December 27, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Kevin M. Dougherty
Attorney-Adviser
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-7010
| Re: | Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC |
| Baker Hughes Co-Obligor, Inc. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-222111) |
Dear Mr. Dougherty:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary Baker Hughes Co-Obligor, Inc. (together, the “Issuers”) respectfully request that the effective date of the Issuers’ Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-222111) (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission so that the Registration Statement will become effective at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 29, 2017 or as soon as practicable thereafter.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Harald Halbhuber of Shearman & Sterling LLP at (212) 848-7150.
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| Very truly yours, | ||
| Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Lee Whitley | |
| Name: | Lee Whitley | |
| Title: | Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | |
| Baker Hughes Co-Obligor, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Lee Whitley | |
| Name: | Lee Whitley | |
| Title: | Secretary | |