Baker Hughes wins key Saudi Master Gas System contract

RIYADH, April 23, 2024 – Saudi Aramco, via consultancy Worley, has awarded Baker Hughes a gas technology equipment supply deal for the phase three expansion of its Master Gas System, the US energy technology player said on Tuesday.

Baker Hughes will supply 17 pipeline centrifugal compressors driven by aeroderivative gas turbines for the third phase of Aramco’s project, which involves the construction of a 4,000-kilometre pipeline designed to increase domestic gas distribution, reducing the country’s emissions and oil consumption.

The value of the contract was not disclosed.

Ranking among the largest projects in Aramco’s history, the USD 10-billion Master Gas System phase three expansion comprises a cross-country gas pipeline spanning 821 kilometres and an increase of network capacity to 354 mcm (12.5 bcf) per day.

The US company previously supplied expansion phases one and two with 18 of its proprietary centrifugal compressors driven by aeroderivative gas turbines.

“Saudi Arabia is in a unique position to ease the pressures of the energy trilemma with its vast supply of gas,” Aramco senior vice-president for Project management Yahya Abu Shal said.

“Our collaboration with Baker Hughes has been greatly successful for many years. Their technologies have been used for Phase 1 and 2 of the Master Gas System, and we look forward to continuing our work together to decarbonise critical industries across Saudi Arabia.”

Image courtesy of Baker Hughes.

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