Kuwait Taps Baker Hughes to Boost Output From Mature Fields

By Charles Kennedy - Dec 26, 2025

Baker Hughes has secured a multi-year contract with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to deploy advanced artificial lift technologies across Kuwait’s oil and gas fields, underscoring the country’s focus on maximizing output from mature reservoirs through digitalization and automation.

Under the agreement, Baker Hughes will supply electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) alongside installation, surveillance, and maintenance services designed to enhance production reliability and reduce downtime. The artificial lift systems will be integrated with Baker Hughes’ FusionPro intelligent production drive and Leucipa automated field production platform, enabling real-time monitoring, optimized performance, and lower nonproductive time across KOC’s operations.

“Technology is unlocking new value from established fields around the world, and Baker Hughes and KOC have been at the forefront of these advancements,” said Amerino Gatti, executive vice president of Oilfield Services & Equipment at Baker Hughes. He noted that the company’s artificial lift systems have operated in Kuwait’s oilfields for nearly two decades, building a track record for efficiency and reliability.

The latest award builds on Baker Hughes’ expanding footprint in Kuwait. In the third quarter, KOC awarded the company a separate contract for advanced wireline and perforation services, including Proxima advanced logging technologies aimed at improving reservoir evaluation, optimizing production, and increasing recovery rates.

Baker Hughes has maintained a long-standing presence in Kuwait and operates a 25,000-square-meter workshop in the country dedicated to testing, diagnostics, and failure analysis of artificial lift equipment. Earlier this year, the company also signed a memorandum of understanding with local partners to establish a research and development center in Kuwait’s Ahmadi Innovation Valley, supporting upstream technology innovation and the development of local technical expertise.

The new contract highlights Kuwait’s strategy of leveraging advanced oilfield technologies to sustain production from mature assets while improving operational efficiency and field economics.