Baker Hughes Announces Supply Partnerships, Special Chemicals Award

During its Annual Meeting, Baker Hughes announced two partnerships—with Hanwha and Argent LNG—and a special chemicals award from ExxonMobil Guyana.

Argent LNG

Argent LNG selected Baker Hughes to supply its liquefaction solutions, power generation equipment, and gas compression systems for its proposed LNG export facility in Port Fourchon, LA—set to deliver approximately 24 MTPA of LNG. Baker Hughes’s NMBL modular LNG solution powered by the LM9000 gas turbine will integrate iCenter digital solutions powered by Cordant to maximize availability, reliability, and operational efficiency. Baker Hughes will also provide multi-year services to support Argent LNG terminal operations.

“Today’s announcement is a further testament to the technology capabilities that we have built over the past 30-plus years in LNG. This collaboration with Argent LNG underscores our commitment to delivering advanced, best-in-class LNG solutions,” said Lorenzo Simonelli, Chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes. “As global energy demand continues to grow, we are committed to providing innovative technology solutions to the LNG industry, a key supplier of reliable and affordable energy to many countries around the world.”

Phase 1 construction is slated to start in 2026; commercial operations are expected by 2030.

Hanwha

Baker Hughes, Hanwha Power Systems, and Hanwha Ocean signed an agreement to leverage Baker Hughes’ small-size gas turbine technology and Hanwha’s ammonia combustion system. The two companies agreed to create 100% ammonia combustion dual-fuel with natural gas small-size turbines suitable for marine applications, onshore and offshore applications, and electric generation and mechanical drive.

Large-scale ammonia carrier; image credit: Hanwha Ocean

“Decarbonizing hard-to-abate industries and transportation is one of the most pressing but high-potential opportunities of our time,” said Alessandro Bresciani, Senior Vice President of Climate Technology Solutions at Baker Hughes. “We believe fuel switching to ammonia will play a key role in achieving significant emissions reductions across these sectors, and to realize this ambition, the industry needs more partnerships such as this. Together, we will continue to lead by example and take energy forward.”

This comes on the heels of Hanwha’s successful proof-of-concept test of its combustor with 100% ammonia as the fuel gas and Baker Hughes’ initial turbine feasibility studies in 2024. The target date to complete the full engine test with ammonia is by the end of 2027, after which the ~16-MW power range turbine will be commercially available for orders.

“We are very excited to be collaborating with Baker Hughes to deliver an innovative and efficient solution to enhance the adoption of ammonia as a fuel for the propulsion system for future vessels. This collaboration marks a significant turning point in accelerating the transition to low-carbon fuel propulsion in the global maritime industries,” said James Shon, senior executive vice president and head of Product Strategy and Technology at Hanwha Ocean.

ExxonMobil Guyana

ExxonMobil Guyana awarded Baker Hughes a specialty chemicals and related services award for its Uaru and Whiptail offshore greenfield developments in Stabroek Block.

The multi-year contract includes topsides, subsea, water injection, and utility chemicals for the Errea Wittu and Jaguar floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels. These vessels are currently under development and are targeted to begin production in 2026 and 2027, respectively.

“ExxonMobil Guyana and Baker Hughes share a long history of supporting Guyana’s energy sector, and we look forward to working together to write its next chapter,” said Amerino Gatti, Executive Vice President of Oilfield Services & Equipment at Baker Hughes. “Our experience operating across the country’s energy supply chain and unmatched expertise in oilfield and industrial chemicals make Baker Hughes uniquely suited to support complex FPSO operations such as these.”

Uaru and Whiptail will include up to 20 drill centers and 92 production and injection wells. Each FPSO will have a capacity of 250,000 barrels per day.