Baker Hughes Announces Collaborations for Geothermal Power, Drilling Ops, Tech Integration, Automated Field Production

Baker Hughes Annual Meeting 2025 has been a hotbed for collaborative announcements. Earlier today, the company announced partnerships to support LNG, ammonia, and offshore greenfield developments. Further collaborations with Eden Geothermal, PETROVIETNAM, Microsoft, and NNPC/FIRST E&P were also announced.

To advance geothermal opportunities in the United Kingdom, Baker Hughes signed an agreement with Eden Geothermal Ltd. The company also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deploy integrated services with PETROVIETNAM, a Vietnamese oil and gas group, to advance drilling operations, plug and abandonment, and related services.

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Microsoft

Expanding on its previous collaboration, Baker Hughes signed an MoU with Microsoft to further technical integration, align product development pipelines, and co-deliver solutions that use Cordant by Baker Hughes and Microsoft Azure. Both companies want to create new customer value by enabling advanced digital capabilities, scalability, and enhanced flexibility.

“This expanded collaboration with Microsoft underscores our shared commitment to innovation, sustainability, and solving critical customer challenges across the energy and industrial sectors,” said Aravind Yarlagadda, Senior Vice President of Industrial Solutions, Industrial & Energy Technology at Baker Hughes. “By deepening the integration of Cordant and Microsoft Azure and aligning our product and go-to-market strategies, together we can drive operational excellence and support customers in driving value at scale from their digital investments.”

The goals of the collaboration include:

• Technical integration: Cordant solutions built with Azure AI Foundry to optimize operations, improve predictive maintenance, enhance safety, promote energy efficiency, and drive innovation and growth.
• Product development: Aligning product pipelines to ensure that Cordant continuously evolves with Azure’s innovations.
• Joint delivery: Align on comprehensive go-to-market strategies.
• Joint sales and marketing: Cordant solutions will be available in Azure Marketplace.x

"By extending our collaboration with Baker Hughes, we are driving industry-specific innovation to help transform the energy and industrial sectors," said Darryl Willis, Corporate Vice President Energy and Resources Industry at Microsoft. "Integrating Cordant™ with Azure's capabilities enables our joint customers to improve safety and reliability and achieve greater operational performance, energy efficiency, and growth through AI-powered digital solutions."

NNPC/FIRST E&P

Baker Hughes is deploying its integrated digital production optimization solution, Leucipa automated field production, offshore in Niger Delta, marking its first deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa.

"Leucipa is enhancing the oilfield to be smarter and more efficient, enabling our customers to maximize the value of their assets," said Amerino Gatti, Executive Vice President of Oilfield Services & Equipment at Baker Hughes. "Our collaboration will support the responsible development of energy resources needed in Sub-Saharan Africa for years to come."

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The company’s agreement with NNPC Limited/FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company (FIRST E&P) will utilize Leucipa’s workflows to optimize well performance and enhance efficiency by automating functions, including:

• performance analysis
• opportunity management
• scorecards management

Leucipa helps oil and gas operators proactively manage production and reduce carbon emissions. It utilizes data and automates production processes to minimize inefficiencies, ensure environmentally sound operations, and assist customers in recovering millions of barrels.