Baker Hughes to Present at the Howard Weil 35th Annual Energy Conference

HOUSTON, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated(NYSE: BHI) announced today that Chad C. Deaton, chairman and chief executiveofficer of Baker Hughes Incorporated will present at the Howard Weil 35thAnnual Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, April 3, 2007at 9:30 a.m. eastern time.

This event will not be Webcast; however, the presentation will beavailable on our website the day of the event. Please log on tohttp://www.bakerhughes.com/investor/resources/presentations.htm to access.

Forward-Looking Statements

The presentation referenced in this news release and any oral statementsmade in connection with the presentation may contain forward-lookingstatements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, asamended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 asamended. Additional information and risk factors are contained in our Form10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and other filings with theSEC about the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to bedifferent than those in our presentation. The company's SEC filings can beviewed at http://www.bakerhughes.com . The company assumes no responsibilityto update any of the information referenced in this news release.

Baker Hughes is a leading provider of drilling, formation evaluation,completion and production products and services to the worldwide oil and gasindustry.

NOT INTENDED FOR BENEFICIAL HOLDERS

Contacts:
Gary R. Flaharty (713) 439-8039
H. Gene Shiels (713) 439-8822

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CONTACT: Gary R. Flaharty, +1-713-439-8039, or H. Gene Shiels,
+1-713-439-8822, both of Baker Hughes Incorporated
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Building a “New Normal”

Historically, our industry has been driven by a series of inflection points tore-examine best practices, technologies, or philosophies on how we conduct our business. The most notable of these have often been associated with tragedies such as the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster in the North Sea and, most recently, the Macondo disaster in the US Gulf of Mexico. Piper Alpha led to a wide-scale focus on health, safety, and the environment (HSE), fundamentally changing the way companies viewed safety, and led to orders of magnitude improvement in HSE practices. While the full impact of Macondo is only now being fully understood, it is clear that we will see a similar effect on the way we handle quality, competency, safety critical systems, and contingency planning.

In both of the incidents, external pressure precipitated the cultural or technical shift to a new operating norm, while the capabilities and technology for bridging the gap were available. Until we consider risk management and operational sustainability as business drivers and an equal part of our mission, we will never make the paradigm shift from a reactive to a proactive business model.

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New Baker Hughes Water Treatment Improves Efficiency, Reduces Costs

?HOUSTON, TEXAS – Oct. 31, 2011 – A new Baker Hughes water treatment technology cost-effectively removes suspended solids and heavy metals without chemicals and treats 100% of flowback and produced water for reuse.

The H2prO™ water treatment service uses an exclusive electrocoagulation technology that reliably eliminates contaminants without chemicals and reduces costly non-productive time. The service combines high mobility and proven technology to conserve freshwater use; reduces transportation and disposal costs and complies with all regulatory requirements.

“This service addresses water supply limitations and enhances the pace of our customers’ pressure pumping operations,” says Tom Whalen, Baker Hughes’ Vice President of Water Management. “We improve overall efficiency of operations and reduce total water cost because this is part of a fully integrated process from pressure pumping to water treatment and disposal.”

Application starts with in-depth water tests to analyze the unique characteristics of each well or other water source. Next, Baker Hughes mobilizes the right water treatment equipment to enable operators to reuse the water for drilling or hydraulic fracture. This pre-treatment analysis reduces the risk of formation damage.

“Operators are no longer constrained by permanent equipment that may not be ideal for their needs,” Whalen adds. “We work with each operator on an individual basis to come up with a collaborative plan to conserve water, reduce transportation and disposal costs and design the best solution for each basin, reservoir or field to recycle and reuse produced and flowback water. We have the field proven technology, solutions and the equipment operators who look to us need.”

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Baker Hughes provides reservoir consulting, drilling, formation evaluation, completion and production products and services to the worldwide oil and gas industry.

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Baker Hughes Updates Conference Call Time

HOUSTON, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) announced today that the previously announced conference call scheduled for Tuesday, January 25, 2011 to discuss results for the fourth quarter 2010, ending December 31, 2010 has been rescheduled to 10:00 a.m. eastern, 9:00 a.m. central.  Results for the fourth quarter 2010 and fiscal year 2010 are expected to be released on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, before the market opens.

To access the call, which is open to the public, please call the conference call operator at 800-374-2469, or 706-634-7270 for international calls, 20 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and ask for the "Baker Hughes Conference Call."  A replay of the call will be available through Tuesday, February 8, 2011.  The number for the replay is 800-642-1687 in the United States, or 706-645-9291 for international calls, and the access code is 35151016.  To access the webcast, go to http://investor.shareholder.com/bhi/events.cfm.  Investors can automatically receive e-mail alerts when news releases are posted to the company's internet site.  To subscribe, go to http://investor.shareholder.com/bhi/alerts.cfm.

Baker Hughes provides reservoir consulting, pressure pumping, drilling, formation evaluation, completion and production products and services to the worldwide oil and gas industry.

Gary R. Flaharty, +1.713.439.8039, gflaharty @ bakerhughes.com

Alexey A. Reznichenko, +1.713.439.8822, alexey.reznichenko@bakerhughes.com

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