Baker Hughes is one of the world's largest oilfield services companies. It operates in over 90 countries, providing the oil & gas industry with products and services for drilling, formation evaluation, completion, production and reservoir consulting. Baker Hughes has its headquarters in the America Tower in the American General Center in Neartown, Houston.
Baker Hughes Incorporated was formed when Baker International and Hughes Tool Company merged in 1987. Baker Hughes operates worldwide with major offices in Liverpool, United Kingdom; Singapore, Dubai; Research & Maintenance Facility in Celle, Germany; Lafayette, Louisiana; Houston, Texas; Pescara, Italy; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The company is administered broadly in two Hemispheres; Eastern Hemisphere with five Regions (Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia Pacific & Russia/Caspian) and Western Hemisphere with four Regions (Canada, US Land, US Gulf & Latin America); each of these Regions is subdivided into Geo Markets.
Famous quotes containing the words baker and/or hughes:
“Never let the other fellow set the agenda.”
—James Baker (b. 1930)
“Clean the spittoons.
The steam in hotel kitchens,
And the smoke in hotel lobbies,
And the slime in hotel spittoons:
Part of my life.”
—Langston Hughes (1902–1967)