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Control display unit

A control display unit (CDU) is used in remotely operated gasfields placed on the seabed. It distributes power, control signals and chemicals arriving through the umbilical and pipelines from land to the other sub-sea structures. The connection point – manifold – in the control distribution unit can be retrieved to the surface for maintenance and modifications.

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A control display unit (CDU) is used in remotely operated gasfields placed on the seabed. It distributes power, control signals and chemicals arriving through the umbilical and pipelines from land to the other sub-sea structures. The connection point – manifold – in the control distribution unit can be retrieved to the surface for maintenance and modifications.

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  2. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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