kastað saman við korruptum myndugleikum. Í Alaska siga tey errin: »The closer we watch, the better they behave!« um oljufeløgini. Hvussu standurin er í fjareystri, havi eg ikki hóming av, men man hann vera

their newly-developed confidence and ambition) that they developed in a wide range of other industries, locally and internationally. As such, they (and the province as a whole) have limited their dependence

completed. The conclusions drawn will be critical to the intended 2002 schedule, not least because they will significantly influence where the next tranche of wells are drilled. With three ticked off so [...] consortium of 19 oil companies led by DOPAS of Denmark won permission to re-enter the Lopra-1 well, which they duly did in July 1996. February 15, 1996 saw the right to issue exploration licences transferred from

tuned to different frequencies, and this done by varying the amount of air they release and changing the depth at which they are deployed in the water. However, Professor Ziolkowski?s calculations suggest

are now the most stringent in the world and as UK companies spread their expertise around the globe they carry these standards with them. Lord Cullen?s report prompted a fundamental change in how safety [...] demanding conditions and developing skills which will open up new opportunities all over the world. They now seek work, often through partnerships and alliances, in other oil provinces like South America

Orkney,« he said. »Until the 1970s, people across the islands were wondering how long they could hang on and when they'd be forced to leave.« »But suddenly Orkney was an important place again and the confidence [...] doing well. They provide us with the basis for future prosperity.« Traditionally, Flotta itself has put huge amounts of cash directly into the Orkney economy by paying people big salaries they in turn spent [...] massive oil facility. One thing is for certain, though. The locals of Flotta did not get rich in the way they - and their film counterparts - had hoped. In Local Hero, villagers relish swapping their homes for

or activities related thereto, are liable to pay tax to the Faroese Treasury despite the fact that they according to the ordinary rules do not have this liability. Income derived from exploration and e [...] presentation of the changes in the Faroese income taxation in recent years should make it clear, that they have affected the situation of both wage earners and enterprises. The changes introduced differ from [...] same issues relate to wage earners as it is of fiscal and therefore of financial importance whether they have signed on a vessel under FAS or DIS. In relation to hydrocarbon activities it may have fiscal

Dingwall and his management team colleagues at Aberdeen-based Venture Production are also convinced that they can capitalise on opportunities and extract shareholder value from propositions that may no longer [...] interest to the biggest players. »The majors are looking at bigger fields to give the level of profit they are looking for and that creates an opportunity for us in the marketplace,« Mr Dingwall says. Dyas [...] are working on tighter returns. But most of the companies remain confident, at least publicly, that they will make returns on their North Sea investments. One factor that is encouraging is that the industry

industries of fishing and fish processing, knitwear and agriculture, islanders saw no reason why they should respond to the oil industry?s courting. It was, in fact, the desolate state of the economy [...] of conflicting interests, ? retail prices and prices for services are considerably higher than what they are on the Scottish mainland, ? Shetland has a drug and alcohol abuse problem, evidence of a society

However I still think that this conference is a good forum for dialog between the parties involved, as they from time to time might seem to have opposite interests. I would like to thank the organisers for