The abbreviations, acronyms and definitions listed in Table 2 are typical and primarily focused on Subsea projects although some Topsides specific terms are also included.
Table 2 – Abbreviations, Acronyms and Definitions
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Abbreviations, Acronyms & Definitions |
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API |
American Petroleum Institute |
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CIMV |
Chemical Injection Metering Valves |
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CSV |
Comma Separated Values |
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DCS |
Distributed Control System |
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EPU |
Electrical Power Unit (Part of PCU) |
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ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
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EU |
Engineering Units |
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FEED |
Front End Engineering Design |
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HMI |
Human Machine Interface |
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HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
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IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
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JIP |
Joint Industry Project |
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LVDT |
Linear Variable Displacement (Differential) Transmitter |
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MCS |
Master Control Station (Subsea Process Control System) |
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MDIS |
MCS-DCS Interface Standardisation (Industry JIP) |
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MPFM |
Multiphase Flow Meters |
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NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
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OLE |
Object Linking & Embedding |
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OPC |
Open Process Control (original Classic was OLE for Process Control) |
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OPC UA |
OPC Unified Architecture |
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ROV |
Remotely Operated Vehicle |
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SCADA |
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition |
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SCV |
Subsea Controls Vendor |
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SEM |
Subsea Electronics Module |
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SIS |
Safety Instrumented System |
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SPCS |
Subsea Production Control System |
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TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol |
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UML |
Unified Modelling Language |
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URL |
Uniform Resource Locator |
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XML |
Extensible Mark-up Language |
The OPC UA Specifications are also available from the IEC as IEC 62541