Rem Offshore’s second energy subsea construction vessel, REM Ocean, has reached Norway after a tow from Vietnam and will undergo outfitting and completion at Myklebust shipyard, Offshore Energy reported. The methanol-ready vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2027, with long-term employment already arranged for subsea inspection, maintenance and repair work.
The hull was handed over at Vietnam’s Song Cam shipyard on 15 June. Its tow began from the Hai Phong area two days later, with the route to Europe taking it through Singapore. Myklebust will now install the vessel’s principal systems and mission equipment as the project moves into its Norwegian completion phase.
Following delivery, REM Ocean is due to begin an eight-year contract with DeepOcean, carrying out inspection, maintenance and repair services for Equinor through to 2035. Rem Offshore is having the vessel built and will retain ownership. Its design was developed in collaboration with DeepOcean, Myklebust Verft, Skipsteknisk and other suppliers, according to Offshore Energy.
The 111.7-metre vessel will combine dual-fuel engines able to use bio-methanol and biodiesel with battery energy storage and regenerative energy systems. Its inspection equipment will include an autonomous inspection drone, which the report describes as intended to advance the digitalisation of subsea asset inspections. The fuel capability and electrical systems form part of the vessel’s planned equipment package for its subsea role.
Other specified equipment includes Brunvoll thrusters, a 250-tonne electric crane and two electric work-class remotely operated vehicles. The vehicles will be housed in a 350-square-metre internal hangar, while the external deck will cover 1,000 square metres. Accommodation is planned for 120 people. Rem Offshore’s first vessel in the series, REM Pioneer, is scheduled for delivery in 2026; steel cutting began on 3 July 2024, followed by keel laying on 24 October that year.