for organising [...] comes to the offering of services, trade and industrial activities to an offshore industry. They operate the only oil industry supply base in the country and are able to offer a complete service to the large

Faroeyard in the offshore industry is the delivery of two support vessels for the shipping company Thor in Hósvik. The first, the Thor Alpha was delivered in February of 2008, and it went straight to the Gulf [...] company. The intention is to present the company better to the rest of the offshore industry at the exhibition. They intend to expand their activity, particularly within maintenance and vessel repairs on the [...] geographical location is one of the foremost reasons for us to present ourselves to the offshore industry. The sailing distance to the Faroes is short from most oil areas in the North Sea, in some instances

strongly believes in the possibilities on the Norwegian continental shelf, but can at the same time see clouds in the horizon. – There are a lot of exciting areas, but at the same time the costs are increasing [...] six wells on the Norwegian shelf and shoot seismic over several licences. The company is also in the process of becoming pre-qualified as an operator on the Norwegian sector, and in addition the Faroe team [...] director of the Norwegian subsidiary company of Faroe Petroleum,. Since we started in 1998 the company has established an impressive portfolio with shares in 48 licences on the Faroes, UK and Norway. The Norwegian

forty percent of the people in the Faroes. Oil industry activities The objective for the participation of the Port of Tórshavn and their former participation at ONS is largely to support the companies p [...] representing in particular the companies located round the harbour, directly associated with the Port of Tórshavn. Of the companies associated directly with the Port of Tórshavn, the following may be mentioned: [...] large harbour areas in the villages of Kollafjord and Sund. Central gateway to the Faroes Apart from Tórshavn being the geographical centre of the Faroes, with over forty percent of the population residing

vessels among the most advanced in the world, compared to other PSV vessels”, says Mr Justinussen. Twenty-four people will be attached to each vessel, twelve on each shift. On top of this, the company’s [...] administration will have to be increased, so the number of staff could very soon reach the 100 mark. Optimistic Two of the vessels are already on long-term contracts with oil companies operating in Norwegian [...] afraid of challenges that lie ahead,” says the company CEO. The company has endeavoured to acquire the necessary knowledge required to operate within the offshore industry. In this connection, the company

This time the Tórshavn Town Council will cooperate with the Rúnavík Town Council regarding a presentation in the pavilion on the harbour in Bergen. The harbour environment is intended for those who are [...] Her company, with the same name, creates Nordic clothing based on a conceptual approach to the process, where experiments with forms provide the setting for the visual motive in the design. Malan á Lofti [...] ONS in Bergen. The international oil world will also be given the opportunity to experience Faroese culture. For the third time in secession the Tórshavn Town Council will participate in the oil exhibition

they are likely to yield significant discoveries in the years to come. The successes on the UK side of the Faroe-Shetland channel, most notably the Rosebank discovery, have created optimism among Faroese [...] merger between the former Tourist Board and the Trade Council. SamVit is to carry out the chosen national trade policy. The main functions of the organisation are to encourage innovation and enterprise [...] Faroese colleagues at the stand as well. Faroe Islands is in an excellent geographic location to become a natural supplier of goods and services for the exploration and production on the shelves around us

, are visible and are present in the industry. This is very good. I have personally had the pleasure of seeing the work Faroese have done to increase the knowledge on Faroe activities, and it has impressed [...] time the exhibition is bigger than ever, with upto 35.000 visitors and covering an area of 18.800 sq m2. -“I am particularly proud of the diversification we have at the exhibition this year. The ONS festival [...] Smith, commenting on Faroese participation in an oil industry in general. He is also of the opinion that Faroese are good at making themselves visible, by for example having a stand in the festival area and

people who build the platform are not the same who operate it and on the other side of the world is another similar platform with a completely different set of people, explains the Keel Solution Marketing Director [...] very often that the registration method is too complicated for the common user. The Keel Solution system is quite user-friendly. For example, the system contains a blog-system, whereby the individual engineer [...] solutions. They recognised the requirement for a system, which is capable of collecting all the knowledge accumulated in oil companies. A large global oil company recognised the value of such a system and they