Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has announced an agreement with Iraq-based Halfaya Gas Company (HGC) to strengthen their collaboration for an innovative flare gas recovery system at the Bin Umar gas processing plant in southeastern Iraq. The project will significantly reduce upstream flaring and transform waste gas into valuable products.
The project is expected to recover up to 300 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of flared gas. This equates to approximately 32 billion kilowatt-hours of energy annually. The waste gas that would have otherwise been flared will be converted into treated dry gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and condensate for domestic use and export.
The companies have also agreed to collaborate on development of upstream oilfields in Iraq, also leveraging Baker Hughes’ Oilfield Services & Equipment segment expertise. This includes exploring strategic opportunities to develop local maintenance and repair services, along with an industrial manufacturing collaboration.
The Bin Umar project is being developed by Halfaya Gas Company Ltd. (HGC), pursuant to a 15 years’ BOOT contract with South Gas Company.