The high integrity instrumentation manifolds valves and tube fittings from Parker's, the Ohio based multinational that is one of the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion control technologies, have been selected for Segas' liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in the port of Damietta, Egypt.
The ability to supply a comprehensive package was an important factor in the selection process for M W Kellogg, part of the project's joint-venture engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) consortium of Halliburton KBR, JGC, and Tecnicas Reunidas.
The instrumentation components will be used to build the measurement and control systems on the largest single-train LNG liquefaction train in the world, which will have a capacity approaching 5 mtpa (million tons/annum) when it is completed in late 2004. Operated by Segas (Spanish Egyptian Gas) - a joint venture of Spain's Union Fenosa and Italy's Eni - the facility will be used to export gas to Spanish power generators.
In order to be selected as the primary supplier for this project, Parker had to be capable of delivering an extended range of fluid instrumentation system components, including tubing and compression tube fittings, ball and check valves, monoflanges, a wide range of manifolds, and sun-shade accessories to protect the instrumentation against the harsh environmental conditions.
The performance and integrity of the tube fitting connection system that links the instrumentation components together was a key focus for the EPC. These requirements were met by Parker's twin-ferrule A-LOK system, which has excellent anti-corrosion properties provided by the company's proprietary Suparcase ferrule treatment, providing a high reliability solution that can meet the demands of the media and the harsh climatic conditions that will be encountered in this application.
"Providing a complete range of instrumentation building blocks from a single source is helping to simplify the engineering and purchasing processes for the EPC and the many equipment providers working on this very large-scale, fast-track project", says Richard Roebuck of Parker Instrumentation.
Segas' liquefaction and storage facility - Egypt's first LNG plant - will process and export natural gas coming predominantly from the offshore fields in the Nile delta, supporting the Egyptian government's strategy of maximising the value of the country's gas resources, while also ensuring the domestic market is fully satisfied.