christmas Greetings from brazil
Klaus Doscher, Aline Gusmao, Nathalia Oliveira, Deiselane Nascimento, Bruno Mattoso, Vivian
Maia, Sheila Ferreira - 1st row . Fabio Hartog and Jose Roberto Neves - 2nd row
Alexandre Foureaux, Franklin Bezerra and Rolf Faber - 3rd row
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM BRAZIL
During the last year, Solstad Brazil has
grown to a total number of 130 employees. The majority are working onboard
the vessels Normand Borg, Normand
Drott, Normand Seven, Normand Titan,
Normand Trym, Normand Vibran and
Nor Offshore vessel Nor Sun, while the
office staff in Rio now counts fourteen
employees. Four of these, however, will
soon be starting at the newly refurnished
branch office that is overlooking the
Petrobras port in Macaé.
Solstad Brazil took over the local operation of their first vessel - Normand Borg
- in July this year and are now only waiting for Petrobras approval in order to take
over five additional contracts. This is likely
to happen early next year and we are all
very excited to get started!
The oil industry in Brazil is booming at the
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moment. There will be a large demand
for offshore vessels in the years to come
which again means a lot of opportunities
for Solstad. On the other side, the increasing number of vessels creates certain
challenges such as the increasing lack
of qualified Brazilian crewmembers. To
solve these challenges and to continue to
deliver “Solstad-quality”, we have to work
closely together.
We believe we have a competent staff
here at the Rio office that are ready to
support the vessels in all local matters. It
will be important that the vessels on their
side use this competence frequently and
always keep close contact with the responsible people in each department in
Solstad Brazil, especially when it comes
to Petrobras matters that, as we all know,
demand a lot from all of us.
Solships - 41. årgang – julen 2010
There will always be challenges and the
important thing will be our ability to solve
them and at the same time gain new competence and experience. We are certain
that Solstad is heading in the right direction in Brazil and are looking forward to
good and successful 2011 together with
all of you.
Thanks to the vessels N. Borg, N. Drott,
N. Progress, N. Seven, N. Titan, N. Trym,
N. Vibran , N. Sun as well as Solstad Norway and Nor Offshore Singapore for a
great cooperation in 2010.
Best wishes from all of us in
Solstad Offshore Ltda.!