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Excellence for API 618 applications
With a full century of experience in reciprocating compressor design, GE
Oil & Gas is a leading global supplier of technologically advanced and field-
proven API 618 machines.
API 618
This standard covers the requirements for low-to-medium speed heavy-
duty reciprocating compressors and their drivers in petroleum, chemical
and gas industry services, with either lubricated or non-lubricated
cylinders and related auxiliary systems, controls, instrumentation,
intercoolers, after-coolers, pulsation suppression devices and other
auxiliary equipment.
Our rigorous design, manufacturing and testing processes combine
to deliver high reliability and flexibility for the toughest applications
across the oil and gas industry. Process applications include refineries,
petrochemicals, fertilizers, LDPE and boil-off. Natural gas applications
include wellhead gas gathering, vapor recovery, gas re-injection, gas lift,
pipeline gas transmission, gas storage and fuel-gas boosting.
Support for every customer
More than 3,000 of our reciprocating compressors are in service
worldwide, wherever reliability and long life are essential to business
success.
Consistently high quality and focused attention on every unique customer
need are ensured through programs such as Lean, Six Sigma and Product
Structuring. Our modular design and manufacturing approach combines
standardized and customized components to increase cost effectiveness
and quality assurance, while ensuring installation, specific performance
and lifecycle maintenance ease, all with shorter delivery times.
All GE Oil & Gas machinery is backed by our Global Services teams, with
fully equipped facilities and experienced personnel providing expert
installation, start-up and maintenance services to our customers around
the world.