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THE OFFICES THE BRAZIL OFFICES How 2018 has been for the two offices in Brazil. F or the offices in Rio de Janeiro and Macaé 2018 was a year for development as one team. In 2017 all three companies moved into Farstad’s old office and started to work together to become an even stronger group. The group in Brazil have full operation with Administrative, Financial, HSSEQ, Commercial, Technical, ICT, Operational, Purchasing and Crewing departments to fulfill the daily operation, and that is reflected on all the newly signed contracts and commenced contracts where Far Scout, Far Santana, Sea Brasil to mention just a few. At the end of September the Oil & Gas expo was held in Rio de Janeiro. Here we were well represented from both the group in Brazil and Norway and was fortunate to build an even stronger contact with potential clients that could share more about the exciting plans for this continent. 50 SOLSHIPS 2019 will also bring more opportunities and the commencement with Normand Pioneer signed this 4th quarter is just the start. High expectations are set for the office, and we look forward to becoming even better! RIO & MACAÉ Managing Director Felipe Meira Finance Director Joaquim Saboia What was seen at the event was a positive climate of growth, a sense of evolution and dynamism. The recovery of the sector was present in many aspects of the conference. SOLSHIPS 51