New Baker Hughes for Turkish complexes

The GE company Baker Hughes has awarded a contract to deliver its Asset Performance Management (APM) software to increase efficiency, productivity, and reliability at SOCAR’s refining and petrochemical complexes in Turkey. SOCAR Turkey Energy AS is the Turkish arm of State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan Republic. The plant chosen for the installation of the new APM software is soon-to-be commissioned 10 million-tonne/year SOCAR Turkey Aegean Refinery (STAR) refinery in Izmir, Aliaga, and Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS’s (Petkim) 3.6 million-tpy nearby petrochemical complex.