Rotork Fluid Systems has supplied heavy duty GO range gas-over-oil valve actuators for a strategic gas pipeline designed to bring economic benefits to the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The 180km pipeline, supplying natural gas to the Arbil and Sulaimaniya power plants, is the first phase of the USD 650 million Kurdistan Gas Project, a joint venture between Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum. Rotork GO range valve actuators use pipeline gas as the power source to pressurise the hydraulic operating system, which can be configured to meet virtually any valve duty requirement. They are especially suitable for valve applications in the remote locations associated with cross-country pipelines. The actuators for the Kurdistan Gas Project are operating 10 ANSI Class 900 Econosto ball valves in sizes up to 24in. Actuator site assembly and function testing were carried out with the assistance of Rotork trained and certified technicians from Omas, the Rotork agent in Turkey.
