Norbe VIII at Guanabara Bay

By Rafael Bortoloti

The drillship Norbe VIII, owned by Foresea, has been anchored in Guanabara Bay, between the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói. The vessel is currently undergoing the final stage of a scheduled maintenance that began on August 9 of this year.

Norbe VIII arrived in Rio de Janeiro after spending 28 days in maintenance at a dry dock in Rio Grande do Sul, where it underwent cleaning, painting and general inspection, in a process managed by Ecovix.

WSB reports that the vessel is expected to resume operations in November under a new contract with Petrobras. The last work was in Mero 4, Santos Basin.