many of the benefits of oil developments without many of the less acceptable aspects.« »One of the big advantages here was the creation of the terminal on Flotta, a small island well away from the main [...] orange glow for the past 25 years - a sight as familiar to residents as the stars that fill the clear skies above the islands. Islanders treasure the winter spectacle of the aurora borealis. But the source [...] make way for the terminal. I heard the story of those remarkable days from farmer Danny Barnett, one of the islanders who gladly sold land for inflated prices. »We couldn't see much of a future for small

group have the opportunity to hear them in the Nordic House. Personally, I »met« Mr Clinton on the 2nd of November 1999, at a Remembrance Day in Oslo – the fourth anniversary for the killing of Mr Yitzhak [...] discreetly that one of the reasons you became one of the most popular Presidents ever in the history of the USA is, that you were capable of gathering people around you, who presented you with the most and best [...] impact the global situation. To see if a lower level of testosterone on the power pinnacles of the world will improve the opportunity to strike a better balance in decreasing tensions between the various

in Britain can only dream of. With the massive Clair oil field, 50 miles to the west of Shetland, coming on stream towards the end of next year, the BP led management at the oil terminal is confident that [...] to come anyhow, and the more we could control and be part of the development, the more money we could keep in the community and create the facilities for the future.? Subsequently, the council?s representatives [...] seemed to be too disruptive to be good for us.? However, the debate in the islands quickly focussed on whether the oil harbour and the ground the terminal stands on should be in public or in private ownership

recent research carried out by the group, ?indicates that the UKCS is at a critical point in terms of its international competitiveness because of the maturity of the basin.? The report also noted that increased [...] negative impacts of an oil industry on fishing is now widely perceived as being negligible, as the commercial activity is focused on the shallow shelf areas around the islands while the oil industry is looking [...] employment opportunities for younger age groups?. In the UK, an increasing cause of friction between the fishing industry and the energy sector is the development of offshore wind farms, such as proposed

there is the West Africa bonanza, which for now seems unstoppable. On the opposite side of the Atlantic to the North Sea, the story of oil has also been slow to unfold, though the potential of Eastern Canada [...] contain the hoped for prize? The Marjun success represents a one in three hit rate for the Faroes. This is good for the European sector of the Atlantic Frontier, especially when set against UK west of Shetland [...] this is not the fate of the Dooish well drilled by Enterprise (now part of Shell) in the Irish portion of the Rockall Basin this year. While Enterprise/Shell has disclosed the bare minimum of information

located the large pod south of the island of Vágar. Over the next four to five hours, as many as twenty-five hunting boats drove the pod, finally herding them on to the beach of Miðvágur where the grind [...] soljóðandi: »CEO of Sea Shepherd Global, Alex Cornelissen, said, “The beaches of the Faroe Islands are once again red with the blood of hundreds of slaughtered pilot whales. Without the presence of Sea Shepherd [...] place. CEO of Sea Shepherd Global, Alex Cornelissen, said, “The beaches of the Faroe Islands are once again red with the blood of hundreds of slaughtered pilot whales. Without the presence of Sea Shepherd

refer, of course, to the country’s Vision 2015, the hope and dream that the Faroes will become one of the most progressive nations of the world by 2015. A bit audacious some might say, but I for one am [...] The Faroes sits in the heart of the North Atlantic astride the remnants of the Gulf Stream. As a consequence, it is extremely well positioned for all types of maritime research. Efforts are now underway [...] (scare at even the best of times in the Faroes) and skilled builders. He even arranged for the services of a practiced chimneysweep. Very practical. Which points to another trait of the Faroese that I

one of the last unexplored regions with great potential. The staff in Sagex has decades of considerable expertise on the Jan Mayen Ridge. When the Icelandic part of the Jan Mayen Ridge is opened for exploration [...] 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 Sagex manages to hunt down [...] business opportunity to participate in the planned West of Shetland/ Faroes gas hub infrastructure for the off take of discoveries on Sagex’ and other Faroes licences. The short distances should give commercially

voiced as regards to the impact the advent of the oil industry would have on the islands? pristine environment, the traditional economy, and the specific Shetland way of life, namely the islands? unique identity [...] techniques and the development of oil fields to the West of Shetland, the presence of the terminal in Shetland has been secured for at least another 20 years. Simplifying the complex structure of payments - [...] ure, which is being developed in the North and West of Shetland, is located to the prospective oil province on the other site of the border between the UK and Faroe. Former Sullom Voe Oil Terminal manager

JEREMY CRESSWELL Short of heading for West Africa, the greatest successes are currently being scored in the NW African state of Mauritania while, on the west side, the Canadian quest plods along unspe [...] with the Faroese. At least we are clear about which of the wells to date have essentially failed ? all but the Marjan probe drilled by Amerada Hess. The failure of the only well drilled during the 2003 [...] Resources (Mr. D. Ahern) said: ?Further technical work on the prospect will be required before the size of the gas condensate accumulation and the possibility for any commercial development can be accurately assessed