Baker Hughes Secures Additional Liquefaction Supply Deal for Rio Grande LNG

Bechtel Energy awarded Baker Hughes yet another contract to supply primary liquefaction equipment for Train 5 at NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG in the Port of Brownsville, TX. The Train 5 order includes two Frame-7 gas turbines and six centrifugal compressors, both of which provide enhanced reliability and energy efficiency. Resembling the technology solutions deployed in previous trains, this liquefaction equipment will lower emissions and support 6 MTPA of additional LNG capacity.

“Securing this order for the fifth train of the Rio Grande LNG project underscores the confidence in our proven technology and the dedication of our teams,” said Lorenzo Simonelli, Baker Hughes Chairman and CEO. “We are pleased to extend our collaboration with Bechtel and NextDecade, providing efficient and reliable technology solutions for LNG infrastructure that is critical to sustainable energy development.”

Additionally, Baker Hughes will deploy the Cordant Asset Health digital solution for Rio Grande LNG’s Trains 1 – 3. The Cordant software will perform equipment monitoring and failure diagnostics for key rotating equipment, as well as delivering cloud-based visualization for offline vibration data. The latest award follows another granted in September 2024 for Train 4, all of which fall under an established framework agreement covering Baker Hughes equipment and associated contractual services for Trains 4 – 8.

“Our continued collaboration with Baker Hughes on the Rio Grande LNG project highlights their consistent delivery of technology and expertise,” said Bhupesh Thakkar, Bechtel’s General Manager for its LNG business. “We value Baker Hughes' ongoing support as we progress this significant expansion, which will be vital for meeting growing global energy demand.”

Blue Point Number One

Booked in Q3 2025, Technip Energies contracted Baker Hughes to supply a steam turbine generator and centrifugal compression equipment for the Blue Point Number One Ammonia Project in Modeste, LA. The facility is a joint venture between CF Industries, Mitsui & Co., and JERA, and is expected to be the largest low-carbon ammonia plant with an annual capacity of approximately 1.4 million metric tons.

The compressors will help deliver captured CO₂ to geological storage sites via pipeline. Baker Hughes’ technology will also allow Blue Point to produce blue ammonia through an autothermal reforming (ATR) process while capturing up to 2.3 million metric tons of CO₂ per year, made possible by an integrated carbon capture and storage system.

The ATR ammonia production facility will be built at CF Industries’ Blue Point Complex in Louisiana, permanently storing captured CO₂ in a Class VI well. The facility’s construction is scheduled to begin in 2026, with low-carbon ammonia production expected in 2029. Ammonia is recognized for its potential as a low-carbon energy source and increasingly important to achieve decarbonization targets in hard-to-abate industries, such as agriculture, power, and marine transport.

Coiled-Tube Drilling

In late October 2025, Aramco awarded Baker Hughes a contract to expand its integrated underbalanced coiled-tubing drilling (UBCTD) operations across Saudi Arabia’s natural gas fields. The multi-year agreement will increase the company’s UBCTD fleet from four to 10 units for re-entry and greenfield drilling projects in the Kingdom.

Baker Hughes’ UBCTD operations leverage its CoilTrak bottomhole assembly system and enhanced reservoir analysis, both driven by the GaffneyCline energy advisory. Combining technology and insight allows operators to effectively navigate the subsurface environment during horizontal drilling and re-entry operations. Work under the expanded agreement will begin in 2026.