Inspection, maintenance
and repair (IMR)

DeepOcean has a pool of state-of-the-art subsea service vessels, ROVs and deep water Module Handling Systems specially set up to perform IMR (inspection, maintenance and repair) work. The vessels carry experienced offshore crew familiar with IMR operations. A dedicated project team of skilled engineers are continuously working with operational planning and engineering of IMR operations. DeepOcean has more than 10 000 vessel days of IMR type operations, and the organisation is rigged for handling several hundred call-offs per year under long term contracts with oil&gas majors in North Sea, Brazil, Mexico and APAC region.


A range of IMR services are provided – some of these are:

DeepOcean provide project management, operational planning, engineering, mobilization/demobilization, ROV vessel, offshore crew and have the overall responsibility of the IMR operations.

DeepOcean has focused on equipment and vessel development for the growing IMR (inspection, maintenance and repair) market. In recent years, a vast amount of seabed structures and other hardware have been developed and installed offshore, all of which require regular inspection and maintenance. The company has focused its skill-sets on offering a specialised and comprehensive service to this market and is become a proven market leader in this area of expertise.

A range of services are provided within this market, including ROT operations using module handling system, light construction work, inspection and ROV operations, Scale Squeeze and Pumping Operations and RFO Operations. In addition, DeepOcean provides vessels and services for topside structural inspection and maintenance.

DeepOcean has made substantial investments in tailor-made equipment and developed a skilled workforce to serve the growing subsea IMR market. DeepOcean is committed to developing technical solutions that are innovative, safe and efficient.

Vessels are designed to ensure better comfort for personnel and deliver improved crane capacities to ensure safe operations in rough weather.