Energy technology company, Baker Hughes, has secured a multi-year contract from North America’s natural gas producer, Expand Energy, to deploy its Leucipa automated field production solution that will cover multiple gas-producing wells in the region.
The deployment of Leucipa will empower North America’s natural gas supply chain while advancing production optimisation for Expand Energy. Equipped with artificial intelligence-powered Production Management and Field Optimizer services, Leucipa will make a big difference in Expand Energy's operational efficiencies by generating advanced workflows. It will establish seamless connection across a diverse portfolio of gas-producing wells, driving more informed, data-driven decisions.
Expand Energy will also launch a pilot of Lucy, the Leucipa AI Production Assistant, which provides real-time analysis of production data through a generative AI-powered conversational interface to simplify decision-making in the field.
“This collaboration illustrates how digital technologies are reshaping the economics of natural gas production,” said Amerino Gatti, executive vice president of Oilfield Services & Equipment at Baker Hughes. “By providing comprehensive, real-time insights for wells, fields, and basins across the United States, Expand Energy can achieve greater efficiency, reliability, and sustainability across the natural gas value chain.”
Leucipa will be deployed as SaaS on Amazon Web Services (AWS), providing Expand Energy a secure, scalable environment for broad deployment and simplified management across their nationwide portfolio.
This agreement will co-develop new workflows that integrate seamlessly with Expand Energy’s existing digital tools. Workflows for gas nominations and field forecasting will provide more certainty for contract commitments and scenario modeling. Leucipa’s flexible architecture will also help integrate Expand Energy’s edge, on-prem and cloud-based systems into a unified framework.
“This collaboration marks a significant step forward in the digital transformation of our upstream operations,” said Josh Viets, executive vice president & chief operating officer at Expand Energy. “By deploying AI-powered systems across our nationwide network of wells, Expand Energy will enhance the value of our assets through more efficient and reliable delivery of energy to our customers.”
