Agreements with J Ray McDermott and JGC cover onshore and offshore plant

Barnstaple, UK, April 9, 2005 --- Parker Instrumentation's A-LOK tube fittings have been specified for the offshore platforms and onshore gas processing plant required for the Dolphin Gas Project. The Dolphin Gas Project will supply gas from Qatar's North Field to the United Arab Emirates from 2006.

As well as supplying A-LOK tube fittings fabricated from conventional 316 stainless steel, Parker will manufacture significant quantities using Hastelloy and 6Mo alloys. These exotic materials provide a high degree of protection against the corrosive 'sour' gas prevalent in Qatar's offshore North Field, and will be employed at critical points to ensure system integrity and a long lifecycle.

The agreement for offshore applications is with the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contractor J Ray McDermott Middle East Inc. who won the contract from Dolphin Energy to provide two integrated drilling and production platform complexes. Following technical evaluation, a major factor in Parker's success was the company's strong local supply chain. For this project, Parker's Dubai-based distributor Supertec will be holding large stocks of tube fittings for rapid delivery to the EPCI's fabrication facilities in Jebel Ali, Dubai. Supertec is also providing a training program for J Ray McDermott Middle East technicians on tube fitting installation and safety.

The supply agreement for onshore applications is with JGC Corporation, the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) house that won the Dolphin Energy contract for the gas processing plant at Ras Laffan in Qatar. In addition to supplying large volumes of tube fittings, Parker Instrumentation is supplying JGC and its sub-contractors with a range of ball-, needle- and plug-valves fitted with integral compression tube fitting connections. These valves provide a simple high-integrity connection that eliminates the conventional need for taper thread connections to tubing.

More information: www.dolphinenergy.com

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Background information.
Parker Instrumentation - a division of Parker Hannifin - provides tube fittings, valves, double-block-and-bleed valves, manifolds and enclosures for process and plant instrumentation in sectors including oil and gas, chemical/petrochemical, alternate fuels, pulp and paper, and analytical/high purity. For more information, visit www.parker.com/ipd. With annual sales exceeding $7 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 48,000 people in 46 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 48 consecutive years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index. Visit www.parker.com, or its investor information site at www.phstock.com, for more information.

Parker Instrumentation
Riverside Road
Barnstaple EX31 1NP
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1271 313131
ipd@parker.com

Parker Hannifin, Middle East
PO Box 46451 Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 2 6788587
mamin@emirates.net.ae

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