Definition(s)
Control Station/Panel, Remote
A panel containing a series of controls that will operate the BOP functions from a location that is remote from the hydraulic control manifold, or central processor in the case of a MUX or Multiplex control system. NOTE: The control station for a discrete hydraulic system is at the HPU.
Source: API STD 53, Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, November 2012. Global Standards
Control Panel, Remote
A panel containing a series of controls that will operate the valves on the control manifold from a remote point.
Source: API RP 59, Recommended Practice for Well Control Operations, Second Edition, May 2006. Global Standards