system.opc.readValues

The square brackets around the paths are missing. Try this:

SN = system.opc.readValues('Ignition OPC-UA Server',["[MES_PLC]Global.CarrierInfo.CarrierInfo[0].Serial_Number.STRING]","[MES_PLC]Global.CarrierInfo.CarrierInfo[0].Order_Number.STRING"])
print SN