Baker Hughes Supplies Compressors, Gas Turbines for Woodside Louisiana LNG Liquefaction

Bechtel Energy ordered Baker Hughes’ gas technology equipment for two liquefaction plants at Woodside Energy’s Louisiana LNG development project. The plants will have 11 MTPA of total capacity, equipped with eight main refrigeration compressors driven by LM6000PF+ gas turbines and eight expander-compressors.

“We are committed to providing our technology to ensure the LNG industry stands ready to meet rapidly growing energy demand,” said Ganesh Ramaswamy, Executive Vice President of Industrial & Energy Technology at Baker Hughes. “Building on our 40-year track record in LNG and established collaboration with both Bechtel and Woodside, we look forward to supporting this project and contributing to sustainable energy development.”

Expander-compressor; image credit: Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes, Bechtel, and Woodside Energy will deliver and execute Phase 1, with a final investment decision expected in Q1 2025.

“Louisiana LNG will play a role in meeting the world’s increasing LNG demand,” said Paul Marsden, President of Bechtel Energy. “Bechtel is proud to collaborate with Baker Hughes to help deliver this project.”

Additional Equipment Supply

In mid-October 2024, Baker Hughes was awarded a contract to supply centrifugal and electrical-driven integrated compressor line (ICL) compressors to TotalEnergies’ Kaminho floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) project in Angola. Kaminho is an all-electric, deepwater project in the Kwanza basin. It comprises the conversion of a very large crude carrier to a FPSO unit. Production start-up is set for 2028 and is expected to reach production of 70,000 barrels of oil a day. The contract is to be booked in Q3.

Also in October, the Dubai Petroleum Establishment (DPE), on behalf of the Dubai Supply Authority, submitted a large-scale order of ICL units with Baker Hughes—the order was booked in Q3 2024. These units will enhance energy supply reliability and support local decarbonization efforts. DPE has already been operating three ICL units since 2020 with zero seal leakages and minimal downtime required for maintenance. The recent award from DPE follows awards for varying project applications across Italy, Germany, Argentina, and the United States.

The 10 ICL units—five for gas storage and five for dual-use injection boosting or gas export to the current gas distribution network—will be installed at the Margham gas storage facility in Dubai, increasing its capacity. By utilizing ICL technology, the project will establish a high-reliability system with reduced emissions. The project will also provide stability to Dubai’s energy supply by supporting the system’s ability to alternate between natural gas and solar power.

More Baker Hughes News

In December 2024, Baker Hughes and the University of California (UC Berkeley) formed a long-term research partnership: the Baker Hughes Institute for Decarbonization Materials at UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry. It will link academic research with commercialization to deploy and scale low-cost climate technology, accelerating sustainable energy development. Baker Hughes will fund research to develop materials for carbon capture, utilization, and storage, hydrogen, clean power generation, and more.

The first research projects will focus on advanced material design—creating and testing chemical structures like MOFs—and developing gas separation and chemical conversion systems. The projects will use AI and machine learning to advance improved materials and new technology development. Baker Hughes’ financing will support UC Berkeley researchers with materials development and discovery, computational chemistry, advanced characterization, process engineering, and techno economics.