As we were first to report on March 20th, Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations will bring 475 jobs to Oklahoma City when it builds new facilities on the far north side of town:


The Company plans to add 475 new jobs in Oklahoma City over the next five (5) years. These jobs include new manufacturing jobs and other onsite jobs that will support its oil field service operations in the region. The average first year wage for these new jobs is estimated to be $51,660.

Baker Hughes is in need of expanding its manufacturing capacity for its Artificial Lift Systems (“ALS”) group and desires to invest in a state-of the-art manufacturing facility using high tech robotics to manufacture motors used in the oil and gas services industry. Making these investments in Oklahoma City would bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. Baker has an existing manufacturing facility located in Oklahoma City with 48 employees. The construction of these two new manufacturing facilities will bring an additional 250 ALS manufacturing jobs and 125 motor manufacturing jobs to the state. This, along with the 100 on-site support jobs represents a total of 475 new quality jobs to Oklahoma City over the next 5 years.
http://www.okctalk.com/businesses-employers/37168-baker-hughes-bring-475-new-jobs-okc.html

We have now obtained the detailed plans for their campus, which includes almost half a million square feet of space and parking for 600 cars:

89,424 SF 3-story office building
135,000 SF workshop
225,000 SF Artificial Lift System manufacturing

In September of 2015, Baker Hughes bought this 71.4 acre tract for $3.19 million. Work is expected to commence in a few months.



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Bumping this up so people see it...

They should be starting construction in about 90 days.

Yeah my neighbor works there and is pretty irritated. He had been told they were building and consolidating on the southside, where a bunch of their stuff is and his current office is. So now he will have quite the drive, although he only has to go in 3 times a week.

That's going to be a stretch of access road & Santa Fe that I will avoid at all costs!

They need to shell out a few hundred million dollars and build interchange right. Continue the service roads over and complete all flyover removing the cloverleafs

Lol, Baker Hughes is not going to rebuild an interchange.

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The only thing wrong with interchange is no eastbound turnpike access coming from southbound broadway

As far as service roads it would be way too expensive cause you would have to build two bridges over the tracks. And there is little to no room on north side due to brick factory

Uh, I think you guys may be overlooking the good news in this story. There is nothing about this announcement I don't like.

Lol, Baker Hughes is not going to rebuild an interchange.

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The only thing wrong with interchange is no eastbound turnpike access coming from southbound broadway

As far as service roads it would be way too expensive cause you would have to build two bridges over the tracks. And there is little to no room on north side due to brick factory
I wasn't aware of any train tracks. It could still be done though

I wasn't aware of any train tracks. It could still be done though
You weren't aware of the tracks the crisscross Edmond? Come on PluPlan...

They need to shell out a few hundred million dollars and build interchange right. Continue the service roads over and complete all flyover removing the cloverleafs

Even with Baker Hughes, traffic in this area is nowhere close to justifying that kind of outlay.

You weren't aware of the tracks the crisscross Edmond? Come on PluPlan...Well, when I think about it, common sense tells me, yes, there obviously have to be train tracks there lol....

I just didn't think of it at the time. I bet you can work around it somehow. They are doing so with the I44/I235 interchange.

Even with Baker Hughes, traffic in this area is nowhere close to justifying that kind of outlay.You are correct about that. The Hefner Parkway/Kilpatrick interchange should be completed first seeing as how it will eventually be extended. My point was though, they should planning for it and getting the design work out of the way, because, with all the announced growth along the Kilpatrick corridor, coupled with the signs the NE OKC is starting to pick up some steam, it won't be long before it is needed. Maybe by 2020 or so.

I noticed separate dirt work and site work taking place on the opposite corner of this project. On the north side of the Kilpatrick between Kelley and Eastern. Anyone know anything about that project?

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Not sure if this was mentioned, but they are projecting being open in early 2016.

Baker Hughes should be starting work soon.

I drive by every day and there has been some site clearing as of late

dirt work has already begun

How's this coming along? I saw that the Schlumberger facility is making progress

How's this coming along? I saw that the Schlumberger facility is making progress

This one is a little further behind in the process. I was out there today (would have taken pictures but right now it's just a huge dirt pad), GC is having the dirt/utility contractor lay all the large diameter storm lines right now.

Since the service companies are taking the worst of the commodity price drop, is there any risk that this facility won't be built?

Since the service companies are taking the worst of the commodity price drop, is there any risk that this facility won't be built?

This facility is for the artificial lift systems (pump jacks). This thing is being built full steam ahead from talking to anyone working out there now.

Looks like it's Bakers turn to start cutting people loose.

Baker Hughes Will "Surgically" Cut 7,000 Workers By March - Oilpro (http://oilpro.com/post/9835/developing-baker-hughes-to-lay-off-7000-workers-march)

I uploaded a bunch of new renderings to the top of the page, as this project is now deep into construction.

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This project is going up right near my work. We have a clear view of the construction. It is a big project. There will at least have to be some kind of improvement at the Santa Fe / 122nd / Broadway interchange. That area is bad enough in the morning and evening drives now. I can only imagine what it will be like after BH opens. Anyone who drives through there every day knows what I mean.

This project is going up right near my work. We have a clear view of the construction. It is a big project. There will at least have to be some kind of improvement at the Santa Fe / 122nd / Broadway interchange. That area is bad enough in the morning and evening drives now. I can only imagine what it will be like after BH opens. Anyone who drives through there every day knows what I mean.

There needs to be stoplights at Broadway and 122nd. A stop sign doesn't cut it anymore with all the traffic going through there.

There needs to be stoplights at Broadway and 122nd. A stop sign doesn't cut it anymore with all the traffic going through there.

Yes... Also add a dedicated right turn lane stretching from Santa Fe to the Broadway ext for southbound Broadway, and use the current right lane for right turns and continued east bound,.... Giving two right turn lanes leading to southbound Broadway.

They are very close to opening the office building and the large warehouse structure to the east:

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Interesting. My neighbor just told me last week they were told they weren't moving into that building anytime soon. Could be late summer.

It sure looks done from the outside.

Parking lot finished, etc.

It sure looks done from the outside.

Parking lot finished, etc.

And maybe the construction is, they just seem to have no plan to move in in the next 6 months is my understanding.

Looks better at night IMO

I get a good view of this place every day. I've been wondering when they're going to move in. I'm sure there's still interior work being done. It's been fairly well completed for weeks now, so I would have thought that at least the yards would start filling up with equipment by now. So far, it's been like a brand new ghost town.

Here are a couple of better photos. All 3 of the buildings look pretty much complete.



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Now that Baker Hughes is taking over the GE Global Research facility, what about this campus?

Looks pretty empty every time I go past and it was supposed to bring 475 jobs. Counting cars in the parking lot from Google Earth which was taken on a Tuesday afternoon last January, I see about 150.

Anyone have insight?

Now that Baker Hughes is taking over the GE Global Research facility, what about this campus?

Looks pretty empty every time I go past and it was supposed to bring 475 jobs. Counting cars in the parking lot from Google Earth which was taken on a Tuesday afternoon last January, I see about 150.

Anyone have insight?

None of the service companies have fully recovered from the bust yet. (Oil companies either for that matter)

They all leveraged up to grow with high rates and high head counts. Rates are still down (getting better, but well costs are still remaining low) and the head counts are lower. So your stuck with debt that was projected to be financed with a better billable rate and more guys to bill it out. So it’s really strained a lot of them cause the debt doesn’t match the size. Today, you don’t need as many men now as you used too to do the same tasks.

We’re still aways away from a true boom, which is when this was built.

I believe they will be selling it soon. I’ve heard they will move a lot of the jobs to Claremore.

GE reported this morning on CNBC they intend to spin off Baker-Hughes into a separate company. This is part of a GE plan to raise multi-billions to reduce debt. They felt due to anti-trust trust reasons, there would likely not be a buyer but GE could get more to sell stock for their interest in the spinoff

I believe they will be selling it soon. I’ve heard they will move a lot of the jobs to Claremore.

That seems kind of hard to believe, location-wise, Claremore just makes zero sense for an oil and gas service company compared to OKC which is right in the middle of all the major oil and gas plays.

It will take a while before GE sells off BH. A higher up at GE Research informed me he will be there for another 2 years or so. He doesn't expect any changes for at least 1.5 years.

They will wait for a time when the stock market is favorable to a new issue energy company. It could be a couple of years.

GE never intended to hold BH for a long time, but I'm guessing being a poorly run company riddled with debt it was a quicker decision