Wood Group GTS awarded EPC contract with NRG En...

Wood Group GTS awarded engineering, procurement and construction contract with
NRG Energy

HOUSTON, September 13, 2012-Wood Group GTS has secured a $24 million contract
with NRG Energy subsidiary Petra Nova to design and construct a 75 MW gas
turbine peaking facility at the W. A. Parish Generating Station, located
approximately 25 miles southwest of Houston.

The project scope involves installation of the complete peaking plant on a
turnkey basis, including a GE Frame 7EA gas turbine supplied by Petra Nova and
all associated balance of plant equipment furnished by Wood Group GTS.
Additionally, Wood Group GTS will perform a major inspection and all required
maintenance on the gas turbine as part of the overall project.

Work on this fast-track project will commence immediately, allowing the unit to
be completed by the summer of 2013, in time to provide additional peak
generating capacity to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
market, which serves 23 million Texas customers. At a later date, the peaking
unit is expected to be converted by NRG for use in the planned commercial scale
W. A. Parish post-combustion carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration
(CCUS) project which is part of the Energy Department's Clean Coal Power
Initiative (CCPI).

"We are pleased to be working with NRG on this exciting project, which
leverages the combined strengths of our engineering, procurement, construction
(EPC) and maintenance support services, and our management of fast-track
projects," said Jim McGlothlin, president of Power Solutions at Wood Group GTS.

David Greeson, vice president, Commercial of Petra Nova stated: "Their gas
turbine experience makes Wood Group GTS well suited to the demands of the W. A.
Parish peaking project. We are looking forward to working with their team."

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Wood Group GTS is a leading independent provider of rotating equipment services
and solutions for clients in the power, oil & gas and clean energy markets.
Worldwide, these services include: power plant engineering, procurement and
construction, facility operations & maintenance; repair, overhaul optimisation
and upgrade of gas, wind and steam turbines, pumps, compressors and other
high-speed rotating equipment. www.woodgroupgts.com

Wood Group is an international energy services company with $6bn sales,
employing more than 41,000 people worldwide and operating in 50 countries. The
Group has three businesses - Engineering, Wood Group PSN and Wood Group GTS -
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. www.woodgroup.com

NRG is at the forefront of changing how people think about and use energy. A
Fortune 500 company, NRG is a pioneer in developing cleaner and smarter energy
choices for its customers: whether as one of the largest solar power developers
in the country, by building the first privately funded electric vehicle
charging infrastructure or by giving customers the latest smart energy
solutions to better manage their energy use. NRG's diverse power generating
facilities can support over 20 million homes and its retail electricity
providers-Reliant, Green Mountain Energy Company and Energy Plus-serve more
than two million customers. www.nrgenergy.com

For further information contact

Wood Group Media:

Carolyn Smith, Corporate Communications - Eastern Hemisphere
Tel: [phone], email: [e-mail]

Bobbie Ireland, Corporate Communications - Americas, Wood Group

Tel: [phone], email: [e-mail]

Mick Conway, Marketing Director - Wood Group GTS

Tel: [phone], email: [e-mail]

NRG Media:
David Knox, Corporate Communications - NRG Gulf Coast Region
Tel: [phone], email: [e-mail]