July 28 (Reuters) - Oil and gas equipment supplier Baker

Hughes ( BKR ) is close to a $13.6 billion cash deal to acquire

U.S.-based equipment manufacturer Chart Industries ( GTLS ) , the

Financial Times reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with

the matter.

This potential acquisition would supersede an earlier

agreement between Chart Industries ( GTLS ) and Flowserve ( FLS ), a flow

control systems maker, which announced in June an all-stock

merger valuing the combined company at about $19 billion.

Baker Hughes ( BKR ), Chart Industries ( GTLS ), and Flowserve ( FLS ) did not

immediately respond to Reuters request for comment .