pragmatism prevails and other, easier pickings are pursued, perhaps in the North Sea itself. Offshore Ireland is in many ways comparable to the Faroes. There, the same old miserably slow trudge drags on [...] seems more realistic. The field lies 70km offshore; its reserves are some 25 billion cu.m of gas. As for the Irish exploration effort, there are conflicting reports about the Dooish discovery. Is it potentially [...] greatest successes are currently being scored in the NW African state of Mauritania while, on the west side, the Canadian quest plods along unspectacularly, but is delivering modest results. There is no doubt

I went to pay, the cashier started to talk to me, asking how I was doing. I had never seen this person before and stammered something about how I was tired, to which she replied that I should try some [...] different countries, myself hav­ing caught a virus, in 30 degrees Celsius, wearing three shirts to many, I did not have the sweet feeling of adventure I had expected. However, I was happy to be done traveling [...] their trucks, politics, anything, and every­thing. As the days went by, I got to experience just how different we were. Issues I felt strongly about could be overlooked or misunderstood, sometimes, I

recoverable over a 24-year period. Depending on how Phase-1 works out, further development is possible, with a recoverables target of 400mmb, though there is informal talk of more than 500mmb. Clair development [...] bpd of oil and 15 million cu.ft of gas. Ramping up oil production will be a gradual process as wells are progressively drilled using the platform?s own drilling package. One is being pre-drilled and will [...] west of Shetland. Platform fabrication is in the hands of Aker Kværner (jacket) and Amec (topsides). Many small suppliers and sub-contractors also have work and, overall, construction is comfortably past

the challenges are still huge. There are many pieces, which have to fall into place. How do we progress? As mentioned, there are several active exploration licenses, and hopefully there will be a basis [...] we can arrive at out chosen destination. Over these eight years, there has been much activity – and there still is. Eleven licenses are still active and hopefully some more will be awarded towards the [...] interpreted. For many it may seem that there is not much activity, but we must not forget that a drilling is just the end result of an exhaustive preliminary work project. The license holders are doing a huge

Europeans must respect. Some people may argue that there are plenty of pilot whales although, no one really knows for sure how many there really are. The International Union for Conservation of Nature [...] knows just how many long-finned pilot whales exist in our oceans. The IUCN estimate is that there are approximately 200,000 short-finned pilot whales, and long-finned pilot whales numbers are much less [...] humanity does not appear to be so similarly blessed. These are intelligent species that share this planet’s DNA with us. They are earthlings like we are, although more accurately, we all live upon the planet

the time for a cup of coffee. In those early days, the economy was flat, even melancholy, and there were many who welcomed the diversion of a chat, even though most were somewhat mystified, to put it gently [...] would appear that the waiting is over. Faroese entrepreneurs are starting more and more internationally interesting businesses. Local investors are lining up to take advantage of opportunities both within [...] There is something quite indomitable about the Faroes. Born of fire from the very center of the earth, sculpted by ice and wind and wave, at once a refuge and a stepping-stone for intrepid explorers, often

centre. A New Frontier There are still new frontiers to be discovered in the world – and the Faroe Islands might be just that: a new frontier – an unspoiled treasure. People are becoming aware of that [...] intense, peaceful and authentic are often used when trying to describe the feel of the Faroes – and the fact that everything is close, whether you want it or not. People are fascinated by the contrasts and [...] You’ve got to be creative to do that. But there is more to it than first meets the eye. This misty fairy land hidden out here in the North Atlantic holds many amazing surprises. If you travel just a bit

world’s largest oil companies and the largest IT Company in the Faroes are in the final stages. Considerable savings for BP There will be considerable savings for BP as they modernise the communications [...] not a new idea. The demand for a permanent link ashore has been around for many years and a dialogue has been on-going on how to link oil platforms to the mainland. Already when the FarIce-cable was laid [...] more appropriately to the other producing oilfields already connected to the SheFar-cable. There is, and there will be an ever increasing requirement from the oil companies for tele­communi­cations, which

Galbraith whose farsighted admonition that there ought, quite naturally, to be a limit to human consumption has hitherto fallen on deaf ears. On a still deeper level there is, of course, the common European heritage [...] expedient, to paint the world in colours of black and white. To be sure, the roots of modern terrorism are many and can be found e.g. in the fanaticism and bigotry of figures like Mohammad Ibn Abdel Wahab, Ayman [...] best they could to deepen the rosy shade of the autumn leaves. This, of course, is how we like to see ourselves and how we should like, hopefully, to introduce ourselves to two illustrious guests, from

conference, Mr. Pál Weihe is Faroese and his study are based here. As the Faroes are a homogeneous, isolated population with a lot of data going many years back in time, it might become very interesting [...] to Mr Hans Blix and his presence is always giving. The two speakers are heroes of to day and what they have given in the past and are still giving today with great enthusiasm emphasizes their world per [...] and insight into Faroese history, current society and political situation? First of all, the Faroes are proven to be the safe haven on earth, according to statistics, it has the lowest crimerate in the world