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-life-cycle requirements of the upgrade project, and will provide isolation mechanisms for the refinery’s instrumentation and control network. The Hi Pro valve’s two-piece construction aims to reduce 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 is desined to meet the most demanding requirements of oil, gas and chemical process applications.
