Eco-Centre waste management facility

For the first time, exploration and production (E&P) companies have a full-service facility to treat all of the liquid and solids waste generated during drilling operations. In addition, the Eco-Centre facility includes remote monitoring capabilities, allowing companies online access to track their waste streams and ensure environmental reporting compliance.

The Peterhead Eco-Centre – located north of Aberdeen – was developed in conjunction with local engineering and consulting firms, the Aberdeenshire Council, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency and Scottish Water. The facility can process drill cuttings and liquid waste, or slops.

The Peterhead Eco-Centre facility also includes Baker Hughes' Fluids Environmental Services (FES) Global Research and Development Center, serving as R&D hub for emerging technologies designed to reduce the environmental impact of the oil and gas industry. In addition to drilling waste treatment technologies, the center will research drilling and production operations requiring a technology step-change to ensure the highest level of environmental stewardship.