Type: Public
On the web: http://www.bakerhughes.com
Employees: 53,100
Employee growth: 54.4%

Baker Hughes cooks up a baker's dozen of products and services for the global petroleum market. Through its Drilling and Evaluation segment, Baker Hughes makes products and services used to drill oil and natural gas wells. Through its Completion and Production segment, the company provides equipment and services used from the completion phase through the productive life of oil and natural gas wells. The company also makes bits and drilling fluids and submersible pumps, and provides equipment and services for the refining, process, and pipeline industries. Since1944 Baker Hughes has published a weekly report that counts active drilling rigs, and which serves as a key barometer for the industry.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2011:
Sales: $19,831.0M
One year growth: 37.6%
Net income: $1,739.0M
Income growth: 114.2%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Chadwick C. (Chad) Deaton
President and CEO: Martin S. Craighead
SVP and CFO: Peter A. Ragauss

Competitors:
Halliburton
Schlumberger
Weatherford International

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