Baker Hughes (BHGE), a GE company, has received a three-year extension to a sub-sea services frame agreement with Equinor for its operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
BHGE will provide support for several installations including Troll, Snorre B and Tordis/Vigdis, with the deal marking more than 40 years of collaboration between the two companies.
Services support will be provided locally by BHGE’s Stavanger facility (one of the company’s largest sites globally for sub-sea services) and its offices in Bergen.
BHGE has a well-established ‘footprint’ in Norway, including its global Centre of Excellence for sub-sea manifolds and connection systems, along with office and workshop facilities including Sandvika (Oslo), Trondheim, Hammerfest, Kristiansund and Stord.
The Stavanger facility has been a key resource for the offshore industry since 1974, and it will provide Equinor with a wide range of after-market and life-of-field services, from manufacturing, assembly, inspection and engineering, to repair, testing, offshore field service support and well intervention.
Tom Huuse, Norway regional leader for BHGE’s Oilfield Equipment business, said: “We are committed to reinforcing our long-standing collaboration and relationship with Equinor.
“This continued partnership not only builds on that but also provides a framework for the company to benefit from our extensive in-country capabilities and the expertise of more than 1,600 employees.
“We look forward to further supporting Equinor in enhancing up-time, driving operational efficiency and boosting productivity.”