operations on their fishing grounds. The fact that only one dissenting voice was heard when the Faroese parliament debated the terms of the agreement means the deal must have been fair to the fishing industry [...] litigation. The Bates is close to the new boundary and started the 214/4-1 well on April 26. Wood Mackenzie says of the quest: »The operator is believed to be targetting a sizeable gas structure to the north [...] course referring to the Yugoslavia mess and, nearer to home, Northern Ireland. On the other hand, what was an urgent matter for the Faroese, was clearly not so for the UK with its much larger and more diverse

what we, the people of The Faroes, think or do it has no impact on the pilot whale population. There are so many other far more serious matters on this exhausted planet. Instead of fooling about the globe [...] threatened whale species. Go on doing so. Pilot whales in the Northern hemisphere are heavily polluted by the industrial nations. Deficient statistics cause uncertainty of the population of pilot whales. Nevertheless [...] squandering the meagre energy recourses left, you should consider using your influence on issues that would really matter. Please stop your life of luxury, polluting our area by meaningless burning of fossil

Atlantic. The next phase of our trip was to visit several of the world-famous Greek Isles. We have few friends from the United States who have enjoyed the cool white houses and bright blue waters of the isles [...] where the Faroes are located; I have to try and explain my country’s entire foreign policy. Clinton in Kosovo Anxious for the next leg of the trip, we happily set out for Prishtina, the capital of Kosovo [...] basked with us on the beaches. Free from a daily schedule for the first time in months, Ben began to teach me essential Faro­ese. Unfortunately, as he spent most of his youth living in the Phi­lippines his

references to the period in the 1993 Report of the Faroese Hydrocarbon Planning Commission to the Faroese Government. However, Arni Olafsson, for many years special adviser on Faroe Islands Affairs at the Danish [...] state that the drilling operation did not yield the expected result. The Svinoy exploration well penetrated the objective targets and demonstrated the presence of both oil and gas, although of non-commercial [...] speculation for several days that the big semi-submersible Sovereign Explorer was on to something good. The bets were on gas with condensate or gas with oil. In the event, Minister Elttur announced the good news

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

written for the prudent and the small, is not to be recalled of carnal mind? I write these words, and understand my self, as one of the unread books on the shelf of Vatican's and Protestants resigned! [...] yelling out for food, as sloth, and all the other deatly sins, are dwelling upon the higher powers, winds of cloudy thougts and peace are age in mood. Sir, tell me why the Scripture on the wall, whom written

were to be expected when you combine the traditional working methods of the oil industry with the stipulations of the hydrocarbon law and the expectations of the local business community. Let me first [...] challenge for the authorities, the oil companies and the local industry. The large quantities of data which has been collected from the drillings this summer will be subjected to intense studies over the coming [...] countries is the need for evaluating the activities as we progress. There have been two meetings recently where lessons learned were on the agenda. In addition the Ministry of Petroleum will meet with the oil companies

as a model for the rest of the country, when it comes to how we help newcomers to be integrated in a good way in our country. Of course it is a matter for the Council to give newcomers the best service [...] chances for a smooth and easy integration. I want to prioritize integration on my political agenda. My name is Birita and I am a candidate for the Socialdemocratic Party for the next election on November [...] very important that the next elected Town Council in Tórshavn has a lot more focus on integration than we have today. Integration must be on our political agenda. As Tórshavn is the capital, it would be

in Torshavn, to compare the effects on Norway and Newfoundland. In Norway, the contribution of the petroleum industry to the national gross domestic product (GDP), after decades of activity, recently peaked [...] tenth of the size, and in GDP terms even smaller. Accordingly, a relatively small scale of activity has had a large relative effect on Newfoundland. In the Faroes, with less than one-tenth of the population [...] are now undertaking work for oil industry clients in such places as the Gulf of Mexico, California and Russia. Symptomatic of this, Newfoundland is the home of CHC Helicopters, the world?s largest helicopter

special feature of the Faroese licensing regime that Parliament has to approve the area on offer as well as the general terms and conditions of the licenses. Therefore, the time span from the moment work commences [...] likely that the Ministry of Petroleum will consult with the industry next spring in order to assess the interest for an upcoming round. If the consultations indicate a level of interest, the next step is [...] second licensing round The next Faroese licensing round certainly is not going to be dependent upon the outcome of the parcelling out of the Hatton-Rockall Plateau. It is always an issue of timing when deciding