Baker Hughes to expand coiled tubing drilling ops across Saudi Arabia

DHAHRAN, October 24, 2025 – Baker Hughes has secured a multi-year contract from Aramco to expand its integrated underbalanced coiled tubing drilling operations across Saudi Arabia’s gasfields, the company said on Friday.

The deal will see Baker Hughes increase its UBCTD fleet from four to 10 units, with services including underbalanced drilling, operational management, well construction and geosciences. The expansion covers re-entry and greenfield drilling projects.

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“This project is the result of nearly two decades of successful collaboration between Baker Hughes and Aramco,” executive vice-president of oilfield services and equipment Amerino Gatti said. “By combining advanced technologies with a holistic, integrated approach, we can support Aramco to more efficiently access bypassed and hard-to-reach hydrocarbons.”

The company’s offering includes its CoilTrak bottomhole assembly and GaffneyCline energy advisory for reservoir analysis, aiming to improve production efficiency and reduce reservoir damage.

Baker Hughes has operated in the Saudi UBCTD market since 2008 and will begin the expanded operations in 2026. The company has maintained a strong HSE record with its existing units in the Kingdom.

Baker Hughes is a US-based energy technology firm offering products and services across oilfield services, equipment, digital solutions and energy transition technologies. Its operations in Saudi Arabia focus on drilling, completions and production technologies tailored to natural gas development.

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