Baker Hughes, a leading energy technology company, announced that it has secured multiple contracts from India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) to deliver advanced wireline services aimed at enhancing reservoir understanding, optimizing production, and supporting more efficient field development across India’s offshore and onshore oil and gas assets. The awards were finalized during the second quarter (H2) of 2026, according to a press release by Baker Hughes.
Under the agreements, Baker Hughes will deploy innovative wireline logging, perforation, and drill stem testing solutions to boost production and accelerate exploration. The company plans to mobilize up to 46 wireline units and seven drill stem testing kits, incorporating technologies such as Proxima™ advanced logging services, RCX™ MAGNA multi-probe sampling, and DeepConnect™ reservoir-driven perforating charges across both mature and greenfield developments. Together, these tools enable high-resolution subsurface evaluation, precise fluid characterization, and optimized perforation design, driving improved well productivity and more efficient field operations.
“Baker Hughes and ONGC share a 20-year history of collaboration in India, and this work has played a critical role in unlocking the country’s hydrocarbon resources,” Amerino Gatti, Baker Hughes Executive Vice President of Oilfield Services & Equipment, commented.
“Building on that foundation, we are delivering our leading wireline services to help ONGC maximize recovery from mature assets while improving efficiency in new developments, contributing to a more secure energy future for the country,” Gatti noted.
Offshore, Baker Hughes wireline services will be deployed across more than 30 shallow-water exploratory and development rigs in the Neelam Heera, Mumbai High North, Mumbai High South, Bassein Satellite, and Tapti Daman fields. The company will also support deepwater exploration programs in the Mahanadi, Andaman, Cauvery, and KG basins. Onshore, wireline units will be utilized for exploration and development activities in the mature Bengal, KG, and Assam-Arakan basins.
Baker Hughes maintains a strong presence in India and will utilize its wireline facilities in Taloja, near Mumbai, and Duliajan in the northeast to conduct maintenance, calibration, and testing activities. This localized infrastructure underpins consistent execution and delivery of wireline services, reinforcing ONGC’s operational efficiency across its nationwide operations.
ONGC is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
