Wood Group wins new contract

Wood Group (John) PLC
08 March 2004


8 March 2004

                     Mustang selected to design its fourth

                   Kerr-McGee deepwater Gulf of Mexico facility

Mustang Engineering, part of John Wood Group PLC ('Wood Group'), has been
selected by Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp., a wholly owned affiliate of Kerr-McGee
Corp. (NYSE: KMG), to provide engineering, procurement services and project
management assistance for the topsides production facility on a truss spar for
its recently announced Constitution field. This will be the fourth such facility
designed by Mustang for Kerr-McGee deepwater Gulf of Mexico projects and will be
similar to those previously designed for the Boomvang, Nansen and Gunnison
spars.

The Constitution truss spar, to be located in 5,000 feet of water offshore
Louisiana, will have capacity to process 40,000 BPD oil and 200 MMCFD of gas.
Constitution's field development plan includes five dry trees and one subsea
tieback. First production is expected by mid-2006.

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Notes to editors:

Wood Group is an international energy services company with more than $1.7bn
sales, employing more than 12,000 people worldwide and operating in over 30
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 Engineering & Production Facilities is a leading provider of
engineering design and project management services for the development of new
offshore oil and gas fields as well as the enhancement, modification, operation
and maintenance of existing infrastructure in offshore and onshore oil and gas
facilities.

Mustang Engineering, a Wood Group company, is an independent services provider
to the domestic and international oil, gas and chemical industries. Mustang
specialises in design, engineering, procurement, project management and
construction management of upstream oil and gas facilities and structures,
midstream projects, process plants, petrochemical and chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, pipelines, and automation and control projects. Capabilities
range from feasibility studies through startup for both onshore and offshore
projects. Mustang has offices in Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; Birmingham,
Atlanta, Georgia; Alabama; Savannah, Georgia; Monroe, Louisiana; Columbus, Ohio;
and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

For further information contact -
Carolyn Smith, Corporate Communications Manager, Wood Group -
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