... of the conference'. I was somewhat surprised when advised that the conference was entitled 'Second Generation Subsea Production Systems', as i t 1s now 46 years since the first subsea completion was Installed m Lake Erle in 1943. A generation 1s 30 years or so and, therefore, the organizing committee 1s qulte...

... installed to the year 1995, by which time some 1200 subsea completions will have been installed worldwide. This compares with the current figure of approximately 450 subsea completions since 1961. Some of these wells will be located on templates and the Christmas tree arrangement may be significantly...

...An Integrated Subsea and Topsides Process Control System G. J. Leith, Ferranti Computer Systems Ltd., UK 1. INTRODUCTION Over the last few years the technology involved in control of subsea completions has shifted dramatically from the direct hydraulic approach in favour of the multiplexed...