Overview
No matter what the application or challenge, we provide a fully integrated solution to meet your needs—including motor, vessels, piping, supports, and control panel. Our machines are designed for lower maintenance, operating, and capital costs while boosting performance of any operation.
A complete portfolio to fit every customer expectation
Since the early 1900s, we have been designing, building, and installing reciprocating compressors, with a fleet of more than 2,500 units installed across various countries and operating conditions. The first ammonia synthesis compressor dates back to 1910, while the first hydrogen compression application was designed in 1915.
With decades of industry-leading performance, our API 618 compressors deliver low pulsation and vibration, ensuring exceptional efficiency, smooth operation, low maintenance, and low power consumption. Deployed in full stream oil and gas applications, our proven modular design supports up to 10 cylinders per frame, with cylinder sizes up to 1,250 mm.
Featured Videos
API 618 Reciprocating Compressors Video
OA
HA
HB
HD
HE
HF
HG
1
2-4
2-6
2-8
2-10
2-10
2-10
435
2,120
5,520
10,400
28,700
34,600
66,820
117
145
236
322
607
1,140
1,980
800
1,000
800
700
800
514
514
SHM
SHMB
2-6
2-4
7,980
5,320
358
358
1,200
1,200
PH
PK
4-24
4-24 (12 cylinders per frame)
36,000
72,000
1,450
2,900
310
310
Product safety
A relentless pledge to safety underpins the entire lifecycle of all our products. We're committed to acting with integrity and managing risk across our enterprise—in design, manufacturing, testing, servicing, and in monitoring our global installed fleet.
The product safety culture is nurtured through our pillars:
- Accountability and commitment
- From reactive to proactive
- Governance
- Functional and process safety
- Customer value
Product safety is everyone's responsibility at Baker Hughes. It's entrenched in our core values to lead, collaborate, grow, and care; and it’s a vital part of every-day life at all our facilities worldwide.
