Reach Subsea announced the official confirmation of the delivery of the REACH REMOTE 1 USV. The official delivery confirmation marks the successful completion of REACH REMOTE 1 including technical installations, testing and documentation, all of which have been finalized and signed off. The second vessel, REACH REMOTE 2 is set to begin sea trials soon, with delivery to follow shortly after.
REACH REMOTE is an uncrewed 24-meter surface vessel equipped with hull-mounted survey sensors and a Work Class Electric ROV. Unlike traditional crewed subsea vessels, REACH REMOTE represents a approach to conducting subsea work scopes, with positive impacts on efficiency, safety and environmental sustainability with an objective to reduce emissions by 90%. The REACH REMOTE 1 USV will now be prepared and outfitted with subsea equipment for the earlier announced pilot project with Equinor, TotalEnergies and other major energy companies and includes a variety of relevant survey, ROV intervention, IMR and monitoring related work scope which will demonstrate the full capacity of the REACH REMOTE spread.
The scope of work is part of a full-scale operation and will be executed offshore in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea on production fields such as Troll, Gullfaks, Snorre and Åsgard.