Offshore

Norbe IX Starts Petrobras Contract

Foresea has started the Petrobras contract for 6th generation drillship Norbe IX, which will work in the Sepia and Atapu fields for about three years.

Norbe IX (Photo credit: Foresea)

1, April 2026
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Brazilian drilling contractor Foresea has started the contract for its 6th-generation drillship Norbe IX with Petrobras.

The rig will carry out drilling work in the Sepia and Atapu fields under a contract that is set to run for about three years. Before the contract started, Norbe IX had been at the Port of Angra dos Reis since mid-January for a comprehensive Special Periodic Survey.

With the start of this campaign, Foresea said its five-floater fleet is fully contracted and operating in Brazil. The company also manages PRIO’s 6th-generation semisubmersible Hunter Queen.

Tags: Brazil, drillship, Foresea, offshore drilling, Petrobras

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