Wood Group awarded Saudi Aramco offshore contract

Wood Group awarded Saudi Aramco offshore contract

HOUSTON, June 18, 2015 – Wood Group has been awarded an offshore maintain potential programme contract by Saudi Aramco for greenfield and brownfield engineering services, procurement, and construction management support for new facilities in the Arabian Gulf.  The six-year contract, which includes options for two three-year renewals, includes the establishment of an offshore engineering centre of excellence in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Work will be performed by Wood Group Mustang in the US. In-kingdom work scope will be executed by Saudi Arabian joint venture, Mustang-HDP, and is expected to employ up to 300 people.

Wood Group Mustang CEO, Michele McNichol, stated: “We look forward to helping Saudi Aramco to implement its offshore production strategies and to developing the Al Khobar centre of excellence.  The centre will help to establish offshore engineering capabilities in Saudi Arabia by transferring Wood Group Mustang’s record-setting experience, strong technical and project management resources, and flexible, innovative approach.”

Mustang-HDP has been providing engineering services to Saudi Aramco under a general engineering services (GES+) contract since 2011.  That contract established a long-term framework for the supply of engineering, procurement and construction management services to support the execution of onshore and offshore oil & gas projects within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Notes to editors
Wood Group is an international energy services company with over $7bn sales and operating in more than 50 countries.  The Group is built on Core Values and has three businesses – Wood Group PSN, Wood Group Kenny and Wood Group Mustang – providing a range of engineering, production support and maintenance management services to the oil & gas, and power generation industries worldwide. Visit Wood Group at www.woodgroup.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Wood Group Mustang provides award-winning services to the global energy industry. From concept to completion, Wood Group Mustang delivers project management, construction management, engineering and procurement services to the offshore, onshore, oil sands, pipeline, refining, chemicals, industrial and automation sectors, operating in countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.  For more information, visit www.mustangeng.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.

Mustang-HDP, majority-owned by Wood Group Mustang, is located in Al Khobar and is a fully registered company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For more information, visit www.mustanghdp.com.

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