GE Oil & Gas is launching its next-generation SeaONYX blowout preventer (BOP) surface control system and operator interface at the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). Designed for high-speed, reliable performance in the demanding deepwater drilling environment, the new system incorporates GE’s Mark Vle hardware and Proficy* software tools, which have been proven in a wide range of power generation applications worldwide.

Blowout preventers are critical pieces of subsea equipment that are used to close oil and gas wells in an emergency. Controlling the subsea equipment are dual redundant electronic control systems that typically are custom designs using components from multiple vendors. By using GE’s Mark VIe control components, the SeaONYX BOP control system uses an industry accepted configuration that has been installed in more than 2,000 thermal, wind, hydro and nuclear facilities with more than 400 additional deployments every year. GE’s Mark Vle technology provides a large support network for the SeaONYX system’s hardware and software. A key feature of the new SeaONYX system is that it uses the same obsolescence management program in place for Mark Vle control system components worldwide.

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