Re Contract

Wood Group (John) PLC
11 January 2005

11 January 2005


                    WOOD GROUP ESP AWARDED 10-YEAR CONTRACT
             IN CHAD WITH ESSO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION CHAD INC.


Wood Group ESP, part of John Wood Group PLC ('Wood Group'), has been awarded a
10-year, performance-based contract to supply electric submersible pumping
systems and services to Esso Exploration and Production Chad Inc. (hereafter
referred to as 'EEPCI'), operator of a Consortium comprising EEPCI, Petronas
Carigali (Chad EP) Inc. and Chevron Petroleum Chad Company Limited, which is
operating in the Doba region of southern Chad. The contract includes the
maintenance and repair of pumps currently owned by the Consortium together with
the installation, maintenance and repair of new units to be supplied by Wood
Group ESP.


'We are delighted to have been awarded this long-term contract in Chad by
EEPCI,' said Joe Brady, President of Wood Group ESP. 'Together with our existing
operations in North and West Africa, the Chad contract will significantly extend
our presence on the African continent. The contract covers electric submersible
pumps and ancillary equipment installed in three oilfields in the Doba region of
southern Chad. We will make significant investments in facilities and personnel,
including the recruitment, coaching and training of local workers. Wood Group
ESP will have a core team of more than 50 personnel working on a rotational
basis in the region.'


'Wood Group is committed to building long term relationships in the region and
supporting the local community', said Gary Ford, Vice President of International
Operations for Wood Group ESP. 'With the addition of this new contract in Chad,
we are now supporting over 2,000 wells around the world on a long-term basis.
This is an important new win and highlights how customers value the efficiency
and run lives of our ESPs.'

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Note to editors
Wood Group is an international energy services company with $2.0bn sales,
employing more than 13,000 people worldwide and operating in 34 countries. The
Group has three businesses-Engineering & Production Facilities, Well Support,
and Gas Turbine Services-providing a range of engineering, production support,
maintenance management and industrial gas turbine overhaul and repair services
to the oil & gas, and power generation industries worldwide.


Wood Group ESP, a Wood Group company, is one of the world's largest electric
submersible pump manufacturer and service companies. With Worldwide Headquarters
in Oklahoma City, the company operates in over 20 countries around the world. It
offers a comprehensive range of electric submersible and surface pump solutions
to the worldwide petroleum, processing, water and other industries with fluid
handling requirements.


For enquiries please contact

Carolyn Smith, Corporate Communications, Wood Group
Tel: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]


Bobbie Ireland, Corporate Communication-Americas, Wood Group
Tel: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]






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