Field bus network on deep sea oil exploration platform.

Oil production not only takes place on land and in shallow coastal waters but also on the high seas.

The drilling platforms must keep their position accurate to a few metres with engine power so that the boring rods don't break. The highest demands are placed on the operational reliability of the dynamic position control because should the platform drift off there is the danger of great environmental damage and downtime. Converteam has designed a control system for the Transocean Sedco Forex platforms that meet the highest safety demands. As well as other safety precautions the control components are therefore designed with multiple redundancy and networked with fail safe fiber optic cables.