GE announced the largest expansion of its Batam manufacturing facility to date, with the construction of a high bay for a new line of subsea wellhead equipment that will further increase local content.

Making the announcement at the Indonesia Petroleum Association’s (IPA) 37th Annual Convention, Visal Leng, regional general manager of GE Oil & Gas Asia Pacific, said that the production of vertical subsea trees in Batam is a first for GE in Asia Pacific. The expansion will create up to 30 new jobs when fully operational.

“Our investment underscores our commitment to increase local content of GE technology and solutions in Indonesia,” said Leng. “GE Oil & Gas has invested more than USD$12 million in Batam since 2011 for plant expansion, technology upgrades and the new high bay workshop. We invest not only in physical assets and equipment, but also in building local capability through the transfer of knowledge and expertise from our global sites to the Batam team.”

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