A drill used in the oil industry can be seen at the harbor in Thorshavn. It was used in the Brugdan ll drilling. The drilling stopped because there was no oil. (
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The following can be read on the sign:
#TM 26 Kymera (Hybrid PDC/Insert Bit)
Henda borikrunan boradi ovasta holid í Brugdan II brunninum í 2012 Borikrúnan boradi ovasta partin av basaltfláunum við 80% hægri ferð enn borikrúnur nýttar undan hesari.
BAKER HUGHES"
Translated from Faroese to Danish, and then to English.. so perhaps the translation is not quite correct..
#TM 26 Kymera (Hybrid PDC/Insert Bit)
The drill goes to the upper part of the Brugdan II well in 2012. The drill goes to the upper part of the basalt slabs with 80% right turn while the drills are still in use.
BAKER HUGHES"
Since 1981, there has been drilling for oil in the sea around the Faroe Islands. The Faroese drillings are only a hundred kilometers from the large oil discoveries in British territory. However, oil exploration in the Faroe Islands is very difficult. Beneath the sea lies a layer up to 2,000 meters thick, consisting of the volcanic rock type basalt. Neither seismic nor electromagnetic surveys can penetrate such a thick layer. This means that the oil companies are effectively drilling blind.
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