19th May 2005 07:02
Wood Group (John) PLC19 May 2005 WOOD GROUP WINS FIRST ADVANCED 'F' TECHNOLOGY _____________________________________________ GAS TURBINE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT IN THE US __________________________________________ Wood Group Integrated Plant Solutions, Inc. ("WG IPS"), part of the Gas TurbineServices Division of John Wood Group PLC ("Wood Group"), has been awarded along-term gas turbine maintenance contract for a 565MW facility owned andoperated by Interstate Power and Light Company ("IPL"), a wholly-ownedsubsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation. The contract, which is effective immediately, involves the provision of packagedmaintenance services over two maintenance cycles, including component repair,spare parts supply, onsite services and technical risk management, for twoGeneral Electric Frame 7FA+e gas turbines operated at IPL's Emery GeneratingStation in Clear Lake, Iowa, USA. This is WG IPS' first 7FA contract. "Bringing Wood Group's flexible contract terms and value-added contractualservices to the customer's advanced 'F' technology gas turbines demonstrates ourcontinued ability to offer cost-effective maintenance solutions across a verybroad range of turbine models," said Mitch Robinson, Vice President of WG IPS."Alliant's requirement for a flexible solution, including field serviceexpertise, was key to structuring this agreement. We are able to leverage theexcellent relationship that already exists between Alliant and Wood Group tooffer the client an integrated and more comprehensive scope of service." Tim Bennington, Vice President, Generation at Alliant Energy, said: "We arepleased to award this contract to Wood Group. This agreement providesreliability to our customers, availability within our fleet, and flexibility toprovide an efficient, cost-effective maintenance solution for our assets." -ends- Note to editors_______________ Wood Group is an international energy services company with $2.3bn revenues,employing more than 14,000 people worldwide and operating in 36 countries. TheGroup has three Businesses: Engineering & Production Facilities, Well Support,and Gas Turbine Services providing a range of engineering, production support,maintenance management and industrial gas and steam turbine-generator overhauland repair services to the oil & gas, and power generation industries worldwide. Wood Group Gas Turbine Services is a leading world-wide independent provider ofmaintenance, repair and overhaul services for gas turbines, steam turbines,generators, and other high-speed rotating equipment, including pumps andcompressors. The company also repairs gas turbine accessories and componentsfor industrial and aero customers. Wood Group Integrated Plant Solutions, Inc. is part of Wood Group Gas TurbineServices and focuses on delivering highly-structured, term maintenance solutionsto power plant operators. For further information contact_______________________________ Carolyn Smith, Corporate Communications Manager, Wood GroupTel: +44 (0) 1224 851099, e-mail: [email protected] Pauline Smith, Corporate Communications Executive, Wood Group Gas TurbineServicesTel: +44 (0) 1224 797143, e-mail: [email protected] Or visit the website:www.woodgroup.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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