Parker wins major order for Basra Refinery refurbishment
Posted: 09 January 2004
Parker Instrumentation has been selected to supply components
for the refurbishment of the Basra refinery in southern Iraq. The
company expects to supply valves and compression tube fittings worth
over a quarter of a million dollars during the first quarter of
2004.
The order includes over 1000 of the company's latest Hi-Pro ball
valve, a high-integrity design from Parker's Barnstaple development
laboratory that enhances reliability by means of a compact two-piece
construction. The valves are ideal for the long-lifecycle requirements
of the upgrade project, and will provide isolation mechanisms for
the refinery's instrumentation and control network.
"This is the first high-volume order for this new valve and
it confirms the cost-effectiveness of the design," says Marketing
and Business Development Manager, Richard Roebuck. "Local support
was another important factor in securing the order, which was met
by our existing network of stocking distribution centres throughout
the Middle East - one of which has taken responsibility for supporting
our growing business in Iraq."
The Hi Pro valve's novel two-piece construction reduces potential
leak paths to a minimum. With the added ability to select integral
A-LOK compression tube fitting ends - eliminating the use of taper
thread interfaces and any need for sealants - the valve offers exceptional
integrity to meet the most demanding requirements of oil, gas and
chemical process applications. In addition to enhancing integrity,
the two-piece body also ensures compact size. As an example, the
overall body length of the smallest version is just 2.76 inches/7
cm.
Background information
Parker Instrumentation provides tube fittings, valves, manifolds
and enclosures for process and plant instrumentation in sectors
including oil and gas, petrochemical/chemical, alternate fuels,
pulp and paper, and analytical/high purity. We offer our own-design
products, as well as those from sister Parker divisions IVD (valves),
ICD (fluid connectors), UHP (semiconductor products) and Veriflo
(regulators, valves, transducers).
Parker Instrumentation has its European HQ in Barnstaple (UK),
and serves customers throughout Europe, the Middle East and the
CIS .
The organization is a division of Parker Hannifin - worldwide leader
in motion, control and critical flow components and systems for
instrumentation, industrial and aerospace markets.
For more information see http://www.parker.com/ipd
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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