March 3 (Reuters) - Baker Hughes ( BKR ) on Monday

announced a partnership with Frontier Infrastructure to

accelerate the development of the latter's large-scale carbon

capture and storage (CCS) and power solutions in the United

States.

The oilfield services provider added it would provide

technology solutions to support carbon capture projects along

with power generation and data centers.

CONTEXT

Baker Hughes ( BKR ) said it would leverage key technologies for

well design, carbon dioxide compression and long-term monitoring

to develop Frontier's Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub located in

Wyoming.

The company added it would use its gas turbines to support

256 megawatts of power generation to meet increasing power

demand across the U.S. Mountain West region, Texas and Wyoming.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration,

power demand is expected to reach record highs this year,

primarily driven by the rapid expansion of data centers to

support AI tech and industrial operations.

Carbon capture is a process of storing CO2 underground, a

crucial strategy for the energy sector to mitigate its emissions

from industrial activity and reduce its impact on global

greenhouse gas levels.

KEY QUOTES

"Baker Hughes ( BKR ) is committed to delivering innovative

solutions that support increasing energy demand, in part driven

by the rapid adoption of AI, while ensuring we continue to

enable the decarbonization of the industry," Baker Hughes ( BKR ) CEO

Lorenzo Simonelli said in a statement.

"By integrating gas-fired energy with the potential for

permanent carbon storage, we are creating a direct, reliable

power solution tailored to evolving industrial needs," said

Robby Rockey, co-CEO of Frontier Infrastructure.