suitable time frame is negotiated between the license holders and the Faroe Petroleum authorities. In addition, the annual acreage payment, which is a fee the license holders have to pay for the licensed [...] which tasks the license holders must undertake and a time schedule when these undertakings have to be concluded. The objective is always to ensure that the companies have enough time to complete the work that [...] ensure the work is conducted in a sensible manner – both from a public viewpoint and from the viewpoint of the license holders. We must continually remind ourselves that the Faroe society and the oil industry

Sveinn Jónsson Iceland On the 11th of June in 1988 about six thousand peoplewere gathered together in a religious gathering by the Bethlehem church in Kawangware in Nairobi, Kenya. Mary Sinaida Akatsa [...] walked hand in hand with Mary towards the church building. In clear Swahili without any trace of accent the man said that the people of Kenya and especially those present were especially blessed. The man said [...] even more shock. The man in white got out by the next bus stop, walked a few meters and then dissolved into thin air. This happening got worldwide attention at the time and CNN aired the story. What event

of the islands. The first gas was discovered in the North Sea by BP in their West Sole Field in 1965 and two years later Amoco found the first oil in the Arbroath field. It was 10 years before the first [...] choose to make their homes in the Faroe Islands and push up the prices in the same way as happened in Aberdeen forcing them beyond the reach of most of those not involved in the industry which, although [...] 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

Slaughtered In Brutal 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 [...] making this one of the bloodiest grinds in at least two years. The slaughter occurred just two weeks before Sea Shepherd crews are due to arrive in the Faroe Islands for the commencement of the organization’s [...] Sleppid Grindini. The ordeal commenced at approximately 0400 local time when the Faroese Fisheries Patrol vessel, Brimil, located the large pod south of the island of Vágar. Over the next four to five

together beautifully. ##med7## ##med8## In a few weeks, it will be time to gather the flocks, as the autumn hills are walked. In many places, this is a very special time of the year when families, neighbours, [...] delightful, especcially when up in the hills, to hear people naming and identifying the sheep. In the "Sheepbook", by Robert Joensen, there are around 250 names for the colours of sheep.##med4## ##med5## [...] main export: salted cod. By then, the immense importance and total dominance of sheep and wool in the agricultural society had slowly come to an end, and the richness of the sea had taken over and has been

wishing this chapter would end So I could close the book." "Ever since the last time we met Since we split apart. I´ve been depressed, alone in my room There´s been a hole in my heart." "I decided to go [...] do you stare". "The following day I had to check To see if you were on MySpace. I found your name, a picture I saw It was your beautiful face". "The night at the party, when leaving the house I´m sorry [...] leaning in to kiss him He quickly pulled away. My eyes became questionmarks And this he had to say. "If you choose me, then this will be A secret for us through life. The girl I have, in time will be My

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 [...] be the end of a 27-year haul, given that Clair was located west of Shetland in July 1977. Development has been shelved at least once. But now the project is unstoppable, with construction past the halfway [...] possible changes to the drilling plan. ?It will take six years to drill and put all these wells in place.? Meanwhile, under the original plan, the Clair pipeline was to be laid next year, but the decision was

Hoydal, Chairman of the Board, AP ------ The last year has shown very strong growth in Atlantic Petroleum, AP. This is well reflected in the trust shown by investors and the markets in the AP share. An investor [...] Exchange in Iceland in 2005 and OMX Copenhagen Stock Exchange in Copenhagen marked a significant develop­ment in the organisation of the Company. Meeting the require­ments for full transparency in all company [...] markets and the general public in real time on the AP website/www.petroleum.fo and most elegantly presented in the last Annual and Consolidated Report and Accounts for the year 2006. Development The development

Bólkurin Boys in a Band er høvðussøga í stórum norskum festivalblaði. Skal tað vera fest, so er at halda seg til Boys in a Band, sigur ummælarin »Viðgang tað bara. Tað er minni møguleiki fyri, at tú dugir [...] eina friðargongu.« Soleiðis byrjar greinin ?The Pharoah Kings? í blaðið hjá størsta norðurlendska festivalinum, By:Larm Greinin um føroyska stjørnubólkin, Boys in a Band, er høvuðssøga í blaðnum, sum kemur [...] nnuna koma saman fyri at hoyra tað besta ljóðið beint nú. Lords of the dance Hetta er yvirskrift á broti, sum staðfestir, at Boys in a Band hetta festivalkvøldið í Noreg vann sær fleiri fjepparar enn

not taken up in the previous 20th round and a batch of assets in the gas prone southern North Sea basin. Acreage in the West of Shetlands and east of the Faeroes Islands will be included in a single round [...] 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 for [...] between the UK and Norway is now better than at any previous point in the history of the North Sea industry. It is particularly important that we should find ways of working together in the median areas