Baker Hughes Forges Petrobras Partnership with Turbomachinery Services Contract

Baker Hughes has been awarded a 60-month service contract from Petrobras to support critical turbomachinery equipment across Brazil’s offshore operations and a major refinery, reinforcing its focus on lifecycle services for rotating equipment. The agreement, signed in February in Rio de Janeiro following an open tender process, covers maintenance, repairs, and engineering advisory services for aeroderivative gas turbines that are essential to Petrobras’ production continuity.

Under the contract, Baker Hughes will support up to 64 gas turbines installed across multiple sites, including approximately 19 floating production, storage, and offloading vessels in Brazil’s offshore sector, as well as the Replan refinery in Paulínia, São Paulo. The assets include LM2500 and LM6000 gas turbines supplied by the company. The agreement is aimed at maintaining performance and reliability across these assets, which are critical to stable and scalable energy output in offshore and refining operations.

“This strategic agreement reinforces our long-standing relationship with Petrobras and our enduring commitment to Brazil’s energy sector,” said Maria Claudia Borras, Baker Hughes Chief Growth and Experience Officer and Interim Executive Vice President of Industrial & Energy Technology. “Our advanced service solutions, delivered through our local service center, can help improve the reliability and operational efficiency Petrobras needs across its offshore and refining operations while strengthening its energy supply chain.”

Work under the agreement began in February 2026 and will be carried out through the Baker Hughes service center in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro. The facility, established in 2010 to support Petrobras operations, employs local personnel and provides a range of services, including turbomachinery disassembly and assembly. The company plans to expand the center’s capacity and capabilities, including the addition of advanced grinding technologies, to enhance service performance and reliability. The expansion is expected to strengthen the local supply chain and create additional employment opportunities.

The agreement underscores Baker Hughes’ continued investment in Brazil’s energy sector and its role in supporting the reliability and performance of critical turbomachinery assets across offshore and onshore operations. Baker Hughes has supported the development of Brazil’s energy resources for several decades, aligning its strategy with local content requirements while focusing on improving operational reliability and strengthening the country’s energy supply chain.

Steam Turbine Delivery

Earlier this month, Aalo Atomics contracted Baker Hughes to supply a 10-MWe steam turbine generator set and associated auxiliary systems for the power island of Aalo-X, an experimental nuclear reactor. Baker Hughes will deliver the steam turbine by year-end 2026, assisting Aalo Atomics with developing one of the first advanced reactors to power a data center. The companies began collaborating on the Aalo-X power island after the order was placed in Q4 2025.

BRUSH Generators

In February 2026, Boom Supersonic (Boom) contracted Baker Hughes to deliver 25 BRUSH Power Generation electric generators, automatic voltage regulators, and cubicles for Boom’s AI data center customer, Crusoe. The generators will be paired with Boom’s 42-MW Superpower natural gas turbines to generate highly efficient and reliable electricity for advanced AI data centers. With a prior order for six electric generators in 2025, these units will collectively deliver 1.21 GW of onsite electricity capacity.